Vancouver and District Labour...

Vancouver & District Labour Council(1889-1983 )Inventory

Prepared by Jay Gilbert and Gary Carr e29 November 1990

Revised 29 December 1990

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TABLE OF

Introduction P . 3

Agency History p . 4

Scope and Content p . 9

Series Descriptions p . 11

Appendix 1 : Series A p . 17

Appendix 2 : Series B p . 1 9

Appendix 3 : Series C p . 23

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INTRODUCTION

This inventory describes the minute books and th e

records of the Vancouver & District Labour Council, herei n

after referred as the VDLC . They document the development o f

the VDLC in its role in advancing the economic and socia l

welfare of workers . The minute books and records consist of

16 volumes and 17 Hollinger boxes, and extend 6 .22 m . They

were transferred to the Special Collections and Universit y

Archives Division of the University of British Columbi a

Library February 14, 1990 from the head office of the VDLC .

While the minute books range in date from 1889-1970, the

main body of records covers the years 1956 to 1983 . In 1989 ,

Frank Kennedy, President of the VDLC at the time, retired an d

requested that the records prior to 1983 be deposited at th e

Special Collections Division, University of British Columbi a

Libraries . 1

Researchers are reminded that while restrictions hav e

not yet been placed on the minute books and records, it i s

likely that restrictions will be placed given the sensitiv e

nature of some of the material .

The VDLC continues to maintain a record-keeping syste m

at its current office, and it is likely that furthe r

accessions will take place .

1 As told to Jay Gilbert by George Brandak, Manuscript sCurator, Special Collections and University Archive sDivision, University of British Columbia Library, Novembe r28, 1990 .

Avg HISTORY

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The origins of the Vancouver and. District Labour Counci l

(VDLC) can be traced back to 21 November 1889 when the

Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASCJ) called

various union representatives in the city to a meeting at th e

Sullivan Hall on Cordova Street to discuss the campaign fo r

the nine-hour work day . The various participating unions

included the Shaftesbury Local Assembly of the Knights o f

Labor, the plasters and painters, and carpenters who were no t

associated with the ASCJ . The result of the meeting was a

decision to form a Labour Council to represent "matter s

pertaining to the welfare of workingmen . "2 Fifteen days late r

the Trades and Labour Council of Vancouver (T&LCV) became a n

official organization .

Formally constituted in January 1890, the T&LCV was

funded through per capita fees levied against its affiliat e

union members . Among the T&LCV's concerns were the problem

of scab labour, the running of streetcars on Sundays, and th e

need to raise funds for a permanent labour hall . By the end

of the century the Council was "issu[ing] complaints t o

employers who paid substandard wages, lobbying] for fre e

libraries, evening and technical schools, and called for th e

establishment of public parks ." 3

2 Adele Perry, 100 Anniversary : Vancouver and District Labou rCouncil . 1889-1989 . (Vancouver : VDLC, 1989) : 83 Ibid : 11

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The Council also sought to establish a provincia l

Federation of Labour . In 1909 the T&LCV lent G . Thompson, of

the Streetrailway-men, $50 in order to begin such an

organization . Within two years the British Columbia

Federation of Labour represented " . . . 39 affiliates, 4

councils and 4 635 members . 4 The T&LCV considered support o f

regional labour groups as one of its major roles throughou t

its history .

Another role assumed by the T&LCV was its participatio n

in civic and provincial politics . As early as 1890, the

Council urged members to elect those who would support "suc h

legislation as will most benefit wage earners" . 5 With the

Council's help and support, four aldermen were elected in th e

city of Vancouver during the 1890's . Allied, at various

times, with the National Party, the Independent Labour Party ,

the Federated Labour Party and others, the T&LCV began it s

tradition of "representing politicians who supported workin g

people's interests ." 6

The early years of the twentieth century, especiall y

during World War One, saw the Council take action agains t

sexism and racism in the workplace as well adopt an anti -

conscription policy during the late years of the war . Anti-

orientalism and women workers rights were two issues whic h

4 Ibid : 195 Ibid : 236 Mid : 23

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had divided workers and thus posed concerns for the T&LCV .

In 1917, the T&LCV passed an anti-conscription motion .

In addition to supporting individual unions and backin g

labour candidates in political elections, the T&LCV als o

supported the call for Canada's first General Strike in 1918 .

This call was in response to the shooting of Ginger Goodwin ,

a well known labour organizer from Cumberland, Britis h

Columbia . The above examples are illustrative of the T&LCV' s

concern for social justice, peace and the rights of workin g

people .

