Labour History - Photographs

Photo of Farm Workers' Organizing Committee (FWOC) meeting in the Fraser Valley, BC. The main objective for the FWOC was to expose the conditions of farmwork for seasonal workers in the Fraser Valley. The approach was to work with farmworkers, to lobby the government and to undertake public education. 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.

Photo of Farm Workers' Organizing Committee rally. more

Photo of unidentified farm workers during protest in Abbotsford, BC.

Photo of women farmworkers protesting for better working conditions.

Photo of a series of Canadian Farmworkers Union buttons. The rising sun button was the new CFU logo designed by President Raj Chouhan and unveiled at the first convention.

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

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

Photo of Canadian Farmworkers Union (CFU) members during a union protest. Sarwan Boal was savagely beaten on his way home from a banquet celebrating the union's first certification at Jensen Mushroom Farm in July. more

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

Photo of unidentified women in discussion.

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

Victories, Canadian Farmworkers Union. CFU's short summary of activities for six months in 1982. more

Bhangra Giddha dancers at CFU Anniversary Celebration.