Montana labor news., 1938-03-17

ions were much interested IN his
talk.
Some time ago the Los Angeles
unions asked Montana to assist them
in their fight against the Plomb Tool
Company, The Maehinists Union
sent a committee to the Riverside
Machine Works in Cascade County
calling their attention to the I'M
fairness Of this company and were
assured that the local machine works
would not place any further orders
with the Plomb Tool Company while
they were unfair to organized labor.
The Grand Central Market of
Great Falls has been declared I'M
fair by the Clerks Union and the
central labor council. Members and
friends of labor will please take
notice.
The unions were notified that j..
B. Love, state director of National
Youth Administration, had request
ed more funds to carry on the work
of his organization in helping young
men and women,
The Helena Trades and Labor
Council is protesting the use of con-
vict labor in the construction of an
automobile building at Deer Lodge.
The unions r supporting the Hell
ena group. The Silver Bow unions
are also condemning this practice.
The Assembly is protesting the re-
duction in wages of certain persons
working for the Works Progress Ad-
ministration. Mr.. E. c. Burris, di-
rector of Division of Employment
of the Works Progress Administra-
ton notified the unions that there
will be a discontinuance of first aid
men on projects in compliance with
orders from Washington.
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Some of the unions are already
pledging their participation in the
Labor Day celebration. The latest
ones to make such vows are the
Typographical, Laundry Workers
and Butchers Unions.
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The Railroad Commission ac-
knowledged a protest sent to them
recently by the Assembly as to why
there should be such a difference
in figures submitted by the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company for the purpose of making
rates charged to the people and the
other set to be used by them in
paying taxes on their property. The
unions felt that the two sets of fig
ures should correspond.
Both Senators Murray and Wheel
er are in favor of continuing and
expanding the operation of the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
A long letter was received from
the General Foods Corporation of
Battle Creek, Michigan, wherein
they attempted to justify their posi-
ton in refusing to deal with organ
lied labor. The secretary of the
Assembly was ordered to send this
company a letter setting forth the
position of the unions here, that
their appeal did not impress the
workers of this community. The
products of the General Foods Com
pany are unfair.
Congressman O'Connell is oppos-
ing the passage of the Sheppard
Hill bill which would mobilize the
workers in times of war.
Congressman O'Connell feels quite
certain that eventually Fort Peck
will become a power unit. The
Great Falls unions have endeavored
since the inception of the Fort Peck
project to have a hydro-electric gen
Grating station installed there.
The secretary of the Assembly
was ordered to send a letter to SEN
ator Norris of Nebraska thanking
him for his assistance at Fort Peck.
Mayor Wuerthner advised the AS
sembly that he would submit the
name of James Talbot of the. Elec-
trical Workers for a position on the
fire department.
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Bakers, BARRIERS, Butchers, Wait
resses, Cooks and Walters, Dairy
employees and others who customar-
lily wear uniforms or aprons can now
obtain union made garments from
the Angelica Jacket Company. The