Montana labor news., 1938-08-04
Stories OF UNIONS
AT GREAT FALLS

Lawrence Nelson presided over
the meeting of the Cascade Trades
and Labor Assembly July 18th and
Delegate Talbot of the Engineers
served as vice president.
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The Retail Clerks are still COM
planning about members of organized
labor and other persons patronizing
the Bee Hive Grocery and the Grand
Central Market which are both un-
fair. These names may be published
unless the practice is abandoned.
The Home Oil and Refining Com
pany notified the central labor body
that they would be glad to meet
with a committee from the labor
organizations, in respect to organi-
cation of employees. The commit
tee that had been appointed at a
prior meeting to visit the Home OIL
and Refining Company reported that
they had been unable to secure a
meeting with the employees OF the
company. A letter that had been
sent by the Home Oil Company to
the Assembly stating that they were
ready and willing to meet commit
tees of labor at any time was then
discussed and Secretary Whitmore
was instructed to prepare a letter
and send it to people working for
this company. He was also instruct
ed to send a letter to Mr.. W. E. Rice
of that company criticizing Mr.
Rice's attitude in refusing to allow
notices to be posted at the refinery
and failure to allow representatives
of labor to interview employees Of
the company.
The committee that had made the
report was further authorized tC
prepare a boycott on the company il
in their judgment such was adj
visable. Unions belonging to the AS
sembly were requested to write tt
this company and to the employees
of the company condemning both o
them for their antagonistic attitude
toward the labor organizations.
Senator Wheeler advised the Grea
Falls unions that he would supper
MIR. Sid Willis for the office of United
States Marshal. This was in answer
to a request of the Central Labor
Assembly of last week when they
went on record to supporting Mr.
Willis.
Senator Wheeler and Congressman
O'Connell stated that they would
consider Mr.. Archie Mcleod in thu
matter of placing him in the govern
ment service.
The Great Falls Airport Commits
sion thanked the Assembly for it
help in securing an airport bont
issue.
The Plumbers Union and also al
contractors, plumbing and hardwar'
stores were notified that the Rich
mund Radiator Company of Union
town, Pennsylvania, manufacture
union made radiators, bathtubs
kitchen sinks and lavatories. The.
were urged to patronize this firm.
The trouble between the Armour
Company and the Butchers Union il
Spokane has been settled.
Mr.. billiard Gates of the Division
of Horticulture of the state of Mon
tana will be a visitor and speake
at the Trades and Labor Assembl.
at a date to be announced later.
Preparations for a huge Labor Da.
celebration in Great Falls are goinI
forward in splendid style. The lates
developments include plans for
wrestling match and also a dance a
the fair grounds September 3rd, bot
of which will be held in the evening
at 7:30 p. m.
Other entertainment arranged in
clude band concerts, motorcycl
races will take place Sunday, Sep
TENDER 4th, commencing at IL moor
A parade, rodeo, sporting events
riding events and a night show in
Guiding a dance to be held Labo
Day, September 9Th.