Montana labor news., 1944-11-16
News Of The Silver Bow
Trades & Labor Council

AIIlldIEQ WIFI ID. l. OERNs VI ri
P. o. Box 1920
BUTTE, MONTANA
The fact has been proven, that a
great number of small employers thruout
the state are doing various types and
kinds of construction and have not elect
ed to come under any Of the Three plans
of Workmen's Compensation Insurance
offered by the state, for the protection
Of their employees and show no interest
or intent Of doing so.
Upon investigation by legal talent, and
the admission of the State Industrial
Accident Board that there is no state
law at present whereby these recalcitrant
EMPLOYERS can be compelled TO have any
coverage for their employees. This fact
being conclusively proven, organized
labor of Butte, considered offering an
amendment to the next legislature where
by this situation can be corrected.
The enclosed proposed amendment has
been drafted up and we, the committee
feel it has clearly covered the needs and
we believe it is lawyer proof insofar as
any chances of it being dismembered and
the workings of it be invalidated by the
legislature or Supreme Court.
The proposed amendment will apply
chiefly to construction trades, but will
be all inclusive of all trades known tc
the Industrial Board, as having a hazar-
dous rating. We, the committee, fee
that at present, under the present laws
the coal mining industry is the only in.
dustry that the state laws compel II
have coverage for their employees, ant
the fact that construction men far out
number the coal miners as to numbers, j
is clearly class legislation, and is NJ
benefit to the large numbers Of construc
. ton men thruout the state.
Therefore we request that all organize
labor concur in this action to make tn
law compulsory and thereby avoid hav
ing to pay in the form Of taxes, the cos
Of maintining homes for cripples, raisin
families Of killed or hopelessly cripple
heads of families and possibly have t
contribute to the welfare Of iniureI
members, who have been injured Will
!? working for some employer who wa
Judgment proof and therefore carried n
Industrial Insurance.
The committee would like to have al
bodies of organized labor introduce thi
amendment to their local legislator VIII
comes to them for their political en-
dorsement and ask for their assuranc
] that at the next legislature they will vot
favorably on the amendment as a whole
VIM. HONEY,
E. EDGAR,
H. GRAvENSTE1N,
j. McCORD,
Legislative Committee.
The Trades Council appointed Johi
vickers Of the Bus Drivers and Leonar'
Ripper Of the Clerks to represent tn
Council at the annual meeting Of tn
Butte Auxiliary for Rehabilitation o
Crippled Children, which is to be hell
at the Chamber of Commerce Decembe
4. 1914, at 800 p. m. It was reporte'
that the unfortunate death Of Mr.. Stuss,
was a distinct loss to the auxiliary.
Rev. Logee, a fraternal delegate iron
the Ministerial association, explained tn
organization and propositions Of th(
joint religious groups in their peace-tim
proposals. Rev. Logee stated that theI'
was a nationwide plan embracing tn
Catholics, the Protestants and the Jew
to combine their suggestions in order u
effect a permanent peace Rev. Loge
explained that it is now recognized ina
the establishment of a permanent peac
exceeds m other problem. Rev. Loge
stated that in Silver Bow county a per
manent committee of fifteen had beel
appointed and that a dinner meetinl
would take place at the Finlen note
of a subcommittee Of the main commit
tee Thursday noon. John Mcleod o
the Miners Union is a member OF IN
main committee. Father Hoff is tn