Montana labor news., 1939-02-16
ITEMS
OF TRADES COUNCIL

the Ministerial Associate s. again
represented in the Silver 3 rades
and Labor Council. MR. K S, pas
tor of the C~ongregatie ,hurch,
was seated last Tuesday
Representative Tho = n from
this district attempted how that
he had voted for the dents re-
lief appropriation, he effort
failed. DR.. Thorkelso tally voted
to reduce the apr ition from
1915, 600, 900 to $725, 900, 0OO.
Letters were received from repre-
sentatives at Helena including ones
from Freshman, Spiegel, Mike
Loughran, and Bob Brown. All of
the letters either related to H. B. 226
which the unions desired enacted
because it provided that cities and
counties would be allowed to levy
a five-mill tax to raise money to
sponsor WPA projects or H. B. 212,
a bill relating to reduction in the
cost of al license plates. The unions
are opposed to 212 because it was
felt that it would hurt the WPA.
Spiegel mentioned that he favored
the 8-hour bill for truck drivers and
was opposed to the county commits
sioners taking over the duties of
county surveyors. Bob Brown also
mentioned the same bills.
A letter was received from the
Montana Progressive Council stating
that a meeting of the organization
will be held at the courthouse at
Helena Sunday, February 26, at 10
a. m. The letter urged all unions to
send delegates as a revision of the
constitution is contemplated. The
letter also requested unions to sub
scribe for copies of the Peoples
Voice, a newspaper to be put out by
the Cooperative Publishing Com
pany.
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The Trades and Labor Council
sent its sincere appreciation to the
Musicians Union, to Individual mem
bers and to all the performers who
helped to make the social of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil, on January 18th, such a decided
success.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council stood a moment in silence
in respect to the memory of Charles
Malloy, past president of the organi-
cation and a member of the Theatri-
cal Workers Union.
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A report of the grievance COM
mittee recommended that n action
be taken on the request of the Cas-
cade Trades and Labor Assembly
that it condemn D. A. McKinnon,
state highway engineer.
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A request from the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees that the
council use its influence to have
business concerns and corporations
use collectors and solicitors instead
of having working people carry
home their own groceries, was re-
ferred back to the unions.
A committee in charge of the film
exchange difficulty reported that
this matter had been turned over
to the Theatrical Employees Union
with a request to help the film ex-
change union. Both of these unions
are members of the same inter
national.
Delegate Leary reported that
amendments to the grass conserva-
ton bill had been made which APP
parently are satisfactory to the Miles
City Trades and Labor Council.
Delegate Simmons made a report
"a
on the result of the Presidents
Birthday Ball. He said that the
dance cleared about $500 according
to present figures. He was speak
ing in behalf of Paul Erler and also
Attorney w. D. Murray, chairman
of the ball.
Secretary Kennedy was instructed
to send communications to the fl
nance committee of the state Senate
urging that the Teachers Retirement
Act be given adequate appropria-
tons to carry on the provisions of
the act so that elderly teachers may
be retired.
The council went on record as
approving two bills now in the
United States Congress which would
provide appropriations to be used in