Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
A. {. M. (0NFERS WITH
UNIONS ON CONTRACT

A conference was held on August
l, 1899, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the
assembly room on East Quartz street
by previous arrangement between
officials of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company and representa-
tives of international craft unions
and committees from the various
local craft unions of Butte, Ana
conda and Great Falls.
Those present were: A. c. M.
Company-D. M. Kelly, vice presi-
dent; w. H. Hoover, western gen
eral counsel; VIM. B. DAILY, manager
of mines; j. J. Carrigan, general
superintendent of mines; A. E. Wig
gin, manager of reduction depart
ments; J.. H. Dickey, Jr, assistant to
vice president; W. E. Mitchell, gen
eral superintendent, Anaconda re-
duction department; W. ]. Mcmahon,
labor commissioner, and 65 inter
national and local union representa-
tives as follows:
John P. Frey, president of Metal
Trades Department, A. F. of L.
Blacksmiths: John Pelkover, in
%ternational representative; Charles
Devine, Anaconda; J. J.. Harrington,
Butte; Cliff Crowley, Butte; Walter
Kicker, Anaconda; Frank JAMS,
Great Falls.
Boilermakers: o. W. Mursener, in
ternational representative; M. H.
Goodland, Butte No. 1870; James
Haggerty, Butte No. 1870; John ],
O'Donnell, Anaconda No. 80; George
M. Hedge, Anaconda No. 80; Wal
ter H. Daniels, Great Falls No. 102.
Patternmakers: Robert Honeyman,
Anaconda.
Electrical Workers: H. W. Bell,
international representative.
Structural Iron Workers: J. J.
Hurley, international representative
Joe Coppo, Butte No. 1917; Reginald
Peters, Butte No. 1O7; R. j. Daniels
Anaconda No. 81; Henry Staffan.
Anaconda No. 81.
Pipe Filters: E. B. Fitzgerald, in
ternational representative; W. B
Ivey, Butte No. 316; Tony Domitro-
vich, Anaconda No. 672; Emmett o.
Keefe, Anaconda No. 672.
Transfers: P. J.. Connors, inter
national representative and Butte
Local No. 2; Tim O'Leary, Butte
No, 2.
Lead Burners: T. F. O'Brien, Ana
conda No. 71O.
Carpenters: A. W. Muir, interna-
tional representative; George W
Yeager, president of State Council
of Carpenters; VIM. Kohlis, Grea.
Falls No. 286; Richard Tiddy, Butte
Walter Beausoliel, Anaconda No. 88
Martin Nelson, Anaconda No. 80
Charles Armstrong, Butte.
Painters: r. E. Nichols, interna-
tiopal representative; F. w. Krabler
Butte; Egan B. Logan, Anaconda
R. B. Cunningham, Great Falls.
Sheet Metal Workers: c. c. elise
international representative.
Bricklayers: Tim Reardon, inter.
national representative and Butte
local; Erik G. Smith, Great Falls
Casper Omen, Anaconda.
Machinists: James A. Duncan, in.
ternational representative; Jane.
Cusick, Butte No. 88; Ed True.
worthy, Butte No. SO; James F
O'Brien, Butte No. 88 and Meta
Trades; George j. Janosko, Ana.
conda; Harry Tucker, Anaconda; Sic
McCallum, Metal Trades and Build.
ing Trades Council, Anaconda; P
w. Matt, Great Falls No. 1O46; Harry
Grimes.
General Laborers: William o.. Dix
international representative; M. L
Springer, Great Falls No. 273.
Operating Engineers: Carl Frankie
vich, Anaconda No. 927; M. B. Nc
Donald, Anaconda No. 927; o. W
Carter.
The craft unions are asking fol
a new contract with the Anacond;
Company and international officer
are here assisting in negotiations
Members of unions working for thu
company have felt for some tint
past that they were not receiving
enough wages and that revisions o
the old contract are badly needed
A second conference was held will
the company and the unions Mon
day, August z. No report has beer
given out so far as to what progress
is being made in the negotiations
In a separate article it will be notet
that the Miners and Engineers No
83 are also negotiating a new agree
ment with the company.
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