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 profiles of our interviewees. It also includes videos, booklets, themed essays, annual calendars, and a link to a book created by ALHI. To learn more about us, visit About. For help with navigating the site, visit How To Use This Site.
What’s New?
New and updated worker profiles: Glynnis Lieb. Vince Westacott; Evelyn Gilbert; Frank Reaume; Glen Walker
New theme: Precarious Workers in Alberta; Hunger March (1932)
Booknotes: A Fight for Justice: The compelling story of temporary foreign workers & human rights by Joe Barrett
Piece by Piece: The GWG Story
Labour Force
The workforce at GWG reflected the waves of immigration to Edmonton throughout the 20th century: Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, South Asian… as each immigrant group came to Edmonton, newcomers came to work at GWG and the workforce became increasingly diverse.
Click on a link below to read more at the Piece by Piece: The GWG Story website:
Workers at the GWG Factory Before World War II
European Immigrants at GWG in the Post War Era
New Immigrants at GWG after 1967