Montana labor news., 1937-11-11
OF GREAT
FALLS UNTO Ms

GREAT FALLS. ~ The Montana
Highway Patrol Commission has
established brake testing regulations
for automobiles to be used on public
highways in the year of 1888, 50 the
unions of Great Falls have been in
formed.
The Cascade Assembly was mott
fled by the Printing Pressmen's In
ternational Union that Multi Color
Type Company is using unfair la
bells. The list of firms using these
scab labels was published last week
in the Montana Labor News. Among
this list of scabby companies was
Lucky Strike, Camels, and Chester
fields. Union men smoking these
brands should discontinue their use.
A letter was received from Ivan F.
Selstrom of Lincoln, Montana, urg-
ing the unions to have the highway
commission advertise for bids in the
construction of the Rogers Pass road.
The Assembly sent letters to the
Railway Commission urging that this
be done.
Progress is being made toward a
trade union organization of the
teachers in Great Falls. The news
was reported by Delegate Hodges.
The Newspaper Guild of Great
Falls, represented by Mr.. Howard,
stated that a publication known as
the Montana Guide and prepared by
the WPA, would contain an article
of $50 words relating to the labor
organizations of Great Falls.
Henceforth the Great Falls public
library will have a particular sec
ton set aside in which may be found
books and other material relating
specifically to trade and industrial
unionism. The delegates were urged
to ~patronize this portion of the Ii
brary.
Secretary Whitmore mentioned
that a meeting had been held with
Mr.. Black representing the Public
Service Commission. He did not
paint a very rosy picture and stated
that conditions that exist now would
probably continue until over the first
of the year. The relief roll at the
present time is about 5000 persons
and there is no reduction in sight.
MIR. Black of the Public Service
Commission and also the County
Commissioners of Cascade County
were notified that the Cascade
Trades and Labor Assembly is sup
porting the Workers Alliance, and
that the grievance committee of this
organization should be recognized in
settling grievances for their mem
bers.
Letters were ordered sent to rep
r%esentatives in Congress and also
city and county officials and all
civic and service clubs in Cascade
County urging these organizations
to use their best efforts to remedy
the unemployment situation.
Yeager of the Carpenters Union
and Executive Board member Of the
Federation of Labor mentioned that
a federal investigation had been
made of the Fairfield project. He
requested letters be sent to the con-
gressional representatives urging
them to continue their efforts to
adjust this matter satisfactorily to
| the unions.
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A report of the farmers conven-
ton recently held at Lewistown was
made by Delegate Peterson of the
Government Employees Union.
The unions of Great Falls have
made complete arrangements to hold
an Armistice Day parade. The dele
gates to the Assembly will assemble
at 6:45 p. m. in the evening of No
vember II in front of the General
Motors building opposite the Great
Northern Railway office. A COM
mittee in charge has been instructed
to secure one barrel of beer and a
proportionate number of sanitary
cups.
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