Robertson Urges Montreal To End Cost Of Living With More Food
In a May 6 1919 letter Ottawa Minister of Labor G D Robertson argues production is the remedy. He notes a 10 percent drop in the cost of living since February 1st and says municipalities can help under Order in Council 8069 to reduce living costs amid urban unemployment and Canada’s farm labor needs.
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Montreal
Robertson
Ottawa
Ont
Department of Labor
Canada
G. D. Robertson
City Hall
Rigg Defends Winnipeg Trades Congress Against Coercion
H A Rigg told a Winnipeg gathering the Trades and Labor Council had no constitutional power to order strikes or force workers to quit. He said the Canadian Trades and Labour Congress would not sanction Reds or a One Big Union move and urged lenient terms for reinstating civic employees. The council adjourned to Saturday noon.
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Trades and Labor Council of
Winnipeg
H. A. Rigs
Reds
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Mr. Rigg
Trades and Labor Council
Trades and Labour Council
Rigg
Canadian Problems Club
Electricians
Teamsters
Trades and Labor Council of Canada
Mclean
F. M. Black
University of Ora
Fowler
A Lesson on Labour Strikes and Next General Action
A union leader on strike says the current strike is broken and predicts a Dominion wide next general strike on a single day. Citizens' Committees should stay vigilant to stamp out radical elements behind organized labor. Also noted are a Paris budget report on famous edifices and a mid air bi plane wedding in Cincinnati. Two men thought to be slackers were found starving in a cabin on Glacier Island.
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Canada
Chamber of Deputies
Cincinnati
Glacier Island
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Trades Congress
Alderman Fowler
Alderman Sparling
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