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: 1930-11-07
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note: lalwr Statesma ^B^^/hoWNED AND O)NTR0LLÂ£D ^^#.6/ THE VANCOUVER TRADES AMD LABOR COUW Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions NO. 341âEIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, CANADA, NOVEMBER 7th, 1930 Shorter Hours and More Pay Will Aid Situation Organized Labor Movement Stressed Demand of the Great Need For Shorter Work WeekâIncreasing Use of Machine Will Now Force It 'pHE INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION of labor-saving machinery has been one of the principle causes in the chaotic conditions now confronting an ever-growing army of unemployed. Labor economists saw this coming and urged, as one of the remedies to meet this condition, shorter hours of labor and higher pay. They were laughed at, but now we have the present situation to face, where there are thousands of machine-displaced workers clamoring for jobs. This condition was described by Organizer Bruce of the International Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, in addressing the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council on Tuesday. During the recent election, he said, the politicians bandied about with the unemployment situation. One party said there was no unemployed problem, and the other said that they would call a special session of Parliament to deal with it. The special session politicians won, but the unemployment situation is looming up larger than ever. There are at (east 200,000 out of work in the Dominion of Canada, and the Federal Government's measure cannot provide for more than 25,000 or 30,000 this winter. In the meantime what is the worker to do? He and his family must have food and clothing, and the rent must be paid, for the landlord is the hardest to face. But politicians say that it is not their responsibility and turn you over to the relief department. Industrial barons have reaped the full reward of machine production and have all the profits. Now the barons and industrial capitalists ask the worker to bear the brunt of unemployment, and offer no help in the "situation "except "to siiggesT a reduc" tion of wages and a lo…
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: 10.14288/1.0439185
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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