Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia's History Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia’s History BC Labour Heritage Centre
Joy Langan (BC Federation of Labour) [00:00:01] A lot of unions who we had hoped to deliver were concerned they wouldn’t be able to deliver, and we were […]
Paul Johnston [00:00:01] A management type at the college attempted to cross in a van, and he was held back first of all by a couple of construction […]
Father Jim Roberts [00:00:01] A big reason why I went is because I had heard Art Kube speak before that on certain occasions and I was… What’s the […]
Father Jim Roberts [00:00:00] There is big Art, and there’s Renate in her trench coat, and there’s me in my black suit with a collar. A study in […]
Joy Langan (BC Federation of Labour) [00:00:00] We were so successful right from day one in terms of the size of rallies. The rally we had in Victoria, […]
David McKinnon [00:00:00] Our involvement was, our role and it was, in effect, it was one of the leadership roles because of the situation. Not because we were […]
Norm Richards [00:00:00] Well, certainly. I was not only President of the BC Government Employees Union, I was a vice president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, as […]
Father Jim Roberts [00:00:00] And then on the 7th of July, I’m straightened out now, the budget came down, and it was either the next day or the […]
The People’s Report–published by the People’s Commission–was largely ignored by the government. It took input from communities across the province and reported their priorities for future governments. Transcription: […]
