Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia's History Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia’s History BC Labour Heritage Centre
British Columbia teachers joined the protest during the summer of 1983 against the Social Credit government’s budget and legislation.
In the West Kootenay city of Nelson, community and labour representatives joined together to protest the provincial government’s 1983 budget and legislative package which attacked social and labour […]
Opposition to the provincial budget crossed union and community lines as pressure was put on government MLAs in their own communities to back off on its legislative package. […]
Office workers and politicians watch the July 27 Solidarity demonstration Victoria from inside the legislature. The bearded man at right is Graham Lea, NDP MLA for Prince Rupert. […]
Solidarity demonstrations occurred in communities around BC. This march of protestors took place in Prince George on August 4, 1983 where 1,000 people denounced the government’s actions.
The largest protest ever held at the BC legislature in Victoria was on July 27, 1983. It drew twenty-five thousand angry citizens.
On July 23, more than 20,000 demonstrators marched in Vancouver to a rally organized by the Lower Mainland Budget Coalition.
Union members ensured bosses were kept away during their occupation of the Tranquille institution. It was the first action under the auspices of Operation Solidarity in July 1983.
The BC Government Employees’ Union fought the planned closure of the Tranquille Institution in Kamloops arguing there were no plans in place for the residents who lived with […]
The BCGEU flag, fashioned from a bedsheet, which flew over Tranquille Institution in 1983 has been preserved in the archives of the Union.
On July 19, 1983 members of the BC Government Employees’ Union began a three-week occupation of the Tranquille Institution in Kamloops after learning its closure was planned. They […]
Printed fabric signs with the Operation Solidarity logo were used in rallies and demonstrations throughout the summer and fall of 1983.
