Title: The long distance feeling
Description: Labour historian Elaine Bernard traces the tumultuous history of B.C.'s telephone workers, from the installation of the province's first phone in 1878 to the remarkable five-day occupation of B.C.'s telephone system in 1981. Bernard documents the development of telecommunications technology, the telephone companies, and the unions. The impact of technological change is emphasized throughout.
Subjects: British Columbia Telephone Company, Employees, History, Labor unions, Telecommunication, Telecommunications Workers Union (B.C.), Telephone, Histoire, Syndicats, Téléphone, Personnel, Telecommunications Workers Union (C.-B.)
Places: British Columbia