Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
No Foreign Agitators Connected
With Strike.


There have been no outside a~gitators
.consorted with, rumors to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Only bona-fide In
te%rnational Representatives in posses
sion Of proper credentials have been
asked for assistance in matters with
which members OF the Central Council
were not fully conversant.
Missoula labor has always conducted
their affairs in a zane manner They
do not tolerate outside agitators, be
they red, yellow, or otherwise. There
seems to be rumors circulating in some
quarters that a general strike is con-
templated for Missoula. No such ac-
ton has been contemplated and we
hope will never become necessary, but
organized labor are giving general sup
port to the Automobile Mechanics
strike"
Automobile Dealers Show Unreason-
able Attitude.
The general consensus Of opinion is
that the attitude OF the automobile
dealers towards their employees in re-
fusing to deal with them as an organ
lied entity is a direct affront towards
all organized labor and a challenge
against the constitutional right OF
working-people to join hands with each
other in lettering their conditions. All
the while the dealers claim for them
selves the right, however, to form their
own association, hire expensive counse.
to act as spokesman in their behalf, in
face of the evident lack of competent
material among their own number &c
serve in that capacity.
Organized labor Of Missoula has
taken up the challenge and are deter
mined that the Automobile Mechanics.
who are some Of Missoula's best citi-
zens, shall be accorded the full privi-
lege to earn a respectable living at
their trade and that they shall have the
right to have a voice in the by
which this can best be accomplished.
If the bosses do not like that arrange
ment and are not willing to accept such
profits as may accrue after the work.
ing men have first been given a fair
rate Of living from the earnings Of their
labor, then the working men must ex-
ercise their just right to choose a new
set of bosses.
The customary chores necessary in
connection with a well conducted strike
is very ably being taken care Of. Mer
are assigned for regular picket duty
whenever opportunity for work pre-
sents itself to any Of the pickets other;
are assigned to relieve them, and a lis
of names of those who persist in pat
ronizing the places which have beer
declared unfair is being kept. If sucl
patronage continues the names will BIZ
published SO that organized labor may
see who their secret enemies are.
AT the present writing only two o.
the automobile dealers are attempting
to operate their repair shops with non
union help. They are the H. 0. Bel
Co. and Fisher raabel Co. These twC
firms have been placed on the unfair
list by the Automobile Mechanics
Union and their action %concurred in BY
the Central Council. These names oc.
cupy a conspicuous corner on the un-
fair board in the Union Hall. A lis.
of fair shops has been printed and thii
is being revised as Others sign tn,
agreement. The Machinists Unioi
requests the public to patronize unior
shops, bring all auto repair work only
to those shops which are fair TO thu
Automobile Mechanics Union, having
signed their agreement and in posses.
sion of the Union Shop Card.