Labour History - Video Interviews ➔ [Video interview of Joginder Singh Sunner conducted by Dr. Anushay Malik, Part 1]
Item
Identifier:
2021_08_03_007
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://unionzindabad.pressbooks.com/
Date
April 30 2021;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Publisher
Extent
1 digital video [58 min 30 seconds]
Format
moving image
Description
Joginder Sunner came to Canada in 1983. He has worked at sawmills in the Vancouver area since the mid-1980s; first in non-union operations and then in unionized mills. He became active in the International Woodworkers of America, Local 1-217 as a committee member and then as a job steward. He is a member of the Executive Board of United Steelworkers Local 1-1937. He has previously served as General-Secretary on the Executive of the Khalsa Diwan Society. This is a full-length audio-only interview and the first of two conducted by Dr. Anushay Malik with Sunner on behalf of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's "Union Zindabad!" Project, 2021.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Metro Vancouver Regional District;Vancouver
Language
Rights Statement
Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Labor unions--Canada [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106524];Labor unions--Canada--History [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009128451];Lumber trade [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078814];Sawmills [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117790]