Labour Activism History: Photographs
➔ [Group photo of Gurdev Pabla, Ajit Manhas, and Raghbir Jaswal at the 1981 IWA Strike Headquarters in Nanaimo, B.C.]
Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_006
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P0441a & P0441b
Date
1981;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Striking IWA members Gurdev Pabla, Ajit Manhas, and Raghbir Jaswal pose behind a folding table at the IWA's strike headquarters in Nanaimo, B.C. Gurdev and Raghbir sit while Ajit stands behind them. On the table are printed documents along with a styrofoam cup and an ashtray. Gurdev has a pen in his hand and is writing on one of the documents.
From File "IWA Strike, Various Headquarters and Operations".
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Nanaimo Land District;Nanaimo
Language
English
Notes
Caption on back reads "IWA Strike July 1981 Nanaimo Strike Hdqters[sic] Doman Chem S/M Gurdev Pabla Ajit Manhas Raghbir Jaswal #7".
Label on back reads "P0441".
Light blue text on back reads "80%".
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]