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June 2020 Newsletter

This newsletter is produced monthly by the staff of the BC Labour Heritage Centre on behalf of our board of directors.

TODAY:

The On to Ottawa Trek
85th Anniversary Virtual Tour

"A Model of Discipline and Tactical Brilliance"
The On to Ottawa Trek arrives in Golden, BC on June 6, 1935. BCLHC image.
Wednesday, June 3 is the 85th anniversary of the night when 1,000 unemployed men scrambled onto CPR boxcars on the Vancouver waterfront to begin the historic On to Ottawa Trek. Canada would never be the same.
A plaque on the Vancouver waterfront was refurbished and reinstalled this year, in time for the 85th anniversary of the On to Ottawa Trek. BCLHC photo.
Today, Wednesday June 3, join Project Manager Bailey Garden for a free virtual tour of significant sites in British Columbia, retracing the Trek through Google Maps, archival photos, video and articles.

Space is limited to 100 participants. The tour will be recorded and available to view online.
Sign up here for this exciting event!

1918 and 2020: Two pandemics - One labour movement

In the fall of 1918 the "Spanish Flu" swept the globe. We have created a timeline showing how labour in BC experienced and responded to the pandemic. Click the image on the left to view a full size document.

We have been creating a similar historical timeline for the current COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to collect data, and are planning outreach to BC unions to learn about how they have administered collective agreements, work during the pandemic and impact on union membership. Click the image to view a full size document.

Rest In Power

Les Copan, back row left, was the last surviving ILWU leader jailed in June 1966 for refusing to comply with an injunction to force longshoremen to work on a statutory holiday. Courtesy ILWU Canada.

The stories we tell about the history of BC workers rely immeasurably on researching archived newspaper articles.
Without journalists, our history won’t be saved.

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