The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-26
issued: 1926-05-28
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note: ■ aoor f^OWNED AND CONIBOalED 'V., aiesman BY THE Wjfy*si -d TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL Official Orgran of The Canadian Lz'jL Party No. 110-^EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, 13. C, M Canadian Labor Party Holds Third Convention Delegates Prom Various Parts of Province in Attendance—Major Burde Delegate From Alberni—Membership Increased By ' 300—Resolutions Covering Various Subjects Passed. THE THIRD ANNUAL" CONVENTION of the B. C." Section of the Canadian Labor Party was held in the Holden Building. Vancouver on Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23. Credentials for 69 delegates were received, although all did not turn up, some taking advantage of the week-end to go holidaying. The date tvf-the con-|eanadian Manufacturers Association, vention was intended to suit the visiting delegates but was not so agreeable for those from Greater Vancouver. For this reason, the date for next year's gathering is set forward to the last week-end, in February. FIVE CENTS PER COPY Molders' Strike S$\ in Progress No sir, there is nothing fresh to report—same position as jin last week's issue. But our men are splendid, entering the eighth week) under fire all the time, and there they* stand, and fit to claim kinship with the heroes of any age. No brag, no bluster, just the tftrjet, steady determination that counts—the will to win. One thinks of those other history makers who had cannons to the right and left of them, etc/' The big guns of capital, personified by the! VICTORIA CARPENTERS ASK ! f 7 PER DAY OR STRIKE JUNE 1 Victoria carpenters, at a mass meeting last Friday, decided to go on strike on June 1 unless, a satisfactory reply to their request for a $7 daily wage is received from the builders' exchange before that time. Whilst the number of delegates was smaller than last year, they rep^ resented a larger membership, the executive's report indicating an increase in dues paying members to the extent of 300. Among the new units from Vancouver Island and up the Coast points, are Sointula, Ladysmit…
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: 10.14288/1.0438930
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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