Montana labor news., 1938-11-03
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The Teachers Union No. 1872 had a
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The Teachers Union No. 1872 had a
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A communication was received
from the Montana State Federation
of Labor stating the executive board
had voted unanimously to declare
the Holly Sugar Company fair. The
letter follows;
MONTANA STATE FEDERATION
OF LABOR
Helena, Montana
Greetings:
In the settlement of the contro-
versy between the Holly Sugar
Company and the Montana State
Federation of Labor, the Holly Sugar
Company agrees that in the event
a new beet sugar factory is erected
by it in Montana, union men shall
be employed under the prevailing
rate of wages of the Building Trades
Council in the area in which the new
sugar factory is being erected.
The wages of truck drivers en-
ployed by the Holly Sugar Company
were increased twenty cents an hour
over the wages paid last year. Ar
eight-hour day for truck drivers
with time-and-one-half for overtime
The truck drivers must be mem.
bers of the union.
Prior to the agreement truck
drivers worked ten hours a day with
no time-and-one-half for overtime
work. Commencing October LIST the
Holly voluntarily increased the
wages of truck drivers ten cents ar
hour; the agreement added another
ten cents an hour to the wages Of
truck drivers.
Forty-two truck drivers have
joined the union in Hardin this
month.
Please notify your local dealers
that the products of the Holly Sugar
Company are now Fair to Organized
Labor.
Fraternally submitted,
JAMES D. GRAHAM, President
Montana State Federation o.
Labor.
A communication from the Butte
Laundry and Dye Workers Unior
Local rs is as follows:
BUTTE LAUNDRY AND DYE
WORKERS UNION
Butte, Montana
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun.
Gil, City.
Greetings:
For some six weeks this union has
been carrying on a campaign to in.
duce the general public to patronizC
the union laundries in this city.
In order to further this campaign
we are now asking that the unions
affiliated with this council give u
their cooperation by having the
delegates take this matter back tC
their respective locals and urge then
members, who send their washing
out, to send it to a union laundry
instead of to the Chinese laundriel
of this city, In our survey to deter.
mine who is sending their washing
to the Chinese laundries, we founc
several members Of organized labor
belonging to the various local,
affiliated here.
In asking this request, we are try
ing to increase the number of day
worked by our members who nov
are and have for the last 5 years
been working only from "a to 3.
hours a week.
Thanking you for your coopera
ton, we are,
Fraternally yours,
Butte Laundry and Dye Work
ers Union, Local 25, Alice
Driscoll, Secretary.
A letter was received from thu
Machinists Union asking the council
to use their influence to promote
the continuation of the Smith
Hughes classes. The council con
Cured in this action and referred
it to the educational committee.
The Miners Union No. l an
nounced to the council that another
meeting is to be held November 6tl
at l p. m. at the Miners hall. Al
unions working for the A. c. M
Company are urged to send dele
gates. Business of Importance.
A communication was received
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