Montana labor news., 1939-01-12
news OF THE SILVER
BOW TRADES COUNCIL
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OVV INAOD SVONtIk
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labor movement still lives on. The
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil resolve that they pay tribute to
his memory, that this expression OF
sympathy and coincidence be extend
ed to his family and relatives and
also be published in the Montana
Labor News.
A letter from Paul 7. Smith, one
of the new commissioners in the
Railroad and Public Service Com
mission, informed the Trades and
Labor Council that he was confident
that Sam johnson, of the Electro
clans, would be retained as state
electrical inspector. The Electricians
Union, in a communication regard
ing the same matter, told the unions
that Johnson's efforts to effect safe
ty provisions in the state were re-
stricted owing to the lack of ade-
quate appropriations.
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It was noticed in the daily papers
of Wednesday, January 18th, that a
bill will be introduced in this SEES
sion of the state legislature pro-
viding that money raised from taxes
primarily for road purposes should
be diverted to the general fund in
stead of being retained exclusively
for highway construction and main
tenance. Union members express
ing themselves upon this proposition
are of the opinion that if the money
collected from the sale of gasoline
and from other sources designed tC
build and construct roads is placed
in the general fund that it will be
d~issipated and will never be usec
for its original purpose. The argu-
ment is also advanced that inasmucI
as the present laws provide that the
money now being raised for roac
purposes is definitely restricted by
law that any diversion of it to any
other fund could be nothing else
than dishonest.
Another communication came
from the Carpenters Union at Glas-
gov assailing the contractors, 2spe-
cially on the construction of the For
Peck dam, for bringing in a lot Of
men from outside of the state to dc
work and to hold what the contrac-
tors term key positions. The union;
have complained against this but
without success. Now the Carpen-
tiers Union at Glasgow is asking the
various central labor bodies and in
dividual unions to ask the state
legislature to pass a bill making il
unlawful for any contractor on state
controlled public works to import
o~ut-of-state labor when there are
qualified men in the state. The Sill.
yer Bow Trades and Labor Council
heartily approved of the suggestion
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The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council also went on record sup.
porting the union of State, County
and Municipal Employees at Deel
Lodge. In respect to this particular
unit of this national organization, &
controversy oenters around the re.
fusal of the State Prison Board tC
recognize the union organization Of
prison guards created by the mel
there and the Powell County Trades
and Labor Council. The union Of
prison guards at Deer Lodge alleged
that Attorney General Freebourn il
the only one of the Prison Boarc
that has the courage to recognize
their organization. They are appeal
ing to the unions around the state
to request the State Prison Board tt
give recognition to their union anc
to accept bargaining agreements
They do not come under the Wagner
act.
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Letters were received from Sena-
tor James E. Murray regarding
efforts to secure money through the
Public Works Administration tc
build the overpass and underpass
on the extention of Talbot avenue
from the old M~eaderville- Garden
junction leading to East Butte and
Columbia Gardens. The planning
board has recommended that this
old right-of-way be made into a
regular state highway. From the
reports that came from the Bureau
of Public Roads at Washington, the
inference is given that the Montana
State Highway Commission has