The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1929-02-01
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note: -•»*■"! NO; 244— EIGHT PAGES Milk Commission Favors Organization of Labor nmission Appointed by Provincial Legislature to Investigate Milk Situation in B. C. Says That Organization Should Be Encouraged. ThoWNED AND (MNIRQLLED ^^.^^ BY TOE VANCOUVER TRADES MTO • ■ 7 '>,..*■ -.7., .7- ' Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions VANCOUVER, B. C, FEBRUARY 1, 1929, \\7"HILE NEITHER ASKING for a report, nor expecting one, organized labor has, through the medium of the Milk Salesmen's Union, obtained recognition in the report presented by the Milk Commission to the present legislature. During the. sittings ofr.lhis Commission Birt Showier took part in the investigation, on ' behalf of the Milk Salesmen; and Dairy Employees' Union, presenting evidence, and directing questions at witnesses, in an effort to give the Commission the true state, of affairs in connection with the delivery of milk to the homes of the consumers, lie says: At the last session of the Legislature in Victoria a commission, known as the Milk Commission, was appointed, consisting of F. M. Clement, Dean dt the Faculty of Agriculture, University of B.C.; Dr. H. W. Hill, Director of Laboratories, University of B.C., and G.' C. Hancox, barrister-at- law. This commission sat during the whole of last summer investigating the milk situation as it affects the Lower Mainland. They have just presented their report to the Legislature, and among other things they have this to say with regards to the Milk Salesmen's and Dairy Employees' Union: 'An important item in the retail milk business is the man who actually delivers thc ,milk on the consumer's doorstep. .."There are at any one time about 250 to 30t) of these men, the only contact the average consumer hfi$ with the milk business is through him; he is, for the average consumer, his sole guide in the purchase of milk. "A proportion (75 per cent.) of these'men belong to a Milk Drivers' .Union, which includes also certain inside men. Although objection has at times been t…
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: 10.14288/1.0439122
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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