In 1919, with a membership of 12 000, there occurred a

split in the T&LCV. The Dominion Trades and Labour Congresses

held their convention in Calgary that year and at tha t

convention Western delegates withdrew their support an d

formed the One Big Union (OBU) . The OBU was a full-scale

industrial union based on socialist policies . The T&LCV

supported this action thereby adding almost 2% per capita t o

the new organization . In retaliation, the Trades and Labour

Congress revoked the Council's charter which meant that there

were now two separate, but active, labour councils i n

Vancouver . Following the subsequent decline of the OBU, which

was greatly weakened by the public backlash against radical

labour organizations after the Winnipeg General Strike o f

1919, the Council was reconstituted on a less radical basis

in 1920 . It was more commonly referred to as the Vancouve r

Trades and Labour Council (VIIC) after this time .

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During the Depression, the Council was almost inactive

due to the economic downturn but came back to life with th e

economic growth that accompanied World. War Two . The War also

saw the VLC and the VTLC re-establish ties with the formatio n

of a joint committee in 1942 . After the war both council s

united with other labour bodies to form the "Joint Labour

Lobby ." In 1956, the two Councils merged to form the

Vancouver, Lower Mainland Trades and Labour Council . In the

same year, it was renamed the Vancouver and District Labou r

Council (VDLC), which is as it continues to be known today .

In article 1 of the Constitution & By-laws of the VDLC ,

the aims and objects of the Labour Council are to extend an d

strengthen "all labor organizations within it jurisdiction ;

to co-operate with other local, provincial, Dominion an d

international federated bodies, and aid legislation wheneve r

possible for the benefit of the workers and producers, and t o

help secure for them a full renumeration for their labour . "

In article II, the purposes of the Labour Council ar e

enunciated as follows : firstly, to support the principles and

policies of the Canadian Labour Congress and secondly, to

promote the interests of its affiliates and to advance th e

economic and social welfare of workers generally .

The structure of the executive of the VDLC as defined b y

the organization is as follows :

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President1st Vice President2nd. Vice President3rd Vice PresidentGeneral Secretary-TreasurerAssistant SecretaryTrustees/ Committee Chairpersons (10 )

For further information on the history of the VDLC ,please consult the following journals :

British Columbia FederationistWestern Wage-earnerCanadian Farmer Labor Advocat e

Additional sources are the following two books :

Perry, Adele, 100 Anniversary : Vancouver and District Labou rCouncil . 1889-1989 . Vancouver : VDLC, 1989 .

Phillips, Paul, No Power Greater : A Century of Labour inBritish Columbia . Vancouver : BC Federation of Labour an dthe Boag Foundation, 1967 .

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SCOPE AND CO

The minute books and records of the Vancouver an d

District Labour Council (VDLC) cover the years 1889-1983 and

were transferred to the Special Collections Division of the

University of British Columbia on February 14, 1990 . The

records described in this inventory were removed from th e

VDLC offices by a representative of the Special Collections

Division of the UBC Libraries, and were placed in seventee n

Hollinger boxes in the order in which they were found in th e

filing cabinets in the VDLC office . Appraisal was conducted

in the VDLC office at this time . The boxes, originally

numbered 1-7, 1-8 and 1-2, were renumbered 1-17 during th e

course of preparing this inventory .

The minute books cover the years 1889-1970 with th e

years 1897-1902 and 1917-1918 missing . The VDLC believes that

the 1917-1918 Minute books are missing because they wer e

either lost or destroyed when the Labour Temple was occupie d

by Canadian soldiers during the Ginger Goodwin General Strik e

in August, 1918 . 7 The 1957-1970 Minute books are in two boxe s

which have been numbered 16 and 17 and are available with the

records of the VDLC .

When the boxed material was first examined, it appeare d

that the files had been colour-coded by file labels . These

7 As relayed to George Brandak, Manuscripts Curator, SpecialCollections and University Archives Division, University o fBritish Columbia Library, by the VDLC.

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coloured labels have, in fact, no bearing on the nature o f

the office's filing system . They were simply the labels tha t

were purchased at the time .

The minute books and records comprise three series ,

Series A: Minute Books (1889-1970), Series B : Affiliated

unions (1956-1983) and finally, Series C : Subject file s

(1956-1983) . Series and subseries have been established

reflecting the subject based system used in the VDLC offices .

Within the Subjects series, there are twenty-one subseries .

In the appendices, complete file lists based upon th e

arrangement of the minute books and records has been provide d

for greater access . The sequence of the files reflect in the

lists the intellectual arrangement imposed on the minut e

books and records of the VDLC . The numerical file reference s

provided in the appendices refer first to the box number i n

which the file is located and secondly to the number of th e

file within the respective box . These numbers reflect th e

original physical arrangement of the material which has no t

been altered .

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Series A . Minute Books . 1889-1970 . 123 .5 cm .

Minutes of the Vancouver and District Labour Council(1889-1970) . 30 volumes .

Arrangement is chronological .

1. Minutes of VTLC regular meetings . 1889-1956 . 68 cm .

The VTLC minute books, consisting of 12 volumes an dcontain the minutes of the regular meetings .

