Labour Activism History: Textual Records ➔ [Excerpt of an unidentified November, 1943 issue of The BC. Lumber Worker]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_02_018
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
IMG_0973
Date
November 1 1943;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 p. of textual records
Format
newspaper
Description
Page 5 of the November 1st, 1943 issue of the IWA publication The B.C. Lumber Worker. This page includes an article covering the accomplishments of South Asian workers in a Youbou Sawmill, which the article identifies as the first group of Asian workers in said mill to be one-hundred percent unionized. Through organization, they were able to achieve equal pay and improved living standards.
Language
English
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];Sawmills [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117790];Labor unions--Jurisdictional disputes [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136622];Newspapers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001641]