The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-07
Transfers State
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day for 10 and ~ hours work. Now
the Transfers contract in the state
average about s1.00 an hour for road
drivers besides many other improved
conditions that the committee and
local unions have been able to do
through cooperation with one another.
We expect in the near future to
have as many members in the Team
sters locals of the state as any other
international union.
For short period of time, there
was little division brought about in
the Transfers by men who were
working for some reason or other to
divide the Transfers unions among
themselves. We believe that this was
brought about by employers for the
sole purpose of slowing down the ac-
tivities of the organization work being
carried on by the Transfers.
There was also quite a discussion
that took place over a write-up in
the Bulletin, a paper owned and con-
trolled by the employers of Great Falls
who are endeavoring to organize the
Associated Farmers that we have
heard so much about in Washington,
Oregon and California. This paper is
doing everything within its power to
discredit officers of the Transfers
unions and the state committee since
the fight put on the Home Oil com
pany in Great Falls
There is also another sheet in the |
state of Montana known as the Pink |
Reporter edited by one Tip Reynolds
that we believe may also be writing
some of the things he does in order
to discredit the leaders of the Team
sters unions in the state of Montana.
At the meeting a motion was made
and passed unanimously that the |
Transfers unions in the state of Mon
tana have full confidence in their Of
ficers and if at any time they needed
any advice from the Pink Reporter or
Tip Reynolds that they would ask
for it, until that time they could run
their own business. 1t seems as
though some people who never gave
4 dam for the Transfers when they
were unorganized, became very much
in the conditions of the
Transfers since they began to or
interest might be brought about by ;
he employers who have been oppos-
ng the organization of the Transfers.
The State Council of Transfers is
anctioned and approved by the In
Brotherhood of Transfers,
Stablemen and Helpers of
America. Thereby, has full authority !,
o carry on all of its activities in this q
tate under their direction At the
asst meeting of the state committee.
here were two international officers !,
resent, so | think that this will clear
p question as to who the State !!
ONT Council of Transfers belong to; u
ne officers Of the state council are: =
etc Baron, president; Austin Thomp- =
On, financial secretary; P.--J. Con-
ors, state secretary; Steve Prather =,
ice president, and Jim O'Connell, y,
inn and Collins, trustees. !,
Many things were discussed by the -
ate committee. One of the most i'm :,
0rtant things was the violation of ~
lie wage and hour law, which will be ~
vestigated in the different cities of
ontana and reported to the wage and of
our law administrators. 1t was also e.
ported there that in many cities the ca
erk's eight hour law was being vio- o
ted and also some of the trucking 10
operating under the l. G. G.. 90
ere violating the l. G. G. regulations. vo
Another important matter that came No
fore the committee was that the ra
put forth its efforts to get or
statewide contract on all highway M.
ork and water conservation projects. No
A committee was appointed to in
stigate the conditions at Kalispell ar,
lere it was reported that the high III.
" engineers were discriminating :
ainst members of the Transfers on
ion in seasonable lay-offs. This mi
Included the business; the meeting ola
journed subject to call of secretary q q.
P. ]. CONNORS, 20,
State Secretary, he
Joint Council of Transfers. hae