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: 1957-08-31
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note: Trade union men and women throughout the Greater Vancouver area hunched an important campaign on Labor Day . . . Union Buying Week. It's a drive to awaken a "sleeping giant." The giant is labor's mighty public relations weapon to promote goods and services which are produced or manned by organized labor . . . the union label, shop card and button. The message of the giant is simple: whenever possible, buy goods with a union label, spend your money in shops that hold union contracts, hire union workmen for all jobs, not only during the week-long campaign, but all- year round. It's not much to ask of you, but it's important in labor's drive to organize non-union shops and improve wages and working conditions. You're asked only to form a simple habit . , / always buy "union" whenever possible. '. \ , llill-"! -,-•■■■■ THE UNION LABEL BOOTH AT THE PACIFIC NATIONAL EXHIBITION 1957 Union Buying Week Starts, PNE Booth Draws Big Crowd Record crowds turned out this week to view the union label display at Pacific National Exhibition. If was a good sendoff f or *, "Union Buying Week" whichf opens officially Labor Day. The booth, sponsored by the Union, Label Trades Council, displayed goods produced in this area by union inns, gave the public a review of union labels, shop cards and buttons and explained- the value of buying "union-made." Daily prizes were featured and a jumbo jackpot of prizes was to be given away on Labor Day. Children's Indian hats, matches, shopping lists,' calendars, literature and pencils bearing union label messages were handed out free. Label Council secretary Mrs. Josephine Hallock and president George Johnstone directed a big "thank you" Ho all volunteer helpers and to firms and unions. which donated prizes and displays, v Helpers included Earl Hallock, George Droneck, Bill Wells, J. Marcus, G. Sinclair, John Brown, J. S. Murray, George Connolly, Dudley King, C. Lamarche, Tom ARRIVING SOON — Jack Williams, director of public relations for the Canadian…
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: 10.14288/1.0439912
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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type: Text