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Series Industrial relations--British Columbia
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Britannia Mining and Smelting Company records

Records of Britannia Mining and Smelting Company and related companies, including annual reports, correspondence, accounting records, exploration reports, engineering plans, leases, contracts and agreements. The related companies include: Britannia Copper Syndicate, Britannia Smelting Company, Chelan Copper Mining Company, El Potosi Mining Company, Howe Sound Company, Howe Sound Exploration Company, Howe Sound Power Company Also included are records of Barbara Theatres and Britannia Beach Community Club.

Certification lists

  • GR-3384
  • Series
  • [ca. 1968]

The series consists of three bound volumes of lists of Labour Relations Board certifications covering the period 1944-1968. The lists were compiled and bound in approximately 1968. Trade unions and bargaining units applied to the Labour Relations Board for certification and the lists include the name of the employer, the name of the Union and the date of certification. They are arranged alphabetically by name of employer.

Labour Relations Board of British Columbia

Clipping books

The series consists of microfilmed copies of newspaper clipping books compiled by Paul Weiler, Chairman, British Columbia Labour Relations Board, Vancouver. The books contain reports on Bill 146, the Collective Bargaining Continuation Act (Oct - Dec 1975), the British Columbia Hospitals strike (Apr - May 1976), the Alcan strike (Jun 1976 - Aug 1977), the Hotel Vancouver strike (Jun - Jul 1977), and the British Columbia Ferry Corporation strike (Oct - Nov 1977).

Collective bargaining agreements

  • GR-1430
  • Series
  • 1946-1971

This series contains copies of all collective bargaining agreements made in British Columbia between 1946 and 1971, filed as required by the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. The series also includes some routing correspondence regarding filing of the agreements. Files are arranged alphabetically by company names.

The names of Unions have been shortened in this finding aid. For full names refer to the documents.

British Columbia. Labour Relations Branch

Commission on the Labour Dispute at Burns and Company Limited (1937)

  • GR-0912
  • Series
  • 1937

The series consists of the records of the Commission on the Labour Dispute at Burns and Company Limited,1937 under Judge J. Charles McIntosh, which investigated the labour dispute between Burns & Company of Vancouver and its employees. The records consist of correspondence and vouchers, transcripts of the proceedings, submissions, affidavits of discharged employees, exhibits and the final report.

British Columbia. Commission on the Labour Dispute at Burns and Company Limited (1937)

Correspondence and other material

  • GR-1094
  • Series
  • 1962-1964 ; 1968

The series consists of correspondence files created by the Deputy Minister of the Dept. of Labour, W.H. Sands between 1962 and 1964. The correspondence, and other material, relates to the conference on industrial relations that Sands planned and held in Vancouver in June 1963. The series also includes a printed copy of excerpts of remarks made by the Minister of Labour in 1968 regarding the act respecting collective bargaining and mediation.

British Columbia. Dept. of Labour. Deputy Minister

Dominion Bridge Company records

The series includes selected sales contract files, indexes and company publications. Unit includes files related to contracts in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Yukon. The series also includes photographs and plans.

Dominion Bridge Company

Industrial Inquiry Commission on the Electrical and Plumbing Industries (1958)

  • GR-1332
  • Series
  • 1958

This series contains the records of the Industrial Inquiry Commission on Electrical and Plumbing Industries. The commissioners, H. Carl Goldenberg (chairman), E.A. Jamieson and George A. Wilkinson, were appointed to inquire into the circumstances and merits of the disputes between various employers, employers' association, employees and unions engaged in the plumbing and pipe-letting industry and the electrical industry of British Columbia. The series consists of a photocopy of a single page majority report signed by Goldenberg and Jamieson in which they recommended a wage increase. Attached is a copy of a two page minority report by Wilkinson in which he disagreed with the recommendation of his fellow commissioners.

British Columbia. Inquiry into the Circumstances and Merits of the Disputes Between Various Employers, Employers' Associations, Employees and Unions Engaged in the Plumbing and Pipe-fitting Industry and the Electrical Industry of the Province

Industrial Relations Officer's complaint files

  • GR-1078
  • Series
  • 1950-1972

Series consists of complaint files of Industrial Relations Officers regarding investigation and settlement of employer-employee disputes under various labour statutes. The files consist of complaints, inspection reports, supporting documents, correspondence and final settlements. They are arranged alphabetically by company name.

British Columbia. Labour Standards Branch

Labour Relations Board certification files

  • GR-1433
  • Series
  • 1945-1966

This series contains certification files from the Labour Relations Board. The files consist of correspondence regarding applications for certification, application forms, investigators' reports and certifications. The files are arranged alphabetically by company name. The collection has only been microfilmed to the letter "R". The remaining files are unfilmed and unavailable for research at this time.

British Columbia. Labour Relations Branch

Personnel administration files

  • GR-2679
  • Series
  • 1974-1984

The series consists of files from the Personnel Administration Branch of the Ministry of Health, and its predecessor, the Dept. of Health, created between 1974 and 1984. The series includes general files on discipline, hours of work, and labour relations files including correspondence and negotiations with BCGEU (British Columbia Government Employees Union), BCGPEA (B.C. Government Professional Employees Association), CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees), RNABC (Registered Nurses Association of B.C.), and RPNABC (Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of B.C.). The files also include daily copies of the outgoing correspondence of several senior personnel officers.

British Columbia. Ministry of Health (1976-2001)

Strikes and lock-out files

This series contains strikes and lockouts files (National Archives of Canada, RG 27/D2, vols. 294-437). Since 1907, the Dept. of Labour has collected information on each strike and lockout In Canada and created a file on each dispute. The files contain departmental forms returned by the employer and union involved in each dispute, listing the causes of the dispute, the number of workers affected, and its duration. Also included are newspaper clippings and correspondence pertinent to the dispute. For a fuller description, see National Archives of Canada. Government Archives Division. Records of the Dept. of Labour (RG 27), pp. 48-49 (copy in Inventory no. 19).

Canada. Department of Labour