Montana labor news., 1948-02-05
News of Great Falls
Building Trades

Credentials
From the Electrical Workers local
No. 1872 introducing Bro. Ed Barnard
rs their delegate and from the Plumb
ers' local 1879 introducing Bros. w.
Davidson and Ed Nelson as their dele
gates and Bro. w. Oakley as alternate
delegate TO the Building Trades Coun-
ill from their respective locals. On
motion the delegates were duly obi
gated and seated.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Communications
Minutes Of the Cascade County
Trades * Labor Assembly read and
filed.
From the Building a. Construction
Trades Department referring to a cir
cular entitled Trade Union Facts
Housing. They ask that we advise
all local unions affiliated with the
council to pay no attention to this
QUESTIONABLE and refrain from com
plying with the request. DELEGATES
TAKE NOTICE.
Statement signed by Mrs. Margaret
+. Ford OF 921 Third Avenue South
read and on motion the action OF the
committee in this matter was con.
Cured in.
Telegram from the Labor Depart.
ment, Washington. DC. asking for
the current wage schedule applicable
TO work within the city. The Build
ing Trades Wage schedule was for
warded to them by air mail on Jan
uary 10th and on motion the action
OF the secretary was c%oncurred in.
Roll Call
The roll was called and the follow
ing delegates noted absent: Swanson
and Van Tighem.
Reports Of Delegates
The matter of demOlishing buildings
on Gore Hill was brought to the at
wtention OF the council. From infor-
nation received it would seem that
the work is being done on a share
basis, DELEGATES TAKE NOTE.
Delegates reported on the meeting
held last Tuesday evening relative to
finishing the buildings at %Fairhaven
and it was noted that declarations
were made without authority from
either the council or affiliated locals.
Motion made and carried that the sec.
rotary write the mayor advising him
that the Building Trades Council has
gone on record favoring the compile
ton of the %Fairhaven project legiti-
mately and by contract. Another mo-
ton was made that the secretary be
instructed to write Mr.. Bernal Leary
asking that he please restrict his
activities to those organizations which
he represents. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Reports Of Committees
The Cargill committee advised that
a meeting would be held this next
Tuesday evening with the new man
ager.
The committee on the Falls Sign
Service reported meeting with Mr..
Farmer, the manager and that an
agreeable solution had been arrived
at. The committee recommended that
the man in question be taken into
the Laborers' organization.
Nation n,nIn npI a,r,snJ xI,t tI,o
recommendation of the committee be
c0ncurred in.
Motion made and carried that the
committee be discharged with a vote
Of thanks.
The committee on the Engineers
grievance reported some progress.
The committee or Elmer johnson
reported that Mr.. johnson had called
up and demanded that his name be
taken off our "do not ~patronize list
or he would have 10 take some action.
After considerable discussion a mo-
ton vas made and carried that he
still be carried on the list.
The Audit committee reported on
the audit Of the books and that every
thing vas found in order with a bank
balance Of SS35.54. Motion made and
carried that the report be accepted.
New Business
AS the matter of election of officers
was the next order of business. Presi-
dent Davidson asked for nominations
for president. Bro. Davidson was
nominated but declined. Bro. Sims
was nominated and as there were no
other nominations. the nominations
We're closed and the secretary in
structed TO cast a unanimous vote for
Bro. Sims as president for the en-
suing term.
Bro. Anderson was nominated for
vice president and as there were no
other nominations the secretary was
instructed to cast a unanimous vote
for Bro. Anderson. The office of
Secretary-Treasurer was next in order
and Bros. Britten and Hamm were
nominated Pallots were nrenarad