http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0439118
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1929-03-08
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note: or Statesman nun rnxiTTsrsttcrt ^^^W BY -j^ vancquver TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL J^l / Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions 14 NO. 249—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B.C.. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1929 Labor Movement Stands For Best Things in Life •- ■ >■ , • Organizer "Dad" Young is in Vancouver to Help in Some of the Work of the Building Trades Council—Labor .-'---— Movement a Vital Factor *''*•»,. THE ORGANIZED LABOR MOVEMENT wants to raise the living standards of the people so that thev can better enjoy the good things of life,-have more pleasure, more leisure to enjoy the beauties of Nature, and to buildup a strong sociable community ot people. The Labor MoyemetvFstands for all the things that are worth while, and the man or woman who has these things in mind has a religion that will last a lifetime. These words were addressed to the delegates of the Trades and Labor Council by Organizer "Dad" Young, of the Washington Labor Movement and the American Federation of Labor, who is in Vancouver to help in some of the work now being undertaken by the Building Trades Council. He drew attention' to the relationship between the Canadian and American labor movements, and pointed out that the two countries were separated by the longest borderline in the world without a fortification or a gun, and it will be maintained, he said, so long as the workers on both sides of the line agree. At the present time business relationships are quite close and the relationships of the working men are practically the same. He lauded the labor men ih this country and admitted that we. had Produced a great number of splendid examples. He believed that the Englishmen and Scotchmen were more analytical than those on the American side and that the American Federation of Labor benefited to that extent by having them in its ranks. He knew that the future destines of Canada depended upon the labor movement, and, , therefore, urged greater., co-operation from the membership, for building it up. He would be here for …

The Labor Statesman
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0439118
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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