Montana labor news., 1936-01-16
CASCADE COUNTY TRADES AND
LABOR ASSEMBLY
Great Falls, Montana.

To the Merchants and Dealers in
Paints and Plumbing Supplies in
Great Falls.
From the Cascade County Trades and
Labor Assembly.
Greetings
This Assembly representing Organ
lied Labor OF Cascade County respect
fully request hat you assist us in help
ing the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work
ers OF Treece, Kansas, who have been
on strike since the 9Th day Of May,
1855.
We are enclosing a mimeographed
letter as sent out by these workers and
would suggest that you read the en-
tire letter. Many Of the products that
are manufactured from products mined
by this Company are sold in this com
munity, you can be Of assistance to US
and these workers if you will kindly
write them regarding this matter.
There exists a possibility that if this
controversy is not settled that organ
lied labor Of this community will re-
fuse to work with the products that
these companies produce.
We are listing a few of the products
that we know are being used in this
locality.
Dutch Boy White Lead, Sherwin
Williams Paint Co. If you handle any
of these products will you kindly write
the Company calling their attention to
this matter and inform them of the
position that the continued use OF these
products will place you in. If you are
willing to assist in this matter we
would appreciate a letter from you re-
garding this matter.
Yours very truly,
CASCADE COUNTY TRADES
AND LABOR ASSEMBLY,
Homer Whitmore, Rec. Sec'y,
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TO ALL CENTRAL BODIES AND
CRAFTS.
Greetings:
We are appealing TO you to close all
markets for the products that are pro-
e&iced from ore that is mined in the
District. The companies that
are operating in this district are the
Eagle Picher Company, Commerce
Royalty and Mining Company, Century
Zinc Company, Federal Mining and
Smelling Company, and a great many
Others that are not listed. We es-
pecially ask you to refrain from the
use Of the produces that are produced
by the Eagle-Picher Company and the
Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelling
Company, which is the same corpora
fion.
We came out on strike in this dis
on the 9Th day OF May, 1885, after
repeated attempts of collective bar
gaining had failed. Government Con
ciliators tried to bring about a meeting
OF the Union and the Operators and
Smelters, but were ignored repeatedly. |
We were organized in August of
1888, along lines Of Section IA Of the
N. J.. R. A. and tried every means at
our command along these lines to bar
gain with the operators and shelters.
They organized a company union"
ana with the protection OF the National
Guards and imported deputized thugs
and gunmen they started the mines and
.smelters. The companies Immediately
recognized the company union and
signed contracts with them and as a
result, several thousand union men are
locked out at the present time. This
district is noted for its scabby people
and we have had a long battle against
some of the richest mining interests in
the world, and we need the help and
cooperation of all labor. With this
cooperation we can bring victory not
only to the miners but to all organized
labor in the district, which has one of
most INSCRIPTIONS employers in the
States.
We have some of the worst working
and living conditions to be found any
in the country. According to
government statistics the average life
Of a miner in this field is eight years.
The men employed in the smelters are
to be loaded and many die each
from the effects of this. Our 2
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