Montana labor news., 1938-02-24
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The central labor office of all the
unions in Great Falls is busy each
week sending out letters and do,
not only clerical work, but general
office labors for the union move
ment.
Commissioner of Agriculture,
James Sparkling, informed the Cas-
cade Assembly that he was pleased
to receive a letter from their organ
ization endorsing Edward O'Byrne,
the Labor Commissioner.
Seagram Distilleries apparently
are in hot water again, according to
communications received from J. T..
Woodward, an American Federation
of Labor representative at Louis
vile, Kentucky. He stated that the
following products of Seagram Dis
tilleries r unfair: Seagram I'll
Crown, Seagram 5 Crown, Seagram
v. o., Seagram's Ancient Rye, Sea-
grams Ancient Bottle, Calvert's Gin,
Calvert's Reserve, Calvert's Special
Kentucky Pride, Harmony, Silver
Dollar, King Arthur, Amber Gold,
Pedigree, and Old Crony.
The Assembly concurred in the
declaration of unfairness and letters
were Immediately dispatched to the
State Liquor Control Board notify
ing them of the i'll standing of this
company.
Payments are being made to per-
sons who have reached the age of
IS or to the estates of persons who
have died or who have qualified I'M
der the old age act since January
LIST, 1887. The Social Security Board
at Helena, Montana, is offering free
circulars to people interested in OBJ
tanning more information.
Mr.. I. M. Brandjord, administrator
of the Department of Welfare at
Helena, Montana, informed the AS
sembly by mail that he would do
all he could to get additional money
for relief purposes.
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The relief conference held at Hell
ena Dec. 10 and 20, 1887, appears to
be a little in the red, according to
a communication received from Syl-
vester Graham of Butte. The letter
asked for contributions to cover the
expenses of the unemployment con
ference, but no action was taken.
The Tiger Butte Farmers Union is
asking for government-owned ter
minal elevators. Harold Brown, sec
rotary of the Farmers Union, sug-
gested that action be withheld pend
ing further information.
The Assembly wrote to Murray
and Wheeler protesting against the
passage of the Shepherd-Hi bill.
This measure is now generally
termed the May bill, and provides
for the mobilization of industry and
labor in time of war but is a very
vicious thing in respect to organ
lied labor. 1t still permits industry
to make a profit but would suppress
labor papers, give the President con-
troll over labor organizations and
throw workers in Jail for various
reasons. It is a very ~iniquitous mea-
sure and should be defeated. Both
Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Wheeler prom
ised the Assembly that they would
respect the wishes of the unions
when the bill came up for passage,
The Assembly is now a member of
the Educational Bureau of New
York. This action was taken some
time ago. The Legislative Commit
tee of the Assembly was designated
to act as committee on education.
The International Alliance of
Theatrical and Stage Employees Lo-
cal 214 stated that they had been
unable to reach an agreement with
Mr.. H. c. McNulty who contem-
plated building a new theatre in
Great Falls. The theatre or the
project has now been declared I'M
fair by the Stage Employees. The
same union, in a letter is urging all
local unions to concur in their action,
until such time as an agreement is
signed with the theatre employees.
The Cascade Assembly has con-
Cured in the action of the Theatri-
cal Employees Union.
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Shannon the Plumber of Great
Falls has been declared unfair by
the Plumbers Union and the Cas-
cade Trades and Labor Assembly,
President Bruce Steinmetz of the
Assembly and Delegate Martin of
the Newspaper Guild were instruct
ed to attend the relief conference at