The British Columbia Labor News
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issued: 2016-04-13
issued: 1921-08-19
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note: > THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LABOR Issued Everv Friday Devoted to the interests of the International Labor Movement fSiir-s.npti.Hi: $1 SO Per Year! I V Per Copy J Volume I. Vancouver, B. C, Friday, August 19th, 1921 Number 4 BRITISH TRANSPORT WORKERS TAKE BIG STEP Fourteen Unions Will Officially Amalgamate First of October. Another Step in the Evolution of tbe Trade Union Movement Every effort is being made to ensure that on October 1 the new Transport and General Workers' Union will come officially into existence. It will begin to operate by the am- aljtarantioo of 14 unionx, and. may be considered as the first stage in the evolution of one anion for transport workers engaged in dock, inland wa- Ur and road transport. For the first time clerical workers will be part of real industrial organ l- ���ation, and the new amalgamated union will start to function with a membership of something like half a million. Working arrangements will pro- Tide for the division of the country into geographical areas, with group administration according to craft. Big Step Forward. Thus, craft trade unionism is welded with the principle of industrial unionism. In a note to members of the Dockers' Union, which is one of the amalgamated unions, Ernest Bevin, provisional secretary to the Committee of the new union, writes that the latter represents a stage in tjje,' evolutionary process of trade un- j ions. .' "The horrible spectre of penury and starvation "-*he says, "must be removed. Ev#n greater protective measures must be introduced for the welfj-re* of people engaged in all industries, which will result in improved health and longevity. "It ia true that we have won the shorter working week, but already demands are being made by many employers in the industries we cover to extend the working hours- to ig-, nore all their promises during the war, and to try to wrench from ua i what it haa taken years to accom- ll__k___1__ > ���ThTZ:w^Cwi^r*-.' dnkant data,.be Uxed to Ua utmost capacity to ma…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
spatial: Vancouver
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language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver Trades and Labor Council and Affiliated Unions
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text