Seventy Years Later: The Lessons of the San Francisco General Strike
July 20 , 2004
David Bacon
Seventy years after the famous San Francisco General Strike, David Bacon looks at the lessons we can learn for today’s labour movement from that pitched class battle in July, 1934.

Joseph Mairs: B.C. labour's past sheds light on the present
July 20 , 2004
Dale McCartney
The Centre for Labour Studies at S.F.U. has a new website dedicated to the life of B.C. labour hero Joseph Mairs, Jr.  The legacy of Mairs and his militant generation offer important lessons for those opposing the current B.C. government.
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Libby Davies is entering her third term as MP for Vancouver East, having been elected by 10,000 votes over her nearest challenger -- her campaign represented the widest margin of victory for the NDP in the recent federal election. Seven Oaks spoke with her by phone from her office in Ottawa where she has been participating in NDP caucus meetings as the party prepares for the fall sessions of parliament.

Read the interview.