The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-02-02
issued: 1951-01
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note: *=m- -:.» .^.-■V 1 i.-t-f-'V SUPPORTED BY ONE HUNDREJd AND f5uR LOCAL UNIONS TO EACH UNION MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OF HIS CHOICE a TAXES * FEB 8 WftWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND DISTRICT ubbarvJ TRADES $' LABOR COUNCIL Number 625 VANCOUVER, CANADA, JANUARY, 1951 Established 1924 BUILD STRONG UNIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CONGRESS EXECUTIVE PRESENTS BRIEF FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISLATION Delegation Was Not Impressed by the Reception Given to Them -- Previous Demands Have , Not Been Acted Upon *. ———— REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANIZED LABOR were neither impressed by the reception^ nor satisfied with the reaction extended to them by the Provincial Cabinet, when they presented the legislative demands of British Columbia unions affiliated with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, to the legislators. The'union delegation went into considerable detail in asking for amendments to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, as well as amendments, or newjjauses^ to other legislation-JautiCame^way-with -the conviction thaTthe time allotted to them to deal with these important matters was far too short. The delegation are now of the opinion that their demands will meet the same fate as were demands o'fother delegations during the past two or three years, that have not materialized, despite the imperative necessity of making the I.C.A. Act a clear cut workable code, understandable by the rank and file of the union labor movement, as well as other labor legislation. The B.C. Provincial Executive met with the' members of the Provincial othe,rwise altering any other terms of Cabinet Friday, January 5th, 196i, employment or by any other". to present the demands of the repre- i Section 7, subsection (2)—Delete sentatives of Trade Unions affiliated the last four lines and substitute the to the Congress as placed before following: "If a Labor organization them at the Provincial Conference in is doing or has done any of the acts Victoria, November 15th, 16th and prohibi…
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: 10.14288/1.0439410
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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