Herman Stewart

Herman Stewart

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,...
Sol Blaser

Sol Blaser

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...
June Veecock

June Veecock

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...
John Maclennan

John Maclennan

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...
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