Montana labor news., 1937-04-22
ANACONDA FORMS
TEACHERS UNION
Requests Commissioner 0'Byrne to
Investigate Alleged Law Violations
Mogus Praised For His Work.

The Central Labor Council of Ana
conda held its regular meeting last
night in the lower A. o. H. Hall and
was well attended. Many delegates
from different unions were in at
tendance and it is to be hoped that
these and all other delegates to the
Council will keep this spirit of at
tending up as at every melting of
the Council there is always some
thing doing of Importance concern
ing some individual union and pos
sibly all unions members of the
Council.
President James Durkin presided
in the chair and under reports of
officers the President made his re-
port on the new teachers union re-
Gently installed in Anaconda and
who are affiliated with the A. F. of
L. and also will send delegates to
the Central Labor Council. In his
report Mr.. Durkin told Of receiving
a letter from the Butte Teachers
Union informing him Of Mr.. Hugh
DeLacey, an organizer for the Tea
cher's Unions in Montana, would
be in Anaconda the following day.
The President contacted Supt. w.
K. Dwyer Of the Anaconda Public
Schools and a meeting was arranged
for the following afternoon. All of
the teachers were notified and in
vited to attend this meeting with the
result they turned out one hundred
per cent and from the Central Labor
Council in attendance were Pres.
James Durkin, Eugene Mcbride
from the Fire Fighters union, John
Mogus, the business Agent and
Frank Finnegan, representative from
Deer Lodge County and a member
of the Typographical union who
spoke to the teachers on the high
lights in the last session in Helena
and regarding the teachers pension.
After Mr.. Finnegan's talk and also
an enlightening talk by James Dur
kin, followed by Mr.. DeLacey the
teachers took a secret ballot on whe-
Their or not they would like to form
a union. There were fifty six tea
cheers present. Fifty three voted yes
Two did not vote and one voted with
a question mark. The result being
almost unanimous to form the union
after which the meeting adjourned,
Upon motion passed at the Coun-
Gil it was voted to have the Secretary
write Pres. w. K. Dwyer a letter of
thanks for his one hundred per cent
cooperation with the Council and al
SO for his efforts of making the meet
ing a success.
The correspondence of vital interest
was read by Secretary Healy and
the delegates were asked to take
note of same and bring it back to
their unions.
NURSES ASK HELP
A letter was received from the
Nurses Association of Anaconda
and asking for the support Of the
Council and all organized labor in
their troubles for a living wage and
an eight-hour day.
A committee from the Mill and
Smeltermen's Union consisting of
Thomas Murray, Sec, and Mr.. Geo
rye Kerrigan were invited and were
given the floor explaining the nurses
case and their demands. This re-
port was very ably given by Mr..
Thomas Murray, who was given a
large ovation at the close Of his re-
marks. He also told the Council
the Mill and Smeltermen's union
had voted indorsing the action of
the Nurses unanimously. Follow
ing this a motion was made and
passed that the Central Labor Coun-
Gil have a committee of three mem
bers to work with the committee
from the Mill and Smeltermen and
also the Building and Metal Trades
to help to iron out this controversy.
The Council upon motion and pass
ed went on record of endorsing the
Nurses unanimously.