Operation Solidarity Archives - Working People Built BC

“The Most Exciting Thing We Could Have Done” Union flag fashioned from a bed sheet became a symbol of solidarity and determination during the 1983 Tranquille Institution occupation. On July 19, 1983 an inspirational episode in BC labour history began. BCGEU members at the Tranquille Institution in Kamloops learned the Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 2 yearsJuly 20, 2023 ago

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Solidarity Prince George Style

Operation Solidarity in 1983 was a province-wide movement The weather forecast for Thursday, July 7, 1983 in Prince George, B.C. was for heavy thunderstorms in the evening. No one expected a political tornado would be unleashed earlier that day when the newly re-elected Social Credit (Socred) government introduced its provincial Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 2 yearsJune 26, 2023 ago

Operation Solidarity

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Tranquille Flag

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Solidarity Prince George Style