Connie White

Corinne “Connie” White (1925-) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her family moved to Vancouver when she was eleven. She worked as a housemaid at fourteen-years-old and worked a short time in a shoe factory before joining Boeing. She worked as a riveter there until her marriage in 1947. She returned to work in 1955, as a garment worker at Western Cap & Garment. She became an organizer for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, a position she still held at the time of this interview.

Audio Interview [c.1979]

Description

White discusses her early work experience as a teen; working swing shifts as a riveter at Vancouver Boeing during WWII; working at Western Cap and Garment in the 1950’s; conditions in the garment industry; women in high positions in the union; organizing garment workers; union labelling.

 

Title: [Connie White – 1/2]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: White, Connie

Subject: Women–Employment–British Columbia ; Women labor union members–British Columbia ; Women–Employment–British Columbia–History–20th century

Date Created: [Unknown]

Type: Audio recording

Genre: Interviews

Extent: 1 audio cassette

Format: audio/mp3

Language: English

Identifier: SD_WLHP_498_02A1

Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds

Series: Women’s Labour History Project

Source: Original Format: The VIVO Media Arts Centre. Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives. Sara Diamond fonds.

Rights: Media provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use of this media must be obtained from the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives.

Title: [Connie White – 1/2]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: White, Connie

Subject: Women–Employment–British Columbia ; Women labor union members–British Columbia ; Women–Employment–British Columbia–History–20th century

Date Created: [Unknown]

Type: Audio recording

Genre: Interviews

Extent: 1 audio cassette

Format: audio/mp3

Language: English

Identifier: SD_WLHP_498_02A2

Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds

Series: Women’s Labour History Project

Source: Original Format: The VIVO Media Arts Centre. Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives. Sara Diamond fonds.

Rights: Media provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use of this media must be obtained from the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives.