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Labour History - Photographs
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Group photo of labourers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd. (now B.C. Forest Products), Youbou, BC during a day shift. Back Row: Sandager S. Chahl; Harbent S. Sandhu; Rasham S. Atwal; Hazura S. Singh; Sham S. Uppal; Rajmal S. Johal; Hansraj S. Bahala. Front Row: Buran S. Gill; Swarn S. Sihota; Charn S. Attwal; Hardit S. Gill; Santa S. Gill; Gurbux S.Singh.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of new immigrants of South Asian origin near the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) wharf in Victoria, British Columbia making bricks.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Statistical data of South Asian immigration to Canada between fiscal years 1904-1907. The data shows that incoming immigrants rose from 45 in 1904 to 2,623 in 1907.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of damaged Japanese owned store during Vancouver riot of 1907 - 130 Powell Street.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Indian immigrants near the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) wharf in Victoria, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Racist advertisement against Asians printed by BC's labour newspaper, The British Columbia Federationist, September 11, 1914, 4. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh men employed at a lumber mill in Port Moody, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Ocean Falls on BC's central coast, which was a remote community where South Asians worked in sawmills. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Aims and objects of the White Canada Crusade by W. R. Page-Wilson and Associates.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of South Asian men standing on a railway platform next to a Canadian Pacific Railway train. Various bags and bundles are on the ground next to and near the men.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Asiatic Exclusion League public meeting invitation published in The Province, August 10, 1907, 9.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Signatures of shareholders of Guru Nanak Mining and Trust Company.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh labourers at a wharf, Tod Inlet.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of workers at Carlson mill, Nakusp, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of living and cooking quarters at Tod Inlet, which were racially segregated and crude. Cardboard was used for insulation and flour sacks as blankets. The 1911 Census recorded 63 men living in the "Hindu Camp" and 239 in the "Chinese Camp". more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Statistical data from the Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Item depicts 20 men living in a "Lodging House owned by the Lumber Company for Hindoo crew" at the Columbia River Lumber Company in Golden, BC. The 12-year-old son of one of the workers is identified as a student. The earliest arrived in Canada in 1906. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
The Vancouver Gurdwara on 2nd Avenue was located close to the sawmills that lined False Creek.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Columbia River Lumber lumber mill in Golden, BC, 1910-1920.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Article title, Victoria Daily Times regarding South Asians.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Fraser Wilson illustration, Vancouver Sun, February 6, 1943, 35.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of South Asian immigrants at CPR Pier, Vancouver.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh men standing in front of the Hillcrest Sikh Temple.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Kartar Singh riding a horse cart with wood.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Newspaper clipping titled, A task for the union, published in The B. C. Lumber Worker.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of a bunkhouse and cookhouse, Youbou, BC for the South Asian labourers.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Granthi [head priest] at the Ocean Falls Sikh Temple.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh lumber mill workers at the Hillcrest Lumber Company, Sahtlam, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh men at the Second Avenue Gurdwara, Vancouver.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of sawmill workers in Youbou, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of soldiers in Vancouver harbour en route to or from London for Edward VII's coronation. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of lumber mill workers at the North Pacific Lumber Company.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Text written by Kartar Singh Sarabha.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of the arrests during the free speech demonstration, Vancouver, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Advertisement of J. Edward Bird's legal firm. J. Edward Bird, hired by the Khalsa Diwan Society to represent the passengers on board the Komagata Maru in Vancouver, 1914 was a regular advertiser in the Socialist Party newspaper. The Western Clarion, April 6, 1907, 4. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Newspaper clipping titled, Sikh honor Harold Winch." Harold Winch was given a ceremonial sword called the kirpan in recognition of his efforts to help South Asians during his political career. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of the "donkey" crew on Hill 60, Kapoor Lumber Company, Sooke Lake. South Asian-owned Kapoor Lumber Company at Sooke Lake was notorious for paying lower wages to its Asian workers. For this reason it was a target for union organizing in the 1940s more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of workers at Kapoor Lumber Company, Sooke Lake.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Letter addressed to Hindi workers by International Woodworkers of America [I.W.A.].
