Montana labor news., 1935-08-22
Trades Council News
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10 the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council to also lend their assistance in
this work. Apparently there is an at
tempt by the oil producers to eventually
create a labor surplus, by working the
men long hours. At this time such a
thing does not exist in this field.
Everybody is employed, according to
Mr.. O'Byrne. Mr.. O'Byrne also COW
cred the situation relative t. compli-
ance with the State Labor Laws as
they relate to the Butte area. In his
recent visit here he has called the at
tention OF the merchants and other
employers to the fact that the state
law requires that seats be established
IN business houses for the accomoda-
ton Of the female employees, and that
these girls shall not be deprived OF
the accommodation of these chairs dur
ing the moments when they are not
busy. He requested the officers OF
the Clerks union to cooperate with
him and to inform the members of the
organization that the clerks should
take advantage OF the chairs provided
for them TO rest.
Under good and welfare, Senator
Garrison of Madison County described
the state insurance law and how the
law provided that the public buildings
should be insured under the new law
at the commonly and accepted rate.
Mr.. Garrison described the bill as pro-
viding remarkable savings to the peo-
pie Of the state of Montana in insur-
ance premiums and that the buildings
are insured under the state law against
fire and a number of additional perils
at the same rate that they were for
merry for fire alone.
A special committee of which Mr..
Moore of the Musicians was chair
man, made an exhaustive report. The
duty of this committee was to inter
view the various Government relief Of
fees and other Federal agencies in re-
lation to the relief situation in Silver
Bow County. Delegate Moore reported
that he had visited MIR. Ralph Flynn,
and while Mr.. Flynn said that his hands
were tied and that in the event of a
strike by the unions against the Gov
eminent security earnings, if he were
ordered to take the men off relief on
account OF a strike, he would have to
do so. Mr.. Flynn, according to Dele
gate Moore, assured the committee he
would do all in his power to adequately
take care Of the relief in Silver Bow
County. Larry Duggan was also Wis
tied by this committee. Mr.. Duggan
referred to the need of supplying the
children Of the community, who are
about to go to school, with clothes so
that they could be properly dressed for
the occasion. He had hoped that his
office could obtain $500 per child for
this purpose. However, the money
that has been earmarked for this pur-
pose is not sufficient to provide that
AMOUNT and the estimate has been re-
duced to 500 per child. 1t was also
reported by this committee that the
local tannery may have to close on ac-
count Of insufficient funds. Mr.. Hart
was also interviewed. All OF the Mon
tana officers had to tell the commit
tee hat they we're bound by the rul-
ings Of Washington. Mr.. Davis was
the next on the list OF officials to be
seen by this committee. Mr.. Davis as
sured his visitors that he had always
been friendly to organized labor; that
he had lived in a union town all his
life and that he is in sympathy with
the movement. He promised to do all
he could to comply with the re-
quests that were made of him.