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Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

The contract of the unions with the
Anaconda Copper Mining company ex-
pires in October of each year and in
order for it to be renewed one side or
the other or both must give notice of
intention to alter, that is for a new
agreement This was done by the three
unions involved, and Immediately con-
versatons were entered into by repre-
sentatives of the unions and A. c. NJ.
company officials for the purpose of
negotiating a new contract All unions
demanded an increase in pay Of $l50 a
day, and Soc extra for underground
workers, and a more liberal vacation al
lowance The committee had the as
sistance in the final meetings of two
United States coneiliators, namely, Earl
Simmons, former business agent for the
Musicians union of Butte and Robert
McBreen of Spokane, Wash, but the
A C. NJ. company was adamant in its
refusal to accede to any reasonable
raise in wages.
However, the report Of the negotiat-
ing committee was submitted to the
members of the union for a vote and
was rejected Thereupon the officials Of
the Miners Union under the terms OF
the notorious Smith Connolly anti
strike act appealed to the War Labor
Board for permission to conduct a
strike vote, which was granted
The War Labor Board took over con
troll of the election and the members
of the three unions received their bal
lots in their respective post offices
which had been mailed to them at gen
eral delivery by the Board The marked
ballots were placed in envelopes ad-
dressed to the Regional War Labor
Board at Seattle where the votes were
counted.
The unions were officially notified
Tuesday November 27, l945, from the
board at Seattle of the results. People
are wondering what the next step will
be and that step is the responsibility
of the rank and file Of the three unions
which have the power to determine a
date if any, when the strike shall be
called
The joint negotiating committee OF
the three locals will meet at Great
Falls, Dee ?, 1945, at Eagles hall at 10
O'Clock a. m. to determine what steps
to recommend to the three unions for
joint and Simultaneous action.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
JERRY HARRINGTON
VISITS Home TOWN

A Butte visitor whom many in the
unions will remember and be glad to
hear about is J. ]. Harrington, former
business agent of the Blacksmiths union
Of Butte and who is now international
representative of the national office of
the Blacksmiths union.
Mr. Harrington's headquarters is at
San Francisco
He recently attended regional con
ference called by the Ship Sterilization
Commission at Spokane and is now on
his way to attend a national conference
or tri-partite meeting Of Labor-Man-
agement and the government to be held
at Colorado Springs Dec 4, l945, to dis
cuss wages and conditions in the ship
building industry, especially affecting
the Metal Trades.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

UTICA, N. Y.-(FP)-Unless organ
lied labor succeeds in offsetting wage
cuts now being demanded by manage
ment, farm income will drop IS per cent
next year, President James G. Patton
Of the National Farmers Union told a
convention OF its northeastern district
The convention commended labor for its
contribution to the war effort and for
supporting "forward-looking farm legis-
lation" and it backed up labor's present
struggle against wage cuts.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
OUTSTANDING ARMY ENGINEER PREDICTS
CREATION OF MISSOURI VALLEY AUTHORITY

Before packed audience Carpenters Union Hall tuesday eve
ming Jerome T. Locke Army engineer and formerly chairman
of Montana Accident Board under Governor Joseph
ntany challenged the selfish and interests
of the state of Montana their fight range
the passage of legislation Missouri Valley Authority,
talk of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun
ell and Butte Building Council to which public invited Mr.
Locke drew clear but shocking picture of the attempts OF the
companies legislation which would be of nestnabe
value to the West and Mr. Locke rdcued the speo
ncongruous arguments Of NJ " opponents especially those
dealing with alleged setting OF dictatorship and abrogaion
state rights Mr. Locke perineny asked Are the people safer
the hands of their government the hands of the Power
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
MONTGOMERY WARD
STORE NOT AFFECTED
OTHER CONCERNS

Notwithstanding that Montgomery
Ward & Co. may be experiencing some
difficulty in ironing out differences
cropping up in these hectic times be-
tween labor and management the Butte
store under the management Of V. R.
Scanlon is enjoying a time Of friendly
and cordial relations in its union af-
fairs.
The store employs union clerks, team
sters and electricians The employees
receive the union scale and also partici-
pate in a bonus. The house operates
under strictly union conditions.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
MINERS URGE PLAN
TO PROVIDE WORK

