BIG MONTREAL STRIKE

Grey River Argus, 16 December 1943, Page 5

BIG MONTREAL STRIKE

FOR UNION RECOGNITION.

POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND FIREMEN.

MONTREAL, Dec. 14. Demanding union recognition, the Montreal police, firemen, and public works employees began a strike this morning. The Civic officials offered a compromise, including the recognition of the Canadian Congress of Labour

Unions as a union of public works employees, but insisted that there must be no more than a house union for police and firemen, alternatively wage increases, but the compromise was rejected. Public Works employees struck in sympathy,, many leaving their work of removing the city’s first heavy; snowfall this winter. Policemen left their beats and firemen left their = stations, to attend a labour rally. Some fire stations have been taken - over by the Army. • , The Police chiefs announced that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police the Quebec Provincial Police and the Civilian Protection Committee had taken over police patrol of the city.. At the Public Works Department Skelton crews are standing by, attending to the city.’s water supply. CITY CONCEDES STRIKERS’ DEMAND. (Rec. 9.40) MO*'’’ .AL. Dec. 15. The Canadian Press Association says: The city of Montreal has acceded to the strikers’ demand for the recognition of the Canadian Congress, of Labour as the bargaining agentfor the policemen and lhe firemen... An early termination of the strike is expected.