Jan 22, 2025 | Oral History Project
~ Interviewed by Andy Hanson and Harry Smaller ...
Oct 21, 2024 | Oral History Project
Roger began teaching in England. He moved to Canada after marrying Margaret Wilson, a secondary teacher activist. Almost immediately upon arriving in this country, he was elected an executive member of the Toronto local of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’...
Oct 10, 2024 | Oral History Project
Margaret Wilson has had a rich career in the politics of education. She started teaching in 1958. Immediately upon being hired as a secondary teacher in Windsor, she was elected to the school representative position. On moving to Toronto, she again became the Parkdale...
Oct 10, 2024 | Oral History Project
Ruth Baumann Like many teachers, for Ruth being in the classroom was “somewhat accidental.” After graduation, she spent a year working with adolescent boys in a USA residential treatment centre – not always a “happy experience,” but the year did...
Jul 4, 2024 | Oral History Project, Video
David Kidd is a long-time labour and community activist who was interviewed on July 4, 2024. He was a member and elected steward with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79 which represents inside workers with the City of Toronto. In the interview, he...
Apr 12, 2024 | Oral History Project, Video
Michael Lyons began his union involvement at Northern Electric in Bramalea, where he was active in the United Auto Workers (now part of Unifor). In the early 1970s, he was a staff member of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and in 1977 was hired by the Labour...
