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: 1961-11
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note: VOTE -YES' ON SCHOOLS Vancouver Labour Council is asking all-out support ot trade unionists lor $10 million school-building bylaw in Dec. 13 civic election . . . Page 2. BANK EMPLOYEES BONDING COMPANIES Meetings of bank employ- Trade union officials are ees have gone 'underground' best ^ 8a UtSt ^^^ as organizing campaign con- . . tinues. Firing oi union pnsl--^**™**:€tmf m dent Is contested . ..Page 7. Cros*Secuon, page 6. Labor Statesm No. 721 OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER AND DISTRICT LABOUR VANCOUVER, BC, NOVEMBER, 1961 m fl outlines new program to Strengthen unity At the convention ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL conventions in B.C. Federation of Labour history was held in Vancouver when more than 350 delegates came from all parts of B.C. to work out labor's legislative policy. This picture shows a sectionof the. c^vt*iitinn,.l_B_r^a<^_ji. iiiij ii>*dj'.' ■»». r '"*i«?tt.'C " CONVENTION DECISION A five-point program has been recommended by Vancouver and District Labour Council executive to streamline the conduct of council meetings and overcome problems raised bv several unions which recently disaffiliated. Two points in the plan have been adopted by council delegates and the remainder—requiring notice of motion to amend the constitution and bylaws—go before the council meeting on Dec. 5. The program was drawn up by the council executive majm^ajmmmt JBlJfl United action parley planned B.C. Federation of Labour will call a winter policy conference to co-ordinate labor's attack on problems arising from unemployment and to co-ordinate union bargaining policy next year. This was one of the major decisions of the 356 delegates attending the Federation convention in Vancouver in late October. The. convention said that unions should put greater emphasis on a shorter work week in the drive to create more employment. The policy conference w4P be held* in .Vancouver on Feb. 2 and 3. 4 The federation convention —described as one of the most successful in recent years — mobilized labo…
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: 10.14288/1.0439709
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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