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: 1927-06-24
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note: of Statesman AND CONTROLLF.n ^^^y py t"p ^NCOUYER TRADES AND L^'^ >OyNCIL^\nSupported by Fifty-three Local Unions ^ ^ j^°14 NEW ^ â¢MIHSTEn Trades Council Working Button (Red) for tha Second Quarter Ot 19-7 NO. 163âEIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B; C, JUNE 24t1i, 1927 FIVE CENTS PER COPY =?= â¢Yellow Taxi Cabs Fair To Orgnized Labor Employees Granted Wage and Recognition of the Union After a , Three-day FightâMen Show Splendid Spirit âManager Recognizes Value âThis"wttrhe"t__ron_ylinion Xellow Taxi Cab Company in Canada and union members and their friends are now urged to co-operate with the Yellow Taxi Cab Company of Vancouver by boosting their business to the best of their ability. Don't forget in future that the Yellow Taxi Cab Company is fair to organized labor. The drivers are now members of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union, Local 466. SEVENTY YELLOW TAXI CAB DRIVERS carried out a complete tie-up of the cabs of that company from 5 p.m. Saturday till Tuesday afternoon, when the company agreed to the payment of a'satisfactory wage and working agreement for one year. There Wfere a few disturbances at the commencement of the strike but the patrol wagons always arrived just a few minutes too late to pick anybody up. After the first fracairor two the strike developed into an orderly affair, the men at one time marching down to obtain moral support from other conveyance drivers of the company. The men have not been satisfied -JWth-the-eommiasions~they-have-:been obtaining and made an attempt some time ago to get a better deal with _*e company. At that time the men p pd not respond well enough to enable the Trades Council to obtain Ftheir demands, but after persistent 1 Wj.rk on the part of the union officials "ar^d a continued dissatisfaction hong the men, another effort was fade. j The response at 5 o'clock on Saturday was encouraging, only one or no men failing to respond. These, owever, were quickly lined up after- ,,rds and the tie-Up was complete. la Monday the men co…
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: 10.14288/1.0439006
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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