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Civic Strike of 1918

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3 May – 11 Jun. 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Contains letters from various different people and organizations related to the civic strike that took place from May to June, 1918.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to Waterworks Department regarding Board of Control Decision

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3 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to T.H. Hooper, Operating Superintendent of Waterworks Department, regarding Council's confirmation of the actions of the Board of Control in regards to striking employees.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to Alderman A.A. Heaps regarding formation of Special Committee to settle the civic strike

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10 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to Alderman A.A. Heaps discussing the formation of a Special Committee to help end the municipal strike.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to Firemen's Association regarding strike negotiation

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10 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to Robert Ringland of the Winnipeg Firemen's Association Local No. 14 discussing the formation of a Special Committee to help end the municipal strike.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to City department heads regarding the recinding of the Fowler Amendment

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11 Jun. 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from the City Clerk's office to J.G. Classco, Manager of the City Light and Power Department, J.E. Buchanan, Chief of the Fire Department, T.H. Hooper, Superintendent of Waterworks Department, and Dr. A.J. Douglas, Health Officer, informing them that the Fowler amendment has been rescinded.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to City department heads regarding the settlement of the civic strike

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11 Jun. 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from the City Clerk's office to J.G. Classco, Manager of the City Light and Power Department, J.E. Buchanan, Chief of the Fire Department, T.H. Hooper, Superintendent of Waterworks Department, and Dr. A.J. Douglas, Health Officer, informing them of that the strike settlement was adopted by Council.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Resolutions of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand

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23-24 May 1919

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from A.K. Godfrey, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Citizen's Committee of One Thousand to the City Clerk's Office containing resolutions passed by the Citizens' Committee on May 24, asking that said resolutions be shared with City Council.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to Mayor and Council regarding filling positions left vacant by strike

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9 Jun. 1919

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from C.J Brown, City Clerk, to the Mayor and City Council regarding a resolution passed at an informal meeting of Council that stated strikers' positions are to be filled and that each employee be required to sign a pact that they will not engage in sympathetic strike action.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Request by Union of Canadian Municipalities that Mayor Gray attend their conference

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7 Jun. 1919

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from G.S. Wilson, Assistant Secretary of the Union of Canadian Municipalities to Mayor Gray, expressing sympathy for his position during the strike and asking that he attend the Union's conference and share his "experience and wisdom".

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

House of Commons Committee to Mayor Gray regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel

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5 Jun. 1919

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Correspondence between Mayor Gray and V. Cloutier of the Parliamentary Committee to inquire into the pricing of foodstuffs, clothing, and fuel.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to Alderman J. Blumberg regarding appointment to Social Welfare Commission

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8 Jun. 1920

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from the City Clerk's Office to Alderman J. Blumberg, informing him that Council appointed him to the Social Welfare Commission during the absence of Aldermen A.A. Heaps and John Queen.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

City Clerk to Social Welfare Commission regarding appointment of Alderman Blumberg

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8 Jun. 1920

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

A letter from the City Clerk's Office to G.B. Clarke, Secretary of the Social Welfare Commission, informing him that Alderman J. Blumberg has been appointed to the Commission in the absence of Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

By-law 10589 regarding pension fund for City employees

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31 Jul. 1922

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

By-law number 10589, It amending By-law number 10020 (pensions of civic employees) to provide those who participated in the General Strike credit for their employment prior to the strike, rather than having to start over as new employees.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Mayor Davidson to City Clerk regarding special meeting of Council

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5 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from Mayor Davidson to City Clerk requsting a special Council meeting be called to consider the civic strike.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Firemen's Association to City Clerk regarding negotiation

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10 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from Robert Ringland of the Winnipeg Firemen's Association Local No. 14 to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, regarding a negotiation date.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Trades and Labor Council to City Clerk's Office regarding negotiation

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10 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from E. Robinson, Secretary and Business Agent of the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk expressing a willingness to negotiate to settle the strike.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Light and Power Department to Special Committee on Strike Settlement regarding negotiation

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11 May 1918

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Letter from J.G. Glassco, Manager of the Light and Power department to the Special Committee on Strike Settlement, regarding his thoughts on what the striking civic employees should agree to to settle the strike.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council