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2023_07_01_011.pdf
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Thirteen South Asian lumber mill workers from the No. 1 Planer Day shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd. stand in two rows in a Youbou, B.C. lumber mill. The men in the front row are seated on a long sawhorse while the men in the back row stand. The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions.
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IWA member Jaswant Berar stands in front of a wall bearing a framed copy of the International Woodworkers of America Local Union Charter. From File "I.W.A. 25 and 50 Year Members, and Retirees".
2023_07_01_006.pdf
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Striking IWA members Gurdev Pabla, Ajit Manhas, and Raghbir Jaswal pose behind a folding table at the IWA's strike headquarters in Nanaimo, B.C. Gurdev and Raghbir sit while Ajit stands behind them. On the table are printed documents along with a styrofoam cup and an ashtray. Gurdev has a pen in his hand and is writing on one of the documents. From File "IWA Strike, Various Headquarters and Operations".
2023_07_01_005.pdf
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Striking IWA members Roger Stanyer, Tarlochan Parhar, and Santokh Dhasi stand in front of a parked car near a CIPA sawmill in an urban area. Santokh holds a protest sign. From File "IWA Strike, Various Headquarters and Operations".
2023_07_01_004.pdf
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Striking IWA members Balbir Rai, Karnail Hayer, Jora S. Dale and Amrick Dale stand in front of a parked truck at the side of a dirt road in a wooded area. Balbir and Karnail hold cans of Pepsi, while Jora holds a coffee mug. A protest sign is pinned to the front of the truck, and an identical sign can be seen pinned to a tree [or utility pole?] behind them. From File "Strike 86 HQ and Operations". Canadian International Paper Company was a paper company bought by Canadian Pacific Forest Products in the early 1980s.
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Striking IWA members Amrick Dale, Karnail Hayer, Jora S. Dale and Balbir Rai stand in front of a parked truck at the side of a dirt road in a wooded area. Karnail and Amrick hold cans of Pepsi, while Jora holds a protest sign. An identical sign can be seen pinned to a tree [or utility pole?] behind the men. From File "Strike 86 HQ and Operations". Canadian International Paper Company was a paper company bought by Canadian Pacific Forest Products in the early 1980s.
2023_07_01_001-Service File.jpg
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A group of attendees at the International Woodworkers of America 34th Convention. In the foreground, two men in mid-discussion sit at a long table. On their table and on the others in the background are paper documents, glass cups and pitchers of water. In the background, six men in mid-discussion stand in a circle. Another man stands off to the side, alone. Two men in the background of the photo wear medals with green ribbons. From File "International Woodworkers of America 34th Convention"
2023_06_01_016-Service File.jpg
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Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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Group photo 66 lumber mill workers from the British Columbia Forest Products community in Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in 4 haphazard rows amidst the sawmill equipment and piles of lumber at a log deck[?].
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Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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Group photo of 30 lumber mill workers from the Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in 3 rows amidst piles of wooden planks on the log deck[?].
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Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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Photo of Dalip Singh leading two cows down a dirt road in Youbou, B.C.