2. Minutes of the VTLC Executive Council Board meetings .1907-1920 . 10 cm .

The VTLC minute books, consisting of 3 volumes an dcontain the minutes of the Executive Council Board meetings .

3. Minutes of the Vancouver Labor Temple Company Ltd . ,Vancouver . 1909-1920 . 3 cm.

This minute book, consisting of 1 volume only, contai nthe minutes of the regular meetings of the company whichowned the Labor Temple, in which the VTLC operated .

4. Minutes of the VDLC regular meetings . 1956-70 .52 .5 cm.

The VDLC record minute books, consisting of 14 volumes ,contain minutes of the regular meetings and are boxed wit hthe VDLC records .

Series B . Affiliated unions files . 1956-1983 . 82 cm .

125 files consisting of correspondence, directives ,financial records, legal proceedings, memoranda and loos epapers . Items relate to workers compensation, social welfare ,discrimination, safety and related union issues .

Arrangement is alphabetical by column name, rather thanthe official chartered name .

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Series C . Subject Files . 1956-83 . 416 can.

395 files consisting of correspondence, circulars ,invitations, financial records, committee reports, publishe dactivities, acts, bills, brochures, charters, persona lpapers, governments documents, working papers, lists ofofficers, memoranda, newspaper clippings, press releases ,planning reports, constitution and by-laws, loose papers,certification forms, committee minutes, task force finding sand receipts .

File titles relate to labour issues, worker' scompensation, human rights, social issues, political mattersand unemployment .

Original arrangement of the files is alphabetical bysubject .

1.Acts/Bills . 1957 . 7 files .

Legal documentation, loose papers, etc . relating toworkers compensation, holidays, and bargaining .

Arrangement within the files is in order of receipt .Title based on content of files .

2. Administration/Executive . 1956-83 . 14 files .

Circulars, certification forms, loose papers, financia lstatements, payroll books and expense accounts . Items relateto advertising, banquets, copies of and amendments to theconstitution and by-laws and municipal capital borrowing .


3. Arbitration Hearings . 1970-72 . 10 files .

Legal proceedings, memoranda and loose papers relatin gto labour disputes and litigation arising therefrom .


4. Associations . 1959-82 . 12 files .

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Correspondence, memoranda, miscellaneous document srelating to community outreach, social issues and politica l

activities .Arrangement within the files is in order of receipt .Title based on filenames .

5. BC Federation of Labour . 1957-83 . 20 files .

Circulars, conventions, correspondence, press releases ,

printed material and submissions . Items relate to labourissues, executive activities and the defence fund .

Arrangement within the files is in order of receipt .Title based on filenames .

6. Canadian Labour Congress . 1956-83 . 37 files .

Audit and report forms, circulars, conventions ,correspondence relating to financial matters, education an dadministrative activities .


7. Civic Elections . 1956-78, 1981 . 10 files .

Notes, general material and loose papers relating t opolitical activities and election to city office .


8. Committees . 1957-78, 1981 . 39 files .

Correspondence, memoranda, public hearings and loos epapers .Items relate to youth, education, labour and legislation ,peace, transit, agriculture, Vietnam, welfare and women .


9. Correspondence . 1964-84 . 21 files .

Mmoranda, letters and loose papers relating t oadministrative activities, the "bugging episode", injunction sand union affiliates .

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Arrangement within the files is in order of receipt .Title based on content of files and filenames .

10.Councils . 1957-83 . 18 files .

Correspondence, memoranda and loose papers relating t othe environment, labour, safety, unemployment, tenants right sand citizenship issues .


11.Donations . 1958-83 . 13 files .

Correspondence, memoranda and loose papers relating t othe Disaster fund, strikes, political activities an deducation .

Arrangement within the files is in order of receipt .Title based on content of files .12.Government . 1956-82 . 31 files .

Correspondence and loose papers relating to relation swith the Federal and Provincial governments .


13.Labour Statesman . 1924, 1955-67 . 4 files .

Financial statements and newspaper clippings relating t oincome tax and labour .


14.Miscellanea . 1956-82 . 28 Files

Independent subject files that relate to a variety o fissues . These issues include; world concerns, campaigns(nonpolitical), miscellaneous files (actual title) ,pollution, conferences and events . The material consists ofbulletins, reports, correspondence, booklets, tickets ,memoranda, and other loose papers .


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15.Organizations-other . 1956-83 . 33 files .

Correspondence, memoranda and loose papers relating t olabour trade, peace, social issues, education, financia lactivities and the environment .


16.OTEU Negotiations . 1966-83 . 7 files .

Legal proceedings relating to labour negotiations, unio nissues and related arbitration .


17.Personal . 1960-85 . 3 files .

Letters, correspondence and loose papers relatin gpersonally to VDLC Presidents during their respective termsin office .


18.Political Parties . 1968-81 . 12 files .

