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The People's Weekly

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; Alberta Federation of Labor. The people's weekly. Edmonton: C.C.F, 1936-1952.

Physical description: v. ill.

Language: English

Frequency varies. From 4 September 1936 to 1 September 1941 and from 6 January 1945 to 2 September 1950, weekly. From 13 September 1941 to 23 December 1944 and from 16 September 1950 to 1 September 1951, biweekly. From 27 October to 20 December 1952, monthly. Official publication of Alberta Federation of Labour. From 1944 to 1952, official publication of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. In 1953, People’s weekly, is absorbed by Commonwealth (Regina, Sask.)

From 1920 to 1936, issued under the title Alberta labour news. Originates, at least in part, with Edmonton free press, the official organ of Edmonton Trades and Labor Council. This publication was issued from 12 April 1919 to 28 August 1920. From [1920?] to [1943?], the Labour Day editions of Alberta labour news and People’s weekly served as the yearbook of the Alberta labour movement. This publication - Alberta labor annual, Edmonton: Alberta Labor News, [1920?]- - is described separately in the bibliography. Digitized copies of several of the yearbooks are available there.

ISSN: 0847-6780

Related titles:

• absorbs Alberta Labour News; Edmonton Trades and Labor Council, Alberta labor annual (Edmonton: Alberta Labor News, [1920?])