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BCTF [British Columbia Teachers' Federation] rally vs. Bill 82

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Year: 1991
Description: Vancouver Teachers walking out of class early April 17, 1991, to protest the Social Credit government's Bill 82, the Compensation Fairness Act, the latest piece of wage control legislation. They were de facto supported by the Vancouver School Board, which refused to dock the teachers an hour's pay (but the amount was subsequently withheld from the districts grant by the provincial government). Critics said the move was in line with the government's aim to privatize public education. The Socreds…
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BCTF [British Columbia Teachers' Federation] rally vs. Bill 82

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Year: 1991
Description: Vancouver Teachers walking out of class early April 17, 1991, to protest the Social Credit government's Bill 82, the Compensation Fairness Act, the latest piece of wage control legislation. They were de facto supported by the Vancouver School Board, which refused to dock the teachers an hour's pay (but the amount was subsequently withheld from the districts grant by the provincial government). Critics said the move was in line with the government's aim to privatize public education. The Socreds…
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Hospital workers vs. Bill 82-Robson Square - Bill McDonald, HEU [Health Employees Union] president

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Year: 1991
Description: Members of the Hospital Employees Union and the B.C. Nurses Union protest outside a health and safety conference in Vancouver sponsored by Vancouver General Hospital and the Health Employers Association. Protest targeted Bill 82, the Compensation Fairness Act, for considering health and safety improvements as "costs" and thereby covered by the wage control legislation.
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Hospital workers vs. Bill 82-Robson Square - Debra McPherson, BCNU [B.C. Nurses Union] president

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Year: 1991
Description: Members of the Hospital Employees Union and the B.C. Nurses Union protest outside a health and safety conference in Vancouver sponsored by Vancouver General Hospital and the health employers association. Protest targeted Bill 82, the Compensation Fairness Act, for considering health and safety improvements as "costs" and thereby covered by the wage control legislation.
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Hospital workers vs. Bill 82-Robson Square

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Year: 1991
Description: Members of the Hospital Employees Union and the BC Nurses Union protest outside a health and safety conference in Vancouver sponsored by Vancouver General Hospital and the health employers association. Protest targeted Bill 82, the Compensation Fairness Act, for considering health and safety improvements as "costs" and thereby covered by the wage control legislation.
Type: Still Image