United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union fonds. 1934-1979.

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United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union fonds. 1934-1979.

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The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, legal documents, financial records, plans, sound recordings, published and printed material generated by the UFAWU, its locals and predecessor organizations including the United Fishermen's Federal Union, the Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union, and the Fish, Cannery and Reduction Plant and Allied Workers Union, as well as office files from former Presidents William Rigby, Homer Stevens, and Jack Nichols.

90 m of textual records.10 plans.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7782121

University of British Columbia Library

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Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union

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United Fishermen's Federal Union.

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Fish, Cannery and Reduction Plant and Allied Workers Union.

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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 ...

Rigby, William Ralph, 1944-

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Nichols, Jack

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Jack Nichols is a gay activist, co-editor of the newsweekly Gay, and author with Lige Clarke of books and articles. From the description of Jack Nichols papers, 1962-1994. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517561 Jack Nichols is a gay activist and senior editor of the online daily newspaper Gay Today. He was co-editor of Gay (one of the earliest gay newsweeklies) and is the author of numerous books and articles including The Gay Agenda: Talking Back To The Fu...

Stevens, Homer, 1923-

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