Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia's History Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia’s History BC Labour Heritage Centre
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 […]
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. […]
In 1984 the Solidarity Coalition formed the People’s Commission, travelling around BC to hear community input on the previous year’s legislation and budget. Commissioners seated left to right […]
The Solidarity Coalition held its own round of consultations around British Columbia in 1984. In large and small communities public hearings were held.
After three hours, and people around the province watching, Premier Bill Bennett and Jack Munro representing Operation Solidarity emerged to announce the ‘Kelowna Accord’.
Members of other unions and the Solidarity Coalition joined BCGEU picket lines at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver once the strike deadline had passed on October 31, 1983.
When school boards obtained injunctions against teacher picketing, members of the Solidarity Coalition took their place on the picket lines ensuring that the strike went ahead.
Operation Solidarity planned an escalating province-wide walkout. BC teachers, who had no legal right to strike, took a strike vote anyway and joined the picket lines on November […]
At midnight on October 31, 1983 forty thousand members of the BCGEU went on strike for a new contract and an end to the government bills attacking union […]
Many of the Social Credit government’s bills were passed by imposing closure on the legislature and limiting debate, despite widespread concerns about the impact they would have on […]
B.C. Government Employees Union members file past ballot boxes during strike vote at the PNE Agrodome on October 5, 1983.
For two hours the demonstrators marched around the Hotel Vancouver, exchanging catcalls with Social Credit Party delegates. They then marched to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.
