- d00261
- File
- 18-20 Jun. 1919
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Lists of employees who had applied for jobs to the Health Department during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Lists of employees who had applied for jobs to the Health Department during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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
C.H. Burgess to Mayor and Council about who was to blame for the strike
Part of 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Health Inspector's commendations for those who worked during the strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence related to comendation of staff in the Health Department who continued to work during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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
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
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
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
Payment of overtime to employees operating utilities during the Strike
Part of 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.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Payment of overtime to men on monthly salary working during the strike
Part of 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.
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
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