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: 1931-03-27
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note: 1 OWNED AND CONTROLLED NO. 360—EIGHT PAGES Activities of Trades Congress of Canada EY THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions VANCOUVER, CANADA, MARCH 27th, 1931 Forty-seven Years of Industrial and Political Activities Behalf of Membership of Canadian Unions; Embraces 175,000 Members on WHEN THE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS of Canada . holds its convention in Vancouver, in September of this year,, it will have completed forty-seven years "of activity on behalf of, and in conjunction with, the organized laboF movement in Canada. Over 2000 local unions are affiliated with the congress, embracing about 175,000 members. An outline of the functions and activities of the congress is outlined here for the benefit of new members and for the use of trades unionists in preparation for the coming convention. The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, which will hold its 47th Annual Convention in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, in September, , 1931, is composed of the Canadian membership of sixty-one international unions having 1953 branches; 2 national unions having 55 branches; 2 provincial federations of labor; 6 provincial executive committees; 50 trades and labor councils located in the chief industrial centres of the Dominion, and 43 provincial,, district and local federal unions chartered directly by the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. These figures are compiled from the latest official reports to the Federal Labor Department, though since that time a number of other organizations have been added. The membership is based on the actual per capita tax received as many organi-' zations do not collect dues from members out of work, on strike, etc., and do not pay tax on the same and neither is any tax paid on the members that they have in arrears, so, .making a very conservative allowance, not less than 25% of the above membership of the Congress to be over 175,000. The Congress has membership in every province in the Dominion and covers practic…
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: 10.14288/1.0439154
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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