May 15, 2023 | Oral History Project, Video
Herman Stewart, hired as an organizer with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in 1980, shook up a sleepy union when he was chosen Ontario business manager in a contested election in 1986. The union had had a cozy relationship with employers,...
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 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...