Correspondence, brochures, candidate lists and loos epapers relating to political activities, brochures andcandidate lists .


19.Unemployment . 1957-83 . 12 files .

Newspaper clippings, seminar proceedings and loos epapers relating to social issues, insurance and immigration .

Arrangement with the files is in order of receipt .Title based on content of files and filenames .

20.Vancouver City Council . 1964-83 . 11 files .

Correspondence, commission reports, demolition o fhousing and town planning .

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21 . Workshops/seminars . 1958-65 . 5 files .

Correspondence and loose papers relating to publi crelations, education and welfare .


Vancouver & District Labour Council (1889-1983) 17

Minute Books, 1889-1956 Box Description Date 16-1 Minute Books Minutes of Regular Meetings 1889-1897 16-2 1902-1908 16-3 1908-1912 16-4 1912-1916 16-5 1919-1923 17-1 Minute Books Minutes of Regular Meetings 1923-1926 17-2 1926-1928 17-3 1928-1933 17-4 1933-1940 17-5 1940-1946 18-1 Minutes of Regular Meetings 1946-1952 19-1 Minutes of Regular Meetings 1952-1956 20-1-5 Minutes of Regular Meetings 1956-1962 21-1 Minutes of Regular Meetings 1963-1970 22-1 Minutes of Executive Board Meetings 1907-1910 22-2 1910-1913 22-3 1913-1920 22-4 Minutes of Vancouver Labour Temple

Company Ltd. Vancouver 1909-1920

22-5 Minutes of Parliamentary Committee 1925-1934 22-6 Minutes of Directors of BC

Federationist, Ltd 1912-1922

22-7 Minutes of Refinery Oil Workers’ Union

1918-1921

22-8 Scrapbook/address book of BC Provincial Federation of Labour

May 26, 1910

22-9 Minutes of Business Agents’ Board 1911, 1914

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Appendix 1 : Series A. Minute Books, 1889-195 6

1. Minutes of Regular Meetings . 1889-1956 .

1889-1897 1 vol .1897-1902 Missing1902-1908 1 vol .

1908-1912 1 vol .1912-1916 1 vol .1916-1919 Missing1919-1923 1 vol .1923-1926 1 vol .1926-1928 1 vol .1928-1933 1 vol .1933-1940 1 vol .1940-1946 1 vol .1946-1952 1 vol .

1952-1956 1 vol .

2. Minutes of Executive Board Meetings . 1907-1920 .

1907-1910 1 vol .1910-1913 1 vol .1913-1920 1 vol .

3. Minutes of Vancouver Labour Temple Company Ltd . ,Vancouver 1909-1920 .

1909-1920 1 vol .

4. Regular Minutes of the VDLC, 1956-70 .

1956

1 vol .1957

1 vol .1958

1 vol .1959

1 vol .1960

1 vol .1961

1 vol .1962

1 vol .

1963

1 vol .

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1964

1 vol .

1965

1 vol .

1966

1 vol .

1967

1 vol .

1968

1 vol .

1969

1 vol .

1970

1 vol .

Appendix 2 : Series B : Affiliated union files

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Box/ File No .File Titles

Automotive Lodge Local #1857 5 . 2BC Government Employees Union- Liquor 8 .13NW Cordage, Rope & Twine #1 6 .12BC Government Employees 5 . 3BC Government Employees Union 5 . 4BC Government Employees 5 . 5BC Government Employees 5 . 6BC Government Employees 5 . 7BC Library Association 5 . 8Beverage Dispensers Local 676 5 . 9Beverage Dispensers Local 835 5 .10Boot & Shoe Workers Local 505 5 .11Brick & clay Workers Local #629 5 .12Brush Workers Union Local 564 5 .13Carpenters Union Local 1251 5 .14Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport 5 .15& General Workers Local #59CBRT

GW Local #221 5 .17CBRT

G4 Local 322 5 .18CBRT

GW Local #400 11 . 8CBRT

GW Local #425 5 .19-2 0Cement Masons Local #919 5 .2 1Civic Employees Union Local 407 5 .22Dental Technicians #1543 5 .23Distillery Workers Local #153 5 .24Distillery Workers Local #69 5 .25Distillery Workers Local #92 5 .2 6IBEW Local #2231 5 .27Engineers Local 882 5 .28Film Exchange Employees 5 .29Firefighters Union Local 256 5 .30Firemen & Oilers Local #134 5.31Firefighters Union Local #1271 5 .32Packinghouse Workers Local 499 5 .33Garment Workers #190 5 .34Garment Workers #232 5 .35Glaziers & Glass Workers #1527 5 .36Glove Workers Local #582 5 .37Graphic Communications International Union 13 .27

File Title2 0

Box/ File No .

