The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-02-06
issued: 1965-02
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note: lV/ Health charter for Canadians 'We should move immediately to mobilize the nations resources to establish efficient, com- -. 3 Drehensive health services programs in alL ten provinces and the territories . . .' — Mr. ,? ... ada, chairman of ihe Royal Commission on Hea th Services. No. 760 Medicare gains momentum Labor's citizenship month drive to win public support I far a national medicare pro- I gram is gaming momentum. Labor Paddy Neale said thfei-e has been "a tremendous swell of -nipport-n He predicted the in B.C. would be - a big success. Post cards addressed to both Prime Minister Pearson and Premier Bennett urging enactment of a com prehensive medicare plan have been handed out to the public by volunteers at shop- centres throughout the Neale said church, parent- teacher and old-age pensioner organizations have beseiged die labor council offlees with offers of help. He said that one pensioner group already has turned in 5,000 Strike aid pledged at Mitchell plant campaign. The council is close liaison with the Federation of Labour the CLC. CLC secretary Donald McDonald has urged all affiliated unions to help out in financing tiie medicare campaign.. B.C. Federation of Labour and Vancouver Labour Council are reactivating support for Bookbinders union that has been on strike at Mitchell Press for 2% Council secretary Paddy Neale said he could not announce the plans but mat a meeting with Federation officers had been held recently. Bookbinders' secretary BUI Dunsmuir urged "some drastic action" lo win the long dispute. "Members of all unions should do their part to see that we win this strike — if we dealt win it f if r will, affect every union in this hall/* he told council delegates. He said strikers must have support of unions not affiliated with the CLC, inrlodiiig Teamsters and fa-dependent paper One delegate suggested that unions be assigned to serve on the picket line with the strikers. Dunsmuir JMJfcpalBdi that labor should ask that Howard Mitchell of …
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: 10.14288/1.0439662
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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