Montana labor news., 1939-01-19

have established a new agreement
with their employers which is the
best yet entered into by the union
One of the clauses of the contract
relates to paying the men for time
consumed when trouble occurs on
the road. For instance Nould a
bus break down, the I 2 instead
of being paid the ordf mileage
rate, will be paid so n = per hour
during the time they = leld up.
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A proposition ema e from the
joint executive boz If the Wo-
mems Protective I !, the Cooks
and Walters, and Bartenders,
designed to put M eople to work,
was referred to grievance COM
mittee. The pr j suggests that
merchants send solicitors to the
homes of prospective buyers and
that also collectors be used instead
of forcing the working people to go
to the office of corporations to pay
bills. The objection of the union
appears to rise from the practice of
individuals using their own auto
mobiles to carry home commodities.
One argument advanced is that it
costs the people more to use their
own cars than it would if the mer-
chants delivered the produce.
Secretary of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council was au-
thorized to send a letter to Senators
B. K. Wheeler, and Congressman
Thorkelson and O'Connor request
ing them to assist Senator Murray
in his proposed amendment increas-
ing the Works Progress Administra-
ton appropriation to one billion
dollars It may be remembered that
the administration had suggested
$875, 100000, which the appropria-
ton committee reduced to $750,000,-
900. However, Murray's proposed
amendment goes beyond any one of
them It was brought out by the
representative of the unions on the
Planning Commission that, inasmuch
as one Of the mines had shut down
and thrown quite number of peo-
pie out of work and that the WPA
was unable even before that time to
take care of the idle, that Senator
Murray's amendment is really need
ed and should be passed, especially
in relation to this community.
The Helena Teamsters sent in a
communication asking the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council to
agree with them in trying to pre-
vent any amendments to the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act and also
to endorse Donald Wakefield Smith
as one administrator of the board
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council concurred.
Last week, it may be remembered
that the Montana Labor News pub
lished a statement in which it stated
that Sam johnson had been recon-
mended for the position of State
Electrical Inspector. The name
should be Charles johnson. He has
been serving as State Electrical In
spector for the last two years and
the unions have the utmost conf
dence in him.
Horace Casey mentioned that inso-
far as he was concerned, the unions
could depend upon his support to
Johnson.
The Trades and Labor Council |
a proposition by the Cas-
cade Trades and Labor Assembly |
which would deny to the Home Oil
Company any government contracts.
there was some criticism
of this matter because it was brought |
out that the bus lines in Great Falls
are using Silver Gas which is a |
product of the Home Oil Company
and that members of the Cascade
are working for this com
pany.
The Montana Progressive Council |
notified the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council that at the meeting
Of January z and 8 certain measures
mad been proposed, to be submitted
10 the legislature for passage. All
of the suggestions conveyed in the
etter were referred to the legisla-
i've committee.
A letter was received from the
Bakers Union of Great Falls asking
he support of the unions to Bruce
Steinmetz of Great Falls for presi-
lent of the Montana Federation of
labor. 1t was referred to the legis-
ative committee.
Delegate Deloughery of the Coun-
y Planning Commission mentioned
hat there are 5,391 unemployed in
Silver Bow county, if the number
If miners laid off at the Leonard
nine are included. As the budget
If the Works Progress Administra-
ion will only take care of 3,529,
What the other 1000 are going to