- d00235
- Dossier
- 3 May – 11 Jun. 1918
Fait partie de 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.
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Fait partie de 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.
Sans titre
Resolutions of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand
Fait partie de 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.
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Payment of overtime to men on monthly salary working during the strike
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence related to a request by J.G. Glassco, Manager of the Light and Power Department, that those staff in his department that continued to work during the strike be paid overtime.
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House of Commons Committee to Mayor Gray regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel
Fait partie de 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.
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Request by Union of Canadian Municipalities that Mayor Gray attend their conference
Fait partie de 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".
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City Clerk to Mayor and Council regarding filling positions left vacant by strike
Fait partie de 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.
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Resolution of Stonewall (Man.) regarding anti-strike legislation
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from V.M. McFarlane, Secretary-Treasurer for the Town of Stonewall Manitoba containing resolution passed by Stonewall's Council that other Manitoba municipalities join them in convincing the Provincial government to introduce legislation to limit sympathetic strike action.
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Scavenging and Crematory report for May, 1919
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A report from J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, to the Health Committee on scavenging and crematory operations for May, 1919. It records ammounts of refuse removed and cremated, dollars spent, and other statistics. There is also a comparison to May, 1918.
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Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Lists of employees who had applied for jobs to the Health Department during the General Strike.
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Payment of overtime to employees operating utilities during the Strike
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence related to a request by W.P. Brereton, City Engineer, that those staff in his department that continued to work during the strike be paid overtime.
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Re-engaging men to remove garbage during strike
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, informing them that the Committee on Health has given the Chief Health Inspector full power to increase the wages of garbage collectors if needed during the strike.
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C.H. Burgess to Mayor and Council about who was to blame for the strike
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from C.H. Burgess, a railway worker, explaining to the Mayor and Council that the blame for the strike should be assigned to the owners of Vulcan Iron Works and the Manitoba Iron Workers.
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Report of the Division of Communicable Diseases for June, 1919
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A report by the Health Department, Communicable Diseases Division for June, 1919, submitted to A.J. Douglas, Medical Health Officer. Statistics are listed for various diseases and the operational difficulties caused by the General Strike are addressed.
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Report on Dairy Inspection for June, 1919
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A report submitted to A.J. Douglas, Chief Health officer, regarding dairy inspection for the month of June, 1919. It is noted that, due to the General Strike, special inspections and deliveries were made in cooperation with the Food Committee.
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Health Inspector's commendations for those who worked during the strike
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence related to comendation of staff in the Health Department who continued to work during the General Strike.
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Employees whose holidays overlapped with the strike
Fait partie de 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.
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Payment of wages to R. Murdock, absent on account of injuries received during strike
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Request from City Engineer to compensate R. Murdock, who was assaulted for working during the strike.
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Gratuities for employees of the Health Department for distribution of milk and ice
Fait partie de City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence regarding request from Food Committee to pay gratuities to certain Health Department employees that worked during the strike.
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Offer to sell to City motion pictures of the 1919 Strike
Fait partie de 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.
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Food stuffs destroyed from May 15 to July 31, 1919
Fait partie de 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.
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