Greater Vancouver Water & Sewer Brd . Employ, 5 .38

Heat & Frost Insulators Local 118 5.39Hospital Employees Local #180 5 .40

IWA Local 1-252 5 .41IWA Local 1-357 5.42

IWA Local 1-357 5 .43IWA Strike 1957 5 .44

Labourers Union Local No . 1070 5.45Lathers Union Local 207 5 .46Lathers Union Local 356 5 .47Laundry Drivers Local 129 5 .48Laundry Workers Union Local 292 5 .49Organization Corrmittee- Laundry Workers 5.50Union Local #292

Laundry Salesmen Local #334 5 .51Linedrivers Union Local 605 5 .52

Lithographers Union Local 44 5 .53Locomotive Fisherman & Engineman Local 656 5 .54Locomotive Fisherman & Engineman Local 939 5 .55Locomotive Fisherman & Engineman Local 972 5 .56Longshoremen's Union Local 501 5 .57Longshoremen's Union Local 501 5 .58Longshoremen's Union Local 502 5 .59Longshoremen's Union Local 507 5 .60Longshoremen's Union Local 509 5 .61Machinists Union Lodge No . 131 5 .62Machinists Union Lodge No . 182 5 .63

Machinists Union Lodge No . 692 5 .64

Machinists Union Lodge No . 876 5 .65Mainland General Workers #307 5 .66Marble Polishers Local #179 6 .67

Milksalesmen Local No . 464 5 .68Millworkers Union Local 2534 5 .69Miscellaneous Workers Local 351 5 .70Nova Scotia Fisherman and Canadian Food 13 .23& Allied WorkersPacific Pilotage Employees' Union Local 6.131678

((MC)

197 4Paint & Varnish Workers Local 1550 6 .14Painters Union Local No .138 6 .15Paperworkers Union 433 6 .16

File Titles

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Box/ File No .

Paperworkers Union Local 456 6 .17Photo Engravers Union Local 54 6 .18Piledrivers Union Local No . 2404 6 .19Policeman's Union (Vancouver) 6 .20Patters #303 Local 170 6 .21Pressman Local 1969 6 .22Printing Pressman #427 6 .23Printing Specialties Local 598 6 .24Railroad Trainmen Lodge No . 1040 6 .25Railway Carmen of America #773 6 .26Railway & Steamship Clerks 630 6 .27Real Estate Salesmen's Union #1570 6 .28Retail, Wholesale Union Local 535 6 .29BC Rubber Workers Union #1559 6 .30Shingle Weavers Union Local 2802 6 .31Shipwrights Union Local 506 6 .32Sign Painters Union Local 726 6 .33Steelworkers Local #663 7 . 1Shaft & Development Workers Union 1037 7 .2Western District Diamond Drillers 1105 7 .3Steelworkers Union Local 2655 7 . 4Steelworkers Union Local 2821 7 . 5Steelworkers Union Local 3253 7 . 6Steelworkers Union Local 3302 7 .7Steelworkers Union Local 3376 7 . 8Steelworkers Union Local 3452 7 . 9Steelworkers Union Local 3495 7 .10Steelworkers Union Local 3546 7 .11Steelworkers Local 5404 7 .12Steelworkers Union Local 5432 7 .13Steelworkers Union Local 5688 7 .14Steelworkers Union Local 5770 7 .15Steelworkers Union Local 6711 7 .16Steelworkers Union Local 6721 7 .17Steelworkers 6940 7 .18Stereotypers Union Local No . 88 7 .19Taxi Drivers Union Local 151 7 .20Taxi Drivers & Dispatchers Union #1599 7 .21Teamsters Joint Council 7 .22Canadian Telecommunications Union 7 .23Truck Drivers Local No, 31 7 .24

File Titles

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Box/ File No .

Truck Drivers Local No, 213 7 .25Trunk & Bag Union Local No . 83 7 .2 6Tunnel & Rock Workers International 168 7 .27University Workers Local 116 7 .28Warehousemen's Union #842 7 .2 9Taxation of Construction Workers 7 .30Upholsters Union Local No . 1 7 .31United Fisherman and. Allied Workers Union 15 .7

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Appendix 3 : Series C . Subject File s

File Titles

1 . Acts/ Bills

i. Annual Holidays Act1957

ii.Bill 43

1 . 11959

iii.Bill 146 Bargaining Continuation Act

8 .111975

iv.Bill 33 analysis

8 .12Date Unknown

v. Shops Regulation & Weekly Holiday Act

15 .321957

vi. War Measures Act

15 . 5Date Unknown

vii.Workmen's Compensation Act

15 .401957

2 . Administrative/ Executiv e

i.Advertising1970-1983

ii.Affiliation1970-1971

8 . 5

8 . 7

Box/ File No .

