Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia's History Solidarity: The Largest Political Protest in British Columbia’s History BC Labour Heritage Centre
As wave after wave of people filled Empire Stadium the atmosphere was one of community, strength and determination.
As the band played on, people cheered and cried with joy; it was a moment when it seemed anything was possible.
Uniformed bus drivers, members of the Independent Canadian Transit Union, parked their buses along Hastings Street to join the rally.
Budget measures that included cuts to schools, health care, family support and disability services meant that few British Columbians were unaffected. Transcription: Stop the attack on Health, Education […]
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 […]
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 […]
On July 15, 1983 the BC labour movement set aside internal disagreements and held an all-union delegated conference at which Operation Solidarity was born. Transcription: ALL UNION DELEGATED […]
Members of the BC Human Rights Commission took their concerns directly to a public meeting in Vancouver on July 12, 1983 after being fired by the provincial government. […]
On July 12, 1983 hundreds of people attended a forum called by fired members of the BC Human Rights Commission to express outrage at the attack on human […]
The provincial government attempted to portray the closing of the Human Rights Branch and firing of the Human Rights Commission as a means of making the system more […]
Unemployment Action Centres were established around the province in response to severe economic conditions of the early 1980s. The centres became involved in the 1983 Solidarity movement as […]
