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: 1926-08-06
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note: t OWNED of Statesman AND CONTROLLED M^^W BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES MP LABOR COUNCIL Y\nOfficial Organ of The Canadian Labojf Party «<$||j^p I No. 120âEIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, AUGUST 6t Manufacturers' Association Trying To Crush Unions Employing Molders Decline to Meet With WorkersâTrades Council to Endeavor to Get Parties TogetherâSuggested That Metal Trades, Council Is Needed. ..-. D / lECLARING THAT THE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATldDN was blocking every move to bring about a settlement of the Molders' strike, Del. C. Cropley informed the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening, that the struggle was not a question of wages now but a question of recognition of organized labor. Four of the biggest .-firms, involving about 80 men, refuse to meet representatives of the union to discuss a settlement although ten other smaller firms ha'vfi. i concededJ.h.e^wages-asked by~thc union; The Manufacturers* Asso* 3 ciation is getting in its dirty work, said Del. Cropley, and by helping the molders at the present time, he informed the delegates, you are " helping to fortify your own position and will not only help to bring k about a successful ending of the strike but a glorious one. He thanked organized labor for the help already given and in out- I lining the situation said that in 1914 | the organization was 100 per cent, strong, and the members were paid ' $6.90 a day. The war depleted thc , organization, and the employers, l'*Tttng'.,ja&'"2^^ "â¢~?*greement," pared down the wages I by degrees to $5,40 a day. When f tjie molders started to rebuild their "--organization the pay was increased "to $5.70, but still further strengthen- ' fog their organization they decided to I go after an increase of pay to $6.50 a day. Several firms agreed to the â¢" scale but the remainder have consistently declined. Formerly the bosses agreed to meetings with the » union delegates, but now they posi- a tively decline. Molders Not Weakening The…
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: 10.14288/1.0439012
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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