Vancouver Cooperative Radio fonds. 1975-1981.

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Vancouver Cooperative Radio fonds. 1975-1981.

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The fonds consists of 129 reel-to-reel tapes relating to the production of radio programmes on labour including the proceedings of the Vancouver and District Labour Council, Oct., 1977 - May, 1981 (32 tapes) proceedings of British Columbia Federation of Labour conventions, 1975-1979 (64 tapes), proceedings of various union meetings or discussion on specific unions (20 tapes) and other topics relating to the activites of labour such as democracy in Chile (13 tapes).

129 reel-to-reel tapes.

University of British Columbia Library

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University of British Columbia Library

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British Columbia Federation of Labour

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The original B.C. Federation of Labour was founded in Vancouver in 1910 but disbanded in 1920. Re-established in 1944, it became affiliated with the Canadian Congress of Labour and consisted of industrial unions. Following an amalgamation of industrial and trade unions, the founding convention of the united B.C. Federation of Labour (CLC) occurred in 1956. From the description of British Columbia Federation of Labour fonds. 1889-1980, predominant 1962-1980. (University of British Col...

Vancouver Cooperative Radio.

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The Vancouver Cooperative Radio (CFRO-FM), aired programmes on a variety of topics. Programmes on labour issues were aired on Union Made and its predecessor, B.C. Overtime, produced by Howie Smith. From the description of Vancouver Cooperative Radio fonds. 1975-1981. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606469293 ...

Vancouver and District Labour Council

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In 1889 the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters called union representatives together in Vancouver to discuss the formation of a central council to organize and represent workers. Formally constituted in 1890, the Vancouver Trades and Labour Council was funded through fees levied against its affiliate union members. In 1919 the VTLC supported the formation of the One Big Union (OBU), a full-scale industrial union based on socialist policies. The backlash against radical labour organizations after ...