The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1918-10-11
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note: THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST DTOUBTRIAL UOTTY: BTBBNOTH .«. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADEB AND LABOR COUN )IL, AND B 0 FEDERATION OF LABOR —*—-—*. "V-T __. **i __.**_* __L ■ —- ■ - m_* POLITICAL UMITT: VIOTOBY TENTH YEAR. No. 41 EIGHT PAGES OFFICIAL PAPEB: VANCOUVEB TRADEB AND LABOB COUNUL, AND B. 0. FEDEBATION OF LABOB VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11,1918 /* I Employers Refuse to Concede the Closed Shop Secret Ballot Shows Workers Are Unanimous in Their Demands The striking laundry workers liavo bad a vory busy weok. Negotiations with the omployers have been going on until the matters in dispute have been practically whittled down to the closed shop, which the union insists upon, anu which the employors apaprently are just as emphatic in refusing to concede. At a meeting ot thc union on Friday afternoon, which Mr. McNiven, Deputy Minister of Labor, was invited to attend, a communication was read from the employers stating that they were willing to "reinstate union workerB in Vancouver laundries as their services may be required with the exception of thoso who may have been convicted of an offence, nnd that thoy were also prepared to enter into an agreement vrith the Laundry Workers Union giving effect to these proposals, but under no consideration would they entertain the closed shop principle, stating that as far as thoso questions were concerned this was absolutely final." Mr. McNiven, in response to a quostion as to whether he had anything to say on the Bubject, said that he had had great difficulty with the employers, but after frequent conferences and arguments, thoy had agreed to practically everything but the closed Bhop. On this poiat< and here he assumed a very aolomn aspect, '' ho was convinced that their decision was final, and there being nothing more that he,could do, he might as well roturn to Victoria." The moeting was very quiet and Boomed to be dcoply impressed, but it was from suppressed indignation awaiting aa outlet, for when…
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: 10.14288/1.0345255
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The B.C. Federationist, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text