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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1899
Page
2
The piece discusses wage status amid eight hour shifts, noting miners’ pay has not risen with living costs. It contrasts mine owners and unions positions, cites figures from The Midway Advance, and critiques union contracts as limiting miner freedom while suggesting possible shifts toward independence.
The Victoria Colonist discusses a Vancouver World linked matter involving Minister of Finance Mr. Cotton. It cites alleged Colorado dealings and a Denver expose, urging caution and urging that if the Colorado affair is not terribly heinous it should be left to rest to avoid destabilizing the provincial government and its leadership.
A government paper notes Vancouver Island coal miners do not claim ten hours pay, but the Interior metal miners, via leaders and unions, insist on ten hours pay for eight. They say owners resist, unions call out men, and operations have been suspended for years after workers previously earned ten hours’ wage.
The Nelson Electric Tramway Company will receive proposals for running the Skating Rink this winter. For particulars apply.
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