Winnipeg Delegation Seeks Understanding of Labor Disputes
A Winnipeg council delegation discussed the labor dispute with employers and workers. During its visit they interviewed Senator Robertson minister Jabur the central strike committee the citizens' committee hospital board members Premier Norris and Winnipeg mayor Mr FL Gray.
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Winnipeg
Robertson
Jabur
Citizens’ Committee
General Hospital Board
Manitoba
T. C. Norris
FL. Gray
Returned Soldiers Muster in Winnipeg Over Food Costs and Aliens
The Winnipeg demonstration by returning soldiers, draft evaders and other groups voiced loyalty to government and called for action on high food prices and aliens. They warned agitators, threatened the Labor Temple, and urged a new returned soldiers’ association while presenting a Magna Charta resolution to authorities.
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Winnipeg
Tey
Norris
R. E. Bray
Bray
Citizens' Committee of One Thousand Defends its Roots and Purpose
The Citizens' Committee of One Thousand is described as a broad, citizen-led group formed by the Strike Committee to defend ordinary people against alleged strike-driven oppression. It emphasizes inclusivity, denounces claims of nefarious ties to Trade or Manufacturers groups, and portrays middle-class Winnipeg as the true victims of the strike, suffering shortages and restricted rights.
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Citizens’ Committee
Board of Trade
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Citizens’ Committees
Winnipeg
Strick
Protective League
Britain
Bolshevists
Citizens' Committee
Citizens' Committee Out For Blood
Sicl
Fire Brigade
Citizens' Committee Defends Rights in Winnipeg Crisis
The document portrays the Citizens' Committee as a protective body defending civil rights and public services in Winnipeg. It condemns Bolshevik tactics, supports nonviolent relief work, and calls for a permanent volunteer fire brigade while opposing sympathetic strikes by public servants and urging retention of efficient, rights-respecting employees.
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Citizens’ Committee
Canadian Citizens Stand Against Winnipeg Bolshevism
A Winnipeg contest with Bolshevik influence is met by united middle-class citizens and organized labor resisting a local general strike. The James Street Soviet seen as a threat to British institutions, while Toronto’s council reacts against the Fourteen plan, prompting labor to disavow radical leadership and defend democratic government.
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Winnipeg
Canada
James Street
Larg
Toronto
Trades Council
Committee of Fourteen
James Street Soviet
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