The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-09-22


such issues as unemployment COM
pensation and the taxation of
farmer-owned co-ops.
He said the C.ofC. challenge must
be met and he emphasized to the
Printers the Importance of keeping
the VOICE in publication. "God bless
the PEOPLES VOICE." he ex-
claimed, eff we don't have it, we have
nothing :" with. which to take
labor's case to the public.
Speaking of the need for much
greater financial support for COPE,
the state labor official reminded the
Printers that "we lost our program,
not in January and February of this
year, but at the polls last November"
Concluding, he told the delegates
that ''we want what's right, not the
moon. We want protection for work
ing people the same as we want fair
treatment for business. We want
better schools. fairer taxation, legis-
lation which will be of benefit to
the great majority of our people"
CAPITOL "WATCH. sDOG''c
rc Gretchen Billings, manager of Co.
op Publishing Co.,, and PV associate
editor, spoke briefly lof how the
VOICE had come into existence more
than 21 years ago, how it not only
brings detailed information on state
and national issues to its readers,
but also the role of Watchdog it |
performs at it's vantage point just |
across the street from the State Cap |
itol.
Mrs. Billings laid bare the contin-
uing tough financial struggle in
volved in keeping an independent
press alive. She asked the Printers
20 consider what the Montana politi-
,al scene might be like if the PV
ioes have to close it's doors. Finally,
he appealed to the delegates to dis
.uss this matter with their local
Unions with the aim in mind of in
reasing the circulation and making
nnual provision for contributions /;
o the publication that it may con-
niue it's international work on be- s
alf of labor, farmer and the gen
raj public.
officers. DELEGATES REPORT
President Melugin, in making his :
nnual report, called particular at
ention to the several pieces of legis-
ltion aimed at harassing and weak
ming labor which had been intro I
uced in the 1861 Legislature. He L
$50 reviewed the attempt to get
-ontana Citizens Job Protection Law +
assed. how the State AFL-CIO had a
fully in behalf of the c
lti-professional strikebreaker i'm
ort measure, and how it had been !,
He'd by adverse committee report !,
the House. !,
Melugin also briefly reviewed his !,
1pressions of the Idaho-Utah Print !,
s Conference which he attended :,
st November. s
Vice President Steck reported on :,
e September 9-10 ITU seminar at =
aho Falls. He said negotiations are
ing ahead at the international I'M :,
n level for merger of the ITU and !,
hitting Pressmen's Union. The r
Guild, too, is talking =,
erger with ITU. Other printing =,
AIDES unions are looking forward :,
some kind of closer alliance with M
e major unions in the field. .,
TITUS continuing efforts to provide .,
g finest trained craftsmen were ~
70 touched upon by Steck when he 81
ted shat the unions "new pro- WI
sses'' school is being moved from 81
dianapolis to new building on sb
: acreage of the Printers Home 40
ar Colorado Springs. The new
rool, with a million dollars worth -
the latest types of equipment, will hv
gin operation October Is. ~
The International Union offices ~
u also be moved from Indianapolis NJ
Colorado, with target date for No
npletion of a new office building D..
ng next summer. la
Secretary Richards stressed the W.;
islative activity of MTG earlier ~
$ year. including the special called
citing of the conference in Helena &C
ing the session to discuss legisla-
: strategy. me
Delegate Leming of Billings 1913,