The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-06
ORGANIZED LABOR.
At Home and Abroad, Montana and
the Rest of the World.

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; the Rest of the World.
The local mill workers presented
scale to the Kalispell Flour Mill
company, branch of the Royal Mill
ing company, manufacturing flour
and cereal products in Kalispell,
which with very little difficulty and
some concessions on both sides was
accepted by the Royal Milling COM
pany Under the new arrangement
packers and oilers are to receive 80
cents per hour for eight hours, floor
men or head packers, s2.75 for 9
hour day second miller 1926 for a 10
hour day, with constant employment
when mill is in operation Watchmen
$50 per day when mill is shut down.
to go on at Z p. m. and leave at 6 a.
m. Time and one-half for all over
time. A concession of straight time
Tor Sunday work, in line of mill re-
pairs. the owners explained unless
this was done it would necessitate
their closing down the mill on regu-
laI working days, and this would
necessitate a layoff. When the mill
is running on Sunday the time and
q half rate will obtain. All holidays.
including Christmas, New Years
Thanksgiving, Fourth of July and La
Dor day to be allowed. and pay day
once each week. This agreement
was signed in all amity by the Kalis-
pell Flour Mill company, and on be-
half of the mill hands by E. Van
| Dyke, Theo Ousim J. w. Corey, Con
Kingalberg, E. J. O'Brien, H. D. JAM
son, George E. Gorril
Members of the Butte Stenograph-
er's association have new headquar-
ters. For several months past they
have been meeting in rooms adjoining
the offices of the American Labor
union. Last week they engaged
room 2S3 in the Pennsylvania build
ing. which is being fitted up for their
use. Male members of the associa-
ton have the self imposed task of
fitting up coy corner. This is ex-
pected to prove especially pleasing
to the young women who belong to
the union. Incidentally, they are max
ing few suggestions as to how the
new headquarters should be furnish
ed The newly elected officers were
installed at the last meeting of the
union. They are: President, Miss
Gertrude Pierce. vice president, Miss
Jean e. Murphy: recording secretary,
Miss Lottle Williams; financial Sec
rotary, R. G. Smith; trustees, A. J.
Poor, E. w. Dufresne and Miss Jean
e. Murphy.
Differences between the laundry
proprietors of Butte and their en-
ployes have been amicably settled.
While there is practically no change
from the scale of wages formerly
paid, under the terms of the agree
ment just reached, the mangle girls
employed in the various laundry es-
adjustments of the city will receive
$40 week straight and they will not
be locked for a few hours loss of
time, as has been the case hereto
fore in one of the laundries.
A joint meeting of committees rep
resenting the employers and the
laundry workers union was held to
consider the grievance of the girls
The session lasted two hours. during
which time every phase of the situa-
ton was gone over in detail After
the discussion was fairly under way
it was found that the employers and
members of the union were not so
far apart as had been supposed.
From rumors that had been floating
around for several days. the employ
ers were led to believe that the man. |
gle workers were about to go out on |
a strike. Not unnaturally they were
somewhat concerned regarding the |
mattor. But there was no cause for |
apprehension. They soon learned |
that representatives of the union
would meet them in a spirit of fair |
ness, and the conference was a beau |
tifully harmonious affair. At the |
close of the meeting both the en-
ployers and employees expressed them |
selves as satisfied with the outcome.
President Dan Mcdonald of the |
American Labor union was invited to |
attend meeting of the Home Indus
try convention at Helena. w. A. |
Doyle. secretary of the Great Falls |
Home Industry club, who extended |
the invitation, writes that one of the
objects for which the convention is |
called is to effect state organiza-
ton and consider means Of advanc-
ing and harmonizing the manufacture
ing, farming, labor and business in
terests of Montana. AS President Nc
Donald is in northern Idaho on a |
trip of official visitation to some of |
the unions affiliated with the A. L. |
u. it is hardly believed he was able
to attend the Helena convention. Be-
fore leaving for the Gem state, how
ever, he said he would enieavor to |