British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1922-07-28
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note: INDUSTRIAL UN1TT* STBBNOTH*\V ' =A\- = FOURTEENTH YEAR. No. 25 \ £ FOUR PAGES Official Organ Vancouver Trades and Labor Council (International) -*= POMHCAI.tJNITT. VICTOSt STRIKE BREAKERSTO Dt«TRATE ARE HARD TB GET New Spirit Is Seen Among Railroad Workers Local Men on Strike from G. N. Are Making Gains The United States railroad strike, brought tbout by the decisions of the Railway tabor Board In the United Statu, and which affect •ome workera In Vancouver, haa- demonstrated that there Is a new •pint amongst the railroad workers and that It la not tta easy to get •cabs In theso daya aa lt waa in the dayi before the war. — Not only Is It difficult to get strikebreakers, but lt la harder to hold them when secured, aa Instanced on the Great Northern in Vancouver, where men, have been secured and gone to work, but on finding that there waa a strike on; quit, In spite of the fact that they were taken to and from work In > taxis. The englneera, firemen, switchmen and brakemen are refusing to do any other work than that of their calling, and aa a result the tolling stock la becoming delapl- dated, which must of necessity become a danger to tho travelling public. The local shops of the Oreat Northern are being picketed by tho strikers in a peaceful manner, and suspected strikebreakers Intervlen- I ed wtth the Idea of getting them to refrain from filling the- strikers' , places. .The company has aeoured a number of apeclal constables to protect property, which denotes that there la money to burn to break a strike with but not to pay wages, aa only a few men are affected In Vancouver. Local organisations are supporting the 10 strikers who reside ln Vancouver and who,'prior to the etrlke, worked ln the Oreat Northern yards. Loeal 182 of the machinists haa donated 1100 to the ' strike fund and others are taking similar action. While the men are idle, the oompany Is suffering. Freight Is being refused owing to the state of the rolling stock and Inability to aecure competent wor…
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: 10.14288/1.0345492
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