Labour History - Photographs ➔ [Photo of South Asian truckers and independent owner-operators at the protest convoy]

Item
Identifier:
2021_08_01_119
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/special-collections/featured-collections/pacific-tribune
Repository Identifier
MSC160-1435_17
Date
March 20 1973;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph: b&w
Format
still image
Description
Photo of South Asian truckers and independent owner-operators at the protest convoy from Abbotsford to Surrey in a campaign to stop trucking companies from whipsawing drivers to push wage rates down.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Fraser Valley Regional District;Abbotsford
Notes
Teamsters Local 213 truckers and independent owner-operators stage protest convoy from Abbotsford to Surrey in a campaign to stop trucking companies from whipsawing drivers to push wage rates down. March 20, 1973. Sean Griffin photo, Image MSC160-1435_17, courtesy Pacific Tribune Photo Collection, Simon Fraser University Library.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Truck drivers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138127];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526];Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Labor unions--Strike benefits [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136702];Labor union members [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006849]