The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-23
issued: 1926-03-05
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note: Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and restrict Trades and Labor Council Official Organ of The Canadian Ia ,p>r No. 9iS~EIGHT PAGES , TO) VANCOUVER, B.C., M /N\pV^ P *y ,926 FIVE CENfS PER COPY Teamsters Make Appeal' To Council for Support .--' '\..:. *... . . — Cartage Companies.Will Not Recognize Union—Trades Council to Donate Cup* for Sports—Five Day Week Campaign Uilidei- Way — Hospital Governor Doubts Usefulness of- That Body. DELEGATE GILBERT of the Teamster, Chauffeurs, Stablemen * and Helpers' Union made a stirring appeal on behalf bf his organization at the regular meeting of' the Trades arid Labor Council, Tuesday eveningvTTfe inforriied the delegates that this- was tire first appeal made by the teamsters since the union was organized. They were striving to' get recognition1 ftom. the local cartage companies, but were not making as good progress as desired. He appealed to organized labor, to ask teamsters to show their union card when delivering goods, and to lend a'll the moral support possible to get the cartage firms to recognize the union,-- ' He stated that five of the biggest firms in the city were organized 100 per cent., but at the present time these firms had declined to recognize the union. Most of the men were •Married, and desired to better their conditions, and to keep ud harmonious relations* with the firms. This could riot be done however, if the firms.refused to recognize the Union. There weTe still many men outside -the union who must be induced to . join, he therefore urged that all union men accenting goods from1* cartage employees ask the drivers to show their cards. »■'■•■' ;The executive committee of the council will devise ways and means of helping the teamsters. rUeuncil promised to obtain- the -help, - of thebuilding trades.-' To Meet City Council Committee : In conjunction with the Painters Union executive, the Trades Council executive will annroach the Fire and Police Committee on the question of having all work*at the fire …
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: 10.14288/1.0438863
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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