The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1919-11-14
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note: THE BRITISH [INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL, AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY ■ELEVENTH YEAR. No. 46 EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B.' C., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1919 y r ;,v»yy $2.00 PER YEAR MAY BE TROUBLE UNION RECORD AS RESULT OF E [Employers Are Importing Men Who Don't Know Strike Exists [Good Conditions Established in Many Camps BobortB Luke Camp, Rock Bay, is on strike, owing to the compuny not conforming to tho conditions demanded by tho men. Othor strikes aro being maintained at the Capilano Lumbor Company's campa; Merrill, King & Mooro Camp, Duncan Bay; Adams Biver Lumber Company'a camp and mill at Chase and Enderby. Yapp and Walker's camp", Sechelt, ha3 been put on the unfair list owing to the employers firing all union men .and filling the camp with Si- Wnshcs. Men at work for the Gerntrd Lumber Company, Trout Lako, cannot get their wages and would bo left stranded -were it not for tho organization stepping in and providing for tho necessary financial assistance. The Engineers' Unit of tho 0. B, U. .is asking for assistance in securing a real eight-hour day for |s the camp engineer. What havo you done about it in your campt Docs tho carpenter who fixes up [( your camp for tho improved eon- 1 ditions carry an 0. B. U. card? Wo do not want to waste timo and energy in fighting each other on sectional lines, but the fact remains that there is no unity of interest between an O. B, U. member as such and an A. F. of L. member aa such. During a conversation held recently with an employer, he ridiculed tho "outrageous" camp conditions demanded by the men. When told that somo employers had conceded practically all the conditions, ho said, ""but those are only the small outfits." Naturally he ignored thc fnct that if a small outfit could concede the condtions and still operate thoir camps successfully (profitably) it was obvious that tho larger ones eould easily do so, 'fhiB view hasdreceivod unin…
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: 10.14288/1.0345567
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