Montana labor news., 1938-03-03
Non-p artisan League
viii Meet March 11th
Council Seats Workers Alliance.


The Montana Labor News has
been requested to notify all mem
bers of Labor's Non-Partisan League
that the date specified on the letter
mailed to members recently should
have been March II instead Of
March 4, The next meeting of La
boris Non-Partisan League will be
held at the court house in Judge
Downey's rooms, Friday evening,
March II, instead of March 4 as was
mentioned in the letter.
A new organization has come into
being in the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council, namely the Film Ex-
change Union. The delegates to the
Trades and Labor Council were de-
lighted to welcome the new organi-
cation to their midst. The delegates
from this organization obi
gated and seated by Acting Chair
man Walter Japp.
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A telegram was received from A.
A.. Evans, secretary of the Inter-
national Union of Sheepshearers,
who, it was announced by the Mon
tana Labor News last week, was
arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, for
melting to riot. The truth of the
matter is that Mr.. Evans and his
organization were trying to organ
ize some sheepshearers in Phoenix,
Arizona, and met with the displeas-
ure of the Wool Growers Associa-
ton and Chamber of Commerce in
~terests. He expressed his sincere
appreciation for the moral assistance
rendered him by labor organizations
of Montana.
A request came from the Oil
Workers international Organization
asking Butte unions to put the Con-
tinental Oil Company and the Pure
Oil Company on the unfair list. 1t
was turned over to the union label
committee for investigation.
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The American Federation of Gov
eminent Workers have pledged their
united support to the passage of
legislation looking toward the ex-
tension of compulsory education in
Montana. At the present time young
folks are supposed to attend school
until they are sixteen years Of age.
That is set by Montana laws. A
proposition was submitted by Ed
Duncan, chairman of the education
committee, of the Trades and Labor
Council, to have bills introduced in
the next session of the legislature
raising the compulsory educational
age limit to eighteen. It is this
measure the Government Employees
are supporting.
The unions in Valley County in
the eastern part of the state have
also pledged their support to this
measure.
Clarence Blewett, member of the
Street Car Mems Union, was APP
pointed as a fraternal delegate tc
the Farmers Union meeting to be
held at Melrose at II o'clock, March
9. The Trades and Labor Council
accepted an invitation of the Farm.
ers Union to admit fraternal dele
gates from their union and to re-
ciprocate by sending one to theil
meetings.
Governor Ayers assured the
Trades and Labor Council that nc
changes were contemplated in the
office of State Commissioner O.
Labor. Mr.. O'Byrne is Montana's
Labor Commissioners at the present
time.
The next meeting of Labor's Non.
Partisan League will be held a
Judge Downey's court room on the
eleventh of March. The League
hopes to acquire a membership o.
5000, according to requests made by
Chairman Blewett.
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An important decision taken by
the Trades and Labor Council a
its last session concerned the seating
of three delegates from the Work.
ers Alliance. Most of the delegates
seemed to feel satisfied over the de,
cision of the Council in accepting
the representatives from this or,
%ganization. The matter has beer
brewing for several years but M
definite action has ever been taker
before. The Workers Alliance will
now be represented by three fra
ternal delegates in the central labol
body.