Labour History - Photographs

Photo of farmworkers' cabins in the Fraser Valley, BC. more

Photo of CFU organizers, Raj Chouhan and Judy Cavanaugh.

Photo of unidentified individuals from the Vancouver Sath Theatre. Vancouver Sath Theatre Collective performed two plays 'A Crop of Poison' and 'Picket Line' (both written by Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal) for the CFU cultural programme called Picket Line Tour. Over 1,000 people attended four venues in the Fraser Valley. 'A Crop of Poison' (Jahar di Fasal) is… more

Contract system eliminated at Bell Farm, The Canadian Farmworkers Union bulletin. The agreement was a major breakthrough for seasonal farmworkers as it provides an end to the labour contract system at this farm.

Contract system eliminated at Bell Farm, The Canadian Farmworkers Union bulletin. The agreement was a major breakthrough for seasonal farmworkers as it provides an end to the labour contract system at this farm.

Portrait of Farm Workers Organizing Committee President, Raj Chouhan, stands in front of vandalized storefront office window.

Poster by Canadian Farmworkers Union inviting volunteer tutors to teach English to farmworkers.

Photo of women farmworkers protesting for better working conditions.

Photo of a trailer with posters of Canadian Farmworkers Union, Fraser Valley, BC.

Bhangra Giddha dancers at CFU Anniversary Celebration.

Photo of unidentified women in discussion.

Photo of South Asian truckers and independent owner-operators at the protest convoy from Abbotsford to Surrey in a campaign to stop trucking companies from whipsawing drivers to push wage rates down.

Public meeting invitation, Canadian Farmworkers Union.

Photo of South Asian drivers at Yellow Cab one-day strike. Indo-Canadian drivers at Yellow Cab stage a one-day strike in protest over racist comments from a supervisor, reflecting a long-standing practice of racism at the cab company. The drivers, members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Lower Mainland East Indian Taxi Drivers and Owners, were supported on the picket line by BC unions.

Photo of Canadian Farmworkers Union representatives at the 1983 Solidarity Rally at Empire Stadium.