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Employment Application of James Burnett Scott to Survey Department
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A job application to the Survey Department from James Burnett Scott, submitted during the General Strike. The oath forbidding employees from engaging in strike action - the Slave Pact - is featured prominently.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Surveyor
J.H. Blackwood to Alderman Sparling regarding policing of City parks
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Alderman J.K. Sparling, Chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, requesting increased police protection in City parks.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Chief Donald MacPherson regarding policing of City parks
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Donald MacPherson, Chief Constable, requesting increased police protection in City parks.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
St. Boniface Council Minutes - May 30, 1919
Part of City of St. Boniface
Minutes of the May 30, 1919 meeting of St. Boniface City Council. During this meeting there was discussion regarding how to deal with civic employees who had gone out on strike alongside those in Winnipeg.
St. Boniface (Man.)
Part of Police Museum Collection
A pledge of loyalty to the Police Commission signed by Deputy Inspector George Smith. This pledge, sometimes referred to as the “Slave Pact”, was issued to all police officers.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Police Commissioners
List of Treasurer's Department employees who went out on strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from H.C. Thompson, City Treasurer, to Committee on Finance, listing all employees of the Treasurer's Department that went out on strike on May 15.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
St. Boniface Council Minutes - June 2, 1919
Part of City of St. Boniface
Minutes of the June 2, 1919 meeting of St. Boniface City Council. During this meeting, there was discussion regarding a group of returned soldiers who had asked Council to rescind the ultimatum it had given to striking civic employees.
St. Boniface (Man.)
Resolutions of the Citizens' Law and Order League, Brandon, MB
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from the Citizens' Law and Order League, based in Brandon, Manitoba, to Mayor Gray, containing resolutions that condemn the participants of the General Strike
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Notice of strike to workers at City plant
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A note sent by E.R. Cooper of the International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers to Benjamin Fratkin, foreman of the City Dairy Company, Ltd. plant, informing him that the Strike Committee has decided workers from said plant will be going on strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Notice of strike to City Dairy Company
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A note sent by N. Shaw on behalf of E. Matheson, of the Retail and Wholesale Clerks, Shippers, and Warehouse Men's Association Local 832, to City Dairy Company, Ltd., informing them that the Strike Committee has decided their creamery workers will go out on strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Part of Rural Municipality of Assiniboia
Minutes of Assiniboia City Council for June 4, 1919.
Assiniboia (Man.)
Notice of strike to Brown Bros. bakery
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A copy of a note sent to the foreman of the Brown Bros. bakery by the Bakers Union Local 34, informing them that all bakers have been called out on strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
House of Commons Committee to Mayor Gray regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel
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
Mayor Gray to House of Commons Committee regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A telegram from Mayor Gray to V. Cloutier, Clerk of a Parliamentary Committee, informing him that he cannot respond to the request for information until the "present attempt to overthrow constituted government is defeated”.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Form to deliver money and cash related to emergency milk distribution
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A template of a form giving authority to its holder to deliver report forms and money collected in connection with the Emergency Milk Distribution Depot.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
House of Commons Committee to Mayor Gray regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A telegram to Mayor Gray from V. Cloutier, Clerk of a Parliamentary Committee collecting data on abnormal pricing of food, clothing, and fuel, asking that several organizations be brought together to provide data.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Part of Rural Municipality of Assiniboia
Minutes of Assiniboia City Council for June 6, 1919.
Assiniboia (Man.)
Request by Union of Canadian Municipalities that Mayor Gray attend their conference
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
Request by Union of Canadian Municipalities that Mayor Gray attend their conference
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
City Clerk to Mayor and Council regarding filling positions left vacant by strike
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
