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: 1931-01-23
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note: 'i*' OWNED or Statesmanv AND CONIR011™ ^^^y HY THT VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL frl \y^ r S"l V" ■ 1 Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions NO. 351—EIGHT PAGES. VANCOUVER, CANADA,, JANUARY 23rd, 1931. Trades Council Hears Early Labor Strikes and Various Tactics Used to Increase Wages and Reduce the Number of Hours of Labor-in Vancouver by Organized Labor Vancouver, eventually /jFFICERS of the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Lahor Council were installed on Tuesday evening by George Hartley, who then told the delegates of some of thc early activities of organized lahor in the city of Vancouver. This involved the reducing of hours from eleven a day to ten. and then from ten to nine, and from nine to eight. Wage increases were obtained by various methods; sometimes this meant strikes and sometimes it meant sabotage. The delegates were interested in the stories and ipplauded Brother Hartley. George Bartley, member of the Vancouver Typographical Union, ind former president of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, was nvited by the executive committee o instal thc new officers after they xere elected on Tuesday evening. Bro. George Bartley recalled the lays when Vancouver was 100 per ent. organized. It was only a small own, and it was an easy matter to ■et in touch with all the workers. Hie Trades Council was organized in 1889, and it has been making good >rogress since that time. He thought the delegates might be nterested to know that the Plasterers' Union was the first to win the 1-hour day, without a strike, and revived a wage of $5 per day. The .•arpenters were not so lucky, for at ■n earlier period they had to strike n order to reduce the hours from en to nine. They were getting $2.75 'or a 10-hour day, and being inspired »y reduction in hours (not 8-hour I lay) made by other unions, they legotiated for it, but finally had to trike. The strike lasted three weeks mt at the end of that time the con- ractors capitulated and the 9-hour lay became …
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: 10.14288/1.0439189
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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