Montana labor news., 1933-04-06
Mayor Admits Using Forced Labor
McTAGGART STATES NO KNOWL
EDGE OF UNION OBJECTION.

The special committee from the
Central Council reported on its in
terview with Mayor McTaggart re-
garding the use of forced" labor on
city streets. The mayor admitted
that he vas using labor paid for in
orders from the relief but stated that
the Workingmen's Union and Team
sters had agreed to the use of such
labor. The Transfers denied that
they had ever given their consent to
such peonage as is being praeticed in
Butte at present. Jack Driscoll
stated that his union had agreed to
let workers from the relief do the
work on Silver Bow Creek when it
was stated that such work was an
emergency measur and that the city
could not afford to hire the work
done. When asked whether he would
extend such practices to work on
streets the mayor stated that as long
as he remained mayor of Butte, labor
from the relief would not be used on
Butte streets to do work for which
men were to be paid in cash. The
promise was not kept as the mayor
admitted to the committee. Promises
come easy, and the mayor has now
promised that if labor objects to the
use of such labor on city work, the
work will be stopped. The commit
tee was told to again visit the mayor
and ask him, in behalf of organized
labor to using "peon' labor on
city work.
It was also stated that such labor
is being used on highway work and
the council has requested the governor
and State Highway Commission to
pay for labor in cash instead of or
ders on the relief.
Western Auto Signs with Union
Printers.
The Allied Printing Trades Coun-
ell of Los Angeles stated that the
Western Auto Co., was now having
their printing done by Union labor
and used the union label, as the fol
lowing communication shows:
Los Angeles, Calf, March q, 1888
To all Central Labor Councils, and
Organized Labor Generally.
Brothers and Sisters;
Some time ago we informed you
that advertising matter put out by
the Western Auto Supply Company
in this city, with branches in many
| cities in the intermountain region and
on the pacific coast, did not bear the
label of the Los Angeles Allied Print
ing Trades Council. You were asked
to contact the local managers anC
urge them to use their best efforts tC
have the company take its printing
from a notorious non-union establish
ment in this city and place it in one
that could use the label, and have
the same appear thereon. We also
asked you to write the management
in this city explaining that trade
~unionists preferred to patronize in.
stitutions that patronize them by EN-.
ployng union men and women ant
using the label.
Thanks to a ready compliance with
the above, we are happy to inform
you that the Western Auto Supply
Company, after several conferences
with representatives of the Alliet
Printing Trades Council, have com
piled with u desires and you will
note are now using our label.
Therefore we request that you give
this change on the part of the firm
in question as wide publicity as vol
did to the fact that they were no
using the label on their printing, anC
that they are fair to the Printing
Trades Unions of Los Angeles. L
possible, contact the local manager
of the firm if there be one in youl
city, and thank him for his efforts
to get the matter Strengthened out
and also a letter to the head office
the Western Auto Supply Co., 110C
South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, Cal.
thanking them for their compliance
with the wishes of organized labor
would be appreciated by us.
F~raternally yours,
LOS ANGELES ALLIED
PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL
By Harvey E. Garman,
Secretary-Treasure
The manager of the local Western
Auto branch deserves the thanks o
putto labor for his efforts in behal