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Brown Bagger : Carr, Shirley : Canadian Farmworkers

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring a talk by Shirley Carr. Description on tape case: "Recorded at the annual benefit for the Canadian Farmworkers Union. Main speaker was President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Shirley Carr. Also speaking was Canadian Farmworkers Union leader Sarwan Boal.; held at the Hellenic Hall in Vancouver."

Brown Bagger : Chamberlain, K. : Wolverine copper dispute

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring talks by Ken Chamberlain and Martyn Legge. Description on tape case: "CAIMAW union reps Ken Chamberlain and Martyn Legge on the closure of the Wolverine copper tubing plant in Vancouver in late 1991. The company took the machinery out of the plant, transferring it to one of their US operations."

Brown Bagger : Clark, Bill : workers and the law

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring a talk by Bill Clark. Description on tape case: "Bill Clark is from the Telecommunications Workers Union in BC; from the Conference on Law and Contemporary Social Issues put on by UBC Faculty of Law."

Brown Bagger : Clark, Frank : British miners

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring a talk by Frank Clark. Description on tape case: "Frank Clark is a National Executive Board member of the National Union of Miners. He is with the coalminers from Yorkshire; lecture and Q&A."

Brown Bagger : Kuehn, Larry : the experience of the BC Workers' Movement with bureaucracy

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring a talk by Larry Kuehn. Description on tape case: "This was part of the conference "Bureaucracy & Culture" held Sept 2-5, 1985 at the SFU downtown campus; Kuehn is an educator and labor leader; he was very prominent in the Solidarity Coalition. Larry Kuehn speaks about the experience of the workers movement with the bureaucracy in B.C. at the present time."

Brown Bagger : Shukla, Steve : British Miners' Strike

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring a talk by Steve Shukla. Description on tape case: "Steve Shukla is a British Mineworker. He was in Vancouver reporting on the British Miners' strike."

Brown Bagger : Winpsinger, W. : free trade [and] world economy

Item is an audio reel containing an episode of Brown Bagger featuring a talk by William Wipsinger. Description on tape case: "William Wipsinger, President of the International Association of Machinists speaks at the convention of the BC Federation of Labour about the free trade deal in the context of the world economy; introduced by Ken Georgetti, President of the BC Federation of Labour."

Homer Stevens (dinner)

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of speeches in honour of Homer Stevens and labour organizing, and an interview with Stevens.

KLA HOW YA FM : Native news

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a program about protests and land claims related to Lyell Island. The first five minutes of the tape are an interview with John about shipyards and union organizing. Description on tape: "Jerome Twin Rainbow ; Lyell Haida Perspective."

Labour Relations

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a speakers from the BCGEU about Operation Solidarity and the fight against Bills 2 and 3 of Bill Bennett and the Social Credit government.

Labour Relations

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a speaker from the Hospital Employees' Union of British Columbia on the topic of equal pay for work of equal value.

Laxer, James : energy [and] capitalism

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a speech by James Laxer, critic of the oil industry, at the Annual Convention of the Confederation of Canadian Unions.

Muckrackers [talk by Bob Sass]

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the BCGEU convention key note speaker Bob Sass, Director of the Province of Saskatchewan's Occupational Health and Safety Branch.

Ontario [Workers] In The 20th Century

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of part two of live IWA Hall (Ontario Workers in the 20th Century). The content includes a question and answer period and focuses women's union organizing and the history of unions in Ontario.

Organized Artists #1

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the first episode in a series of 4 programs dealing with performing artists unions and associations. Produced by Ulrika Ruebsaat

Organized Artists #2

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the second episode in a series of 4 programs dealing with performing artists unions and associations. The program focuses on the American Federation of Musicians, the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and the Canadian Actors Equity Association. Produced by Ulrika Ruebsaat

Organized Artists #3

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the third episode in a series of 4 programs dealing with performing artists unions and associations. Produced by Ulrika Ruebsaat

Organized Artists #4

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the fourth episode in a series of 4 programs dealing with performing artists unions and associations. Produced by Ulrika Ruebsaat

Pender Guy Program No. 155 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 155. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Introduction 2. Show introduction 3. Dead Air - music in Chinese 4. Asian Cuisine and the Canada Food Guide 5. CASHRA (Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies: Bob Moore, assistance director of B.C. Government Employees Union re: BCGEU and affirmative action presented at 1979 Annual CASHRA meeting 6. Community news and introduction to Chinese graffiti 7. Music as it happens: Chinatown graffiti 8. Interview - Ian Waddell and National Film Board's "Bamboo, Lions and Dragons" 9. Music from 'Runaway Horses' - 'Scenes' (Terry Watada)."

Pender Guy Program No. 242

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 242. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Introduction Lion Dance 2. Asian-American Farm Workers introduction 3. Cesar Chavez interview about Asian-American workers - discrimination and conflict 4. Mid-break (community update) 5. Readings by Mary Lin Hong, written by Elina Eng 'Pride Endures' 6. Super Pender Guy Part 6 Banana Flu 7. Extro."

Teacher's Union

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a speech by Yvon Charbonneau at the tenth convention of the B.C. Teacher's Federation in Vancouver.

The Rational [June 14, 1984]

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of The Rational from June 14th hosted by Patrice Lesley. Topics include a Metro Vancouver transit strike and West End residents resisting the neighbourhood presence of Burger King.

Union Made

Item is an audio reel containing an interview with Susan Crean about her biography on Grace Hartman entitled "Grace Hartman: A Woman for her Time." The recording concludes with interviews with representatives of Oxfam and [CUSO International].

Union Made : Dec. 29/82

Item is an audio cassette containing an episode of Union Made hosted by Mark [Warrior] and Benjamin Griffin. This episode features interviews with Colin Kelly (Independent Canadian Transit Union), Phil Lions (B.C Government Employees Union) and Tommy McGrath (Canadian Brotherhood of Railway and Transport Workers Union).

Union Made : IWA Shop Steward Seminar

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of an International Woodworkers of America seminar. Case notes [green tape on box]: "On May 15th, 1978 the New Westminster Local of the IWA - (International Woodworkers of America) held a seminar on right to work and southern organizing. The speakers asked for supporter in the campaign against Right to Work."

Union Made : Jim and Stan

Item is an audio cassette containing an episode of Union Made. The episode begins with a recording of a speech by Jean Claude Parrot and continues with a conversation between Jim (host) and Evert Hoogers (Canadian Postal Workers Union).

Union Made : last half [of] Union Made Aug. 25/82

Item is an audio cassette containing the second half of the Union Made episode from August 25, 1982. This recording contains an interview with [Alan Maben] by Benjamin Griffin on the topic of union organizing in South Africa.

[Union Made] : logging industry

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a speech by Glen Clark on jobs for forestry workers, and various other speeches taking place at a convention.

Union Made : this side

Item is an audio cassette containing an episode of Union Made. This episode features segments on the Hospital Employees Union; labour history; Canada Post and ad mail; and the Teamsters Local Union No. 31 strike.

Unions

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of various speeches on the topic of union organizing. Case notes [green tape on box]: "Early 20th Century organizing in the Prince Rupert area (in the mines and woods, OBUS) [and] discussions of unions today."

Unions : Canadian airlines

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a program about union organizing for Canadian Airlines workers.

University in Community - reel 2

Item is an audio reel containing a Community and Campus Communications production. The program begins with music from the Travelers and segues into a Union Convention speech and discussion on union labels and union made goods. The show also covers issues and resolutions of the Fisherman's Union.