Recently the secretary Of the Miners
union sent a communication TO Mayor
Barry OLeary and the board Of alder
men intimating that the City Of Butte
was not showing proper consideration
nor appreciation for the services and
sacrifices given by the men in the armed
forces. The Miners union is taking the
lead in arousing this community to a
consciousness of its responsibility to re-
turning soldiers. The union feels that
not only should the city employ vetcr-
ans but that movement should be in
itiated comprising the city and county,
civic organizations, employers and other
socially minded people to devise work
program to take care OF at least the
most urgent cases The Montana Labor
News is reprinting the letter sent to the
city council.
To the Honorable Mayor and
City Councilmen OF Butte
City Hall, Butte, Montana.
Gentlemen:
We have strong recollection that
some considerable time before the ter
mnation Of the late world conflict, the
Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
Butte, along with kindred civic organi-
cations and public service groups
throughout our nation, discussed and
formulated plans to take care OF the
time when hostilities would cease and
Montana, along with the rest Of the ma
ton, would find itself in process Of re-
conversion from a wartime to peace
time economy The plans so formu-
lated had particularly to do, SO we
believe, with the problem Of returning
to civilian life and jobs Of the millions
of men released from the armed forces
Now that that crucial time has ar
rived and hundreds upon hundreds OF
Butte citizens are returning monthly
from foreign shores we thought il
proper to remind your honorable body
of those aforementioned plans and to
inquire just what, if anything, you have
in mind to furnish employment for
them
Large numbers Of returning veterans
are complaining to use that there are
no Jobs obtainable in Butte except in
the mines They tell us that they feel
(and we believe they should feed that
after serving their country in various
parts of the globe, from the fetid, steam
ing, insect-cursed and pestilence-ridden
Jungle Of New Guinea to the frigid
shores of the Aleutians, they are de-
serving of a better fate than a job in
the hot gassy, dark and dangerous holes
underlying the city Of Butte.
In addition to the complaints Of the
veterans the avaricious employers on
the Butte hill are relegating to he
scrap heap numbers of our older resi-
dents who responded to the call Of duty
and worked faithfully in the mines dur
ing the war to provide the younger mer
with weapons with which to fight it.
Now there is nothing for them.
The situation is becoming worse daily
and the veterans as well as our worthy
older brothers are becoming cynical and
disguised Who can blame them?
Kindly inform us what you have il
mind to remedy this distressful and de-
plorable situation. If our recollection
is wrong and you have no plans made
we shall be glad to offer you some
suggestions for your consideration.
Yours fraternally,
BUTTE MINERS UNION NO. l.
(SeaD JOHN MCLEOD,
Acting Recording Secretary.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

OAKLAND, Calif-FP)-A joint
meeting Of the California Federation Of
Labor Bay Cities Metal Trades Coun-
Gil, Alameda Central Labor Council
Alameda Building Trades Council and
Transfers Highway Council Gall AFL)
announced that "a unions within their
jurisdiction we're directed henceforth
to ignore all CIO picket lines.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
ANACONDACOPPER
MAKES REPORT

Anaconda Copper Mining company
and subsidiaries in a preliminary report
for the nine months ended Sept 30 an
nounced net profit Of $l8,70205l, equal
to S216 a share, compared with $24,-
930.9l4, or $3.50 a share for the similar
1914 period
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

WASHINGTON IL (FP) Il Petitions
for strike votes in three large plants
with $500 employees were filed by the
United Textile Workers (AFL). The
petitions covered American Ekan Cor
poration, Enka, n C., and plants of
North American Rayon corporation and
American Bemberg corporation, both at
Elizabethton, Tenn.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

NEW YORK-FP)-Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, wife of the publisher Of the
Washington Post, charged here that the
organization is dominated by small,
powerful reactionary group which tried
to ditch Basil O'Connor, national chair
man, because OF his friendliness to la
Dor. She also accused a Red Cross
leader Of publicly distorting the setup
under which organized labor contributes
to the Red Cross.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

TOWSON, Md FP) ~ Black &
Decker Manufacturing Co. announced
that on Jan. it would reduce its work
week from As to 371z hours and at the
same time provide 20 per cent wage
increase. 1t will also give a cash bonus
on Dec to tide its employees over the
holidays and hire 200 more workers.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

NEWARK, N. J.-(FP) = Congress
has subsidized the big business fight
against unions by granting rebates on
excess profits taxes paid during the
war, Secretary Vincent J. Murphy told
the New Jerey Federation of Labor
at the opening Of its 9th annual con-
vention here.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
News Of The Cascade
Trades Assembly
Communications

