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: 1939-02
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/labours/items/1.0439278/source.json
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note: TO EACH UNION THI POLITICAL PARTY OF HIS CHOICE or ^OWHED AMD gEES SUPPORTED BY SIXTY-TWO LOCAL UNIONS JMBER 484. VANCOUVER, CANADA, FEBRUARY, 1939 PRICE: 5 CENTS fOODWARD'S GROCERY CLERKS ARE BATTLING fOR_AJEAL UNION Iganized by Retail Clerki' Union, But Management Attempts to l Frustrate Efforts—■Questionable Tactics Used—Company Faces Battle with Organized Ubor ' IS BEGINNING TO LOOK as though the Woodward's Department Store is going to have a big fight on its hands to offset the lavorable publicity which they may soon have to face, if the |anized labor movement of this city places the firm on its "We Do : Patronize" list. Just at the present time the management cars to bc doing all it can to provoke a fight, and if that is what y want, there is every indication that the organized labor movent will put up a very good one, despite the popularity of the firm. Ihe Retail Clerks' Union, Local I, has been carrying on a quiet but listent campaign among the fcliers and grocery employees ot pdward's. The butchers nave been ter cent organized and have ob- [ed an agreement, but just as soon The grocery clerks were sufficiently anized for the union to seek an lenient with the company, the lie started. The union had en- Id 83 members of the grocery prtment and this apparently got the hide of the management. Ia_e increases were dished out, liquet was provided and nice con- ling talks were given to the em- lees, but still the union idea pre- fed. The company then told the lloyees that they could have a nice m union of their own, and the Ipany would be tickled to accede ■he further desires of their em- lees if, and when, they got out local 279. key gave the employee! a chance tote on the quettion. but they |d the foremen aad floorwalkart even some offlee employen he meeting and then took a vote. | vote went 35 to 45 for the corn- union, if we mar be pardoned killing it such, and the company ■i they have obtained a moral fry. here were 36 whose opinions had V changed, to it wat …
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: 10.14288/1.0439278
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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