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"LABOR COUNCIL ASKS PROBE INTO MINERS' STRIKE," Winnipeg Tribune. July 4, 1934. Page 2. ---- Government To Be Asked To Send Commission to In- quire Into Conditions ---- The Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council wants the provincial government to send a commission to Flin Flon to investigate the causes of the strike of 1,300 Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. workers.

At the labor council's meeting. Tuesday evening, a delegation was appointed to interview the provincial government and urge the appointment of a commission.

To Ask About Police The delegation was also instructed to question the government regarding the sending of police to Flin Flon. If it was found the government was responsible for this action, the delegation was ordered to register a protest in behalf of the labor council.

Discussion of the strike was opened by George Armstrong, of the Socialist party. He said a communication had been received from the strike commitee at Flin Fion stating the strikers had been given an unfair deal. He wanted the labor council to send a delegate to Flin Fion to get an unbiased account of the situation there.

Only One Side Armstrong charged the council and Winnipeg labor generally believed the company's story and ignored the strikers' case because they were said to be linked with the Workers' Unity League.

In the discussion that followed Armstrong's remarks, nearly all of the 25 delegates present had something to say,

Some of the delegates, including George Schollie, secretary, thought the council would be wise to take no action on the question as they believed the strike was being conducted by the Workers' Unity League.

"Communist Snubbed At Labor Congress," The Province (Vancouver). September 17, 1934. Page 8. --- TORONTO, Sept. 17. - Repercussions of the refusal of the Trades and Labor Congress to seat a Communist on Tuesday were heard at the convention here.

"There are many workers in the penitentiaries of the country, Tim Buck and Tow Ewen for example, because of their political opinions, and this congress has never raised a hand," declared John P. Gault of Long Branch.

"This is not the first time a Communist or Communist sympathizer has told us the same thing," answered Tom Moore.

"LABOR TO DEMAND THIRTY-HOUR WEEK," Hamilton Spectator. September 19, 1933. Page 7. --- Resolution Passed in Convention at Windsor ---- Attack on Minimum Wage Board's Officers ---- Windsor, Ont., Sept. 19. - (CP) Labor took a definite stand to-day in favor of a 30-hour week-without reduced pay. With a minimum of discussion, the Trades and Labor congress, in convention here, passed a resolution whereby it went on record as requesting the government to put in force a six-hour day in all industries with a corresponding increase in pay "to Increase the purchasing power of the masses as it is only by this means the economic conditions of all classes can be improved."

With this resolution, the convention adopted a second one asking the government, "shall make it compulsory for all employers to adopt this principle under heavy penalty for infraction of same."

It defeated, however, a proposal for a 30-hour week with a minimum of $1 per hour in all classes of male labor and a minimum of 75 cents an hour for female workers.

Immigration Act The Winnipeg Trades and Labor council submitted a resolution which urged immediate abolition of "obnoxious sections" of the Immigration act and urging the immediate stoppage of all deportations, but this was defeated after some discussion. It was pointed out the resolution clashed with the announced policy of the congress and the resolutions committee, which had recommended non-concurrence, was upheld by a vote.

Four resolutions listed under fair wage acts and regulations were passed. They sought the observance of the eight-hour day for all building trades; enactment of legislation prohibiting abuse of fair wage regulations and insertion of such clauses in all government contracts.

Then the convention turned to hours of labor and working conditions and discussion raged loud and long. Joseph Tomkins, of Toronto, claimed women were being exploited by employers in his city. Department stores were paying girls $1.89 per day and requiring them to work from 8 a.m. to 6 or 7 o'clock at night. If the girls complained, he said, they were dis- charged. Statements of Frank Wilson, M.L.A., at yesterday's session, were characterized by Mr. Tomkins as "the bunk."

Wilson's Statement Mr. Wilson had told Mayor David Croll he would place a list of violators of the Minimum Wage act before the attorney-general if the mayor would obtain such a list. Mr. Tompkins said lists were useless: what the most needed was "a government inspector who would en- force the act."

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced its support for the ongoing strike action by Organized Labour, with a significant impact on healthcare services. President Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo revealed that all Outpatient Departments (OPDs) in health facilities will be closed from Monday, July 15, 2024. While other departments will continue to operate, the GRNMA…

BREAKING: Labour Declares Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage

TOUCHAHEART – Members of the organised labour, on Friday declared to embark on an indefinite strike over the federal government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage from N60,000. Joe Ajaero, the President of NLC, who disclosed this at an ongoing press conference in Labour House, Abuja, said the strike begins by the midnight of Sunday, June 2, 2024. Details shortly…