Montana labor news., 1937-01-14
UNIONS
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by physicians or institutions of the
relief recipients choice, subject to
schedule of uniform fees as deter
mined by the local relief administra-
ton.
(e) Household goods: Replacement
and renewal of essential household
goods and equipment.
(f) Carrying charges on home
owned by relief recipient, in place
of rent, provided such carrying
charges are not in excess of the
amount of the rental allowance for
substantially the same housing.
(g) Maintenance Of existing affili-
atoms; Sufficient to retain member
ship of any relief recipient or his
dependents in his religious, ~fraternal
or economic organization.
(h) Recreation: Sufficient to main
tain normal mental and physical
health and well-being.
ID Incidentals: Such as necessary
transportation and communication
expenses and other expenses deemed
necessary by local relief administra-
ton.
(2) Eligibility: (a) Any person or
family shall be entitled to relief who
has no income or whose income and
resources do not meet the minimum
standard established in his locality as
necessary to maintain life in health
and decency.
(b) Any person who receives in
come less than such minimum stand
ard shall be entitled to receive the
difference.
(3) Mode of payment: Relief must
be in cash and must be paid at least
bi-monthly.
az No discrimination: No discrim-
ination shall be made on the basis
of sex, race, color, religion, residence,
citizenship, political opinion OF mem
bership in any economic, political or
religious organization.
(5) disqualification: No person
shall be disqualified to receive relief
by reason of the fact that he
(a) Refuses to accept employment
offered to him when such employ
ment is not bis usual occupation or
occupation for which he is not rea-
sonably fitted by reason of training
or physical or mental equipment;
(b) Is on strike, is locked out, or
is engaged in any labor dispute, no
matter who the employer;
(c) Refuses to accept employment
where wages, hours, or conditions OF
labor are less favorable than those
prevailing for similar work in the
locality or less than the union scale
of wages in the locality for such
work.
(d) Refuses to accept any employ
ment which would require him to
join any company union or interfere
with his joining or retaining mem
bership in any labor organization;
(e) Refuses to accept employment
where a strike, lockout or labor dis
pute is in progress;
(f) Refuses to accept employment
where the employment is at an un-
reasonable distance from his resi-
dence.
Section 3. There is hereby created
a state relief commission consisting
of three members to be appointed by
the governor. One of the members
of such commission shall be chosen
from bonafide organizations of the
relief recipients; M member thereof
shall be from bona fide organizations
of social workers, and the other re-
naming member shall be a repre-
sentative citizen of the State. Such
commission shall be appointed with
in thirty days after the taking effect
of this act.
The state relief commission shall
appoint a state relief administrator
acceptable to farm and labor unions
who shall be under the immediate
supervision of the state relief COM
mission. The members of the state
relief commission shall receive seven
dollars per diem plus their necessary
travelling expenses incurred in carry
ing out their official duties, for the
actual number of days they are not
engaged in their regular employ
ment. The state relief administrator
shall receive a salary of three thou
sand six hundred dollars per annum.
Section 4. There is hereby estab-
lished in each county of the state a
county relief commission of one
member, chosen by unemployed and
labor unions and farm unions. Such
commissioner shall be chosen from
among relief recipients.
Section 5. There is hereby appro-
priated out of any moneys in the
state treasury to the credit of the
general revenue fund and not other
wise appropriated, sufficient funds
for the remainder of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1889, for direct re-
lief purposes to be administered as
provided in this act.
introduced by the Workers ALI
ance Of Montana, 512 9th Ave
nue. South, Great Falls, Mon
tana.