Supply of Special Constable badges
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Contains several requests to replace, return, or hand out new special constable badges that gave certain City staff such as inspectors their authority. Note that this does not include the Special Police Constables used during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Employees' agreement regarding employment (Slave Pact)
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Contains job applications submitted to the City Surveyor from 1919-1924, all of which feature the Slave Pact agreement that civic employees began to have to sign after the General Strike that essentially forbade them from taking any strike action.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Surveyor
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
File pertaining to the General Strike of 1919, including records from various origins sent to or from the Mayor's office relating either to the strike itself or its fallout. Included are letters from citizens commending or condemning the City's actions during the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Contains pension information about employees leaving the City’s service, drafting notes for pension By-law 10589, and correspondence regarding the pensions of employees who participated in the 1919 General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Request from the One Big Union to the Committee on Legislation and Reception for a donation
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence related to a request from the Winnipeg Central Labor Council of the One Big Union for a $500 donation from the City.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Legislation and Reception
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A bound collection of communications sent by the Parks Board to various recipients between December, 1918, and May, 1920. A recipient index is attached in the back. Individual pages are on thin, semi-transparent paper.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
Pension dispute with former Police Chief Donald MacPherson
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence regarding the settlement of a dispute between the City and former Police Chief Donald MacPherson regarding his pension. MacPherson was let go during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Replacing Alderman A.A. Heaps on the Social Welfare Commission
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence regarding Alderman J. Blumberg replacing Alderman A.A. Heaps on the Social Welfare Commission due to the latter's legal situation.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Applications for the appointment of staff
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Job applications to various City departments, many of which were submitted during the General Strike and feature the Slave Pact that required City employees to agree not to take strike action.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Payment to Winnipeg Public School Board for services rendered during General Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence regarding request from Winnipeg Public School Board to be reimbursed for use of their facilities and labour for food, milk, and ice distribution during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Pension scheme for civic employees
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Contains records regarding the request by firemen that who had returned to work after going on strike that their pensions not start over as if they were new employees.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Request by employees laid off during the strike for compensation
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Request from workers laid off during strike to be compensated.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
List of volunteer helpers during strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Lists from various City departments of volunteers who helped during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Petition by residents of Ward 5 to release Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A petition, signed by dozens of residents of Winnipeg's Ward 5, requesting that their representatives on City Council, Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps - who were among the strike leaders arrested in the General Strike - be released from prison on bail.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Request from the One Big Union that a band be provided for a Labour Day event
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from C.J Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter sent by W.W. Lefeaux, Honourary Secretary of the Winnipeg Central Labor Council of the One Big Union, requesting the City provide a band for a Labour Day event.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Food stuffs destroyed from May 15 to July 31, 1919
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Reports created by the Chief Health Inspector regarding the destruction of food stuffs that took place during the General Strike and the following month.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Offer to sell to City motion pictures of the 1919 Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence between Jean Arsin of the Winnipeg Publicity Studio and the Committee on Finance regarding the purchase of a film the former had made about the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Gratuities for employees of the Health Department for distribution of milk and ice
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence regarding request from Food Committee to pay gratuities to certain Health Department employees that worked during the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Payment of wages to R. Murdock, absent on account of injuries received during strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Request from City Engineer to compensate R. Murdock, who was assaulted for working during the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Employees whose holidays overlapped with the strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence related to how to account for employees in the Tax Collector's Department whose vacation time overlapped with the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
