In 1920, Montreal postal workers were on the job all night on Christmas eve, so that carriers could deliver the last of the Christmas mail on Christmas morning, as reported in the following item from the Montreal Star, December 23, 1920. The real Christmas mail arrived from the Old Country this morning, when the Empress […]
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Business against 8-hour work day
British Columbia would be crippled by a mandatory eight-hour work day, proposed by an independent member of the Legislature, a delegation of 20 businessmen warns in a meeting with Premier John Oliver and his cabinet, the Victoria Times reports, November 11, 1921. A resolution passed by the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association and endorsed by the business […]