Sub-series consists of editions of the Deol Society News, as well as an information brochure about the society.

File consists of notes for the planning of a website about the Canadian Farmworkers Union. The notes may be related to A History of the Canadian Farmworkers Union, a digital book written in 1994-1995 by Murray Bush with the Canadian Farmworkers Union. The book is available at http://www.vcn.bc.ca/cfu/.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the administration of the Deol Society, including correspondence, minutes, and internal communications.

File consists of 23 photographic prints and 23 negatives of an event celebrating the release of the book Farmworkers and their Children, by the Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society.

Sub-series contains programs, notes, minutes, photographs, and other material from the Canadian Farmworkers Union’s annual conventions. Also included are records from Farm Workers’ Organizing Committee and Canadian Farmworkers Union public meetings, including photographs, speaking notes, and flyers; publicity records from CFU information meetings held by support committees across Canada; minutes and planning notes from CFU staff retreats; and programs and photographs from external meetings and conventions attended by CFU members, including those of the United Farm Workers of America, the BC Federation of Labour, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Manitoba Farm Workers Association, and the Indian People’s Association in North America.

Sub-series consists of a scrapbook and other records relating to the Canadian Farmworkers Union’s chronicling of its own history, photographs of staff and the CFU office, banners displayed at conventions and other events, and other general administrative material.

File consists of newspaper clippings and a newsletter about the Farm Workers’ Organizing Committee and the Canadian Farmworkers Union, including subjects such as pesticide injuries, farm safety legislation, and FWOC and CFU strikes.

Sub-series consists of records relating to projects undertaken by the Deol Society, including ESL classes, the Health Improvement Project (which entailed the production of the film Caught in a World of Pesticides, produced by Mae Burrows and Helena Cynamon), and the production of the film Kicking the Habit. Records include project-specific grant applications, project descriptions, progress reports, as well as photographs of the production of Caught in a World of Pesticides.

Sub-series consists of account books, ledgers, financial statements, and other material relating to the financial administration of the Canadian Farmworkers Union.

Sub-series consists of reports and briefs by the Canadian Farmworkers Union, its members, and colleagues on subjects including workers’ rights, workplace safety, and the history and activities of the CFU. Most of the reports were prepared for submission to government bodies such as the Workers’ Compensation Board and BC Human Rights Commission, political parties, or other organizations.

Sub-series consists of general material relating to the planning and execution of actions such as unionization, rallies, or strikes, and research into working conditions and workers’ housing. Included is material pertaining to the Okanagan Farmworkers Group, collected by the Canadian Farmworkers Union as it investigated the possibility of organizing farmworkers and orchard workers in the Okanagan. Records include newspaper clippings and research materials, notes, and photographs of mushroom farms.

Item is a brief on farmworker health and safety.

Series consists of correspondence, legal records, photographs, and other material relating to the Canadian Farmworkers Union’s promotion and certification of the union in individual work sites; negotiations with farm owners; individual workers’ complaints; strikes; and participation in rallies for a variety of causes.

The series is arranged into four sub-series: Unionization and organizing notes, photographs, and other records ([198-]-1985); Certification correspondence, contracts, and photographs (1980-1992); Photographs, legal records, and correspondence relating to complaints, strikes, and rallies (1979-[199-?]); and General planning and research newspaper clippings, notes, and photographs ([1978]-1997).

Sub-series consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, and photographs relating to projects undertaken by members of the Canadian Farmworkers Union in collaboration with other unions, organizations, or government agencies. Such collaborations included the BC Federation of Labour’s Human Rights Committee and Occupational Health and Safety Committee, the Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Agency (FARSHA), Operation Solidarity, the Pesticide Registration Review, the Workers’ Compensation Board Agricultural Sub-Committee, and the Workers’ Compensation Group. Also included are scripts and photographs of the Vancouver Sath theatre group’s workers’ rights-themed plays.

File consists primarily of material related to Shergill Contractor employment insurance overpayment cases.

File consists of records relating to a Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society study of worker legislation, workers’ rights, and farm labour contracting.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Canadian Farmworkers Union’s connections to and support of other labour and rights movements, including women’s rights, labour rights, and other agricultural workers’ organizations. Records include briefs and reports, newspaper clippings, and a Manitoba Farm Workers Association banner.

Series consists of records relating to the administration and activities of the Deol Agricultural Education and Research Society (the Deol Society), including financial records, meeting minutes, correspondence, project records, newsletters, and other publications.

The series is arranged into five sub-series: Administrative records and correspondence (1982-1995); Financial records (1981-1998); Programming and project reports, correspondence, and photographs ([198--ca. 1997]); Employment and grant records (1977-1990); and Publications (1982-1995).