The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-02-02
issued: 1941-01
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note: v^ /v â *;.- TO EACH UNION MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OF HIS 4 CHOICE OWNED AND CONTROLLED By gg VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL SUPPORTED BY SEVEISTtlT-TWO LOCAL UNIONS 1 build: /. ,« l STRONG UNIONS . FOR '..,-. SOCIAL securtit .' â '.â 'â NUMBER 505. VANCO! == $100,000,000 Shipyard Plant Under Way in California Richmond, Cal.âA huge hundred million dollar shipyards construction job was under way here this week, A. F. of L. men handling the work on. the project under a Kid per cent union contract. â¢'. Tarda of "the' Todd Shipbuilding Company will be constructed by A. F. of L. building and construction tradea unions, under contract with the Henry Kaiser Construction Com pany, and metal tradesmen employed by the Todd Company in tpe building I of ships, after completion of the yards, will be covered by a pact signed by the Metal Trades Council. I Fine Agreement . Officials said that the agreement obtained is one of the finest in this. area, as well as the largest, since! over 7000 men will be employed in the construction of the yards alone. The pact calls for prevailing union wage scales for both building trades and metal Workers, double time for overtime, including Satoradys,' Sundays ' and holidays, and standard union conditions. Twenty-four international union officers represented thefr men in -the signing of this contract. Largest Job Vital construction job in the national defense program, the Todd yards will be rushed to completion by skilled A. F. of L. workmen, under the safeguards of the master union contract. The. agreement covers the largest single construction job ever attempted in the East Bay District. ,._ âLabor Citizen. Note: The Todd Shipbuilding Co. has a $300,000,000 shipbuilding order from the British Government. Projectionists' [School Endanger* Employment Endorsation of a request from the B. C. Projectionists Union was given by the Trades and Labor Council in an effort to register a strong protest against the action of the Ontario Government…
note: Microfilm reel contains only 3 pages of this issue; additional pages possibly missing. 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: 10.14288/1.0439573
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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