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1. History from the Workplace Trenches.

Author

Verzuh, Ron

Subjects
CANADIAN history, TRENCHES, LGBTQ+ rights, SOCIAL history, SHIP models, BRITISH history, TEACHERS' strikes & lockouts
Abstract

This special edition of British Columbia History focuses on the history of working people and their organizations, aiming to challenge the notion that labor history and social history are detrimental to national history. The issue includes accounts of Indigenous miners, the hard-rock miners' strike, and the 1975 CKLG radio strike. It also features interviews with a former Vietnamese "boat person" on LGBTQ rights in unions and a tribute to a South Asian organizer for the International Woodworkers of America. Other topics covered include the construction of SkyTrain's Canada Line, occupational health and safety standards, and the challenge to union hierarchy in the Elk Valley. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2023

2. MINE-MILL'S PEACE ARCH CONCERTS: How a "Red" Union and a Famous Singer-Activist Fought for Peace and Social Justice during the Cold War.

Author

Verzuh, Ron

Subjects
*LABOR movement, *CONCERTS, *PEACE Arch (Blaine, Wash., & White Rock, B.C.), *TWENTIETH century, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article discusses performances by singer-activist Paul Robeson at the Peace Arch near Blaine, Washington's border with Canada between 1952 and 1955. It particularly focuses on the role of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Mine-Mill) in organizing the concerts. The author comments on the role of Harvey Murphy, Mill-Mine's western regional director. Other topics include authorities' attempts to stop the shows and the context of the trade union movement and leftist resistance movements.

Published
2012

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