Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
NO PROGRESS MADE IN SCI OF STRIKE
Missoula Council Notes

AT the last session of the Central
Council, several of the affiliated unions
had reports of progress in their or
ganization activities. The retail clerks
reported substantial gains in their mem
bership. The Worden Grocery is now
100 per cent unionized, which is pleas
ant news as it is operated by one of
the pioneer firms of this city and has
always enjoyed a generous support
from the public, many OF whom like
themselves are among the old timers
OF this community.
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The teamsters and chauffeurs re-
ported that they had made some gains
in membership. The latest substantial
addition being when they initiated all
OF the drivers of the Interstate Lumber
Co. at their last meeting.
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The Hold Carriers and Common La
borers have signed up numerous ap-
p~licants since their mass-meeting Of a
week ago. 1t is becoming more and
more apparent to this class of lowest
paid workers that they are completely
out of luck unless they are organized.
Now that this opportunity has pre-
scented itself, they are taking advant-
age of it as quick as they become fin
a~ncially able. The bars have been left
down almost to the bottom until July
LIST, so now is the opportune time.
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The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
are taking on some new life with a
bunch of new officers. The new bus
mess agent, Reva Walterskirchen has
been calling upon the several restaur-
ants to take stock OF the employee sit
uation and the outlook is that this work
will bear fruit in a near future.
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Pres, S. H. IRWIN of the Central
Council and Of the Retail Clerks Union
went to Deer Lodge on Wednesday
evening and organized a retail clerks
union at that place with n charter
members. He reports that the senti-
ment was strong for an organization
Of this kind at Deer Lodge and that
the outlook there is for a strong union.
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On Friday evening OF last week Mr..
IRWIN and Z. +. Klett went to Clinton
to assist some of the workers there to
organize a Federal Labor Union. They
reported much enthusiasm and although
this is a small place, eleven applicants
were secured for this new organization.
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Constitution, literature, and applica-
ton blank for a charter for a Wo-
mans Union Label League have been
received and the committee from the
Central Council having this work in
charge are studying same preparatory
to the calling of a meeting to organize
such a league.
The Painters reported that they have
taken into membership all of the lead
ing paint contractors and that Mr.. F. J..
Cyr is in good standing with the organ
izations. 1t was with pleasure that the
Council c%oncurred in their request to
have this lame removed from the I'M
fair list.
The Brewery Workers presented a
copy OF their new agreement with the
employees. This is a uniform agree
ment drawn up between all OF the
breweries of the state and members OF
the Brewery Workers Union.
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Correspondence has been had rela-
tive to the organization of dry clean
ers and dyers where the establish
ments are not operated in connection
with a laundry. While these workers
properly would belong to an organiza-
ton chartered direct from A. F. of L.,
there are not enough such -unorganized
workers in Missoula to secure a chart
er of their own and in view Of the fact
that the Laundry Workers Interna-
tional has expressed their willingness
to accept these workers into their or
ganization, the Council went on record
recommending to the Laundry Work
ers' Union that they organize the dry
cleaners in Missoula.