Memorial Service for Joy Langan, September 9, 2009

Memorial Service
for Joy Langan

It was standing room only as hundreds of people filled the Operating Engineers’ Hall September 9th, 2009 to pay tribute to Joy Langan and to remember her many contributions.
The crowd included rank and file workers with whom she stood on the picket line, leaders of the labour movement, and dozens of current and former MPs and MLAs.

"Joy Langan was a tiny woman. She found reaching things down from her kitchen cupboards a challenge. But it once took two burly police officers to lift her into the back of a paddy wagon..."
read more from her obituary in the Globe and Mail

Opening Remarks by David Rice, Western Regional Director of the Canadian Labour Congress RT: 2:04

Angela Schira, Secretary-Treasurer for the BC Federation of Labour
RT: 9:54

Wendy Sol, Administrative Vice President for Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada RT: 6:45

Video message from Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress RT: 5:28

John Webster and Susan Scott, participants in the Calgary Herald strike RT: 16:19

Jiim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour RT: 10:48

Audrey McLaughlin, former leader of the federal NDP RT: 10:49

Carolyn Chalifoux-Rice, Secretary-Treasurer for the New Westminster & District Labour Council RT: 5:18

Photo/video tribute to Joy by Mark Cameron, Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada RT: 5:12

Gordie Larkin, Canadian Labour Congress (retired), leads audience sing-alongs of "Roll the Union On" and "Solidarity Forever;" David Rice closes RT: 7:11

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"Joy Langan was a tiny woman. She found reaching things down from her kitchen cupboards a challenge. But it once took two burly police officers to lift her into the back of a paddy wagon..." read more from her obituary in the Globe and Mail

"Joy Langan was a tiny woman. She found reaching things down from her kitchen cupboards a challenge. But it once took two burly police officers to lift her into the back of a paddy wagon..."
read more from her obituary in the Globe and Mail