The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-26
issued: 1926-10-08
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note: X' -^S*.«--S-S-S-fJ-(l»^W!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ' ' _. I * "-.â¢"â 1*!'" â -» ^~':-m*y-»:y 1,,.-,.,,,,.,,,,,....^ rrrr- ââ -â â¢â or Statesman AND CONTROLLED ^^^i-y BY THE VANCOUY^/fRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL ~Y\nOfficial Organ of The Canadian Labor V*rty VANCOUVER, B. C, OCTOBER 8th. 19 FIVE CENTS PER COPY er Increases on the Waterfront An Open Letter to Longshoremen and the Public of - Greater Vancouver. Also An Answer to the Ship-. pinf Federation and Its ApologistsâLower Wages and Increased Slaughter.- IN A RECENT ISUUE of the Dairy Province, there appeared an article under the heading- "All Longshoremen of Vancouver have Benefitted." The article purports to be based on a book,by a New York writer of the name of Charles H. Barnes, entitled "The Longshoreman." Very little of what Mr. Barnes says regarding longshoring. is given us, but instead we are regaled with a glorification of the system now prevailing on the Vancouver waterfrorit, ' j It is usually true that those on whom propaganda is being practiced are the last to recognize the fact, but although this effort put forth by the apologist for the Shipping Federation may hoodwink the general public, it will not fool many longshoremen. , ( Fatalities Increase Under Company Union Plan f We are told that in 1924, the Shipping Federation appointed the first safety engineer for longshore labor on the American continent. But why are our friends of the Shipping Federation so modest? Why didn't they tell us that in their zeal for our lives and welfare they had appointed two safety engineers. Well, let us sec what has happened since. During the eleven years of the existence of the I.L.A., there were eight fatalities on the Vancouver waterfront. During the years of 1920, 1921, 1922, and up to the beginning of the strike, October 8th, 1923, there were two fatalities on the Vancouver waterfront. Since October, 1923, up to the present time, there have been nineteen fatalities on the Vancouver waterfront. . …
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0438916
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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