A SEVEN-DAY WEEK
CANADIAN SHIPYARDS MINISTER'S ANNOUNCEMENT OTTAWA, June 16. The Minister of Labour (Mr Humphrey Mitchell) announced to-day that he intends to enforce an Order-in-Council for a seven-day week 'for the continuous production of ships in the Pacific coast yards, in spite of the failure of two out of 11 unions to accept the plan. "Make no mistake," Mr Mitchell said. " Japan's invasion of the Aleutians was undertaken to provide advanced striking bases, with the eventual object of bombing Pacific coast cities, ship yards, and aeroplane factories. Right now the Japanese are less than eight hours' bomber distance from British Columbian ports. They will try to work steadily closer. Alaska's defence depends on cargoes. It is ships that will decide whether history will say of Alaskan defence: 'Too little and too late.'"
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24945, 18 June 1942, Page 3
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