Montana labor news., 1945-12-20

SMELTERME
PREPARE FOR
STRIKE ACTION !
Company Spokesman Say Their
Position Not Changed by
Result of Strike Vote.

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n Butte Miners and Anaconda and
N Great Falls Smeltermen are at this
II time making final preparations for
" the strike which, it seems must newt
IN ably occur in the very near future.
IN Immediately after the results Of the
IN recent strike vote we're received the
~ Company was officially notified that
2Athe Joint Negotiating committee would
Wbe pleased to meet with the Company
* Officials in an effort to reach a settle
ment without resorting to strike ac-
8xytion. The Company's reply was that its
! Opposition had not changed but that its
representatives would be quite willing
gto meet the Union negotiating commit
1Stee.
~ This answer Of the Company would
IN seem to indicate that not much can be
IA accomplished by any more meetings
with the Company as the Unions posi-
tion has not changed either. However,
8&all honorable means Of settling the dis
A pute will be exhausted before the strike
MS called and if the Company indicates
any willingness to recede from their
. refusal TO grant the Unions demands
E9 for a wage increase, further meetings
gwill no doubt be arranged.
N Meanwhile, members of Butte Min
{Sers' Union, Anaconda Mill and Smell
M termens' Union and Great Falls Mill
and Smeltermens' Union are advised by
the Joint Negotiating committee to ar
Grange their affairs and to plan their
Y immediate activities and expenditures
on the assumption that they will be
h out on strike in the near future.
N Many rumors are afloat as to the
h exact date of calling the strike. Some
X have it that the strike begins on Dec
SSl5, others January Is, others next week
N at 4 o'clock and so forth. Pay no at,
Intention to any rumors you hear on the
n streets or any place else. NO DATE
EHAS YET BEEN SET AND WHENl
Ma DATE is SET IT WILL BE AN
NNOUNCED FROM UNION HEAD
EQUARTERS IN BUTTE, ANACON-i
GDA AND GREAT FALLS.
4 Members OF the Joint Negotiating
COMMITTEE have already reported to theirl
Irrespective memberships on the resultsi
@of their last meeting in Great Falls on,
n December 2. At that meeting the conn.,
mittee was in contact with the Inter-i
Irrational officers in Chicago and ALL
matters in any way affecting our situa-,
n tion in Montana we're thoroughly dis
Mcussed.
q The strike action taken by the Conf
Nnecticut Valley Locals and the Utah,
Nlocals was considered and the Inter-
Z national officers offered a programi
G%oalling for closely related action andl
Incorporation in the various fields with,
d the object of achieving the utmost eff,
n effectiveness in the strike program. This
Sgprogram was presented by the conf
Nmittee to the Montana locals and ap-,
Mproyed by each and all of them. The
Il committee also recommended to the
Il locals hat it be invested with power
wto call the strike at the most propitiousi
\ moment. The locals approved this conn
\ mittee recommendation, therefore the
& Negotiating committee will keep closely
Uniformed on developments in the Metall
Whining and Smelling industries andi
N when it appears that the opportune mo-,
ment has arrived to go to the mat fori
81 the Unions just demands, the mem-i
z bership will be so notified and the.
z strike called. !
II In the meantime the committee isl
Mgoing ahead perfecting arrangements
sEfor setting up of strike committees, req
@lief committees, questions concerning
\ maintenance men to be left on the job1
Sand all other matters pertaining to the'
impending strike.
LOOK ONLY TO YOUR UNION5
HEADQUARTERS FOR CORRECT
INFORMATION ON ALL MATE
zTERS PERTAINING TO THE COMA
MING STRIKE. MANY RUMORSE
WARE PUT OUT BY COMPANY1
5SPIES. THEY ARE FISHING FOR%
INFORMATION. !