The Labour Statesman
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alternative: [The Labor Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-02-06
issued: 1967-07
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note: Story Page 7 Photos: Jack Dale Bennett a Socialist? "For the first time in history, we have the capitalist system working, not against the people, but for the people." This quote was attributed to Premier Bennett by.^lex Young of The Province on June 16, 1967. :._,." John Heston says: Self-styled Hippies adopt Labour, oldest weapon. _._._._._. _. fltsi'Aj/iilC_h _ _ r "I/'s /rci'cr foo _?-V, »o/ _*f_*« /or H/ ///. Fishermen Jailing Deplored by Fed The B.C. Federation of Labour deplores the severity of the jail sentences handed out to three officials of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union. "I believe that continually imprisoning trade unionists does nothing to improve the already chaotic labour-management relations in this province," said Secretary- Treasurer Ray Haynes. "Our Federation has gone on record before in saying that the labour legislation in this province is retrogressive and totally out of tune with the times. NOT AFFILIATED "Unfortunately, the complicated dispute in Prince Rupert lies outside the jurisdiction of the Federation as the UFAWU is not affiliated with the Federation 'iK0Mv Canadian Labour Congress," he added. "Neither the Federation nor myself have any desire to castigate any of the unions in this dispute. However, it is regrettable that these internal disputes cannot be settled within the house of labour instead of incurring the unfortunate and adverse publicity which benefits no one. REMOVE SOURCE "While it may be that the ill-advised expansionist poli cies of the UFAWU contributed to the situation at hand; nevertheless the Federation is committed to remove by all democratic procedures the source of this trouble— the labour legislation which allows trade unionists to be jailed for activities which can be litigated by civil action. "Over the past years the labour movement has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees which no doubt could have been far better spent on a political action campaign to remove the iniquitous le…
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: 10.14288/1.0439707
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : B.C. Federation of Labour ; Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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