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BCGEU [B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union] strike vote rally Agrodome, voting
Year: 1983
Description: B.C. Government Employees Union members file past ballot boxes during membership rally at PNE Agrodrome. The strike votes came as the BCGEU contracts were slated to expire October 31 and the government signalled its intent to move ahead with two particularly contentious bills, 2 and 3, that would dismiss hundreds of workers on November 1 and unilaterally strip out scores of provisions from the union's master agreement.
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BCGEU [B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union] strike vote rally Agrodome, voting
Year: 1983
Description: B.C. Government Employees Union members file past ballot boxes during membership rally at PNE Agrodrome. The strike votes came as the BCGEU contracts were slated to expire October 31 and the government signalled its intent to move ahead with two particularly contentious bills, 2 and 3, that would dismiss hundreds of workers on November 1 and unilaterally strip out scores of provisions from the union's master agreement.
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BCGEU [British Columbia Government Employees Union] strike vote rally, Agrodome
Year: 1982
Description: The BC Government Employees Union rallies for a strike vote to back bargaining demands, under the shadow of the Social Credit government's Compensation Stabilization Act - - one of the early onslaughts on public sector wages in a battle against workers' wages and living standards that continues in the western world to the time of this writing (2015).
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Vancouver Labour Council poll card mailing
Year: 1982
Description: Photograph shows Frank Kennedy on the left, with Jim Thomas, campaign coordinator for a get-out-the-vote mailing for the upcoming Vancouver civic election. Campaign involved mailing 150,000 polling cards urging support for council candidates with the Committee of Progressive Electors, which the council helped form in 1968, and their allies.
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"How can you maintain that facade of calm indifference with Utopia just hours away?"
Year: 1969
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"POLLING PLACE!"
Year: 2004
Names: Harrop, Graham
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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HOPELESSLY DE-VOTED "I was recalled."
Year: 2004
Names: Harrop, Graham
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"I didn't dare vote for fluoridation after mother had opened her umbrella in the house and a black cat crossed my path on the way to the polls ..."
Year: 1957
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"I told Sluggsy if he's going to make his living here, the least he can do is get out and vote on Wednesday ..."
Year: 1954
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"Your concern over the problem of overcrowding is appreciated ... but resignations from public spirited grade II citizens will NOT be accepted ..."
Year: 1953
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"... So that's what Pop means when he says he has influence at City Hall ..."
Year: 1955
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"Henry is trying to make up his mind on who he'll vote for in case he makes up his mind to vote."
Year: 1963
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"Getting Henry to exercise his democratic right to vote will be a lot easier if we can find a way to avoid the word exercise."
Year: 1964
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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"... and whereas we are no longer associated with politics in any way, may I have a seconder to the proposal ..."
Year: 1968
Names: Norris, Len
Part of: Editorial Cartoons Collection
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