Montana labor news., 1938-01-13
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Sam Spiegel of Butte, the floor
leader of the last session of the Leg
islature and a progressive Democrat,
asked that progressive groups in
Great Falls hold a conference to
select candidates for election for the
forthcoming Legislature. A com
mittee was appointed to take care of
the work. The men appointed to the
committee were Bowers, Steinbach,
Clark, Stevens, and Rytz.
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Delegate Leroy Southmayd was
appointed chairman of a committee
in charge of plans for a celebration
on the Presidents Birthday, Janu-
airy 10Th. These celebrations take
place all over the nation and the
money is used for infantile paralysis
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The Building Trades Council of
Great Falls was notified that the Tri-
County Building Trades Council de-
clared the Atlantic Refining Com
pany of Philadelphia unfair.
According to a notice received by
the Building Trades Council of an
eastern city, folding cots, folding
chairs, folding stools, card tables,
awnings, wagon covers, tarpaulins,
mops, fishing floats, high chairs, and
doll furniture made by the Tucker
Duck and Rubber Company are UNI
fair, Merchants in Montana who
handle these things should discon-
tinue the line.
E. c. Burris, director of employ
ment of the Works Progress Admin
istration, has asked all Great Falls
unions to submit their wage scales
and to advise the WPA particularly
if new changes are contemplated.
The changes must be submitted
along with affidavits from employ
ers, cities, counties, and contractors
sustaining these rates.
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The Assembly has ordered $50
copies of pamphlets dealing with
consumer c~ooperatives. The litera-
ture is being obtained from the
American Federation of Labor which
is much interested in the cooperative
movement.
The American Federation Of Labor
is blaming the c. l. o. for the col
lapse of the peace conference to
effect a settlement in labor's dis
putes. They laid the entire blame
on the shoulders of John L. Lewis.
The Montana Highway Commits
sion informed the delegates that they
don't have sufficient funds to build
a proposed Sunset Boulevard, and
that they would not be able to match
Federal appropriations. The AS
sembly took action to request sena-
tors and representatives from Mon
tana to try and get a special appro-
priation for this particular purpose.
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Secretary Whitmore was instruct
ed to write the local medical pro-
fession regarding a proposal to estab-
fish socialized medicine. This &C
ton arose out of a letter that came
from Jerry O'Connell in which was
enclosed another letter from the
Surgeon General of the United
States suggesting that the unions
here hold a conference with the
medical profession.
The following persons were listed
by the Retail Clerks as patronizing
the unfair Bee Hive Grocery: E. E..
Lytle; VIM. Anderson, Simms, Mont;
R. G. Wright, Hans Martinson, Mrs.
Edna Millser, Simms, Mont, and B.
Salveson.
A resolution was received from the
Building Trades Council Of Butte
protesting the importation of out-of-
state labor on state highway cor
~struction; this was concurred in.
The S. H. Kress stores are unfair
to the Wine, Liquor and Distillers
Union. All members of organized
labor and their friends are urged
not to patronize this firm.
The Bakery and Confectionery
Workers Union has placed a boy
colt on all products of the Beich
Candy Company. The Clerks and
Transfers r making an investiga-
ton to try and stop the merchants
from selling these goods.
The Assembly concurred in a re-
quest by the Typographical Union
that the Assembly oppose the copy
right treaty that will come before
the present session of Congress. The
request was complied with.
The delegates were treated to visi-
tors which included Mr.. Poplar, Mr..
Hentz, and Mr.. Murphy of Chinook,
representing the Farmers Union of
Milk River Valley, who urged the
purchase of U and / sugar, which is
union made. Some of the sugar is