http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0345407
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1924-02-22
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note: INDUSTRIAL UNITT: STRENGTH Published iii the Interests of All Wage-Earners .. POLITICAL UNITY.: VICTOBT SIXTEENTH YEAR. No. 8 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1924 5c A COPY 11 \ V New -Delegates—Committee pointed Regarding Unfair Plaster Work in Oity FAVORS SUNDAY CONCERNS Is U. S. A; Oovernment Bomuing Dominion?—Change in Motor Aot Asked ■"THERE was a good attendance ot delegates at the regular meeting of Vancouver Trades and Labor council, held on Tuesday evening. President R. H. Neelands occupied tlie chair, and the council quickly got down to buslnesa Credentials were presented on bohalf of A. FraBer, J. Wright and J._ R. Matthew, for the Boilermakers;' William Hunt, A. E. Klllook, W. P. Harris for the Painters and Paper- hangers; p. Oxenburg.J- ,-i. Gibson, S. Cooling, TV. Rourke, A. Flanagan and W. Cross for the Mental Hospital attendants. . ,, Unfair Plaster Work In City A committee was appointed to Interview the Ann having the contract for work upon the St. Jullen apartments, Georgia street, a complaint being made thit work was being done on an unfair basis. Delegates Dunn, Hunt and Hay will look Into this matter and report back to the council. Sunday Concerts Favored The council went on record as being unanimously In favor of Sunday concerts. A copy of this resolution will be forwarded to the local city council. Is V. S. A. Government Bonuslng Dominion? A letter will be sent to .the minister of emigration at Ottawa, requesting information as to whether the United States government are reimbursing the government of the dominion for the workers which are being induced to cross intp the United States—after money being lavlBhly spent in a campaign to bring them out from the old land. The counoil had received a report to the eftectthat negotiations are under way between the state of ^niisyl- vania and the dominion authorities to bring Into the former state a number of skilled mechanics from Great Britain. Iftils action was being taken, t…