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Labour on Television A full length feature on the state of labour tv in Canada, prompted by the closure of nearly 50% of Rogers cable community television facilities in Vancouver, including Van East, working TV's home base since we first went to air in 1993. Includes interviews with cable producers across the country. Corporate Tax Freedom Day: The BC Federation of Labour's 5th annual "Piggie Race" to the tax free trough, featuring an address by federation President Ken Georgetti and a race of mechanical piggies, each bearing a favourite corporate tax loophole.
Alexa! The January 25 speech by Federal NDP leader Alexa Mcdonough to the federal NDP council in Vancouver.
International Women's Day Special - Women's Work Ghetto: 14,000 community sector health care workers are struggling for a first contract and wage parity. They earn up to $7 / hr less than those doing identical work in hospitals. Plus Union Briefs, short reports on IWD March and Rally '97; on Michael Parenti; and on East Timor.
?? People First: Protecting Public Services: produced by the BC Government and Service Employees' Union, a look at the work BCGEU members do throughout the province.
Labor Party USA: a feature from Labor Beat, our sister program on Chicago Public Access TV, on the founding convention of the Labor Party of the USA.short reports on United Way Labour Awards Dinner,Rally Against Bill C-91 Drug Patent Monopoly Legislation,Bruce Ericksen Memorial.
A Tribute to Bruce Eriksen Celebrating the life and political struggles of Bruce Eriksen, who died March of liver cancer. He was 68.
Federal NDP Convention: Alexa McDonough, the new Federal NDP leader - "we've never been government, but we've always made a difference" - at the federal NDP convention held April 11 through 13 in Regina.
The New Economy, the Private Sector & Corporate Responsibility: Defining Corporate Citizenship. Sponsored by the Social Investment Organization(SIO)-a National non-profit organization with a mandate to promote social investment and corporate social responsibility as effective strategies for effective social change - and by the Citizen's Bank of Canada,a Van City company, to explore "economic and social alternatives for the new millenium.
Employment Insurance: Sponsored by the BC and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council, a presentation on new Employment Insurance Regulations particularly geared to Building Trades workers, by Joe Maloney, from the National Office of the Building and Construction Trades Council.
Save Our Salmon: Part 1 & 2 A look at recent BC Government initiatives to protect our environment and natural resources, featuring a report from the Stand Up For Canada rally,where 500 people, representing stakeholders across the fishing industry, came out to support B.C.'s position in the "Pacific Salmon War" with the United States.
Jobs & Timber Accord: Part1 & 2 - June 19 announcement by Premier Glen Clark of accord to create 40,000 jobs and turn BC forests into a sustainable resource.
Talking Union video series, #1 and #2
Mac Paps Today: A look at "Canada's forgotten heroes", the surviving BC members of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion who volunteered to fight facism in Spain in the late 1930's. Most were labour and social activists, many of whom had been on the On to Ottawa trek. This low budget camcorder based report was produced as part of the campaign to win a monument for these heroes at the BC Legislature.
Grace Hartman: The First Woman to Lead a National Union in Canada Part of our 1997 Labour Day show, we feature this video produced by Labour Video Communications of Toronto. Grace Hartman was the former leader of CUPE, the Canadian Union of Public Employees. She was jailed for refusing to order striking Ontario Hospital workers back to work.
Talking Union video series, #3
Talking Union video series, #4 Talking Union video series, #5 Tony Clarke: The MAI, APEC and how Canadians can challenge corporate rule. Recorded on September 22 at the Vancouver Public Library. Recorded at the "Globalization: Threats and Opportunities for Community Development " held October 3 and 4 at Langara College, this program features Radhika Desai from the Political Science Department at the University of Victoria, with a working definition of Globalization.
The First Time Around: The 1972-75 BC NDP Government.
In 1972 the "Socialist Hordes" took power in BC for the first time ever, led by a former social worker and BCGEU (BC Government & Service Employees' Union) member, Dave Barrett. They began a "whirlwind of legislation" which in just 3 short years transformed BC's political landscape forever.
An Award of Excellence winner in the Political Programming category, 1998 Best of the Northwest Video Festival.
Report Card Reflections A look at Assessment during the week report cards are handed out, in a segment we produced for the BC Teachers' Federation. But not all children come to school equally ready to learn -particularly if they haven't had breakfast. Child Poverty has an enormous impact on how well children do in the classroom.
Bill C-91: Digging the Grave of Medicare?
To mark National Medicare Week we look at Bill C-91, the Federal Drug Patent Bill which is driving health care costs through the roof, and according to one senior's activist, is "digging the grave of Medicare". In recent years Federal Liberal and Tory governments have cut hundreds of millions of dollars in health care funding. At the same time they have given multi-national drug companies a license to print money with Bill C-91, which extends monopoly protection on drugs for 20 years, and bars cheaper generic drugs from entering the market.
Pre-APEC "People's Summit Primer: An overview of the APEC Summit and the economic policies which it promotes. We look at the opposition to APEC organizing here in Vancouver including the People's Summit, NO! to APEC, and the Youth Forum on APEC.
People's Summit Wrap: Highlights from APEC and the People's Summit. We also feature video shot by student volunteer videographers at UBC, including arrests of student leaders and a brief "press conference" staged in a temporarily liberated APEC media centre - probably the only labour friendly event held in that facility all week. As well a report on the Women of the Waterfront event in support of fired dockworkers in Liverpool, England.
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of BC's First NDP Government (2): Highlights from the 25th anniversary banquet held on October 17th to celebrate the accomplishments of the Dave Barrett NDP government. 800 people attended to share an evening of laughter and fond reminiscences.
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