Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
News Of Great Falls
Building Trades Council
Meeting of June 10.
communications

Minutes of the Cascade County Trades
& Labor Assembly were read and filed.
From the Painters Local No. $50 stat
ting that they had placed a bill of ex-
n of $4,000 against the property OF
Phillip Eidel at 29O1 LIST avenue North.
Motion made and carried to concur in
their action.
From the Boilermakers' Local No. COZ
advising that the established rate Of pay
for members of this local in this district
is as follows: Mechanic, S1.50; helper,
SIPS: foreman, SITS and pusher, $l.6212
per hour. Letter filed.
From the War Finance Division,
Treasury department, Los Angeles, Calf,
regarding the Fifth War Loan Drive
Motion made and carried that the coun-
ell buy three 500 bonds.
From the Building & Construction
Trades Council, Huntington, w. Va, en-
closing a resolution regarding an amend
ment to the F.. H. A. act causing the pre-
vailing wage to be specified in all cases
where the government furnishes money
for the purpose Of constructing or repair
ing by individuals, real estate or con-
tractors. Motion made and carried to
adopt the resolution.
From the office of Price Administra-
ton, Helena, Mont, regarding price
panel assistants recruiting campaign.
Letter filed.
Copy of a letter addressed to the
Building Trades Department by the war
Production board regarding question
naire to each Of the Building Trades
Councils soliciting information on esti-
mated unemployment membership. Let
ter filed.
At this time Tony CHM was granted
the floor to give his version Of the dispute
between himself and the Sheet Metal
Workers. After considerable discussion
Mr.. CHM was excused and the matter
laid over to unfinished business.
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Report Of Delegates
Captain Burke of the Army Engineers
was in Great Falls last Friday and talked
to Bros. Yeager and Britten regarding
the employment situation in this area.
Report of Committees
The committee to get a list of all
property owned by H. H. Rooney turned
the list over to the secretary and he was
instructed to carry the list in the min
utes and to, request all organizations to
eheck them all and give the council
such bills of expense as they may have
on any of the property, the location of
which is as follows:
800 3rd v So; 9O4 3rd Ave. SO.
$40 md Ave. So; $40 Srd Ave. So; 424
3rd Ave. So; SIS LIST Ave. So; COL 4th
Ave. So; COL Srd Ave. SO.
The soldier vote committee reported
they had arranged a meeting with the
Governor for Friday, June l6 at 2 P. M
The Water Department Merit System
committee reported having the ordinance
analysed and found that the reasons fO
opposing same were justifiable. OF
Wednesday, June q at 8 p. m, a com
mittee from the Trades and Labor AS
sembly and the Building Trades Council
will meet in the lower Carpenters hal
to further analyze the ordinance. AL
organizations should send their letter 0
protest to the mayor and city council a
soon as possible.
Unfinished Business
The Council as a whole acted as a com
mittee regarding Tony CHM. AS MI
CHM seemed to be very %antagonistic to
WARDS the Sheet Metals Workers and tn
Council could not get him to even offe
to go along with them, a motion wa
made and carried that all crafts b
notified to remove any of their member
from Mr.. Ginn's employment.
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