Montana labor news., 1949-01-20
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly

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Labor Assembly
Meeting was called to order at 800
p. m. by President Steinmetz.
Roll call of officers showed all Off
GERS present.
Credentials
From the Cereal Workers for Eldon
Loomis and J. P. Sheppard.
From the Cooks and Walters for
Josephine Miller, Mary Williams and
May Walters.
From the Transfers for Henry Le-
icbre, Austin G. Thompson. F. V. Germ
and and Wilbur Creek.
From the Teachers for Martha Lyon.
On motion delegates elect were OBJ
ligated and seated.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
we're read and approved.
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From Leo Graybill advising that the
Assembly has been put on the mailing
list for printed bills of the House OF
Representatives by courtesy of the en-
tire Cascade County delegation. Placed
on file.
From Congressman D'Ewart acknow-
Lodging our request that he work for the
repeal of the nti-margarine laws.
Filed.
From Governor Bonner advising that
he will replace Col. Sheridan with a
civilian. Filed.
From Amy Patterson, President OF
the Montana State Library Association
urgin support Of the bill to increase the
maximum tax levy for support of county
Libraries from | mill to 2 mills and also
to support and increase allowance fol
the State Library Extension Commits.
sion. On motion referred to the State
I Legislative Co-ordinating Committee
$ Led Stewart reporting for the Marcel
: of Dimes Committee that good progress,
a is being made.
On motion each union is asked t
contribute as much as they see fit to tn,
March of Dimes.
Mrs. Baxter reported on the pro
lposed school reorganization bills ant
: that labor must watch to prevent thu
: inclusion Of any changes that woult
weaken the original proposals Of thu
f, State Education Committee.
John Dusak reported on the activitie.
of the State Legislature. John Dusal
stated that labor will have to put OF
a strong campaign to have the Separate
department Of Labor Bill placed on tn
ballot.
President Steinmetz reported on pro
posed unemployment compensation leg
islation:- The present bill sets the floo
Of Vie funds Of the unemployment com
pensation commission at q million dol
i lars. The duration of the waiting perio'
is to be r tIuccd to one week and tn
benefits to be paid extended to twent
six weeks. The maximum payments t
be $500 a week.
On motion $500 was ordered con
: tributed to the Civil Rights Commute
of the State Legislative Co-ordinatin
Conference. Motion carrid 81 to II
Unfinished Business
President Steinmetz reported that Il,
present proposed Labor Temple wi
S accommodate all the unions now in nee
of quarters.
L. l.. Price reported that the tim
is now ripe to press forth for a Nilsson,
Valley Authority. L. L. Price reporte
n that 100000 will be necessary to Fl
nance the passage Of an MVA Bi
through Congress. Montana must rails
: over $4,000. $l,l45 has been set as
goal for Cascade County.
M. R. Webster futher reported on tn
Missouri Valley Authority. He said a
Intensive campaign will be carried o
to raise the necessary funds to assur
creation Of the Missouri Valley Author
! ity or Administration.
On motion President Steinmetz wa
authorized to go ahead with his sug
gested proposals on liberalizing ur
employment compensation.
I Roll Call and Reports of Delegates
John Wolf reporting for the Boiler
2 makers that their strike deadline is :
j the end of next week.
4 John Dusak reported that the Blu,
cheers had voted to take $1,000 wort
I Of bonds in the Labor Temple.
Z NJ. R. Webster reported that tn
3 Painters have considered the Labo
3 Temple.
Austin Thompson reported that tn
City Lines had granted IS cents an hou
pay increase to their drivers. The min
imum wage now for bus drivers
$66.30. The Taxi drivers have bee
granted an $500 a day wage gnarante
! for a II hour day for 6 months and $40
a day for the remaining 6 months of tn
year. The Home Oil Co. or Wasatc
IOil Co. has decreased teamsters wage
ito $1.R an hour.
Fred w. Berger reported for til
TYPOS that they had voted TO inves