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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“Beware: Racial and Religious Hatred Seeks to Destroy Trade Unionism”,
Canadian Congress of Labour, Canadian Labour Reports, n.d.
pamphlet, BC Labour Heritage Centre files.
1946…he got to live in Canada and never,
ever got the right to vote because the right
to vote came the following year.”
“I remember the look on my father’s
face when he came home from work and
said, ‘I went and registered for the next
election’. That was so, so important to him.
Even Mom who couldn’t read and write.
On the day of the election, Dad would
go into the voting stall first and he would
mark his X and then he would come back
and tell Mom, OK, it’s number one, two,
three. That’s where you put your X.”
“Voting. It’s a right. It’s very important
and we should never lose sight of that. You
have no right to complain if you don’t
exercise your democratic franchise. It’s very
important, very important.” 18
18 Bikram Berar interview.
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