Montana labor news., 1939-06-22
HAPPENINGS OF The
CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL

A delegation from the Butte Work
ers Alliance appeared before the
Council and explained the anti
union provisions of the Woodrum
WPA appropriations bill, which has
passed the House and is now up for
consideration in the Senate. The
bill provides that those on WPA will
have to work 1870 hours per month
for the so-called security earnings.
This apparently means that those
on WPA will have to work for less
than the union scale of wages. Tele-
grams have been sent to Senators
Wheeler and Murray urging them
to oppose the anti-union provisions
of the Woodrum bill and endeavor
to have the Murray-Casey bill sub
stituted
The grievance committee of the
Council reported that the complaints
made by the Clerks Union against
several dairies which have been de-
livering to unfair stores, have been
settled to the satisfaction of the
Clerks Union.
1t was reported that the mass
meeting, held May IL, to consider
ways and means of improving the
relief situation, was well attended
and that a plan of action had been
outlined. The cuts in old age assist
ance, aid to dependent children, etc,
have been restored; but it is felt
that this is only temporary mea-
sure and that cuts will probably be
made again in about three months
The committee of twelve, set up by
the Silver Bow Relief Conference,
will continue its efforts to keep relief
allowances at the highest possible
amount.
On the request of delegation
from the Fourth of July celebrations
committee, the Council endorsed the
Fourth of July parade All unions
are requested to have delegations in
the parade on July 4th. The Elec-
trical Workers Union reported that
their organization will enter a float
in the parade.
Word has been received from the
st. Louis, Mo-, Central Trades and
Labor Council that all attempts to
negotiate with the Curlee Clothing
Company for union agreement
have failed. We again remind the
members of organized labor that the
products of the Curlee Clothing
Company are on the "WE DO NOT
PATRONIZE LIST"
Indications that the rank and file
of America labor are in favor of
unity in the labor movement is con-
tanned in a resolution being circu-
lated by the Missouri State Fedora
ton of Labor, which was passed by
their convention in Springfield, Mis-
souri,, May "a, 1899. The resolution
is as follows
Whereas, the future of the labor
movement of America is i1nperiled
and menaced by the division existing
in their ranks occasioned by the con-
troversial question of craft versus
industrial unionism, and
Whereas, the continuous strife
between the two groups of workers
holding opposing schools of thought
and the resulting confusion which
has been built up in the minds of
the workers and of the public as
well, is weakening the labor move
ment and materially assisting the
enemies of the trade union move
ment to maintain a strangle hold in
their efforts to perpetuate system
of economic slavery, therefore be it
Resolved, that this Missouri State
Federation of Labor go on record
as favoring a united trade union
movement including the American
Federation of Labor and the Con-
gress of Industrial Organization,
which will solidify labor's ranks re-
store public confidence and sympa-
thies in the American labor move
ment and enable them to continue
their march toward their goal of
economic, political and industrial
emancipation, and that the commit
tees representing the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the Congress
of Industrial Organization be advised
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