Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Group photo of Balbir Rai, Karnail Hayer, Jora. S. Dale and Amrick Dale at C.I.P. Ladysmith, B.C. during the 1986 IWA Strike]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_004
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P0363a & P0363b
Date
August 1 1986;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Striking IWA members Balbir Rai, Karnail Hayer, Jora S. Dale and Amrick Dale stand in front of a parked truck at the side of a dirt road in a wooded area. Balbir and Karnail hold cans of Pepsi, while Jora holds a coffee mug. A protest sign is pinned to the front of the truck, and an identical sign can be seen pinned to a tree [or utility pole?] behind them. From File "Strike 86 HQ and Operations". Canadian International Paper Company was a paper company bought by Canadian Pacific Forest Products in the early 1980s.
Location
Vancouver Island;Alberni Land District;Cowichan Valley Regional District;Ladysmith
Language
English
Notes
Signs read "IWA AFL-CI0-CLC this operation is on strike". Billboard reads "CIP Inc. Tahsis Pacific Region". Caption on back reads "C.I.P. Ladysmith. 1-80 IWA Strike Aug '86 Bablir Rai Karnail Hayer Jora S. Dale Amrick Dale" Label on back reads "P0363"
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;Sikh men;South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Labor unions--Canada [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106524];Labor unions--Canada--History [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009128451];Timber [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135386];Lumber trade [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078814];Sawmill workers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117788];Strikes and lockouts--Forest products industry [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85128800]