Labour History - Photographs ➔ [Photo of South Asian drivers at Yellow Cab one-day strike]

Item
Identifier:
2021_08_01_117
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/special-collections/featured-collections/pacific-tribune
Repository Identifier
MSC160-516_03
Date
Extent
1 photograph: b&w
Format
still image
Description
Photo of South Asian drivers at Yellow Cab one-day strike. Indo-Canadian drivers at Yellow Cab stage a one-day strike in protest over racist comments from a supervisor, reflecting a long-standing practice of racism at the cab company. The drivers, members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Lower Mainland East Indian Taxi Drivers and Owners, were supported on the picket line by BC unions.
Location
Canada;British Columbia
Notes
Indo-Canadian drivers at Yellow Cab stage a one-day strike in protest over racist comments from a supervisor, reflecting a long-standing practice of racism at the cab company. The drivers, members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Lower Mainland East Indian Taxi Drivers and Owners, were supported on the picket line by BC unions. Sean Griffin photo, Image MSC160-516_03, courtesy Pacific Tribune Photo Collection, Simon Fraser University Library.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Taxicab drivers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85132885];Racism [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110266];Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516]