Date: 1980-01-01
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: CFU Benefit. Inder Chouhan (Raj Chouhan's wife) right. Circa early 1980s.
Date: 1981-03-27
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: A series of CFU buttons. The red rising sun button was the new CFU logo designed by President Raj Chouhan and unveiled at the first convention.
Date: 1980 (year approximate)
Description: Ten books on labour history and draft course outline. Circa early 1980s.
Date: 1980-04-06
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Canadian Farmworkers Union Founding Convention. Raj Chouhan (left), Charan Gill (2nd left), Sarwan Boal (5th left), Harinder Mahil (6th left). "Canadian Farmworkers Union was founded in New Westminster, British Columbia. This is the first union in Canada's history formed by farmworkers to improve the working conditions in the agricultural industry. The Union's formation was the result of one year of intensive work by the Farmworkers Organizing Committee (FWOC) in the Fraser Valley."
Date: 1980-04-06
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: CFU Vice-President Jawala Singh Grewal (far right), and BC Federation of Labour 2nd Vice-President Don Garcia (far left). Canadian Farmworkers Union was founded in New Westminster, British Columbia. "This is the first union in Canada's history formed by farmworkers to improve the working conditions in the agricultural industry. The Union's formation was the result of one year of intensive work by the Farmworkers Organizing Committee (FWOC) in the Fraser Valley."
Date: 1980-04-06
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Canadian Farmworkers Union was founded in New Westminster, British Columbia. "This is the first union in Canada's history formed by farmworkers to improve the working conditions in the agricultural industry. The Union's formation was the result of one year of intensive work by the Farmworkers Organizing Committee (FWOC) in the Fraser Valley."
Date: 1980-04-06
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Canadian Farmworkers Union was founded in New Westminster, British Columbia. This is the first union in Canada's history formed by farmworkers to improve the working conditions in the agricultural industry. The Union's formation was the result of one year of intensive work by the Farmworkers Organizing Committee (FWOC) in the Fraser Valley.
Date: 1980-04-06
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Canadian Farmworkers Union was founded in New Westminster, British Columbia. This is the first union in Canada's history formed by farmworkers to improve the working conditions in the agricultural industry. The Union's formation was the result of one year of intensive work by the Farmworkers Organizing Committee (FWOC) in the Fraser Valley.
Date: 1980-04-26
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: The 'Founding of Canadian Farmworkers Union' is a public celebration, in Vancouver, with guest speaker UFW Pres. Cesar Chavez on first trip to Vancouver in solidarity with CFU.
Date: 1980-04-26
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: Agenda for evening; CFU President Raj Chouhan's speech celebrating the founding of the first Canadian farmworkers union. Event attended by UFW President Cesar Chavez.
Date: 1980-04-21
Name(s): Gill, Charan
Description: Press Release announcing the celebration event for the founding of the Canadian Farmworkers Union attended by UFW President Cesar Chavez.
Date: 1980-04-26
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Founding of Canadian Farmworkers Union, a public celebration with guest speaker UFW President Cesar Chavez on his first trip to Vancouver in solidarity with CFU. At David Thompson Secondary School, Vancouver.
Date: 1980-04-26
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Founding of Canadian Farmworkers Union, a public celebration with guest speaker UFW President Cesar Chavez on his first trip to Vancouver in solidarity with CFU. At David Thompson Secondary School, Vancouver. Raj Chouhan clapping (far left), Charan Gill smiling.
Date: 1984-04-15
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: CFU Fourth National Convention, at IWA Hall, New Westminster attended by 36 delegates. CFU organizer Sarwan Boal (far left) reads the oath to the newly elected CFU exceutive members, including, CFU President Raj Chouhan (left) Pritam Kaur (2nd left).
Date: 1984-04-15
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: CFU Fourth National Convention, at IWA Hall, New Westminster attended by 36 delegates. CFU staff rep Judy Cavanagh. ESL Crusade banners by David Jackson.
