Montana labor news., 1939-07-13
HAPPENINGS OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR BODY

JerryS gas station ana the Lite
ming gas station, operated by Mr..
Norman Volker, both of which are
situated on the Anaconda road, are
unfair to the Transfers Union.
John Kechter has been declared
unfair by the Carpenters Union and
a bill of expense has been levied
against him of $50. Mr.. Kechter lives
at 1920 Adams street.
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The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council at its last meeting endorsed
an agreement submitted by the Film
Exchange organization. This union
is part of the Theatrical and Stage
Employees and comes under a "B"
classification. The agreement has
been submitted to the international.
A long communication was received
from the National Maritime Union
of America asking Montana unions
to boycott products of the Standard
Oil Company, the Tidewater Asso-
ciated and the C. u. Mallory Ship
ping Company. The letter to the
Trades and Labor Council and the
list of products to be boycotted r
as follows:
NATIONAL MARITIME UNION
OF AMERICA
Affiliated with the Congress of
Industrial Organizations
Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council:
You have no doubt read in the
press about the Tanker Strike. The
National Maritime Union of America
has been on strike against four of
the most anti-union oil companies in
America for eight weeks. The
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey, Standard Oil Company of New
York, Tidewater Associated Oil Com
pany and the c. D. Mallory Shipping
Company.
These companies have been using
their organized strike breaking
methods, heavily financed by Stand
ard Oil, to destroy the union. They
are building a company union, en-
rolling their finks, scabs and strike
breakers, and have already applied
to the N. L. R. B. for permission to
hold an election. During the course
of the strike they used their finan-
cial power to attempt employment
Of paroled convicts as scabs, as well
as to resort to butchery and violence
on the picket line. We must defeat
their power. There is only one way
you can help us and that is to spread
the message of the boycott against
the companies products, a list of
which I am enclosing.
The Tanker Strike has been called
off because of the lockout against
our union men. However, we should
like you to help us make this a
nationwide boycott. We need money
for printing, postage, etc. Can you
help us with a donation for our
Boycott Fund? You can fully I'M
derstand that the oil companies m
well equipped financially to break
the union, and we must employ our
only weapon-BOYCOTT-to defeat
their plans. We should appreciate
hearing from you as soon as possible.
Thanking you for your cooperation
and awaiting your favorable reply,
l am
~Fraternally yours,
William o. Sims, Chairman
National Boycott Bureau.
Don't buy these products: Case
lines and oils-Esso Gas, Ethyl, Mo
bilgas, Socony Vacuum, Mobil Oil,
Tydol. Gas station products-Nu-
Trim-Wax, Trim liquid wax, Koto
(l~ubricant), ESQ Handy Oil (anti-
freeze alcohol for radiators), Trim
furniture POLISH. Insecticides
Fit Spray, Fit Powder, Fit Hand
Sprayers, Garden Fit. Cosmetics
Daggett and Ramsdells Products.
Medicine-Nujol, Cream of Nujol,
Mistol (nose drops), Mistol with
ephedrine). Animal spray Stance
Spray, Livestock Spray. Petrohol