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2005 ALHI Calendar Centenary Edition Alberta Labour History Institute Alberta Labour History2005 Centennials 2005 Industrial Workers of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Sheet Metal Workers Local 8 World (IWW) —the Wobblies Union 496 (Belated) Originally, the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International The romantic and colourful union, the Industrial Workers of the Plumbers and Pipefitters ocal nion 96 was chartered in 19 Alliance Local 254, a trade union based in Calgary, was founded World (IWW), was founded in Chicago in 1905 to organize in Calgary, Alberta. As the economy of southern Alberta became on February 28, 1905. By April 17, 1907, the Edmonton all workers regardless of nationality, craft, sex or race into one increasingly industrialized, the Local Union assumed jurisdiction branch, Local 371, was formed and on November 1, 1934, Local powerful class-aware union. The IWW pioneered innovative over plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, sprinkler fitters, pipeline 371 was re-chartered to become Local 271, Edmonton. On July organizing techniques such as wobbly songs and poetry and welders, instrument mechanics and non-destructive testing , 19, the nion officially changed its name to Sheet Metal successfully conducted strikes in many industries. The IWW was technicians working in building construction and maintenance, Workers International Association at their convention in established by activists Mother Jones, Big Bill Haywood, Eugene pipelines, refineries, gas plants, and other industrial installations. Montreal, Canada. V. Debs and others. Members included Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, ocal nion 96 was the first local union in western Canada to Helen Keller and wobbly poet and songwriter Joe Hill. establish its own pension and health and welfare plans. It also Local 558 in Lethbridge was formed on July 8, 1953. The amalga- established the Piping Industry Training School to develop skills mation of Locals 254, 271 and 558 into Local 8 was completed on In British Columbia and Alberta, the union organizer was Arthur in the pipe trades. May 1, 1973 and given jurisdiction over the Province of Alberta “Slim” Evans. Slim Evans was a colourful socialist and trade and District of McKenzie, NWT. As well as negotiating contracts union organizer who played the leading role in organizing the The United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters, for its members with the Calgary Sheet Metal Association, it oper- On-to-Ottawa Trek of 1935. Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters Helpers of the United States ated an apprenticeship program for individuals learning the trade. and Canada was established in the USA in 1889. Its most recent change of name was in 1947, when it became the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. It is also known by the short form name United Association, or more informally, the Plumbers Union. January 2005 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Well I suppose it was like most of the black people that was enforced and they had no rights. So they decided they came over, they were looking for a better life, a better place wanted to move where there was freedom. That’s the reason to raise their children. They wanted freedom. My father’s they moved to Keystone—maybe 80 miles from Edmonton. uncle had this plantation and was going to sell it. But the They moved away out in the bush so they could have their white people around him, they wanted his plantation. So they own government. Well yes. decided to get rid of him; in fact they were going to lynch —Gwen Hooks, African-Canadian schoolteacher about how she him and take the plantation. He and his family moved to came to teach school in Breton, Alberta Oklahoma. When they got to Oklahoma the Jim Crow Law New Year’s Day 1 1905 Conference of 1963 The 1,000,000th industrial unionists in claim for compensation Chicago leads to the by an injured worker is filed formation of the Industrial with the Alberta Workmen’s Workers of the World Compensation Board in its (IWW) 45th year of operation Ukrainian 2 3 4 5 6 Christmas 7 8 1973 Negotiations for a 1929 Martin Luther King first contract at Wardair born fail. A two-month strike starts 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1915 Industrial Workers 1962 Alberta New of the World (IWW) poet Democrats founding Ralph Chaplin writes provincial convention Solidarity Forever 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1975 Canadian Air 1850 Samuel Gompers, 1954 Workers at Fort 1737 Thomas Paine born Line Flight Attendants first president of American Saskatchewan’s first Association (CALFAA) Federation of Labor, born chemical refinery are lobbying campaign chartered as ICWU Local defeats proposal by 530. Now known as Transport Canada Communications, Energy prohibiting female flight and Paperworkers Local attendants from working 530A beyond the 13th week of pregnancy 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 December 2004 February 2005 SMTTFSW SMTTFSW 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1959 Teacher Mrs. Brooker Edwards, Grassland School, Amber Valley, Alberta. