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Title: Grain workers pickets UGG [United Grain Growers Limited]
Description: Grainworkers set up pickets outside United Grain Growers Elevators on Vancouver's waterfront as company locked them out Aug. 26. Although the Perry Report, prepared by a federal conciliator in the dispute, was accepted by the Grain Workers Union, it was rejected by the companies.
Date: 1974-08-26

Title: Mike Harcourt, Fraser Wilson et al at unveiling of restored Wilson mural
Description: Mural artist Fraser Wilson (right) and Maritime Labour Centre president Dan Cole with Vancouver mayor Mike Harcourt (left) and art restorer Ferdinand Petrov at event marking the beginning of remounting of labour mural, formerly on wall of Marineworkers and Boilermakers Hall, at Maritime Labour Centre Oct. 30.
Date: 1986-10-30

Title: Sunshine Coast [Peace] Committee re-erecting NFZ [nuclear free zone] sign
Date: 1984-06-29

Title: CUPW [Canadian Union of Postal Workers] rally against postal cuts
Description: Demonstration outside Canada Harbour Place hits continued efforts to privatize Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers joined anti-poverty activists and rural residents to slam the closure of rural and urban postal outlets and the installation of superboxes ending door-to-door delivery. Continued protests did blunt government efforts to
Show moreDemonstration outside Canada Harbour Place hits continued efforts to privatize Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers joined anti-poverty activists and rural residents to slam the closure of rural and urban postal outlets and the installation of superboxes ending door-to-door delivery. Continued protests did blunt government efforts to reduce public postal outlets. Pictured are CUPW national president Jean-Claude Parrot and Vancouver CUPW activist Marion Pollock.
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Date: 1990-09-12

Title: UFAWU [United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union] with Nicaraguan Ministry of Fisheries delegation, July 12-18/80
Date: 1980-07-12

Title: Textile workers
Description: Textile workers pickets outside West Coast Woollen Mills in Vancouver after launching strike Jan. 17 when company refused to bargain increases on wages that were only 10 cents an hour more than minimum wage. The company was owned by Canadian Forest Products.
Date: 1974-01-28

Title: Upholstery workers strike opening - Skyway Luggage Vancouver
Description: Workers at Skyway Luggage manufacturing plant in Vancouver, many of them new immigrants, launched strike against low wages under leadership of Upholstery Workers Local 1. Agreement was signed in August after union merged with Teamsters, but company closed plant in December.
Date: 1976-04-07

Title: Carpenters demonstration against Pennyfarthing Development over Harbor Cove site
Description: Building Trades workers demonstrate outside offices of Pennyfarthing Development Corporation in Vancouver after the original union contractor for the federally-funded condominium development project in False Creek, Stevenson Construction, moved to give contract to anti-union construction firm J.C. Kerkhoff and Sons Ltd. BC and Yukon Building Trades
Show moreBuilding Trades workers demonstrate outside offices of Pennyfarthing Development Corporation in Vancouver after the original union contractor for the federally-funded condominium development project in False Creek, Stevenson Construction, moved to give contract to anti-union construction firm J.C. Kerkhoff and Sons Ltd. BC and Yukon Building Trades Council Roy Gautier is second from right.
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Date: 1984-01-20

Title: Canada Packers pickets, Vancouver
Description: Members of the Canadian Food and Allied Workers picket Terminal Avenue in Vancouver during Canada-wide lockout of the union as Canada Packers, Swifts and other packing houses sought to impose inferior industry-wide contract.
Date: 1978-07-03

Title: Barrie McFadden and family (re: COPE [Committee of Progressive Electors] school board campaign)
Date: 1985-07-02

Title: Air Canada attendants occupying Air Canada offices, Sept. 17
Description: Canadian Air Line Flight Attendant's Association representation Larry LeBlanc stands with members of his union as they occupy passenger seat area of Air Canada offices in protest over company ad misrepresenting wage offer made to employees.
Date: 1985-09-17

Title: COPE [Committee of Progressive Electors] candidates
Description: Photograph shows Committee of Progressive Electors candidates for 1974 Vancouver civic election following COPE nominating meeting at Ironworkers Hall. Incumbent alderman Harry Rankin is at left.
Date: 1974-09-21

Title: Solidarity Coalition march and rally against Socred budget
Description: Close to 70,000 people march in downtown street surrounding the Hotel Vancouver site of the Social Credit convention as Operation Solidarity and the Solidarity Coalition mount the largest demonstration to date against the government's twenty-six pieces of legislation. Photograph shows participants, left to right: Charan Gill, Gord Savard and Steve
Show moreClose to 70,000 people march in downtown street surrounding the Hotel Vancouver site of the Social Credit convention as Operation Solidarity and the Solidarity Coalition mount the largest demonstration to date against the government's twenty-six pieces of legislation. Photograph shows participants, left to right: Charan Gill, Gord Savard and Steve Gidora at rally in Queen Elizabeth Plaza.
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Date: 1983-10-15

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Engaging the World