George North fonds. 1910-1975, predominant 1960-1969.

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George North fonds. 1910-1975, predominant 1960-1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606461759

The fonds consists of George North's research material on the fishing industry in British Columbia and union organizing in it in preparation for his book, A Ripple, A Wave, a story of union organization in the B.C. fishing industry. The research material includes information on the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union (UFAWU), British Columbia Salmon Canners' Association, and Inverness Cannery.

3.5 m of textual records.19 photographs.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7781816

University of British Columbia Library

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Inverness Cannery.

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North, George, 1920-1990.

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George North (1920-1990) was editor of The Fisherman, the newspaper of the UFAWU from 1946 to 1968. He became a staff member of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation in 1975 and head of the Federation's Bargaining Division from 1980 to 1990. From the description of George North fonds. 1910-1975, predominant 1960-1969. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606461759 ...

British Columbia Salmon Canners' Association.

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United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union

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The United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union was established in 1945 through the merger of the United Fishermen's Federal Union and the Fish, Cannery and Reduction Plant and Allied Workers Union. It survived strong competition from the B.C. Gillnetter's Association in 1952 and the Seafarers' International Union in 1953. The UFAWU was suspended by the Trades and Labour Congress in 1953 for alleged communist activities. It was not until 1972 when the Union's application for affiliation with the ...