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SORWUC- Service, Office and Retail Workers Union Canada The Service, Office and Retail Workers Union of Canada (SORWUC) was an independent union, established in 1972 by a Founding Convention of 24 women, with the intention of representing and organizing occupations that were not included in the traditional trade unions of the time. The union developed out of the Working Women’s Association, an organization that sought to provide support to the adversities facing working women, such as obtaining equal pay, day care provision, and job security. SORWUC was an unaffiliated, feminist, member-controlled union, and their constitution stated their aims as being: to bargain collectively on behalf of members; to improve working conditions; and to help provide job security. By 1976, SORWUC had organized four day care centres, five social service units, one legal office, one student office, and a tuxedo rental store. SORWUC also began organizing bank workers in 1975 and eventually established a specific chapter for the workers in the finance industry, Local 2, United Bank Workers, and later, Local 4, Bank and Finance Workers. The union was financially supported by its members and by donations from other unions and organizations, and ran its offices on a volunteer basis. [https://guides.library.ubc.ca/labourhistoryarchives/sorwuc] -
Hotel and Restaurant Employee's Union Local 28 The Hotel Industry was one of the first industries unionized in B.C., the first charter being granted in 1900 to the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union Local No. 28. Gradually the smaller locals began merging until 1974, when the Beverage Dispensers' Union, Local No. 676, and the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union, Local No. 28, merged to become the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' and Bartenders' Union, local No. 16. The final province-wide merger occurred in 1976 with the creation of the Hotel, Restaurant, and Culinary Employees' and Bartenders' Union, having 12,000 unionized employees under Local 40. [Description from the UBC RBSC Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary Employees' and Bartenders' Union, Local 40 fonds] -
Sara Diamond Dr. Sara Diamond, Order of Canada, and Ontario is the Principal Investigator of the SSHRC funded Crossing Fonds Partnership Development project and Symposium. She holds degrees in History and Communications, Media and Performance, and Computer Science. She is OCAD University Research Chair and President Emerita. For 15 years Diamond led OCAD University to retain and expand its traditional strengths in art and design while leading its university transformation to become a leader in graduate education, research, digital media, with a deep commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, equity, diversity and inclusion. She is a Senior Fellow at Massey College and Adjunct Professor of Engineering, University of Toronto; and Adjunct Professor in SFU’s SIAT program, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from SFU. Diamond undertakes funded research in cultural analytics, media, and social histories, is co-Principal Investigator of the iCity2.0 project and a member of the Steering Committee of Abundant Intelligences: Expanding Artificial Intelligence through Indigenous Knowledge Systems. -
VIVO Media Arts Centre VIVO Media Arts Centre is a place for the production, education, distribution, exhibition and discussion of media art. Est 1973. -
The Chocolate Shop Cafe The Chocolate Shop Cafe [160 West Hastings Street - interior staff group] -
Pete Pantages' new cafe "Peter Pan" Group portrait in front of 1180 Granville Street -
Be Labouring Women's Imagery: The Work of the Women's Labour History Project. A Personal / Public Narrative by Sara Diamond. Presented at a Winnipeg Conference. Essay manuscript for "Be Labouring Women's Imagery: The Work of the Women's Labour History Project - A Personal / Public Narrative" by Sara Diamond. -
Finding Aid - Sara Diamond fonds (SD) The Sara Diamond fonds spans her years in Vancouver as a member of the Revolutionary Workers League, Bread and Roses Collective, Amelia Productions, VIVO Media Arts Centre, and the Coalition for the Right To View. There are extensive materials related to Diamond’s Women’s Labour History Project, Code Zebra, curatorial projects, critical writing, educational materials, and independent video art. Diamond's fonds include photographic negatives (35mm) and prints, documents and publications (approx. 30m), audio recordings ( 200+ 1/4# and compact cassette), video recordings (500+ 3/4# Umatic, Betacam, Mini-DV), wearable art, and ephemera.
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A Bibliography of Women's Trade Union History in BC 1935 - 1950 This is a bibliography of sources for research into the history of women in the B.C. trade union movement. It covers a fifteen year period: 1935-1950. These years were chosen because they represent a time of dramatic changes both in the position of women within production and of the ideology and strength of the organized labour movement in the province. The material in this bibliography is located in the Lower Mainland area. There is additional primary material in the Public Archives of British Columbia, located in Victoria. Permission is needed to use trade union archives. [From the Introduction]
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Women In Focus Production & Distribution Centre, Catalogue 1979 [Red stamp: “Plus Update”] A catalogue of Women In Focus Society produced videos and film to 1977. A 1980 update with international additions by outside producers, slide/sound presentations, leaflets.
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