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: 1954-08-31
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note: A P. Support Union Sept. 6 to 12 OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER .AND DISTRICT TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL NUMBER 6645—32 pages VANCOUVER, B. C, AUGUST 31, 1954 Established 1924 * Handshake For The Victor VANCOUVER TRADES COUNCIL SECRETARY R. K. Roly Gervin was first to congratulate new Congress President Claude Jodoin in this .'exclusive Labor Statesman picture taken after the election tussle at the TLC annual convention in Regina last week. Runner-up Gervin was re-elected as Pacific vice-president. • • • • • • The Headliner • ••.•> PROGRESS—Looks as though something is stirring on Building Trades' request\for a stamp book system for holiday pay. Deputy Labor Minister Bill Sands and other top boys in the labor department are off to Ottawa next month to attend a clambake called the annual convention of the Association of Administrators of Labor Legislation. Stamp books are high on the agenda. - ■ A • V * A MARK FOR A 4-Xer— Most versatile on .the strike pay line of Bakery Worker* this week was Michael Kosak. While member* lined up (or pay in the Labor Temple corridor, Mike kept the gang entertained with his piano accordion. * * ■ * . ROLL 'EM UP — City Police Federal Union have sustained their right to pound the beat in summer weather (Continued on Page 9) 8-WEEK LOCKOUT Bakery Workers Holding Firm Strike-lockout at six major bakeries is now in its eighth week, with members of Bakery Workers '468 staunchly refusing any proposal which will weaken union security in their industry. Policy For'55 Set At Regina Federal Action On Unemployment Tops List of Congress Demands Canada's biggest trade union organization starts its seventy-first year this, week, determined more than ever to improve the lot of the working man and make Canada a better place to live. The Regina convention became part of the Trades and Labor Congress' long and colorful history, but not before almost 700 delegates from every province served notice that labor's number one problem—the spectre of un…
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: 10.14288/1.0439915
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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