http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0438975
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-26
issued: 1927-10-07
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note: Supported by Fifty-eight Local Unions NO. 178—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, OCTOBER 7, 1927 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Trades Council Wants . Crossing Eliminated Railway Commissioners to Hear Delegation—Japanese Workers Affiliated with Council—Plasterers, and Laborers Enforce Agreement ELIMINATION OF THE RAILWAY GRADE crossings in the vicinity of Carrall Street and opposition to an overhead bridge . was endorsed by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council on Tuesday evening. A communicatien ,to this effect and three delegates to back it tip will be sent to the meeting at the City Hall at which the Board of Railway Commis- 'sioners for Canada will hold sittings on the subject. . The Trades Council has voiced its opposition to the grade crossing on < many occasions, so the delegates thought the time opportune to press j their opposition along with other organizations and the City Council. j Five Japanese delegates from the Mill and Camp Workers' Union No. 131, representing over 600 workers, were obligated and seated amid ap- i plause. Reporting for thc Grievance Com- ' mitl0., Del. Page stated that the complaint regarding the Graphic Arts .Show at the Spencer building was over and that no further action , could be taken. He stated that ,a non-union moving picture operator was, engaged to operate there, but with the aid of Geo. Gerrard, the : ' man had been removed. Del. Page % asked that all grievances in future be * taken up with the committee before j, council meetings. Reporting for the Organization .Committee, Del. McDonald informed the council that the committee had 'installed the officers for the Mill and Camp Workers' Union. Good pro- 'gress was also being made in the formation of an active Label Trades 'Committee. In adding to this report, Del: Bengough informed the council ,that the members of the Japanese Workers' Union, which owned the ^ "Daily People," had not only given /considerable assistance in getting out ^the paper but had recentl…