Montana labor news., 1939-01-19

UNION news FROM
CASCADE COUNTY

SP@&AAUk AVOWI
GREAT FALLS.-The Carpenters
Union has placed a bill of expense
against Mr.. Truman for using, so
they say, non-union carpenters in
the erection of a wood working shop.
The Cascade assembly concurred in
the action of the Carpenters.
Some time ago the Cascade
assembly were on record as placing
the Herald-Examiner of Chicago as
unfair. The local distributor, julius
Hilgard, wrote a letter recently to
the publishers stating that the
trouble with the unions was curtail-
ing sales of the paper in Montana.
He urged them to settle the matter.
The Clackamas County Central
Labor Council of Oregon submitted
a resolution regarding reconciliation
in the labor movement of America
but no action was taken on the
resolution.
The Teamsters Union of Helena
submitted a resolution asking that
the National Labor Relations Act
be continued without any amend
ments. The letter specifically re-
quested the assembly to go on
record urging the confirmation and
reappointment of Donald Wakefield
Smith as administrator of the board.
The assembly accordingly sent tele-
grams to President Roosevelt and
Montana's senators and congressman
The National Association of Letter
Carriers advised the assembly they
were opposed to a sales tax and
would also oppose a bill which had
for its purpose prohibiting relief
recipients from owning automobiles. |
Mr. E. J. Stromnes advised the
unions here that he would cooperate
and assist in drafting and sponsor
ing labor measures to be presented
before the legislative session.
A special committee, appointed
some time ago, on vocational guild
ance, reported they had in mind the
placement of a number of students
for vocational guidance. No def
mite action was taken on this pre-
liminary report and the committee
was continued with instructions to
submit report later on.
The assembly went on record as
to any further money be-
ing appropriated to continue the
Dies committee.
1t was reported that the owners
of the Hanson Brothers Service Sta
ton were working against organized
labor by furthering the sale of Home
Oil products.
Delegates returning from Billings
stated that the Great Falls bowlers
while in Billings refused to patron
ize the Midland Bowling Alleys but
that the Billings unions were divided
on the question as to whether or not
the alley was unfair.
In the annual election of officers
which took place at this time, the
balloting showed the following re-
suits: President, B. I. Steinmetz;
vice president, Lawrence Nelson;
Homer Whitmore; treas
urer, A. J. Duley; and sergeant at
arms, H. M. Brow.
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The assembly went on record to
write to state representatives urging
them to support a m mortal to con- {
.inue WPA and also to provide {
ample relief for destitute people. {
Nathan Strauss, national admins {
traitor Of the National Housing Au- q
thority, was invited by the unions Z
to make an address at Great Falls I
in the near future.
Letters were ordered sent to !
Strain Bros, Ario Saddlery, Elmore q
Apis, city officials, county commits c
sioners, Great Falls Coach Lines, w. i
Il. George Company and the Great
Falls Brewery and the Great Falls c
Meat Co. requesting that they dis a
continue the use of Home Oil a
products. O
The following committee was ap- r
pointed to act with the joint COM r
nittee to meet with the Great Falls S
Coach Lines regarding this same S
natter: Baxter, Miller, and Sea- t
orasse. j
Senator Wheeler informs the S
IniOns that the Works Progress Ad- t