The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-02-14
issued: 1952-06
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note: V y ,-Ar '. J SUPPORTED BY ONE HUNDRED AND FQtIR LOCAL UNIONS TO EACH UNION . MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OF. HIS CHOICE j0i, tj OWT^D BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW TATE %t ES-.A LAB INSTER AND DIS^CT VANCOUVER,-CANADA, JTJ>fE-rWSz— Established 1924: STRIKE AND LOCKOUT SPREADS IN B.C. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BUILD STRONG UNIONS FOR SOCIAL; SECURITY All Building Trades Become |M%#*des Involved In Struggle-^Hold The Line" Issue Operates ,QN JUKI m 19SZ, THE GJEMia>uy.CONTIi^C*iX)l«'Assoc tion took a fatal step . . . they declared a lockout on' all ifieir operations irr the Greater Vancouver area. Their action/(vas a declaration of, war on. the Building Trades Council. UntiKthe employers took this irresponsible action, the Council had prevailed on the Carpenters and Painter? to limit the^sfcope of their strike to a few operations, feeling that a complete tie-up of the industry was not in (he best interests of the general public nor of the thousand • of workers who make, their livelihood in the btiilding trades. The, General Contractors made their declaration of all-out war on the eve, of an election. Soon after the count of votes started, they must have regretted their action; for, instead of a government which could be counted upon to assist them in their, program of smashing labor to its' knees, they had, in effect, no government at all.--Nor did they realize that their ill-conceived action would snowball until eventually e*ery single construction job, in British Columbia would come to a halt.throwing thousands of building trades workers into the fight. Blew The Lid Off •' The Building Trades Council had attempted to keep the strike limited. The action of the General Contractors blew the lid off and forced afi the building workers into the struggle on the side of the carpenters. These workers all feel that if they're in the fight, then the contractors should be made to settle with them before hostilities cease. . They have now announced as a matter of policy that the industry, …
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: 10.14288/1.0439896
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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