Telegram from Helena Trades and
Labor Council advising that Eastman
case set for Nov. % at Helena and
that it is imperative that there be i'm
pressive statewide representation from
organized labor. On motion two dele
gates were ordered sent,
From Charles A. Murray acknowledge
ing our letters Of Nov 10 in the alb
sence Of Senator Murray who is now
in London Placed on file.
From Wesley A. D'Ewart, J ]. Sulii-
van secretary to Mike Mansfield, and
B K. Wheeler acknowledging our letters
asking support for legislation to set up
system OF seniority in federal craft
organizations and to oppose the cur
rent anti-labor bills Placed Oh file.
From the Federal Power commission
acknowledging our resolution asking for
a reduction in rates by the Montana
Power company Placed on file.
From the Miami Central Labor Union
requesting workers to stay away from
Miami as there are absolutely no hous-
;ro facilities available. Placed on file.
r.. ,7;u:.o, creer ,st,;no tbat we
0'D ..ia1.a.L pr.e;dort Tr,,,,r
WI ''1 ~ - n:,. a.. -, roco,,,
nendat;ons far National Health pro-
gram. On motion request was con-
c,rrad in All individuals are urged
H. President Steinmetz TO write our
co,oressn,en and senator's that they Wig
oro,s1,, srnnort President Trunan's rec
concentrations on National Health leg
;stat;on
H. n poi;4o,t Ac+;o,
-. iIo'. '.'e a1,.;.;,,o t,ot Senators Mr.
0o''''''',eT Iu' 'a'ls .''', o,,,..;ttod
-. %s a,'4 -, tba b;It now nend;ng he
foro tbe n { Senate for the establish
n,en+ of 65c or 75c minimum hourly
m,aro n, motion letters were ordered
n,r;tte, our senator's to ascertain their
Stand on minimum wage rates.
Committee Reports
Tao c+euart renorted for the Commit
COO ~, partino Meters and if was noted
that tbrouob t6e efforts of the commit
taa m +bo cYrrent AGITATION for paral1el
aari,;no and marking meters was de-
feated a. tbe Iast council meeting.
=. c;ah~.sso renorted for the abor
TemDie Committee and recommended
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

WASHINGTON -FP)- President
Harvey w Brown of International As
sociation Of Machinists (AFL) said that
the unions aeronautical mechanics
lodge has filed a petition for strike
vote in the Consolidated -Vultee Aircraft
Co. plant at San Diego, Calf, with the
NLRB.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
MINERS SMELTERMEN DEFY ACM
STRIKE VOTE HELD UNDER GOVERNMENT
AUSPICES CARRIES BY LARGE MAJORITY

By overwhelming majority the Miners of Butte the Smeteen
of Anaconda and the Smeemen of Great Falls in favor of
strike according complete and official received at the
office of the Butte Miners Union from the Regional Office of the
War Labor Board Seattle where the were counted The off
ca tabulation for the three cities is as follows:
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
SILVER BOW TRADES
And LABOR
COUNCIL NOTES

A communication from the Ortho-
pedc Foundation at Billings stating
that a campaign is now in progress for
the purpose Of raising S300,0O0 to con
struct a new hospital and school for
Montana's crippled children. The
Trades Council instructed Secretary
Waters to write the Foundation offer
ing the columns Of the Labor News to
assist in carrying on the drive It is
proposed to erect the new hospital ad-
joining ST. Vincent hospital at Billings.
The recent infantile paralysis epidemic
at Billings sharply called attention OF
the inadequacy Of present hospital ia
ciities. In connection with this letter
Mr.. Vckers reported that the Ortho-
pedic Foundation had no connection
with the infantie paralysis organiza
ton in Butte and other cities and which
have staged dances in recent years, on
the late President Roosevelts birthday,
to raise funds for crippled children and
to carry on the work Of the Warm
Springs Foundation in the state Of
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Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
LABOR NEWS in BRIEF

