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Title: Vancouver District Labour Council rally against Bills 19, 20, IWA [International Woodworkers of America] Hall
Description: Emergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge
Show moreEmergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge campaign against Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Reform Act and Bill 20, the Teaching Profession Act.
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Date: 1987-04-05

Title: May Day march, Vancouver
Description: May Day march through east Vancouver marks the first march since 1962. In the 1970s and 1980s May Day rallies were a major affair with speeches by both NDP and Communist Party representatives. May Day events were later to involve a series of events throughout the month under the banner, Mayworks. In the 1990s May Day events waned, the likely victim
Show moreMay Day march through east Vancouver marks the first march since 1962. In the 1970s and 1980s May Day rallies were a major affair with speeches by both NDP and Communist Party representatives. May Day events were later to involve a series of events throughout the month under the banner, Mayworks. In the 1990s May Day events waned, the likely victim of the decline of left forces following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992.
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Date: 1982-05-01

Title: Vancouver District Labour Council rally on anti-labour bills
Description: Emergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge
Show moreEmergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge campaign against Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Reform Act and Bill 20, the Teaching Profession Act.
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Date: 1987-04-05

Title: Vancouver District Labour Council rally on anti-labour bills
Description: Emergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge
Show moreEmergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge campaign against Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Reform Act and Bill 20, the Teaching Profession Act.
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Date: 1987-04-05

Title: Vancouver District Labour Council rally against Bills 19, 20, IWA [International Woodworkers of America] Hall
Description: Emergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge
Show moreEmergency meeting called by Vancouver and District Labour Council to hear B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein (shown speaking) and B.C. Teachers Federation president Elsie McMurphy outline a labour campaign against two pieces of anti-labour legislation introduced by the Social Credit government April 2. The meeting launched a huge campaign against Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Reform Act and Bill 20, the Teaching Profession Act.
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Date: 1987-04-05

Title: BC Fed [British Columbia Federation of Labour] rally against bills [19 and 20 at the Agrodome]
Description: Photograph shows B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Cliff Andstein addressing the rally.
Date: 1987-04-14

Title: BC Fed [British Columbia Federation of Labour] rally against bills [19 and 20 at the Agrodome]
Date: 1987-04-14

Title: BC Fed [British Columbia Federation of Labour] rally against bills [19 and 20 at the Agrodome]
Description: Photograph shows B.C. and Yukon Building Trades Council president Roy Gautier speaking.
Date: 1987-04-14

Title: BC Fed [British Columbia Federation of Labour] rally against bills [19 and 20 at the Agrodome]
Description: Photograph shows B.C. and Yukon Building Trades Council president Roy Gautier speaking.
Date: 1987-04-14

Title: Vancouver District Labour Council march and rally against Bills 19 and 20
Description: In an action called by the Vancouver and District Labour Council, trade unionists march through downtown Vancouver streets to rally in Robson Square against Bills 19 and 20. The rally, which drew 7,000 people, also kicked off the B.C. Federation of Labour's work-to-rule and ban on overtime, the first phase of job action against the legislation.
Show moreIn an action called by the Vancouver and District Labour Council, trade unionists march through downtown Vancouver streets to rally in Robson Square against Bills 19 and 20. The rally, which drew 7,000 people, also kicked off the B.C. Federation of Labour's work-to-rule and ban on overtime, the first phase of job action against the legislation. Photo shows VDLC president Frank Kennedy addressing the rally.
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Date: 1987-05-20

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Engaging the World