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: 1948-12
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note: 1 I l*M SUPPORTED i-XteQNE HUNDRED AND FOUR LOCAL UNIONS — i i__Xafc_. -,•'"'. r.:. ■ „ __—____. TO EACH UNION MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OP HIS CHOICE LA80R STATESMAN ■*.-».- NUMBER 600. OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND DISTOJQ^^-- TRADES & LABOR COUNCIpEr BUILD STRONG UNIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY Vancouver, Canada, December, 1948 Established 1294 WHAT THEY SAID... ... A Proud Chapter "A new and proud chapter is being written in Britain's social history. Labor's legislation strikes at the roots of poverty. Let this achievement inspire our greater effort to realize main's vast future."—Clement Attlee. .__„ __ You Just Can't Win in This Game! "Figures show that price rises since the abolition of the O.P.A. have cost the average family a thousand dollars. It must make a woman sigh for the good old days of 1932, when she could have bought a lot of groceries for a dollar, if she had had one."—New Yorker, October' 2. They Hold Down Seats, Bat Not Prices "What has happened to the commission on prices? Its members still sit in Ottawa but is that all they do—sit?"—Vince Lumney in Montreal Standard, November 6. Power to the People All power is inherent IN the people. Therefore all power TO the people. —Labor. "The Hungrier They Are--the Harder They Will Work" "It is the force of necessity which finally acts as a spur to effort and personal and family security, and social security benefits could become a peril to the nation if, by being set too high, they undermined the incentive to ^produce."—From an address by James Hunter, Assistant General Manager of the Continental-Life-Insur- ' ance Co., reporteij in the Financial Post, October .2, 1948. ■ Atomic Achievements! "Up to now, atomic energy has been in the state that electricity would be in if its only achievement were the electric chair." —Coronet. Total Disarmament! "If women had the handling of affairs all weapons would be prohibited except the tongue."—Dr. Edith Summerskill. They Don't Like ^iradOi^'™" " The Fin…
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: 10.14288/1.0439596
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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