The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1913-02-21
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note: m—m •■^^W^i-WIPP s~ MM .INDUSTRIAL UNITY: 8TRBNQTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABO* COUNCIL AND B. C: I FIFTH YEAR. NO. 98. . No.70S.I. Watch your address label. VANCOUVER, B. CC, ^t^AY, FEBRUA c0a> miners' strike before /labor commission at nanaimo // ■ft 7 j*"* Labor Commission held a sit- tb «h the Provincial Courthouse, V M mo, last' Monday evening when ' ,nce was given regarding the '-,. glng of strikebreakers 'trom Edmonton to the Cumberland mine!. Robert Foster, president ot the coal miners, also appeared before the Commission. Charles Smith Informed the commission he had been brought trom Edmonton under a misrepresentation of affairs at Cumberland. On the representations of Mr. Ferris, who tin witness believed was a representative of the coal company, witness visited an employment ugency at Edmonton, paid his dollsr and was engaged to come to Cumberland and start work He asked Fenls It there was a itrlke on at Cumberland and Ferrii told him no, but there was a general walkout aa the men were taking a holiday, and aa tar as witness knew there was no strike for an Increase of wages. Witness was engaged to work in the mines although he was a cook 'by trade, and on the way aoross from Vancouver he met Mr, Pattlnson, tthd told him there was a strike on at Cum- terland for higher wages. There were 80 men in the pirty whloh left Edmonton for Cumberland and witness was supposed to provide them with food en route, but .all they got to eat waa bread and cheese, with a little coffee at Field and Mission. The party began to think everything wn not on the square when at Mission agents talked of holding the party there until an opportune time presented Itself for rushing trem through to Vancouver. Upon arrival at Vancouver 0. P. R. . pnllcn took charge cf both ends ot the car and the party tumbled to the fact that aomethlny was wrong. Only frurteen were lett ln the party upon arrival at Nanalmo and although he bad^ tried to Ret employment here ho was as yet una…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344870
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The B.C. Federationist, Ltd.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text