Date: 1984-05-29
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: On May 27, 1984, eleven women mushroom pickers were fired at Hoss Farm. Five for signing Canadian Farmworkers' Union cards and six more who then approached the Indo-Canadian grower about his actions. At Hoss Farm the women had had enough of the poor working conditions that were typical for many mushroom workers in the Fraser Valley. This included working up to 15 hours per day with no overtime, being paid at piece rates amounting to $2-$3 an hour (far less than minimum wage), no bathrooms or…
Date: 1984-05-29
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: On May 27, 1984, eleven women mushroom pickers were fired at Hoss Farm, five for signing Canadian Farmworkers' Union cards and six more who then approached the Indo-Canadian grower about his actions. CFU photographer Craig Berggold displays his photos about health & safety working conditions on a picket line outside the worksite. Darshan Dhillon (far left) with picket on neck, also seen as actor in center photo. At Hoss Farm the women had had enough of the poor working conditions that were…
Date: 1984-08-01
Description: A bi-lingual leaflet distributed to mushroom workers in the Fraser Valley describing the benefits of joining the union. The leaflet praises Hoss Farm mushroom workers who won the right to join a union and have CFU bargain for a first contract (LRB decision - July 26, 1984). Also, describes poor working conditions. Exact date to be determined. Double-sided in english and punjabi.
Date: 1984-07-26
Description: An extensive report and an important provincial BC LRB decision finding the mushroom grower at Hoss Farm violated the Code by firing the pro-union women farmworkers, and that the union should be certified.
Date: 1985-01-01
Description: Leaflet distributed to Hoss Farm mushroom workers before a de-certification vote. Exact date in 1985 to be determined.
Date: 1984-05-29
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: On May 27, 1984, eleven women mushroom pickers were fired at Hoss Farm. Five for signing Canadian Farmworkers' Union cards and six more who then approached the Indo-Canadian grower about his actions. At Hoss Farm the women had had enough of the poor working conditions that were typical for many mushroom workers in the Fraser Valley. This included working up to 15 hours per day with no overtime, being paid at piece rates amounting to $2-$3 an hour (far less than minimum wage), no bathrooms or…
Date: 1981-10-09
Description: The CFU filed a complaint that the provincial BC government discriminated against farmworkers by excluding them from the same labour laws enjoyed by all other BC workers.
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 01 and text panel 01 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 02 and text panel 02 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 03 and text panel 03 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 04 and text panel 04 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 05 and text panel 05 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 06 and text panel 06 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 07 and text panel 07 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
Date: 1985-11-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Photo 08 and text panel 08 from the series 'I would like to tell you a story...Health and Safety Regulations Now!' a photo dramatization of true farmworker accidents and deaths. The exhibit was part of the CFU public campaign protesting the exclusion of farm workers from provincial health and safety regulations--a right all other workers take for granted. In 1993, and some 73 years after the workers' compensation system was established, the Workers' Compensation Board (now WorkSafeBC)…
