Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia's History Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia’s History BC Labour Heritage Centre
Marion Pollack (Women Against the Budget, postal worker) [00:00:00] You know, I felt like I could make some sort of connections for the labour movement and the women’s […]
Cliff Andstein (Chief Negotiator, BC Government Employees Union) [00:00:00] People who were on the front line doing the fighting with their members on strike, with others coming on, […]
Stuart Alcock (Representative for Gay Men, Solidarity Coalition) At the time, I had very mixed feelings, and I think I was just talking about those mixed feelings. On the […]
Ken Novakowski (Bargaining Staff, BC Teachers’ Federation) [00:00:00] I can remember in particular in Coquitlam going… Because it was raining. It was always raining. It was just wet. […]
Rod Mickleburgh (Labour Reporter) [00:00:00] You know this, as a, as a reporter, you know. Are you sworn to secrecy or not? Do you betray your sources? But […]
Narrator [00:00:00] Solidarity brought a different message to the convention. [00:00:05] Outside in the streets, British Columbians continued to affirm their opposition to the Government’s intention to […]
Cliff Andstein (Chief Negotiator, BC Government Employees Union) [00:00:01] It was clear by August. The government was not responding to mass demonstrations of size and intensity that hadn’t […]
Lorri Rudland (Women Against the Budget) [00:00:01] Well, Women Against the Budget announced this event. The stone soup event was going to be held at the home of […]
Narrator [00:00:00] Solidarity called for a mass rally. The turnout was staggering. 50000 people came and in common cause, paraded, sang and spoke for the rights of all. […]
Pam Moodie (community activist) [00:00:00] Well I had been, had been going to all of the meetings along the way and I knew that it was a fairly […]
Rod Mickleburgh (Labour Reporter) [00:00:00] I also covered the big rally in Victoria. Ken Novakowski [00:00:04] On July 26. Rod Mickleburgh [00:00:05] Yes. And you know, […]
Gary Steeves (BC Government Employees Union staff) [00:00:00] It was middle, mid-July… Was like a week, 10 days later. On July the 8th, in this massive assault Grace […]
