The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-23
issued: 1924-05-02
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note: Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council «s^£*>» No, ^-SIXTEEN PAGES VANCOUVER, B..C, May %, 1924. No. 2. FIVE-CENTS PER'COPY i. Ninety Six Delegates at C. L; P. Convention Ninety six delegates, representing local trades unions and working, class political ', parties, were present at an enthusiastic convention held • in-the Tra"des-Gouncil -Hall of the Holden Building, 'Tuesday evening, for /' the purpose-of organizing a British Colam- \ bia section of. the Canadian Labor Party.' \ ^kfcough men and women representing all ^ptinds of views were present, not one word of discord, or discrimination was heard.. It iseemed to be the general concensus of opin- ion that all differences should be sunk at •S the present time and a united effort made to get a bigger working class representation in both ,thc Provincial and Dominion houses of Parliament. ■ ' ' Official delegates from the' following unions and organizations were in attendance Bricklayers and Masons,s Boot and Shoe Workers, Blacksmiths, Cigarmakcrs, Car- . penttrs, 452; Civic Employees, City Hall Employees, Electrical Workers, 213; Dom- '.. injfift,-Expres3_ FnTpJoyees, Engineers^ §82; -Federated Labor Party, VancouVerT^'Easf Burnaby and West Burnaby branches; Hotel and Restaurant Employees,-Hod Caf- ' riersrBuilding and CoinriloTlTabrnrTsTTSniS |Pf" ber-Workers,* Machinists, 182; Machinists. 692; Musicians, Menial Hospital Attendants; Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees, Molders' Union, Plasterers, Plumbers and Steam Fitters, Railway-Carmen, Railway and Steamship Clerks, Street and Electric Railway Employees, Sheet Metal Workers, Xiildrs, Trades and Labor Council, Typographical Union, Workers' Party, Finnish Branch Workers' Party, Blacksmiths. i Called by Trades Congress -■ — The meeting-was called to order by W._IL_ Gottrell of the Street Railwayrnen's Union, who stated that the convention was called at the recommendation of the Executive committee of the Trades and Labor congres…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0438836
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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