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of 1943 Lake Cowichan Dominion Day parade. The entire membership of the IWA got behind South Asian demands for equality at work. In this photo from the 1943 Lake Cowichan Dominion Day parade, children of union members held a banner promoting "Equal Pay For Equal Work For All" — a key union demand that was achieved in the 1943 and 1946 agreements. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Labour Day Sports, Lake Cowichan, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Election illustrations.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
International Woodworkers of America promotional label.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Tara Singh Bains with two unidentified individuals.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Harry Bains, 3rd Vice President (standing third from the left) and unidentified IWA executives.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Ranjit Singh and delegates at the IWA District Council No. 1 Convention in Vancouver. Ranjit Singh, seated at right, received an enormous ovation from delegates when he contrasted the Canadian and Indian labour movements.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Election results regarding the Yukon Lumber, published in The Barker.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of members of IWA Local 1-357 walking the picket line at North Mitchell Lumber in Agassiz.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Preparing wedding geat, Sikh Temple, Paldi in 1955.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of IWA Shop Stewards at Richmond Lumber.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Numerical record of South Asian immigration to Canada. Racist immigration restrictions meant women did not begin arriving in significant numbers until the late 1950s. James G. Chadney, "East Indian immigration to Canada by sex: Adult Female", The Sikhs of Vancouver. AMS Press, 1984, 189. Reprinted in Sarjeet Singh, 1991, 138. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of IWA members during a protest.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photos of Jim Kinnaird, Mike Kramer, and Gerry Stoney addressing a union meeting. Jim Kinnaird, BC Federation of Labour President, Mike Kramer, BC Federation of Labour Secretary- Treasurer and Gerry Stoney (bottom left photo), President of IWA Local 1-357 (New Westminster) addressed a union meeting. Stoney was the key connection between the CFU and the BC labour movement.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Raj Chouhan (at microphone) and Charan Gill (seated).
Labour History - Photographs
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
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of unidentified farm workers during protest in Abbotsford, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of South Asian strawberry pickers in the Fraser Valley, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Farm Workers' Organizing Committee rally. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of farmworkers protesting for justice and demanding their own union.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of farmworkers' cabins in the Fraser Valley, BC. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of CFU organizers, Raj Chouhan and Judy Cavanaugh.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Portrait of Farm Workers Organizing Committee President, Raj Chouhan, stands in front of vandalized storefront office window.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Poster by Canadian Farmworkers Union inviting volunteer tutors to teach English to farmworkers.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of women farmworkers protesting for better working conditions.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of a trailer with posters of Canadian Farmworkers Union, Fraser Valley, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Bhangra Giddha dancers at CFU Anniversary Celebration.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of unidentified women in discussion.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Public meeting invitation, Canadian Farmworkers Union.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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]
Labour History - Photographs
[Photo of Canadian Farmworkers Union representatives at the 1983 Solidarity Rally at Empire Stadium]
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Canadian Farmworkers Union representatives at the 1983 Solidarity Rally at Empire Stadium.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Public meeting invitation in Lao language, Canadian Farmworkers Union.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of sawmill workers at Seymour Lumber Company in North Vancouver.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of International Woodworkers of America (IWA) members at the final membership meeting of Local 1-217.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of protestors at the International Longshore and Warehouse Union rally at the Portside Park.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Operation Solidarity button.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Husain Rahim and five unidentified individuals in front of the Immigrational Hall in Victoria, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Graphic logo of Western Clarion with a tagline, "Published in the interests of the working class alone." more
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Labour History - Photographs
