British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1924-05-23
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note: BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS .4 POLITICAL UNITT: VIOTOBT / SIXTEEN TH YEAR. No. 21 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 23,1924 5c A COPY Workera Beware! Wednesday Half-holiday—Is It to _ Oo?—Efforts Being Made to Stop It CLERKS HAV BE PENALIZED Is It Fore-runner of What Oliver Government Will Do for "Big Interests?" TVTOT satisfied with the hardship that is being wrought on the clerks in the various stores in our province, the Vancouver Sun is lending its in- Buence in an effort to make their lot still harder. It would appear that the Sun Is going to support the Oliver government. Now we are wondering lt this little bit of news is a forerunner of what that government is going to do to gain the support of the "big interests." Human life, human " comfort, human happiness, in (act, everything that really counts in this world, aside from money, and the power it exerts, it would appear, will be sacrificed on the altar of political ambition. Workers everywhere, beware! They would have us believe that the business lost during the Wednesday half-holiday, so vitally effects the stores, banks and every other business institution of our city, thnt it must be regained, even at the cost of depriving the workers of the only little bit of humane legislation that they have enjoyed for some time. Surely they do not mean to tell us that other cities to the south of Us , and etaewhore are enjoying such prosperity, as they would have us enjoy, because they are sacrificing the comfort and happiness of their workers. If the prosperity of Vancouver is dependent upon depriving the clerks in our stores of their half-holiday, then all we can say is, God help our city! Workers, beware. Once again yonr liberty Is to bc taken from yon. Join the labor movement and help make It a powerful influence for thc betterment of your fellowmen. The old line politic…
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: 10.14288/1.0345274
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The British Columbia Federationist
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text