On the Line: Stories of BC Workers
Canadian labour history storytelling podcast, produced by volunteers & staff of the BC Labour Heritage Centre on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories. Hosted by labour reporter & author Rod Mickleburgh.
Podcasting since 2020 • 27 episodes
On the Line: Stories of BC Workers
Latest Episodes
Ep. 27 - Canning Salmon
This is the first of a two-part series on the role of women in BC ‘s once thriving fishing industry. This episode hears from women who worked in the fish canneries that once lined the west coast of BC. They bring to life a time when BC fish hel...
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Episode 27
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Ep 26: Lenkurt Electric - Turning the Tide
A 1966 wildcat strike* by 400 mostly women members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) at Lenkurt Electric in Burnaby, BC was a turning point for the province's labour movement. This was a time when courts and police r...
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Episode 26
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Ep. 25: A Struggle Too Long: Paul Robeson Sings at Peace Arch Park
This episode features two larger than life historical figures: Harvey Murphy, regional director of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union and Paul Robeson, Black American superstar known around the world for his powerful...
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Episode 25
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Ep. 24: Tatsuro Buck Suzuki: Community advocate, union activist, environmentalist
We celebrate the life of Tatsuro 'Buck' Suzuki, who spent his life advocating for the West Coast fishing community, first as a young liaison between Japanese Canadians and an industry dominated by Whites, then as a strong trade unionist, and fi...
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Episode 24
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Ep 23: Teamster Diana Kilmury: B.C.’s Tough and Fearless Truck-Driving Woman
In this episode of On the Line, we present a compelling tale of British Columbia's Diana Kilmury, a bold and fearless truck driver who became immersed in the murky male dominated world of the Teamsters Union back in the days when women behind t...
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Episode 23
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