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 […]
Ken Novakowski (Bargaining Staff, BC Teachers’ Federation)[00:00:00] Yes, it became clear, of course, that the government had no intention of consulting with Solidarity Coalition or anybody else in […]
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 […]
Art Kube (President, BC Federation of Labour) [00:00:00] When you go from rally to rally, it takes it, takes its personal toll on you too. Larry Kuehn […]
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 […]
Herb Couch (teacher) [00:00:00] Well in Nelson, I think we were like teachers throughout the province. We’d had enough. Enough was enough, but we were nervous about going […]
Lorri Rudland (Women Against the Budget) [00:00:00] Well on the evening of November 7th, between 6 and 8 p.m., I got a phone call saying, “The teachers want […]
Patsy George (fired BC government social worker & staff for Solidarity Coalition) [00:00:00] But one of the positive things I remember, Ken, during that strike period, is that […]
Ken Novakowski (Bargaining Staff, BC Teachers’ Federation) [00:00:00] My assignment when I was on the, in the bargaining division was Metro locals. So I think that was why […]
Hanne Jensen (fired Director, BC Human Rights Branch) [00:00:00] I knew it was going to take an awful lot of pressure to get this government to back down. […]
