Railway Strikes and Lockouts

Concerning wages and conditions of employment.

Pending establishment of board a satisfactory arrangement was arrived at by the parties concerned.

Hon. Judge R. D. Sept. 11 Nov. 25 Report of board was signed by

Gunn (c), 3; F.
H. McGuigan
(E), 1; J. G.
O'Donoghue
(M), 1.

Hon. Chief Jus-
tice Richard M.
Meredith (c), 4;
W.N. Tilley (E),
1; Henry Irwin
(M), 1.

all three members, Mr.
O'Donoghue dissenting, how-
ever, on one or two points.
The award was accepted by
both parties concerned.

Jan. 21 Report of board was accom-
panied by a minority report
signed by Mr. Irwin. The
majority report contained a
recommendation to the effect
that both sides should with-
draw for the present their
claims for changes in rules and
rates. This recommendation
was agreed to by both parties
concerned.

Proceedings unfinished.

Sherbrooke, Que- 149 direct, 40 bec. indirect.

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Nov. 20

do.

Grand Trunk Pacific System.

700 direct,1,000 indirect.

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. and machinists and boilermakers, members of Lodges Nos. 484 and 559, International Association of Machinists, and Lodge No. 529, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders..

Concerning and conditions of employment.

Hon. Justice A.
Haggart, (c), 4;
Wm.Cross (E),1;
Thos. J. Murray
(M), 1.

Statement of application for boards of conciliation and investigation and of proceedings thereunder from Apr. 1, 1913, to Mar. 31, 1914-Continued.

receipt of

Jan.

Jan. 9

1913.

June 25

1914. Mar.

9

.do.

do.

137 direct, 1,563 indirect.

150 direct, 205
indirect.

Concerning compa-
ny's interpretation
of cretain sections
of existing agree-
ment.

3. SHIPPING.

Concerning. wages
and conditions of
employment.

June 6 Maritime Dredging Employees.. St. John, N. B.

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A unanimous report was pre-
sented by the board, making
certain recommendations for
the settlement of the dispute.
This report concerned all in-
terests affected except the
Dominion Coal Co. and its
employees, a separate inves-
tigation being made in this
case. In the former case the
shipping companies and em-
ployees concerned bound
themselves under sec. 62 of
the act to abide by the award.
In the latter case the award
was also unanimous and was
accepted by both parties con-
cerned.

Statement of applications for boards of conciliation and investigation and of proceedings thereunder from Apr. 1, 1913, to Mar. 31, 1914-Continued.

1914.
Feb. 7

A unanimous report was pre-
sented by the board, making
certain recommendations for
the settlement of the dis-
pute. The award was de-
clared acceptable to the em-
ployees concerned, but was
not accepted by the shipping
companies. No cessation of
work occurred.

225 direct,1,600
indirect.

Concerning wages,
hours, and condi-
tions of employ-
ment.

G. Fred. Fisher
(C), 3; Jos. R.
Stone (E), 2;
John E. Moore
(M) 1.

1914.
Jan. 8

1913.

Dec. 12 Certain steamship Employees.. St. John, N. B.

companies trading
to the port of St.
John, N. B., com-
prising Allan Line,
C. P. R. Steam-
ship and Railway
Lines, Head Lines,
Furness and Man-
chester Lines, New
Zealand Shipping
Co., Elder Demp-
ster & Co., Robert
Reford & Co., Don-
aldson Line, C. N.
R. Line, and Red
Cross Line, and
marine warehouse,
freight checkers,
members of Marine
Warehouse Freight
Checkers' Union,
Local No. 825, In-
ternational Long-
shoremen's Asso-
ciation.

1913.

III. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC UTILITIES.

1913.

Mar. 14 Corporation of the Employees.. Vancouver, B. C... 1,200 direct,

city of Vancouver and certain employees, being scavengers, wacerworks employees and maintenance and construction men, members of Civic Employees' Union and Local of of International Union of Hodcarriers, Building & Common Laborers.

1,200 indirect.

B. INDUSTRIES OTHER THAN MINES, AGENCIES OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION, AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES.

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