May 1, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations, Video
Recording Join us for a Live Zoom Event! Tuesday, May 9th, 7 PM (ET) Register for Free on Zoom In September 1986, one thousand Toronto garment workers launched strike action against 18 clothing factories up and down Spadina Avenue. Most of the strikers were immigrant...
Apr 4, 2023 | Oral History Project, Video
Sol Blaser started in the garment industry at age 15, joining the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in 1952. He spent 47 years in the industry. Interviewed by Beatrix Henry and Caren...
Mar 20, 2023 | Oral History Project, Video
Guyana-born June Veecock served for 19 years as the director of human rights for the Ontario Federation of Labour. In this interview, she highlights some of her human rights and labour activism. Interviewed by Jennifer Carson and Elizabeth Abbott. Carmen Henry and...
Mar 12, 2023 | Book Club, Events & Presentations
TWHP and Rise Up! are proud to present a live Zoom event with Cleaning Up authors Susana P. Miranda and Franca Iacovetta. April 11th, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. (ET) Not available? Don’t worry. Register now, and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience. Event...
Mar 3, 2023 | Oral History Project, Video
Born in northeast England, John Maclennan started work at 15 and emigrated to Canada in 1965, where he became active in the United Auto Workers while working at the McDonnell Douglas aerospace plant in Malton. In 1973, he joined the Communist Party of Canada and later...
