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You are invited to join the British Columbia Human Rights Coalition
Objectives and membership application
Invitation from the Canadian Farmworkers Union to Sehaj path (Sikh religious ceremony) at gurdwara (temple), including langara (free food), at 10:00 am on February 5, 198?, at Khalsa Diwan Society, New Westminster, B.C.
Letter in Punjabi
Farm Workers Organizing Committee: Letter of Support from BCGEU John Fryer
A letter of support for the new Farm Workers Organizing Committee (FWOC)
Okanagan Keremeos Pickers Attacked at Camp
Handwritten notes reporting a physical assault and knife attack on a family of pickers camped in Keremeos at Similkameen River bank.
BC Labour Relations Act Changes - Notes
Raj Chouhan's handwritten notes on changes to the provincial BC Labour Relations Act by the Social Credit government. Circa 1985.
Draft contract language on piece rate and hourly rate for mushroom workers
Draft contract language on piece rate and hourly rate for mushroom workers. Collective agreement notes. Circa 1980s.
Canadian Farmworkers Union Letter to Supporters
The letter has an overview of CFU's political history in BC's provincial legislative area.
Solidarity Coalition Petition
Petition to the Legislative Assemby of the Province of BC to withdraw the budget and government bills that jeopardize the rights of all citizens. There are several full pages of signed petitions in the files.
Farmworkers Support Committee
List of key members of the CFU's Farmworkers Support Committee, including Lawyer Stuart Rush, former staff rep Judy Cavanagh, co-founder Charan Gill, IPANA member Chin Bannerjee, cultural worker Craig Berggold, ESL co-ordinator Joanne Millard, IPANA newspaper editor Hari Sharma, lawyer Calvin Sandborn, Legal clinic co-ordinator Karen Dean, Vancouver Sath writer Sadhu Binning, Bhangra dancer Paul Binning, etc.
Grape Boycott: USA Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Support of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' Grape Boycott
Letter of Support
Grootendorst Flowerland Nursery - Open Letter to all workers
CFU report to farmworkers on labour contract negotiations since the union certification on June 8, 1981. Highlights difference bewteen grower and union on wage demands and contract.
Grootendorst Flowerland Nursery Farm Workers - Important Meeting
To discuss the company's wage and benefits offer. And, Why Join a Union?
Handout providing information on why the Canadian Farmworkers Union was created, what happened after the union was formed, and detailing benefits for members (better treatment, better pay, contracts with employers, unemployment insurance, free legal advice, English classes, advocacy)
Leaflet. Date to be determined circa early 1980s.
Handout about the Canadian Farmworkers Union inviting new members to join, providing information on how to join, about the rights of migrant workers, and about the benefits of union membership
Leaflet. Date to be determined circa early 1980s.
Equality for Farmworkers Demonstration - Media Announcement
In Vancouver, Robson Square, over 400 people attend rally to demonstrate against farmworkers exclusions from Employment Standards and Workers' Compensation and end legislative discrimination.