Complex sentence: This constituted the first union on the Vancouver waterfront; the informal name for the union was the "Bows and Arrows," a title reflective of the politicized indigenous ethos of its membership base.
Split into simpler sentences: This constituted the first union on the Vancouver waterfront. The informal name for the union was the "Bows and Arrows," a title reflective of the politicized indigenous ethos of its membership base.