The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-31
issued: 1938-05
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note: Of OWNED AMD Q»ni^j,]y Eim\v*xajmmj^ SUPPORTED BY SIXTY-NINE LOCAL UNIONS VANCOUVER, CANADA, MAY, 1938 PRICE: 5 CENTS (n't Overlook Working Conditions In Vancouver uver Movement Has Been Example to Rast of Canada— | Keep Up tha Good Work, Says BrorWR. J. Talon —Ba Tolerant and Remain a Unit ING OUT THAT THE VANCOUVER trades union move- had been an example to the rest ot the union movement in for a great many years, R. J. Tallon, Secretary of the Trades bor Congress of Canada, urged the delegates to the Trades bor Council not to put too much effort in "foreign" problems ' other provinces and countries, because there is plenty of needed in making conditions good in Vancouver and of the i Auto Workers Are Growing Steadily James Sommerville, International Vice-President ot the International Association ot Machinists, will address Auto Mechanics, Lodge 1882, at a regular meeting which will be held in Labor Headquarters on Wednesday, May llth, ai 8 p.m. The union haa made steady progress since its organisation a few weeks ago and it is now well on its way to becoming a strong and virile union in this district. There are a large number ot garages in this district and quite a number ot them are already represented in the union, but there is still plenty of organitation work to be done to get the rest of the mechanics interested in bettering their conditions. James A. Duncan, a Grand Lodge representative of the Machinists' Union, was a visitor to the city this week from Seattle where garage and aeronautical worker, are practically 100 per cent organised and getting fairly good conditions. Members of organised labor are urged to draw this meeting to the attention of any auto mechanics whom they may know or chance to meet. Hes being Secretary of the | snd Labor Congresa of Can- ; J. Tallon is president of the |y Employees' Department of 4 of the A. F. of L., which convention in Vancouver. Tallon It a native son ot Columbia, hence while his I keep him mostly in Eastern Ii he al…
note: Fourteenth Annual Edition. 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: 10.14288/1.0439247
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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