http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0438857
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-23
issued: 1925-01-23
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note: TheLabor Statesman Ovvned hv *_,__ .. ■ mm ******* _■__ ___k Several Thousand Workers Will Not Come Under Pro visions of the Act — Trades Union Organization Will Have Te Be Used To Bring About An Eight Hour Day — Workers Are Discontented. EXEMPTIONS GRANTED by the Board of Adjustment under The Hours of Work Act have been granted to a number of industries and firms, which include several thousand workers. In practically all these lines the men are unorganized and this will : probably be an incentive to organize and obtain the eight hour day by united effort. Besides those exempted there are a great many who-icome under theprovisions of the Act but who are working- more than the 48 hours, because thpv -■-» _■"-'■' --...-.-„ »<ujjeny adjusted. I ed since December 23rd, 1924. 1. AU workers eniployed hi saw-" 1 '- mills, planing mills and shingle mills in the district east of the Cascade i Mountains shall -be permitted to work one hour per day in excess of the <» limit prescribed by section 3. of, the .Act; the total hours worked not to ,'. exceed 54 per week. LJr 2.. All engineers, firemen, and | oilers engaged in sawmills, planing j; mills, and shingle mills, in charge of f steam plants -.«»-—- Labor Party Victories in Municipal Elections Four out of the eight Canadian Labor Party candidates were elected to office in the South Vancouver municipal elections held last Saturday. Alec McDonald and 3. G. Smith were electetTto the council for one year terms. K. E. Rigby was one 6f the two candidates elected for school trustees. W. Ford was elected police commissioner. In the Burnaby municipal elections held Saturday the Labor Party elected its candidates in two wards land one school trustee and the police commissioner. The, successful candidates were: C. JB. Gibbs, Ward 5, :ing|and H. Engberg, Ward 7. Alfred the I bessi. elected for school trustee . _..._. __. o. Bate for police commis- FIVE CENTS PER COPY .All workers employed in the-logging industry as operators of launche…
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