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 February 2005 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1918 Seventy-four 2002 Largest teachers’ Edmonton Fire strike empties classrooms Department employees in Alberta strike in one of the first public sector strikes in Alberta 2000 Founding of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Edmonton Branch 1 2 3 4 5 1990 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 583, Calgary Transit System strike begins 2001 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 583, Calgary Transit begins two month strike Chinese/Lunar 6 7 8 New Year 9 10 11 12 1990 Amalgamated 1936 Goodyear sitdown Transit Union Local 583, strike begins in Akron, Calgary Transit System Ohio strike ends 1944 Privy Council Order 1003 comes into effect: provides national recognition of collective bargaining contracts as legal documents 13 Valentine’s Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 2002 Back-to-work orders issued by the government in an attempt to force Alberta teachers back to the classrooms 20 Family Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 1905 Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International Alliance Local 254 formed in Calgary 27 28 th GWG in those days (the 1940s) was where the old Army and Navy store is now on 97 St & 104 Ave. January 2005 March 2005 They had three floors of workers there. It was all piecework, everything was piece work. Your pay depended on how many pieces you made; you got so much per bundle. At the time when I started, I SMTTFSW SMTTFSW was getting straight wage—they were paying $12 a week. I had to pay my room, my board, and live 1 1 2 3 4 5 on that. But then they put you on piecework, and if you didn’t make the minimum wage, that was 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 too bad. 1958 Olga Danowich, nee Oschipok, in sewing room of Hatchwear Uniforms 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 factory, Calgary, Alberta. —Anna Ozipko, Business Agent, United Garment Workers of America about working conditions in 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Edmonton’s GWG Plant in the 1940s 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 March 2005 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1908 First International 1906 Seven month Women’s Day started in United Mine Workers New York City by garment strike in Lethbridge workers begins, resulting in anti- 1978 Canadian Human labour Industrial Disputes Rights Act (HRA) takes Investigation Act being effect, outlawing passed by federal discrimination on the government in 1907 grounds of age or marital status 1 2 3 4 5 1917 Calgary establishes 1871 Paris Commune Feast Day of Saint Labour Representation founded Joseph, patron saint of League to nominate workers candidates in elections to all levels of government 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1919 Delegates from 1913 First convention of 1951 Local 630 of Oil 1918 Canadian women 1911 New York Triangle 1919 Civil Service most union locals in the Provincial Council of Workers International win the right to vote in Shirtwaist Fire. 147 Association of Alberta western Canada meet Carpenters nion certified in federal elections workers, the vast majority (CSA), precursor to AUPE, at the Western Labour dmonton the first local 1977 Parkland Nursing women, perish after formed Conference in Calgary in the oil industry to last Home Workers (CUPE) being locked in the and form One Big Union for some time begin a lengthy strike factory by the employer 13 14 15 16 St. Patrick’s Day 17 18 19 1980 United Nurses of Alberta organize program of action to publicize low nurses’ wages Spring Equinox 20 21 22 23 24 Good Friday 25 26 1927 Cesar Chavez born 27 Easter Monday 28 29 30 31 Strip mining near the Morin Bridge—it was a lot of work to remove the overburden of soil and February 2005 April 2005 grass. It would take a long day to return home with a full load of coal. But it kept the family from freezing. Coal also was used in heating water and cooking your meals. It was very important to us. SMTTFSW SMTTFSW The neighbours often went together to help each other when they were gathering coal down there. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 —Clara Montgomery, miner’s wife about life in Morin, Alberta in the Drumheller Valley during the 1920s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 March 1937 Interior view of mine shaft, Kent Coal Company, located at 10631 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 – 92 Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
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