Montana labor news., 1937-11-04
UNIONS ENDORSE
PLAN OF FARMERS
TO HOLD PRICES
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ceived from Jean Simmons Murray,
secretary of the Montana League. 1t
was referred to the legislative COM
mittee. The communication request
ed the Trades and Labor Council to
send delegates to the meeting and if
that were not possible, to contribute
something towards the cost of the
gathering
Attention was called to a move
ment that has originated in Kenosha,
Wisconsin, to secure a million names
to petitions requesting Lewis and
Green to heal the rift in the Ameri-
can labor movement. The delegates
were so taken by the idea that a
number of them spoke on the sub
ject, especially McLeneghan of the
Miners, who stated that the plan APP
pealed to him because it gave the
rank and file of the American peo-
pie an opportunity to express them
selves. He also stated that the lead
ers often times failed to give proper
attention to the men and women
who make up their organization and
become blinded by their W egotism
and stubborn desires to accomplish
some objective whether it is right
or wrong or whether it is harmful or
not. The secretary was instructed
to communicate with the Kenosha
Trades and Labor Council asking for
additional information and copies of
the petitions.
The petitions being circulated in
behalf of Philip o. Keeney to assist
the Montana State Federation of La
Dor in securing a favorable verdict
from the courts in the case now
pending, are all about returned.
These petitions expressed the opin-
ion of organized labor toward the
discharge of MIR. Keeney and ask
that he be restored by the court to
his position. The unions alleged that
he was discharged from the Uni
versity of Montana for his liberal
ideas. The unions have been fight
ing the State Board of Education all
summer and the matter is now under
advisement by Judge Padbury of
Helena. Wellington Rankin is rep
resenting Keeney.
Tim Harrington gave a humorous
description of his recent sojourn to
the west coast. He pictured a meet
ing that he had with Rev. Charles
Sebold, former editor of the Montana
Labor News and nov pastor of a
church at Pasco, Washington. Mr..
Harrington stated that Sebold is just
as enthusiastic about organized labor
as he ever was and since residing at
Washington, had organized a local
of the carpenters but sad to relate
through the unethical behavior Of
the business agent, the union failed
and was later taken over by the c.
l. o. Mr.. Harrington then described
the situation existing in the Port
land, Oregon, Trades and Labor
Council, describing two clashing sec
tons extremely hostile to one an
other. The split has arisen over the
c. l, GA. F. of L. controversy.
1t was a distinct pleasure to have
Frank Shea back in the Council. He
gave a description of what is going
on around the state in respect to the
Clerks Union. The Clerks Union
feels rather bitter against the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board for
their failure to come to the assistance
of the Clerks when they were ur-
gently needed to protect the Boze-
man local. The failure of this gov
eminent agency to step into the pic
ture has just about cost the life Of
this local. Bozeman presents the
most pitiful condition in respect tc
the clerks of any city in Montana
The merchants are exploiting the
workers, paying them the Lowest
wage in the state and use college
students to drive down legitimate
wages.
An all-state pension convention
will be held at Lewistown, Montana
November II to the 18th which viii
be composed of Townsend Clubs anc