CHICAGO (FP) The American
Medical association fortress Of private
medicine, warned that it would battle
President Truman's proposal for health
insurance as "socialized medicine" de-
spite specific guarantees contained in
it avoid just such criticism.
DETROIT - (FP) ~ United Auto
Workers (CIO) shut down lis plants Of
General Motors corporation at II a. m.
Z. S. T. Nov. q as Americas biggest
union battled the worlds largest cor
poration to maintain its members take
home pay.
WASHINGTON-(FP) - Violating
an agreement to withhold labor legis-
lation until the labor-management con-
ference has ended, reactionaries on the
House rules committee-champing at
the bit to smash labor-Nov. q creased
the way for two bills described by la
Dor organizations as the most vicious
ever introduced in Congress-the Hobbs
bill CIR 32) and the Smith-May bill
CHR 3937).
NIAGARA FALLS, N. YEP
Sixteen CIO and unafiliated unions with
$4,000 members, representing almost all
organized industrial workers in this
city, have banded to gether to demand
80 per cent wage increases together, to
negotiate side by side, and to have
NLRB strike votes taken simultane-
ously.
DENVER-FP)-The belief that the
III. S. will be engaged in another war in
the next Is to 50 years in steadily in
creasing, the National Opinion Research
Center announced.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
Unfinished Business

L. L. Price and Mrs. Maude Baxter
we're delegated to represent the Assem-
bly at the Eastman trial Nov. %.
Chamber Of Commerce committee will
meet on Tuesday.
On motion /. II. Walker, Les Culliton
and Arthur Rounig were appointed on
committee to meet with Bob Stevenson
10 ascertain if buses can stop at every
intersection.
Adjournment at 1885 p. m.
JOHN EVANKO, JR.,
Secretary.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
: Bakers
PenaIiZed

Ignorance OF War Food Admin
istration regulations requiring
extra Vitamins in bread failed 20
save five bakers from legal pen
alties today.
The five partners in a bakery
al 577l Dubois were fined $500
each and placed on probation for
two years by Federal Judge Frank
A. Picard. Assistant u. S. Attor-
ney Morris Overriding said they
manufactured and sold 100000
loaves of white bread between
Jan. 10, 1914 and March "a, 1945,
without adding Vitamin B.
The bakers are Stavo MaSilo-
vich, 60; Louis Ristich, so; Malto
Stefanovich, 50; Nick Galich, 80,
and Daniel Starich, 81. All live
above the bakery. A sixth partner,
Louis Tasich, 3S, also faces SEN
tence. All pleaded that they had
followed their trade in Yugoslavis
and were not familiar with the
VIA regulations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
S(hId(ht 10 Give
Views on Crime

.sNEw YORK, Sept. 8 Harry II.
Sehlacht. editorial feature writer,
has been invited TO present his
views on juvenile delinquency be-
fac the committee on crime and
rection OF the California state
klative assembly.
in a letter received today by
#. Schlacht, Lorne D. Middough,
CHAIRMAN OF the committee on
cTvme and correction. said
% "Your editorial article entitled
fhe Challenge OF Youth" which
appeared in the Los Angeles
Examiner land other Hearst
newspapers), is one OF the best
articles I have read on the sub
ject OF crime among youths or
the prevention of crime"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Singapore
Occupied

LONDON. Sept. 5 uPl-A
Singapore dispatch said that Brit
iSh and Indian troops landed with
out incident today at the great
naval base,
The dispatch, broadcast by the
BIC. said that the landings con-
tinued TO 60 smoothly.
The harbor cityS radio station
was reported still intact and
Radio Singapore will return 10
the air very shortly under Allied
control.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06

Traffic Court Referee Robert J.
Teagan Jr.. 80, OF 1690l Mark
Twain, has resigned. effective
Friday. 10 join the sales staff Of
the Peninsular Steel Co. in De-
troit.
Teagan disposed OF $50 900 traf-
fic cases during his eight year
tenure
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
1ETR6tT tMES

Published every week Day Evening ane
Sunday Morning BY the Times PubithirF
Company at l22s Timer square. Detroit 81,
Michigan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Coal Output Up

WASHINGTON, Sept. s QNs)
--Bituminous coal production in
the week ended Aug. Is totaled
l2,076,0 tons, almost double that
of the preceding week, il was an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Crews Ldud
Detroit S NJ a
(See Pictorial Review
BY VERA BROWN

