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Service, Office and Retail Workers' Union of Canada (SORWUC)
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Women's Committee Policy Paper An article by the BC NDP Standing Committee on Women's Rights in Priorities Vol 1 Numer 08, August 1973. The article explores women's rights and fight in the party (NDP), as it lists the party's goals and claims the sexism that exists towards women outside and within the party. -
Women at Work An article by unknown writer in Priorities, Vol 1 Number 03, March 1973. A general view on labour action happening in BC at that time: Wardair Stewardesses' strike, Shopper's Drug Mart worker’s fight for unionize, and Denny's Restaurant boycott. -
Woman Alive Series: Interview with SORWUC representatives, 1977. An interview with SORWUC representatives Pat Barter and Charlotte Johnston about the history and mandate of the Service, Retail and Office Worker Union of Canada. Broadcast on the Vancouver Status of Women "Woman Alive" series, Vancouver Cable 10 in 1977. Host: Gayla Reid Guests: Pat Barter; Charlotte Johnston Executive Producer: Laine Lunde Director: Catharine Ackroyd Crew: Laine Lunde, Dana Singer A Vancouver Cable 10 Production -
Wages Against the Housework; United Banks Workers A review by Ardith Roscoe and an interview by Sandra Boucher with Jackie Ainsworth and Dodie Zerr in Priorities Vol 4 Numer 12, December 1976. While the review discusses wages for houseworkers, the interview is about organizing banks in downtown Vancouver. -
Victory for Women An Article by Cynthia Flood in Priorities Vol 5 Numer 06, June 1977. An article about bank workers rights as they received the right to unionize branch-by-branch. -
Vancouver Women's Caucus History "Because of the difficulty transcribing the tapes (bad recording equipment, several people talking at once), the tapes got put aside and were eventually misplaced. When they turned up 15 years later, Pat Davitt and Anne Roberts decided it would be a good retirement project to get the work done. They met on many Sunday mornings for nearly a year in 2013 to complete the work. After the tapes were transcribed (transcript of tape 1; transcript of tape 2), the original group (minus Andrea, who died in 2011, and Ellen, who decided she was too busy to continue working on the project) began to meet monthly in 2014 to talk about what, if anything, to do with the material. Joined by Liz Briemberg, the group decided the following priorities, depending on what energies and interest they have to follow through: The transcripts and tapes would be donated to the Women’s Caucus collection in the SFU archives; The transcripts would be circulated to other women who had been Caucus members with requests for feedback (reactions, corrections, arguments) and for additional material to fill in the gaps (in written form or in an interview format); Oral histories would be collected as much as possible from the women involved in the various workshops or subcommittees, such as the working women’s group, The Pedestal, the Indo-Chinese Women’s Conference and the education committee. (We decided that the abortion campaign was already well-documented.) To make all this material widely available to the public, a website would be created where we could also post pictures, leaflets, posters, articles, podcasts, songs and links to other historical documents, books, such as Ann Thompson’s book on the abortion battle in Canada, etc. When contacting other members, the group has been asking them to write down their own memories and analyses – when and how they got involved, what happened and why, and what they did after Women’s Caucus. The idea is to make all this material available on a website somewhat like Wikipedia in that everyone would have a chance to post what they want and no editorial board would exercise control of the content (except in the unlikely event of libel, racism, sexism, etc.) The group has been soliciting everyone to get out those old boxes stored in attics and help them obtain any leaflets, articles, posters, pictures, etc. to compile a complete record as possible. [https://www.vancouverwomenscaucus.ca/herstory/early-days/] -
Update on the Bimini Strike An Article by Joan Woodward in Priorities Vol 5 Numer 12, December 1977. It provides more details on Bimini's strike, it explains the "fading away" operation from the employer through an interview with a waitress, Margot Holmes. The workers awere asking for benefits and a fair contract. -
Unions Aren't Native: The Muckamuck Restaurant Labour Dispute Vancouver BC (1978-1983) Essay by Janet Mary Nicol on the Muckamuck dispute affecting First Nations restaurant workers represented by SORWUC, -
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] -
Shoppers Drug Mart/Don't Shop at Shoppers!! An article (creator withheld their name) in Priorities, Vol 1 Number 06, June 1973. It narrates the history of Shoppers strike in 1972-3. -
Quebec 'strikebreakers' draw action from B.C. Fed (Feb 20, 1980) A news article that reported complains from the Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary Employees + Bartenders Union Local 40 regarding the Cannery restuarant's employment of professional strikebreakers. Published on February 20, 1980. -
Priorities, August 1977: Letters re SORWUC Local 2 A Letter by Tor (from Whitehorse) and a Letter by Elizabeth Godley (SORWUC's National Secretary) in Priorities Vol 5 Numer 10, October 1977. While the first letter is enthusiastic and projects hope from a waitress in Yukon, the second article works as a solidarity piece to the United Bank Workers (UBW). -
Muckamuck goes cowboy in order to beat strike (Oct 11, 1978) In midst of SORWUC strike action, Muckamuck owners Jane Erikson and Doug Christmas hold a private party at the Muckamuck restaurant "hiring mostly non-native workers, clad in cowboy outfits, and of hanging cowshides on the walls." -
Muckamuck 'failed to bargain in good faith' (Apr 25, 1981) The B.C. Labor Relations Board has found management of the Muckamuck restaurant guilty of failing to bargain in good faith, noting that they "no intention to enter into a collective agreement with SORWUC" and are encourageing and assisting the staff strikebreakers. -
Letters from the Cabinet's Wide Representation; Report from the NDP Women's Policy Conference A short letter (no author) and an article as report form by Melodie Corrigall and Shelly Dillon in Priorities Vol 1 Numer 09, September 1973. The letter lists the vast groups which the members are from. In Corrigall's part of the report, they present Jackie Ainsworth of WWA spoke about the attempted strike at Denny's––first strike of waitresses in 30 years. -
Jackie Ainsworth January 28, 2017 Interview Transcript. Jackie Ainsworth January 28, 2017 Interview Transcript. Includes her experiences with the Vancouver Women's Caucus and SORWUC. -
Information Day on Women and Work A flyer of a full-day event timeline and information of a women's labor union event called "Information Day on Women and Work". -
Denny's: the Picket Stops An article by Gillian Campbell in Priorities, Vol 1 Number 05, May 1973. Article provides updates on the case of strike action at Denny's. -
Cowboys Lasso Muckamuck (Oct 11, 1978) 4 1/2 months into the SORWUC strike at the Muckamuck restaurant, the owners open part of the premises with a cowboy theme and the new name "Chilcotin Bar Seven". -
Bimini's Strike An Article by Ardith Roscoe in Priorities Vol 5 Numer 11, November 1977. In the index page, the title appears as "Bimini's Strike" but on the article page it is "Boycot Bimini's." The article presents the begining of the strike, information on strike vote, and context to the actions. -
An unsigned copy of a collective agreement between Jericho PUB Inc. and SORWUC (1984-1985). Collective Agreement Between Jericho PUB Inc. (the Employer) and SORWUC, Local 1 (the Union). Effective: May 7, 1984 - January 31, 1985 -
A Brief History of SORWUC A brief history of SORWUC, published by SORWUC. -
[Strikebreakers pages1 of 2] Page 1 of 2. Dispatch to members that on May 14, 1980 Muckamuck strikebreakers withdrew their latest application to decertify the union. The union explains the restaurants action and how SORWUC is responding. -
[Strikebreakers page 2 of 2] Dispatch to members that on May 14, 1980 Muckamuck strikebreakers withdrew their latest application to decertify the union. The union explains the restaurants action and how SORWUC is responding.