The Granite Mountain-Speculator Mine Fire
Copper mining boomed in Butte with the outbreak of war in France. Unfortunately for the miners in Butte, 1914 also marked the beginning of over […]
Articles by Rich Aarstad
State Employee Pay Plan Finally Gets A Hearing, “Hang On To Your Butt”
The House Appropriations Committee heard HB 13, better known as the state employee pay plan on Tuesday March 21. For the first time in a […]
History closeout SALE… EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Representative Dennis Lenz (R-Billings) has hit upon a genius idea for funding a new building for the Montana Historical Society…sell up to $50 million of […]
15th Legislative Assembly & the Montana Federation of Labor
One hundred years ago in January 1917 the 15th Legislative Assembly was called to order. It was a time of tense nationalistic feeling and growing […]
Membership, Membership, Membership
Union density is at an all-time low; rank and file members express concern that the nationals and leadership don’t feel their pain; conservative leadership and […]