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: 1931-06-26
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note: Building Contractors Fail To Prove Wa^e Cut Case Mayor Tells Them That Contractors Who Cut Wages Under Present Conditions Are Not Good Citizens— . Unions Will Resist Cut. couver. It was also pointed out that Calgary and Winnipeg- contractors had renewed the old agreements without a suggestion of a wage cut, Another meeting has been suggested by the Mayor, but so far the contractors have not agreed to this, although the date of putting the .cut into operation has, in some trades, been extended- The unions are sitting tight on the question, however, and are not in a mood to accept any cut. Solving Unemployment? Twenty arrests were made" on Wednesday in connection with the unemployed demonstration around the City Hall and the Vancouver Hotel. The demonstrators were very roughly handled and the affair was described as one of the worst that the city has had. In the meantime the authorities are not making any other worthwhile effort to provide work or maintenance for the increasing number of destitute. MAYOR TAYLOR INFORMED a delegation'composed of building contractors and union representatives that the city had enough trouble on its hands without having more men thrown on the streets through a strike, and he considered that any contractor who attempted to. cut wages at this time could not be considered as a good citizeh....." ... •_. '. Mayor Taylor recently called a conference of contractors and union officials to discuss the precarious situation looming up in the city over a possible strike in the . building trades. Many contractors have informed the unions that a wage cut was to go into effect at a certain date but union posit ion has had the effect of extending the date. The union representatives who attended the conference were Geo. Pettipieca, W. Page, W. Watt, D. McPherson and E. H. Morrison. The contractors informed the mayor .that a wage cut was necessary because of the depression. That was about the only argument that the contractors could put up and they thoug…
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: 10.14288/1.0439158
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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