Z ~ ANANO W.
Five modest young fighting
tankmen from the Pacific are or
their way back TO Fort Knox to-
day with the cheers and gratitude
of Detroit workers and bose!
ringing in their ears.
The veterans came into Detroi'
under auspices OF The Detroit
Times and Office OF Chief of Ord
nance, TO thank the workers a
the Chrysler, General Motors
Cadillac and Ford-Lincoln tanl
plants for their production o.
tanks.
The Ave found themse live!
feted, praised and applauded.
DREYSTADT GRATEFUL
Said Nicholas Dreystadt, presi
dent of Cadillac, as he stood be.
fore his production men:
That il the way IL should be.
II Is we who thank you, CRATE
fully and sincerely"
Then he listened while the boys
told him how his tanks behaved
in combat.
Out at Chrysler the boys
lunched with X. T. Keller and his
key men.
Said Chrysler's big boss
This II an anniversary cele-
brstiOn. Just FIVE years ago I
worked = bulldozeF over trees
standing where our tank ar
senal IL today. It's been u hard
fivs years. Maybe sometimes
you boys wondered why we
didn't get the new stun 10 you
faster. But q Must Change
order would come and II would
halt the assembly line"
SERGEANT REPLIES
Said Sgt. Willard J. Rice, Phila,
delphia:
1T came and we used II. We
got TO love that old M-4-the
Mae West-she was with us so
long. But i don't think any Of
you men know what the air
conditioning of tanl. did for us.
II know / speak for all the
boys. We'd fire hundred
rounds OF ammunition and al
most choke TO death, all In lS0-
degree heat. But with that new
air conditioning, well the only
thing We lacked were cots.
Cpl. Melvin Mcclellan. a farm
boy from Ohio told how the boys
cooked and ate IN their tanks
sometimes for as long as four and
five days.
III you got out YOU got your
head blown of There's q trick
10 sleeping In n tank"
Now the corporal hopes 10 go
back to raising Aberdeen Angus
cattle for your table.
Out at the Lincoln plant 5000
workers listened 10 the tankmer
make their official report on the
fighting machine the workers had
built.
PRAISES ENGINE
James Waggoner, plant super.
intendent, introduced them.
Said T. Sgt. Forest Averbeck
Cincinnati:
You built a damned good en-
gtne. That's the only way can
say II. She was there when we
had 20 have her. One of my
tanks took five direct hits-one
OF the M-4's-and she kept on
going. We got away with II
and no Purple Hearts"
And the boys told about the
Leyte landing when their water
proofed tanks made the beaches
like submarines, how they fought
up the gullies of Luzon 10 take
Manila
Said Cpl Frank Aspell, Phila-
delphia:
'It's n queer feeling 10 he IL
miles out In the Pacific with
tank. That's lot Of armor
plate 10 float"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06

It's probably in the medicine
chest, Bub! That's where you'll
find Ex-LA1 in millions of Ameri-
can honest People everywhere
rave" about that fine chocolate
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
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Evening star., 1945-10-28
8

Coesors Tower port Of Keniworth CostIe eneond hos
mossve woIs Is feet thick The Of Keniworth War
wick eronted by Henry to Mormon who built the oose
the woIs Of which originally nclosed Of
While most Of the cose in RUNS Of the towers ond
oeot hollis still survive
Evening star., 1945-10-28

Nesting omid huge trees
with O reed filled streom
flowing sIueeishiy by. the
Old Saxon Mill, just outside
KeniIworth, helps creote port
Of the historic beouty Of the
English countryside.
Wide World Photos.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-24
Jr. League Completes Plans
For Annual June Mass

} At the last monthly meeting Of
the Junior League of Catholic
Women, held at the st. Patrick's
church hall, the president ap-
pointed the nominating committee
for the election of officers for the
coming year. The chairman Of the
committee is Mrs. Leo hester and
she will be assisted by Mrs. Frank
Schooner, Mrs. Lester Gramlich
and Mrs. George Wolf.
During the meeting, it was de-
cided to have a day at the Crosse
He USO before its closing. They
also decided that they would spon-
Sor girl to Girls State at Lansing.
Plans were completed for the an
nual June Mass for all living men,
bers of the league which will be
at st. Patrick'S church on June 8 at
$50 pm. Following the Mass,
breakfast will be held at the West
Shore Golf Club on Crosse lie.
Reservations may be made by call
ing Mrs. Leo hester at Wy. 0173
and must be made not later than
May 81.
At the close Of the meeting,
social hour was held. Chairman
was Mrs. Jack Navarro and her
committee consisted of Mrs. Mag
nus Meier, Mrs. John Como and
Miss Mary Marx.