British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1925-02-13
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note: u / BB___m COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LAB OR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS .4 POLITICAL UNITT: VICTORY SEVENTEENTH YEAR, No. 7. FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13,1925 5c A COPY TOLL OF $TlEf77~7 $tm* ■ I AhAK7A Baldwin Government to Review System of Organized Labor in Great Britain. FIGURES TELL THE TALE Trade Unionism Is a Product of Capitalism—Carries Imprint of Its Environment. ACCORDING to press reports the whole existing system of trade unionism is to be reviewed in Great Britain, by the Baldwin government. The Vancouver Province editorially states that it is not the intention to introduce any legislation in this connection at this session. Sir Robert Chadwick, parliamentary secretary to the Board of Trade, in a recent speech said "that the time had come when more must be known about the whole administration of trade unions. "It must be known," he said, "why a good workman, if he chooses, may not work as hard as he likes and produco to the utmost of his capacity, thereby earning for himself a higher wage and enabling the trader to compete in the world's markets." Now, we do not claim to have any peculiar knowledgo of such matters, at least not enough to have a knighthood bestowed upon us by our sovereign, but wc would venture to suggest that It is precisely the sume reason as which prompts, or compels, the manufacturers to come to agreements to limit production to the nearest amount which can be absorbed by tbe market at a profit to themselves. A trade union is no more organized to protect the whole of society than ure manufacturers' associations and chambers of commorce. Opposing Interests They are organized to protect themselves from the encorachments and oxactions of capitalist exploitation. In the stftigglc which arises because of their opposing interests the welfare of society in general is usually lost sight of. Sir Robert Chadwick should know if…
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: 10.14288/1.0345510
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