15 .12

iii . Auditors1961-1970

3 .3-13

2 4File Titles

iv.Banquet V DLC1971

v. Certification FormsDate Unknown

vi. Circulars to Affiliates1971-197 9

vii.Constitution and By-Laws1956-1972

viii.C .P . Neale1962-1966

ix.E .C . Sims1961-1962

x. Executive Board1967-1980

xi. Financial Statements1970-1981

xii.Historical Data1956-1980

xiii.Joint TLC- CCL Executive1955-1956

xiv.Loose Papers1961-1985

xv. Municipal Capital Borrowing1956

xvi.Payroll Book1976-1977

xvii.Pension- Council Employees1965-1978

Box/ File No .

8 .14-1 6

9 .11

9 .12

1 .37, 4 .27

11 . 3

11 . 2

10 .24

11 .9-10

10 . 1

4 .17

10 .14 ,14 . 1

15.24

13 .33

10 .4

2 5

File Titles

Box/ File No .

xviii.Research Department

3 .391960-1961

xix.Winter Works Incentive Program

1 .241960

3 . Arbitration Hearings

Argos Delivery

13 . 91972

ii.BC Airlines Limited

13 . 61970

iii.BC Telephone

13 .141972

iv.Carling Breweries

13 .7-81971-1972

v. District of North Vancouver

13 .121972

vi. G. McLaughlan

13 .101972

vii.Super-value

13 .11 ,1972

13 .13

viii.Westfair Foods

13 .15Empty Folder

4 . Associations

i . Association for Community Action

8 . 41972, 1974

2 6

File Titles

Box/ File No .

ii.Association for Public Broadcasting

8 . 8in BC1974-197 6

iii.BC School Trustees Association

14 .101971, 197 9

iv.Burnaby Citizen's Association

8 .331969-197 6

v. Civil Liberties Association

9 .211973-1982

vi. Community Planning Association

9 .221971-1975

vii . Downtown Eastside Resident's

10 .23Association (DE1W1975-197 8

viii.Greater Vancouver Co-op Association

3 .221957-1959

ix.Jubilee Summer Camp Association

3 .26-271959-1969

x. Richmond. Anti-Pollution Association

14 . 71970-1971

xi. Tourist Association

14 .181959-1960

5 . BC Federation of Labou r

i. BC Federation of Labour

8 .181980

ii.Circular

8 .19-20,1976-1978

8 .22-23

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File Titles

Box/ File No .

iii.Conventions

8 .8, 8 .291968, 1970-197 1

iv.Correspondence

1 .7, 6 .7 ,1957- 1983

8 .24-28

v. Defence Fund

1 . 51966

vi. Executive Board1966

vii.Press Releases1976-197 8

viii.Printed Material1965-1972

ix.Submissions

1 . 91964-1965

6 . Canadian Labour Congress

i.Audit & Report Forms

8 . 91971

ii.Board of Referees

10 .131975-198 3

iii.Canadian Labour Comment

9 . 41978

iv.CLC 195 61956

v. CLC 19801979-1980

15 .16

8 .34

2 8

File Titles

vi.Circulars1967, 1975-1976 ,1978, 1980-198 3

vii.Commission on Constitution& Structure1967

viii.Convention197 4

xi . Correspondence1956-198 3

x. Education Institute1967, 197 4

xi. Fourth Constitutional Convention1962

xii.Fees Payable to CLC1958-196 6

xiii.Labour College of Canada (CLC)1963-1967

xiv.Regional Office (Pacific )1977-1980

xv.Regional Office (Vancouver )1966-1968, 1975-1979 ,1981-1983

7 . CivicElections

i . Civic Election Notes1956

Box/ File No .

1 .10, 8 .35-36,9 .6,9 .10

6 . 6

10 .16

1 .14-22 ,6 .9, 9 .1-2 ,9 .8-9

2 .1, 2 .3 6

4 .20

1 .11

3 .28

8 .38, 9 . 7

1 .12-13,8 .37,9 .3,9 . 5

4 .24

2 9

File Titles

Box/ File No .

ii.Civic Election Platform1957

iii.Civic Elections1966, 1970

iv.Election Material Genera l1960

v. Elections-Vancouver & Municipalitie s1958-1965, 198 1

vi. Property Qualification for Election

15 .28to City OfficeDate Unknown

8 . Committees

i. Ad hoc Committees

8 . 21981

ii.BC Youth Festival Committee

15 . 91978

iii . Canadian Confederation

1 .23Centennial Committee1964-1967

iv.Credentials Committee

11 . 4Empty Folder

v. Education Committee

2 .33-35 ,Correspondence, minutes, etc .

