The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1928-04-06
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note: aoor f/ftoWNED AND OONTRMIed" man .ADES AND LABOR COUNCIL Supported by Fifty-eight Local Unions 14 EIGHT PAGES-^NQ. 204. VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 6. |92S FIVE CENTS PER COPY Encouragement Given Painters Now on Strike Master Painters Turn Down Promise Previously MadeâWage Increase Is Long OverdueâRanks of Strikers Being Greatly Increased AFTER WAITING SEVEN YEARS for a wage increase above the $7.00 scale, Vancouver Painters and Decorators, Union 138, called a strike in an effort to obtain the long delayed increase. Negotiations had broken down when the membership had decided to strike, so no alternative had been left for the men to take. Their ranks arc solid and new members are flocking in by the dozen, which gives the men cause for great enthusiasm. During negotiations for a new agreement in 1926, the , Master Painters' Association wrote the union informing them that they would be willing to pay $7.50 per day in 1927 and 1928 if the agreement was signed on the old basis, but when the union took this subject up with them in February of this year, the Association backed down on their promise. The union was willing to accept the $7.50 per day plan as formerly suggested, but when the Association refused to consider it, the union decided to start a demand for $8.00 Attempts upon the part of the union to open negotiations with the Master Painters' Asociation were of no avail and the last word received from Mr. Leckie of the Builders' Exchange last week, was to the effect that he would try to open negotiations. Last Saturday, after using 6very effort to open negotiations and meeting with complete failure, the union decided to call a strike on Monday morning. One of the most encouraging things that has happened since Monday is the great number of men that have applied for membership. Men are coming in by the dozen and by Wednesday night almost 150 applications had been put in. This has been so encouraging to the membership that they feel that victory is certain. Ther…
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: 10.14288/1.0439096
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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