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: 1930-01-24
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note: [ NO. 300— I2IGHT PAGES /hoWNED AND CONTROLLED P^ ^ BY TOE VANCOUVER TRADES » Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions VANCOUVER, B.C.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 19,30 Sign Contractors' Asso. Sign Union Agreement Del. Clarkson of the, Vancouver and New Westminster .Sign and Pic- 11 torial Painters' Union, Local 726, inv ! formed the Trades and Labor Coun- i cil of the activities of the union since its formatiojrlast year, which speaks well for/tfie craft. An agreement has been"signed between the union and/tnc Vancouver Sign Contractors' MAssociation covering a ten per cent, ncrease in wages commencing April Lit, closer co-operation between employees and employers, closed shop, etc. The agreement is for one year, and will undoubtedly lead to continued and favorable co-operation between the organizations. Among the members of the association who approved the signing of the agreement were: Hopps Sign Co. Ltd. David Hall Sign Co. Ltd. Erridge Bros. Casano Sign Co. Ltd. Alex. Machin. J. H. Vince Sign Co. , William Wallace. Alma Deane Signs. Clay Sign Co. ,.\ Noble Sign Co. , Tait and Coutts. Pacific Sign Co. Art Sign Co. Neon Products of Canada Ltd. Bakeries Are Using Anti-Union Excuses Organizer Glen Warren of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union, reported the union continues to progress and now has 17 shops lined up. It is very necessary, however, he said, for organized Tabor to continue and increase the splendid support they have already given to these union shops, as this will be the only means by which these shops will continue as union shops. The union has rented space in the Labor Headquarters, Room 304, and Brother T. H. Taylor will act as part- time secretary and business agent. Most of the shops organized are small shops, the larger places belonging to the Master Bakers' Association, controlled by the milling companies, are not favorable to the unions, although some of the bread wagon drivers are intimating to customers that the firms are union. If the driver canno…
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: 10.14288/1.0439183
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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