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: 1951-03
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note: **w-******M***\%%mmmm ■ ,'*»'. *\mmm SUPPORTED) BY ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR LOCAL UNIONS TO EACH UNION MEMfipR THE POLITICAL PARTY OF HIS CHOICE LABOR STATE* OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND DIS TRADES & LABOR COUNCI MAfc Number 627 VANCOUVER, CANADA, MARCH, 1951 MORE THAN ONE MILLION ORGANIZED WORKERS WANT PRICE AND RENT CONTROLS Four Major Labor Groups Present Controls^ Brief To Federal Government T AST MONTH Canada's four major labor organizations placed before the federal government demands for reimposition of price controls and adequate rent controls. The meeting of senior officers of four central labor bodies with Prime Minister St. SJaurent marked the first occasion on which such a united stand h .s be the labor groups. The four central labor bodies represent more than one million organized Canadian workers. The brief said these union members, with their dependents, represented at least a third of the Canadian population. The Prime Minister was very definite in stating that rent control legislation would be abandoned by the Federal Government, April , 30th. It is important, therefore, that a campaign be commenced immediately-to haver rent control legislation adopted at the present session of our Legislature, so that protection will be given to those people paying rent, every effort should be made to have legislation enacted before the Federal powers are withdrawn.*g«Sfe|^»- .-. — (All SrAMHHj "If he's a union man, get him to propose! If he isn't, propose that be eels!" Mr. Prime Minister and Members of j happened in the last six months has the Government: on]y intensified the need. The delegation which appears be- 5. By Janaary 2, 1951, the urban fore you represents practically the Lost of living index was 42.8 per entire trade union movement of _ent above April 1, 1946 i food 63.0 Canada: the Trades and Labor per cent, clothing 51.9, home fur- Congress of Canada, the Canadian Inishings and services 49.0, rent 21.5, Congress of Labour, the Canadian: fu…
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: 10.14288/1.0439586
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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