11 . 51958-1967

vi . Grievance Committee

2 . 31967

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File Titles

Box/ File No .

vii.Labour Studies ProgramAdvisory Committee1976

viii.Legislation Committee1967, 197 3

ix.Local Employment CommitteeBoard of Referees1960, 1962

x. Metropolitan Advisory Committee

2 .101964-197 3

xi.MSA Committee (of Council)

2 .111960-1961

xii.Organization Committee

2 .121964-1973

xiii.Peace By Peaceful Means Committee

3 .351959-196 6

xiv.Political Education Committee

2 .13-14,1957-1960

4 .19, 4 .21-23, 4 .25

xv . Port of Vancouver Development

13 .36Committee1969-197 6

xvi.Public Relations Committee

2 .151966-1967, 1972-197 3

xvii.Rapid Transit Committee

14 . 2197 1

xviii . Regional Committee on

2 .17University Education- Labour Educatio n1957-1958

12 .24

2 . 8

2 .9

3 1

File Titles

Box/ File No .

xix . Roll Back Prices Committee

14 . 91974

xx. Select Standing Committee onAgriculture, Public Hearing1977

xxi.United Appeal-Labour Committee1971, 1973, 197 7

xxii.Vancouver Labour Committeefor Human Right s1964-197 4

xxiii.Vancouver School BoardEducation Committee1965-1966

xxiv.Vietnam- Committee to End Wa rin Vietnam1967, 1970-1971

15 .41

14 .29

2 .4-7

xxv.Welfare Services Committee1966

xxvi.Women's CommitteeDate Unknown

9 . Correspondence

i. Executive

11 . 61964-1984

ii.General

2 .18-21 ,1964-1971, 1973- 1977, 1981-1983

9 .27-28,10 .5-7

iii.re : "Bugging Episode"

2 .2 81967

3 2

File Titles

Box/ File No .

iv. re : "Injunctions"

3 .251966-1967

v. Union

2 .22-26 ,1964-1977

10 .8-11

10 . Council s

i. BC Environmental Council

8 .101974

ii.Labour Councils- Credit Union

3 .301957-1959

iii.Labour Councils- Federation

12 .171983

iv.Labour Councils- Other

12 .181969-197 1

v. Labour Councils- Religion

14 . 51963-1969

vi. New Westminster Labour Council

12 .23,1961-1977

13 .21 ,15 .36

vii.Port Council

3 .361958-1960

viii.Safety Council

14 .111962, 1966-1967

ix.UIC Labour Council

14 .201963-197 6

x. Union Label Trades Council

4 .5-6,1964, 1971, 1981

14 .26-27

3 3File Titles

Box/ File No .

xi.Vancouver Co-ordinating Council

6 . 3of Citizenship1957

xii.Vancouver Tenants Council

15 . 1Date Unknown

xiii.Victoria Labour Council

15 . 2Date Unknown

11 . Donations

i. Disaster Fund- 2nd Narrows Bridge

2 .311958

ii.Donations

10 .17-18 ,1973-1975, 1980-1983

10 .21

iii.Donations (Strikes, etc .)

2 .321962-1963

iv . Donations to Defence Fund

10 .2-3Lawson vs . Thompson1966-196 9

v. Donations to NDP Campaign

10 .201979-1980

vi. Douglas Coldwell Foundation ,

10 .221973-1984

vii.Good Neighbour Fund

4 . 41960

viii.Hong Kong Seamen's Strike Fund

3 .23-241963

ix.Political Education Fund

13 .341972

3 4File Titles Box/ File No .

12 . Government

i . Federal 2 .29,

3 .14-1957, 1963-1980 16,

4 .28 ,11 .14-21 ,13 .1, 15 .20

ii . Provincial 2 .30, 3 .17-1956-1982

21, 4 .29,10 .19,12 .2-6,11 .22 ,15 .21 ,15 .23

13 . Labour Statesman

i. Income Tax- Labour Statesmen

3 .311955-1966

ii.The Labour Statesman

3 .2, 3 .29,1924, 1961-1963

4 .181966-1967

14 . Miscellaneous

i.Amchitka Blast

8 . 11971

ii.Anti-Inflation Board Rally

8 . 31976

iii.Bread Tenders

15 .131957

iv . Bugging Episode

8 .301966-1967

3 5File Titles

Box/ File No .

v. Burnaby - re . Oil Refinery

8 .321973

vi.Court Decisions (Strikes, etc .)

2 .271956

vii."F" Miscellaneous1971

viii.Forest Policy1955

ix.Garbage Disposal1961

x. Greater Vancouver Regional District

12 . 71972-1982

xi.Human RightsDate unknown

xii.Indo-China1971

xiii.Inflation Campaign1970

xiv.Insurance and Bonding1975-1981

xv.Minority Report(Old Shaughnessy Golf Course )1961

xvi.Miscellaneous1979

xvii.Multilingual Information Service

6 .101972-1973

11 . 7

151 . 7

15 .19

15 .22

12 .12

12 .13

13 .25

15 .31

13 .2

3 6

File Titles

Box/ File No .

