Union Zindabad! — South Asian Canadian Labour History in British Columbia
Union Zindabad! South Asian Canadian Labour History in British Columbia focuses on the history of South Asian1 immigrants as workers, and their relationship to the labour movement in BC.
Union Zindabad! South Asian Canadian Labour History in British Columbia focuses on the history of South Asian1 immigrants as workers, and their relationship to the labour movement in BC.
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Acknowledgements | v
Preface | vii
Truth | ix
Introduction | xi
1 The “White Man’s Province” | 1
The 1907 Racist Riots | 3
2 Finding Work | 7
Migration | 9
A Rocky Mountain Community | 10
Tod Inlet | 13
Gurdwaras and Sawmills | 14
Bunkhouse Life | 18
Wood Fuel Sales | 21
Labour Contractors | 23
Wages and Race | 24
3 Revolutionaries | 29
The Ghadar Movement | 29
Industrial Workers of the World | 30
Husain Rahim | 33
4 Searching For Working Class Unity | 37
One Big Union | 38
Fraser Mills Strike 1931 | 40
Bosses or Brothers? | 43
The CCF and the NDP | 45
5 International Woodworkers of America | 49
Darshan Singh Sangha | 50
Supporting the Franchise | 55
Colonialism, Fascism and Racism | 59
Wins at the Bargaining Table | 61
Proud IWA Members | 61
Contents
6 Women Workers and Union Activists | 67
Women Workers in the Informal
Economy | 70
Working for Wages | 72
Union Activism | 76
7 Canadian Farmworkers Union | 79
Working Conditions for Farmworkers | 80
Farmworkers Organizing Committee | 81
Canadian Farmworkers Union Formed | 82
Organizing and Strikes | 83
A Social Movement | 87
Union Organizing Through Art
and Culture | 87
Racism and Backlash | 90
Achievements and Legacies | 91
8 New Labour Alliances | 95
Fighting Racism | 95
Solidarity Movement | 97
9 New Economies | 101
Taxi Industry | 101
Longshore | 103
Trucking | 104
Conclusion | 107
Appendix | 109
Bibliography | 115
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