http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0345337
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1918-08-02
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note: --"-*"-■" -■■■■»■*■--' '■ ■■•> THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST IND1J8TBIAL UNITY: 8TBBNGTH TENTH YEAR. No. 31 EIGHT PAGES OFFICIAL PAPEB: VANCOUVEB TBADES AND LABOB COUNCIL, AND B. C. FEDEBATION OF LABOB VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2,1918 A VICTORY Civil Service Commission to Hold Inquiry Into Conditions Splendid Fight Is Made By Men Not Experienced in Strikes The poBtal striko is over. Wednesday afternoon word was received that an agreement satisfactory to the joint committee at Winnipeg had been reached, and that strike-breakers must leave on the return of the regular staff to work. A meeting of the striking postal employees was called for 7:30 p.m., in the Longshoremen's hall, Howe Btreet, whero it was decided to return to work on tho assurance given by tho executive at Winnipeg, which stated that a guarantee ugainst discrimination had been given, as well as for an inquiry. The Civil Bervice Commission is to open up an inquiry into tho conditions! surrounding tho employment of tho pos* tay employees in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Dr. Bole, chairman of thc commission, having already arrived in Winnipeg. Tho postal ehiployoes of the west are to bo congratulated on having won a victory over tho moribund aggregation at Ottawa, who by their procrastination, which is only the usual thing, has catiBcd all kinds of confusion, and trouble, and in the end has had to grant its employoes tho same right as any other body of workers, viz., the right to carry on negotiations, and to sell their labor collectively. In every centre west of Winnipeg, with the exception of Edmonton, tho mon stood pat. No attempt to stampede them was successful, uud with determination, and a solidarity that haB seldom been equalled, thoy have shown that they know what they want, and nt the same time that they were prepared to flght to get it. When it ib considered thnt a strike covering all of the cities in he west, was conducted by mon that have novor been on strike before, and with wido dis…

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