Montana labor news., 1937-04-15
Agents Attack Miners Hall
Committee Appointed
By (astade Assembly
To Aid Aged People
Government May Survey Great
Falls Gas Lines.

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Falls Gas Lines.
The Cascade unions made a re-
quest of Congressman O'Connell
that the government should make a
survey of gas mains in this area.
The Congressman showed his CO.
operation instantly in a telegram
that such a survey would be made.
Charlie johnson, a member of the
Electricians Union of Butte, who has
been endorsed by the Assembly for
the position of State Electrical In
spector, sent a letter of appreciation
which was read.
A suggestion was also read before
the Assembly that the Central Labor
Councils of the state include in their
ritual of the meetings the reading Of
the minutes of the other central la
Dor councils of the state. The Cas-
cade Assembly approved of the sug-
g~estion and went on record as will
ing to exchange with any of the 9TH
er central labor bodies who would
do likewise.
Governor Ayers informed the I'M
ion delegates in a letter that he was
Of the opinion that the state school
for hayward girls was being prop
erly conducted and that organiza-
tons or persons who have any COM
plants to offer should make them
in writing. Under such an arrange
ment the Governor promised investi-
cations.
The Great Falls Tribune and also
the Leader informed the union dele
gates IN a communication that they
would be pleased to print farmer
and labor union news to the extent
requested by the central labor coun-
Gil.
1t may be remembered that some
time ago the Cascade Trades and
Labor Assembly protested to Sena-
tor Murray concerning the Home of
the Good Shepherd at Helena about
this institution breaking down wage
rates and that it had bid on govern
ment laundry contracts so low that
other steam laundries were unable
to compete. The Senator informed
the unions that the Home of the
Good Shepherd was permitted to
make bids on government laundry
contracts inasmuch as it was not a
penal institution.
The Cascade Trades and Labor
Council tabled the request of the
Los Angeles Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil that the Great Falls unions en-
dorse a proposition of the Los An
geles unions requesting that Presi-
dent Roosevelt be a mediator to eff
feet a settlement of the controversy
now raging between the A. F. of L..
and the c. I. o. The request was
tabled. The Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council at its last meeting
took similar action except that the
request was filed in the Butte union.
The Cascade Trades and Labor
Assembly donated $40 to assist the
local League Against War and Fas-
cism in their work. A committee
from this organization gave a sum
mary of the activities of the League
which was listened to with interest.
Old folks in Great Falls are not
getting their old age pensions as they
should. There has been delay in the
issuance of these checks. A COM
mittee consisting of Clark, Thomp-
son and LeFebre was appointed to
investigate the delays.
One of the delegates from the
Building Trades Council in making
his report requested that all per-
sons affiliated with the Building
Trades Council be sure to carry their
identification Building Trades cards
with them and warned that crafts
not in possession of their cards
should not be recognized.
Somehow or other the unions and
especially the Machinists feel that
the Highway Commission is not 60
ing to be any too favorable to the
Machinists Union. However it is
hoped that their fears are unbound
ed and the Commission will extend
its whole hearted cooperation to
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