Montana labor news., 1939-07-27
HAPPENINGS OF The
CENTRAL LABOR BODY
COMMITTEE ADOPTS
CONSTITUTION

CONSTITUTION
The joint disqualification and medi-
cal service committee of the unions
met in the office of the Engineers
Union in the Carpenters hall Tues
day evening, July Is, and outlined
the next immediate steps before Sc
a charter of incorporation
from the state of Montana. The
disqualification idea originated in the
Blacksmiths Union and since that
time surveys have been made of
cooperative and mutual medical
schemes in the United States and
some operating in foreign countries.
It took a long time to complete all
the necessary ground work but now
most of the preliminary details have
been accomplished.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
committee began the adoption, sec
ton by section, of the constitution
and bylaws which will be submit
ted to the state of Montana pending
the issuance of papers Of i%ncorpora-
ton. S. E. Keyser acted as chair
man Of the meeting and Norman
LeFever as secretary. Mr. Thomas
of the Teachers Union was delegated
to represent the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council. Others in at
tendance were Thomas H. Brown,
William T. Flynn, Thomas w. Cox,
Mrs. Lillian Kerr, Mrs. Ruth Walsh,
Charles Christman, L. A. Chamber
lin, S. E. Rener, and Richard Lake.
It was reported at union head
quarters that the city of Butte had
agreed to hire members of the Cen
eral Laborers at the prevailing scale
of pay for work required in oiling
city streets. Officers of the General
Laborers Union stated it was the
intention of the union to employ IL
men on a budget of five days each
which would amount in wages to
$35 or $40. After the first section
of u men had finished their allotted
time of five days another crew of
y men would be employed for a
similar length of time.
Quite a lengthy communication
was received from Bruce Steinmetz,
president of the Cascade Trades and
Labor Assembly, in which was en-
closed a resolution giving an ex-
PLANTATION of the cause of the strike
against WPA and also an appeal to
President Roosevelt and Montana's
senator's and congressman urging
them to take the necessary steps to
amend the WPA act. The Trades
and Labor Council adopted the reso-
luton and letter.
The Miners Union sent in a com
m%unication regarding plans by that
organization to observe the ami
versary of the death of Frank Little,
This subject is covered in another
article.
A communication from President
Graham, of the Montana Federation
Of Labor, relating to a resolution
that was passed at the recent con-
vention Of the Montana State Fed
Grafton of Labor at Livingston ask
ing unions of the International Union
of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
to affiliate with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor was placed on file.
There did not seem to be much sym
pathy with the communication.
The Trades and Labor Council
went on record as declaring Jerry's
Station on the Anaconda highway
unfair and also the Litening Gas
Station at Nissler unfair. N. G.
Noelker is the proprietor OF the
Litening Station.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council donated SIS to Labor's
Emergency Council. This is the or.
%ganization that was set up by the
unions to take care of the protest o.
provisions in the recent WPA act.
Delegate Jack Driscoll from the
Federal Labor Union was assigned
the task of representing the Trade!
and Labor Council before the State
Welfare Board Thursday, July 81
A group of u~nionists will proceed t
Helena Thursday to protest to thu
State Welfare Board the inadequacy
of pension payments and ask greater
allowances be made to aged people
aid to dependent children, and othe.
destitute people.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labo.
Council sent ~fraternal greetings t,
the third international convention 0
the Sheep Shearers organization nov
holding its session at the Carpenter
Union hall. In a general discussion
under the topic of good and welfar,
of the Trades and Labor Council
the Miners delegate and the Engi
neers' delegate said labor organiza
tons should pay more attention t
their friends in public office, no
only those holding elective offices