Montana labor news., 1938-08-18
UNIONS OF KALI5pELL
SETTLE CONTROVERSY
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of organized labor, is known to have
made at least one effort to dictate
policy to a member of the Fair
Board. What success he or Devlin
had of course speaks for itself.
1t seems obvious that the farmers
and union members up in Flathead
County are again to be congratulated
on their ability to get together as
they were in the recent settlement
of the Rural Identification project
employment problem. Somehow they
just manage to get along without
the advice or assistance of Mr.. Dev-
lin or any of his bosses.
Following is the complete report
of the grievance submitted to unions:
August Is, 1888.
Report TO special committee on
grievances empowered to act in the
matter of the attached copy of CONF
plant of Musicians Local Union No.
$50.
Committee members Baker, Burns
and Melton contacted Mr.. Roy Ellis,
chairman of the Northwest Montana
Fair Board, Saturday evening, Au-
gust IS, explained the nature of their
mission and arranged for a meeting
with the Fair Board Sunday after
noon, August IA. MI. Ellis readily
offered his assistance in all ways,
Sunday afternoon at the appointed
time all members of the Fair Board
cooperated in discussing details of
the situation with committeeman,
graciously taking time from numer-
Gus other pressing duties to iron out
the angles of an unfortunate mis-
understanding which was due appar-
emily to lack of earlier cooperation
of the Fair Board and officers of the
Kalispell City Band.
II was brought out definitely that
lack of funds in the Fair Board bud
get made it necessary to cut pro-
gram expense wherever possible and
the cost of hiring the Kalispell City
Band appearing apparently prOhibi-
tive under the circumstances, ar
rangements were made to use the
FIathead County High School Band
in return for a donation toward the
purchase of uniforms for that band
if proceeds of the fair would war
rant. Discrimination by the FAN
Board against the Kalispell City
Band as a union organization was In
no way indicated as a cause for their
making no offer to the city band
However the probability of many
prospective patrons of the fair as
suming that this might be the case
should the City Band not appear or
the program apparently influenced
the members of the Fair Board in
deciding to compromise on theil
plans and include the services of the
Kalispell band as far as financially
possible.
The following agreement was
made: The High School Band to play
the afternoon show on Monday, Aug
Is; both the City Band and Higl
School Band to cooperate in a specia.
opening concert for "Kalispell Day
Tuesday afternoon performance, anc
the Kalispell Band to be employed
to open the Wednesday Afternoon
performance. Financial arrange,
ments satisfactory to officers of Mu.
sicians Local Union No. $50 and the
Fair Board were agreed upon.
Incident to closing the agreement
MIR. L. l.. Goddard offered his serv
ices gratis to assure the complete
program in the event MIR. Wenaai
should be unable to appear, MI
Wenaas being called away due Il
illness in his family. Also member
of the Trades and Labor Council
committee offered to lend ever,
assistance possible in securing need
ed uniforms for the High Schoo
Band in order to further the cause o
good fellowship and aid in the de
velOpment of an admirable c0mmu
nifty asset, the Flathead County Higl
School Band.
The committee wishes to recon-
mend that steps be taken by tn
Central Trades and Labor Council
to aid in securing uniforms for tn
High School Band and to promote
continuance of the harmony alread,
existing between this band and Mu
sicians Local No. $50.
The committee also recommend
that IN appropriate letter of thank
for their cooperation in the mids
of numerous other urgent duties b
sent the Flathead County Fair Boar
and that the future policy of tn
Central Trades and Labor Council
shall be to endeav0r to handle SINH
lar matters as early as possible t
avoid imposing unnecessarily upo.
the time of all concerned.
The committee further recon
mends that affiliated unions of tn
Central Trades and Labor Counci
take steps to ascertain ways an
means Of aiding the Fair Board il
future activities and in maxim
necessary improvements and mainte
nance repairs to the Flathead Coun
ty Fair Grounds, in view of the fac
that this problem was discussed a
being among the major financia
problems involved in a consideration
of the 1888 fair program.