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For almost five decades Syd Thompson (1914-1992) was a formidable force in BC’s labour movement. When he spoke, people listened — they had no choice. His voice was so loud they had to turn the microphone away from him. Read about him in the February 2026 Newsletter. Listen to Syd Thompson, unfiltered, on our podcast "On the Line: Stories of [...]

Ginger Goodwin is one of the most widely known historical labour figures in BC. Learn about his British roots in Yorkshire and meet some of his descendants in our January 2026 newsletter.

Catch up on the latest labour heritage news with our December newsletter. Learn about the the hard-working women in the fruit packing plants who became known as the “Apple Box Belles”. December 2025 newsletter. Sign up below to get the monthly newsletter direct to your inbox.

Discover BC teaching resources for your classroom in this newsletter. We had an excellent turnout at our workshop “Who Tells the Story? Unpacking Historical Narratives in BC History” at the BC Social Studies Teachers' Association 2025 Fall Conference. There was some great discussion, and a lot of interest in our resources. Read more here.

Catch up on the latest labour heritage news with our November newsletter. Learn about the of 1947 nation-wide packinghouse strike that secured a master agreement system, turning the young United Packinghouse Workers Union into one of the most militant in Canadian labour history. Read the November 2025 newsletter. Sign up below to get the monthly newsletter direct to your inbox.

Our October newsletter reports that 497 issues of the B.C. Workers’ News (1935-1946) have been digitized with a grant from the BC History Digitzation Project. The newspaper also published as People’s Advocate, Advocate, The People, People, Pacific Advocate and The Pacific Tribune.  Under censorship provisions of the War Measures Act, the Communist Party's publication was forced to cease publication for [...]