The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-21
issued: 1911-12-21
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note: EIGHT PAQES-^: SO GENTS* MONTH «M< ftlASSIFIED ADS CENT A WORD VOL. lo NELSON. B. G, THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 21,1911 NO. 214 THREE DOLLARS PER DAY MINIMUM WAGE SCALE Important Resolutions Passed by District Six TO AMEND BOILER INSPECTION ACT Will Not at Present Affiliate With-.Un.ted Mine.Workers. Treasurer's Report (Special to The Dally News.) YMIR, B. C, Dec. 20.—At today's session of the annual convention pf district 6, Western Federation of Miners* which is proving the most important and successful in the history of the organization, resolutions were passed urging that the boiler inspection act be so amended that men operating electric motors and compress sor .plants, and particularly electric hoists, be compelled to become qualified by examination In the same manner as stationary engineers; that In event of the 'failure of the Krzus appeal before the privy council the legislature be asked io amend the workman's compensation act so aa to mako clear the claims of foreign dependents, that efforts to maintain the. $3, per day minimum wage scale be made hy the executive. The convention, decide^ to advise locals to admit wives and children, over 16 years of age, of members to deliberations In order to accustom them tr problems with which the family breadwinners are faced. This was introduced iby Mrs. Chenoweth of the Ross* land woman's auxiliary, . the only woman at the convention". The' treasurer's report for the quarter showed a balance to the good of over ?2,580. The cost of tbe Krzus case to date was stated as $3,384. It was decided not to affiliate with the United Mine Workers, of America; the present time being considered Inopportune, though the step was generally favored. < Minimum Wage Scale. At the morning session a resolution was passed demanding, through the executive board, a minimum *wage scale of $3 per day. The committed making the report on this resolution suggested that caution should be taken lest those locals at present being paid higher wages s…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0384443
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text