The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1920-10-01
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note: THE BRITISH INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL. POLITICAL UNITY: VICTOR* TWELFTH YEAR.. No. 40 EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MOBpftNG, OCTOBER 1, 1920 $2*0 PER YEAR OM ADOPTS I Hi LABOR IS AU Amendments to Con- stittuion to Be Voted on by Members General Executive Board to Have Control of Organization Tha O. B. U, convention whloh *pened ln Fort Arthur' on Beptem- b»r 20 closed on Friday 14th. Dele- gatea wara Mated (rom Montreal In lba aaat to Prlnoa Rupert. Tha reoall provision, ot the constitution hare baan strengthened, and Ib tutura all amandmanta to the aonatltutlon will be lubfliltted to a referendum TOte (er ratification. Tha district torn o( organisation WM adopted unanimously, and the •ompnoa membership receipt Is- •ued by lhe general exeoutlve board will ha compulsory tor all branches Ud units If the amended constitution ia approved by tha mamber- *lp. An exeouttve oommlttee ot tive waa eleoted, tha successful candidates being W. A. Pritohard, R. B. Xnsaell, Woodward of- Winnipeg, Alexander of Vancouver, and Chris. tophera of the Crowa Neat Pass. In view of the fact that Pritohard and Ruasell are still In goal, alternates were elected. They are Naylor and Knight. Provision was also made for Increasing the number of Ihe exeoutlve members by a propoaed amendment to the constitution giving each district council or hoard tha right to eleot one additional member to the executive when the affiliated membership reaches 1000. Osaka, Japan—Induatrlal prosperity whloh prevailed during the war period In the perfecture of Osaka, of which thla city lathe cap- Hal, la no more according to an official statement trom the perfecture. At tha beginning ot August there ware 11,217 without employment, rhe alack period aet ln laat March, and bids -fair, to continue for some Ume to come; HOI workera were dismissed In July. The population of Osaka la 1113 waa 2,401,067. Agreement Is' Conceded As Victory for the Syndicalists The a…
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: 10.14288/1.0345540
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