Alberta Labour History Institute

Book Launch:
The Art of Solidarity
Humanities Centre
Lecture Theatre L1-L2
University of Alberta
Wed. Sept. 24
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Featuring several of the book's contributors, including ALHI board members Alvin Finkel, Don Bouzek, and Donna Coombs-Montrose, as well as Maria Dunn.

The Art of Solidarity Labour Arts and Heritage in Canada.

#Book Sep 4! incl chapters on my Video Ballads w Don Bouzek + On The River w Asani + family & friends of the late Chief Dorothy McDonald-Hyde (Fort McKay First Nation) in tribute to her life/legacy.

The Art of Solidarity: #Labour #Arts and Heritage in Canada
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The Art of Solidarity Labour Arts and Heritage in Canada.

#yeg #Booklaunch
The Art of Solidarity: #Labour #Arts & Heritage in Canada
Sep 24, 6:30 pm
Humanities Ctr L1-L2, UofA
Rob Kristofferson Co-editor + Contributors (incl yours truly!)
Books for sale by Audrey's Books
Hosts: Between The Lines, Parkland Institute

Immigrants in Alberta - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories ALHI’S 2026 ALHI Calendar Provides Monthly Lessons on a Timely Subject  My parents came to Canada in 1913, children of parents leaving Ukraine (Galicia) because of poverty and oppression under... Read...

New blog post at our website: Immigrants in Alberta
albertalabourhistory.org/immigrants-i...
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2026 ALHI Calendar: A History of Immigrant Workers in Alberta
More information and order form here: albertalabourhistory.org/2026-alhi-ca...
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Mary Price - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories Year: 2003Location: CalgaryProfile: Mary Price, born in Winnipeg in 1912, grew up in a community that valued labour organizing and their Ukrainian heritage. Her father taught her to read Ukrainian fro...

Another updated worker profile at our website: Mary Price: albertalabourhistory.org/moving-forwa...
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Dave Werlin - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories Interviewee: Dave WerlinYear: 2003, 2005Location: EdmontonProfile: A giant of the Alberta labour movement, Dave Werlin was a blue-collar worker turned union official and four-decade Communist Party mi...

New at our website:
Updated Worker Profile: Dave Werlin
albertalabourhistory.org/interview-tr...
#yeg #labour #ablabour

Health care workers with @aupe.org and supporters held a picket outside the Misericordia earlier today, demanding better contracts and wages from Covenant Health.
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#yeg #labour #union #aupe #picket #photojournalism #yegphotographer

A song commissioned from Maria Dunn to tell the story of the Great Labour Revolt. This version was created for the Troublemakers live performance which toure... ALHI Maria Dunn Telephone Girls Song - Troublemakers Live

And here's a song I wrote about Edmonton’s 1919 General Strike, commissioned by @ablabourhistory.bsky.social for the 100th anniversary, inspired by the women who worked the telephone exchanges/walked out in #solidarity with their fellow workers in Winnipeg. #labourhistory

Juno-award winning folk singer and labour activist, Maria Dunn, is a gifted songwriter and performer who draws audiences into the heart of the stories she te... ALHI 1919 - Maria Dunn

#InternationalWorkersDay #May1
Found this 2019 interview re: how I wrote #Telephone Girls for @ablabourhistory.bsky.social re Alberta #workers in #solidarity w Winnipeg workers during 1919 #WinnipegGeneralStrike
youtu.be/tMOyXbTedZM?...
#songwriting #history #socialjusticeart

#ICYMI @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Edmonton AM interview with artist, musician, community activist & #yeg 1st #BlackHistorian laureate Donna Coombs-Montrose who has dedicated decades to the stories of people of the African diaspora @ablabourhistory.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Alberta women and work: job action for fair wages and recognition - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories International Women’s Day – March 2025 “We need a living wage!” says a sign carried on a picket line in Edmonton in January. Education support workers in various parts of... Read more »

Thanks for posting, Maria! The article will be on the main page of our website until the end of the month. It is archived on our website here: albertalabourhistory.org/alberta-wome...

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Edmonton’s Historian Laureate, and ALHI board member, Donna Coombs-Montrose was interviewed on CBC’s Edmonton AM on March 6th. You can listen to the interview here.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Alberta women and work: job action for fair wages and recognition - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories International Women’s Day – March 2025 “We need a living wage!” says a sign carried on a picket line in Edmonton in January. Education support workers in various parts of... Read more »

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH: IN ALBERTA, THE LOW-WAGE SCHOOL BOARD WORKERS ARE LEADING GOVERNMENT WORKERS IN A FIGHT FOR FAIR TREATMENT
albertalabourhistory.org/alberta-wome...

ALBERTA LABOUR HISTORY INSTITUTE (ALHI) - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories The Alberta Labour History Institute collects, preserves, and disseminates the stories of Alberta’s working people and their organizations. This website includes full transcripts, podcasts, and…

Thx @ablabourhistory.bsky.social for this #InternationalWomensDay #IWD article highlighting the importance of supporting Alberta's CUPE Education Workers, currently on strike to achieve fair wages.

TRIBUTE TO ED SEYMOUR - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories Ed SeymourJuly 30, 1940 – February 22, 2025 The Canadian labour movement lost a dedicated, inspiring, and much loved union advocate and labour historian on February 22, 2025. Ed Seymour... Read more »

A tribute to Ed Seymour, a labour giant who played a big role in the Gainers Strike of 1986. Rest in power, Ed Seymour.
albertalabourhistory.org/tribute-to-e...

The latest issue of SPANN is online (the community newspaper serving Stony Plain Road and area), featuring the Jasper Place History Project's article about the Jasper Place Rustlers women's hockey team. Download the PDF at www.stonyplainroad.com/spann/ #yeg

Dave Werlin: a life in workers’ struggles - Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI): Workers' History / Workers' Stories August 18, 1934 – February 6, 2025 “A working class hero is something to be” * A lifetime in pursuit of social justice for working people, peace, and socialism is... Read more »

Very sad news of recent passing of one our crucial #labour leaders Dave Werlin. My heartfelt condolences to all his loved ones and the countless workers that he advocated for in his long life. A beautiful tribute here from Alberta Labour #History Institute.
albertalabourhistory.org/dave-werlin-...

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