The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1913-05-09
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note: 'WT~*f^S*^I^^^^^WHm^P^!Wa"" ■*W*^"*W*»** *******W**o***m***aaam aaaaaaamam-aaajaaaawMaawaa ^*^^*m THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATI INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR. FIFTH TJ No. 109. VANCOUVER, ft C. FRIDAY, MAY 9,1913. 91.00 A YEAR CIVIC OTYEES NOW AWAIT IV OF INVESTIGATION BOARD An trbltratlon and conciliation)* board, appointed under the Industrial Dlaputes Aot, 1907) to hear the grievances ot the Civic Employeei' Union against the city ot. Vincouver, hu Just completed ltt' labors, and both sides now await the verdict. - - While tbe loctl press, with the exception of - the Dally Provinoe, hit been (air ind tried to present the .facts as they appeared before the board, aUll the union man's viewpoint of the grlevtnces and their airing before the board ihould be presented. ' The botrd consisted of Mr. 0. E. McCrosstn, appointed by the employees; Hr. H, 0. Alexander, tppolnt- . id by the elty.t.ind Justice Murphy, chairman ol the botrd. ■ The men charged: , That dlBonmlnttlon against union- men wu taking place In the solvent' ing department. That favoritism wu shown In the appointment of foremen,, tnd that *«men showed favoritism In hiring and discharging men; The men also demanded: A rise In wages from 37 Ho per hour to 40c per hour for waterworki men. That the union men who hid been discharged, namely, P. Bruce, J. Mc- Beth, S. Stevenson ind R. Milne, be reinstated. That the men responsible for tbe discrimination, Assistant Superintendent Lee, Foreman Oakes and Under Foreman Thomson, be discharged. The dlscrlmlnttlon charged wu thtt the Job ttewtrds of the union had been dltcharged, Intimidated, and reported lnfalrly. John McBeth, a Job ateward, had been fired for drinking a cup of coffee, although lt was admitted that It wu a custom of the scavengers to drink coffee or liquor whenever* lt was offered them, and that this custom was known to Lee. Witnesses testified that a week after McBeth was…
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: 10.14288/1.0344885
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