xviii.Municipality of Burnaby

8 .311974

xix.Occupational Health Bulletins

13 .261962-1963

xx. Pioneer Park

15 .261961

xxi.Political Education

15 .271957

xxii.Pollution Material

13 .351970-1974

xxiii.Proposed Regulated Safety

15 .29Clearance Area1960

xxiv.Retail Closing Hours

15 .301959

xxv."Roast" for Syd Thompson

14 . 81981

xxvi.Social Welfare Information

14 .131970-197 1

xxiii . The Way Out (Booklet)

15 .111973

xxviii . World Disarmament Conference,

15 . 8York, England1973-197 9

15 . Organizations-other

i . American Federation of Labour

6 . 81957

3 7File Titles

Box/ File No .

ii.Board of Industrial Relations

1 .21956-1963

iii.Board of Trade

1 . 31957-1964

iv.BC Electric Railway Co .

15 .1 41959

v. BC Power Commission

15 .251955

vi. BC Telephone Co .

15 .151959

vii.BC Tenants Organization

14 .161974-1975

viii . BC Women's Abortion Law

8 . 6Repeal Coalition1971

ix.Canadian Campaign for Nuclear

13 .24Disarmament1964-1977

x. Co-op Radio

9 .241976

xi.Centre for Continuing Education

9 .231971

xiv.Gestetner of Canada Ltd .

13 .281959-1979

xv. International Woodworkers of America

6 .21967

xvi.Mitchell Press

3 .321965-1967

3 8

File Titles

Box/ File No .

xvii.Northland Navigation

13 .221976-1977

xviii.Pacific Life Community

13 .321975-1977

xix.Pacific National Exhibition

3 .341964-1966

xx.Public Utilities Commission of BC

3 .37, 6 . 11966

xxi.Ratepayers Group

14 . 31971

xxii.Red Cross Society

14 . 41965-197 6

xxiii.Representatives :

3 .38 ,outside organizations

13 .31 ,1957-1983

13 .38

xxiv.SPEC (Canadian Scientific Pollution

141 . 5& Environmental Control )1973

xxv.South Africa Action Coalition

14 .1 41977-1983

xxvi.Trade Union Research Bureau

14 .191974

xviii . United Nations Association

4 .7-8,1959-1971

14 .28

xxviii . Workmen's Compensation Board

4 .12, 15 .4,1956-1971

15 .10

3 9

File Titles Box/ File No .

16 . OTEU Negotiation s

OTEU Negotiations

4 .30-31,1966, 1971, 1975-1979, 1981-1983

10 .15,13 .4,13 .28-30

17 . Personal

C .P .Neale

13 .16,1960-1985

13 .1 8

ii . E .C . Sims

3 .401961-1967

18 . Political Partie s

BCA- COPE

8 .171980-1981

ii.COPE

1 .35- 36 ,1968-1971, 1973, 1975, 1978

4 .16, 9 .25-26, 11 . 1

iii.New Democratic Party

3 .33, 6 .11 ,1961-1969, 1970-1977, 1981

13 .3,13 .17 ,13 .19,13 .20

iv.TEAM

14 .171968

19 . Unemployment

i . Discussion of Unemployment

15 .351959

4 0File Titles

Box/ File No .

ii.Employment-Immigration Clippings

6 . 41957

iii.Information Bulletin on Unemployment

15 .381959

iv. Lower Mainland Unemployment

6 . 5Committee1959

v. UIC Seminar

14 .23,1974-1975

14 .2 5

vi. Unemployed Committee

14 .221971 [1977-1978], 198 3

vii.Unemployment Conference

15 .341957

viii.Unemployment Insurance Act

14 .241970-1977

ix.Unemployment Insurance Commission

4 .2-31958-1965

x. Unemployment Feting

4 . 11957

20 . Vancouver City Council

i. City Council-Demolition of Housing1981

ii.City of Vancouve rTown Planning Commission1969

iii.Taxation- City of Vancouver

15 .331957

9 .13

9 .20

File Titles

4 1

box/file no .

iv .

Vancouver City Council 1 .25-28 ,1964-1969,

1970-1978, 1980-1983 9 .14-1 9

21 . Workshops/seminar s

i .

Public Relations Seminar 13 .3 8197 3

ii .

School Counsellors Workshop 4 .2 3196 8

999 .

Seminars

(other than VDLC) 14 .1 2197 1

iv .

Welfare Services Seminar 15 .3 8195 8

v .

Workshops-Vancouver Secondary 4 .1 5School Counsellor s196 5

Vancouver Shirt Contract 1 .2 9

Central City Mission 1 .3 2

Community Chest & Councils 1 .3 3

Four Seasons 11 .1 2

Housing 12 . 1

I .B .M .

Canada

Ltd . 12 .1 0

Labour Credit Union Housing 12 .2 0

Labour Headquarters 12 .2 1

Westward Shopping Company 13 . 5

Representatives Outside Organizations 14 .6

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