Photo of lumber miill workers at the Fraser Mills. Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) was a vast lumber plant on the north shore of the Fraser River, in what was then the Francophone community of Maillardville – now a suburb of Coquitlam.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of lumber mills workers at the Fraser Mills. Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) was a vast lumber plant on the north shore of the Fraser River, in what was then the Francophone community of Maillardville – now a suburb of Coquitlam.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Portrait of a Sikh millworker at the Fraser Mills. Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) was a vast lumber plant on the north shore of the Fraser River, in what was then the Francophone community of Maillardville – now a suburb of Coquitlam.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Charter: Industrial Workers of the World, Vancouver Industrial Mixed Union No. 322.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Province of BC annual report regarding the Sawmills West of Cascades.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh sawmill workers.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Darshan Singh Sangha with members of the BC District Council of the IWA in Vancouver.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Partial list of 72 unions and MLAs who supported the franchise for South Asian Canadians in 1947.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of the International Woodworkers of America (I.W.A) delegation to the B.C Legislature in Victoria to demand voting rights for South Asians. The delegation was sponsored by the I.W.A in 1943. The delegation includes Didar S. Bains, Naranjan S. Sidhu, Naginder S. Gill (Secretary of the Khalsa Diwan Society), Garib S. Lehli, Phangan S. Gill, Sir Harold Holland, Harold Pritchett, Mohinder S.… more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Newspaper clipping titled, "Labour leader to address Sikhs," published on The Province, January 12 1943, 5. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Pamphlet titled, "Beware: Racial and Religious Hatred Seeks to Destroy Trade Unionism," by the Canadian Congress of Labour. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
International Woodworkers of America BC Locals map by the BC Labour Heritage Centre.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
The story at a glance published by the BC Lumberworker.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Seaman labour reports illustration.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Canadian Congress of Labour pamphlet titled, You Belong to a Minority.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Siddoo family and other women at the Kapoor Sawmill in Burnaby, BC. Kartar K. Sangha (standing at right) is identified as the company cook.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of BC Teachers' Federation President, Jinny Sims, speaking to supporters at one of the many rallies held during the 2005 teachers' strike. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of unidentified women processing pickled herring in Richmond, BC.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Windermere Unit members turned up at Trizec Corp. head office in downtown Vancouver in April to demonstrate against the corporation's racist practices. The workers were protesting the higher wages being paid to white non-union people at the Vancouver health care facility during the strike. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of women and children in Paldi, BC. The community consisted entirely of workers and families at the Mayo Lumber Company.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of South Asian hospitality union members during strike against Toigo's White Spot. Many South Asian women became members of unions in the hospitality industry, working in hotels and restaurants such as White Spot. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union (UFAWU) members at the union meeting in Steveston.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Portrait of Surjit Brar, member of Hospital Employees' Union. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union shoreworkers strike.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Newspaper clipping from Pacific Tribune titled, Rally urges labour action on racism.
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of protestors of BC Organization to Fight Racism outside of the office of Social Credit Premier, Bill Vander Zalm, MLA.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of Raj Chouhan, President of Canadian Farmworkers Union, speaking as a delegate at the BC Federation of Labour Convention.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
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
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
A report of the B. C. Human Rights Commission on the farmworkers & domestic workers by the Human Rights Commission of British Columbia.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
This is a racisim-free zone sticker, BC Federation of Labour.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Cover page of BC Federation of Labour news, Vol 1, No. 3 dated September 1980. Includes a front-page image of a local Ku Klux Klan rally in 1980. This publication was distributed to every union in the province.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Victories, Canadian Farmworkers Union. CFU's short summary of activities for six months in 1982. more
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Photo of South Asian, Japanese and Caucasian workers at Seymour Lumber Company in North Vancouver.
Labour History - Photographs
Labour History - Photographs
Group photo of Sikh emigrants on arrival in Vancouver, BC.
Labour History - Photographs, Maps collection
Labour History - Photographs, Maps collection
Map of sawmills & shingle mills, and the 2nd Avenue Gurdwara at False Creek, Vancouver, BC.