Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Group photo of Harbahjan Dhillon, Ajit Biahi, and Gurbaksh Bains at the 1981 IWA Strike Headquarters in Duncan, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_007
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P0448a & P0448b
Date
1981;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Striking IWA members Harbahjan Dhillon, Ajit Biahi, and Gurbaksh Bains sit at a folding table at the IWA's strike headquarters in Dunan, B.C. On the table there are printed documents and periodicals. In the background there are cupboards, a blackboard, a desk labelled with a sign reading "Domans W.F.I M.B.", stacks of plastic chairs, and a second table labeled with a sign reading "B.C.E.P." Two unidentified men sit at this second table, facing away from the camera. From File "IWA Strike, Various Headquarters and Operations".
Location
Vancouver Island;Alberni Land District;Cowichan Valley Regional District;Duncan
Language
English
Notes
Signs read "Domans W.F.I. M.D" and "B.C.E.P" . Caption on back reads "IWA Strike August /81 Duncan Headquarters Harbahjan Dhillon Ajit Biahi Gurbaksh Bains #5/8". Label on back reads "P0448".
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian 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]