The Labour Statesman
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alternative: [The Labor Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-02-06
issued: 1965-06
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note: FRONT PAGE NEWS GRAIN CRISIS VAN<X)UVia*_âCrucial talks in the grain work- ers* negotiations with the elevator companies are Ira-hug nowhere. Ed Sims, Canadian director of the union, said today that despite several meetings called by lite Federal Department of Labour, "very little progress The union accepted the conciliation board's report which recotnmended 15c per year for a two-year The five elevator companies rejected the award. Four hundred and fifty workers are involved. The main stumbling block to settlement is a damage suit started last year by the Alberta Wheat Pool against the union following an alleged walk-out which the. union says was precipitated when the company refused to meet to discuss grievances which had been accumulating for some time. The po*_e_-b_lity of a strike by die grain handlers in support of tiie conciliation board award has received some attention on Parliament HilL An Ottawa spokesman said late in May tiie companies have -"dug in" and have adopted an attitude that is "stiff and unbending". "They have laid down tough conditioine. as a prerequisite to serious bar- It is reported the cmnpanirg are demanding a no- strike clause to give iron-clad pratection-against any further walkouts. The elevator companies also say tfm nancrMhrtian boayd report is "too conclusion. STEEL HGHT VANCOUVER â The United Steelworkers of America (Local 6523) in Merritt, B.C., has applied for a Conciliation Officer to assist in the bargaining of their first agreement with Craigmont Mines Ltd. The Steelworkers replaced Mine-Mill as bargaining agent April 15, 1964, after successfully winning two representation votes by a majority of four to one. The workers at Craigmont Mines are fighting for wages and working conditions which are presently among the lowest and wont in heavy industry in the pco-vinca. The present Mine-Mill contract provides for pay of a dollar an hour for boys under 18, $L80 an hour for hbourers, and trade rates ranging from $158 to $2.42 an hour.…
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: 10.14288/1.0439730
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : B.C. Federation of Labour ; Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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