Montana labor news., 1937-03-25
What Is Happening in
The Unions

bOr'S candidate LOT lHe HOiiiiAioeioi
of Mayor, was given a standing vote
of confidence and appreciation last
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Harrington
had lust completed a statement re-
garding the campaign in which he
assured organized labor that he n
tered the campaign with a clean
character and he came out with a
clean character. He refused to sub
nit or agree to any political con-
nivery to effect a victory.
The labor organizations r proud
of their candidate.
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The Trades and Labor Council
again affirmed their endorsement of
the proposal to beautify the new
high school by the issuance of new
bonds and voted the expenditure Of
$500 to the Butte High School paper,
THE Mountaineer," in order that the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
ell may be placed among a list Of
organizations endorsing the project
to be published in that paper.
A letter was received from Mr.. j.
B. Love, State Director of the Ma
tional Youth Administration, asking
the unions to send delegates to a
vocational guidance conference to be
held at Helena in the First Baptist
Church Thursday, March %, and to
commence at 10 a. m.
President Comba suggested that
while the Trades and Labor Council
had taken no official action, he sug-
gested that anyone interested would
be given the privilege of attending
as a delegate of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council.
1t was reported by the Butchers
organization that the Morrell Pack
ing Company is now fair. A state
ment of this effect was carried in
the Montana Labor News last week.
The organization committee re
ported that a settlement had been
effected with the Murray Hospital
in relation to the organization OF
tray girls and kitchen help who
come under the jurisdiction of the
Women's Protective Union. The girls
in this service will henceforth belong
to the Women's Protective organiza-
ton and receive union wages. The
Council extends its appreciation to
the management Of the Murray Hos
pital for the satisfactory adjustment
Frank Shea, former president Of
the Clerks Union and also for many
years chairman of the Grievance
Committee of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council, and who is now
Montana organizer for the Inter
national Clerks Union, made a re-
port on his activities last Tuesday
in which he stated that union or
CARNATIONS were growing through.
out the United States.
He did say, however, that there
were many violations of the 8 houl
law, especially in the eastern par
of the state. Miles City seems t.
be the most fragrant v~iolator, anC
compels their clerks to work over
time in fragrant violation of the Law
with impunity.
A fine organization of machinist
has been created in Bozeman, Nh
Shea stated. Many clerks ~organiza
tons have also been organizes
around the state. It may be in som
cases where the employers are try
ing to stifle the creation of a clerks
union to avail themselves of the pro
visions of the Wagner-C onnery La
Dor Disputes bill to force the EN-
ployers there to recognize the OF
:. %ganization.
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Paul Erler made a splendid repor
of his visit to Washington, D. c.,
attend a session of Labor's Non
. Partisan League. This meeting wa
called for the purpose OF ~consolidat
, ing all units of state branches of tn
powerful Labor's Non-Partisa
League in support of Presider
: Roosevelt's court proposal. In man
places Mr.. Erler stated that mas
meetings have been proposed to TAX
place on Patriots Day, April 10Th.
The Trades and Labor Council ar
pointed a committee to inquire int
the feasibility of such a mass meet
ing and to sound out a sentiment fo