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Montana Labor union boycotts worker's compensation celebration
Austin Brentlinger, 17, of Sheridan, who lost several fingers in an agricultural accident, watches from the audience as Lawrence Hubbard, president of the Montana State Fund, honors him during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Montana Worker's Compensation Act on Thursday afternoon in the Capitol rotunda.
March 12, 2015 6:17 pm • ALEXANDER DEEDY Independent Record
The Montana State Fund celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Montana Worker’s Compensation Act during a ceremony Thursday in the state Capitol rotunda, but one of the state’s largest labor unions skipped the event in protest.
AFL-CIO boycotted the event, stating in a press release that “Organized labor’s opposition to this event stems from the Montana State Fund’s active role in attacking workers, not honoring them.”
Annie Glover, director of communications for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, declined to comment on the boycott.
State Fund President Laurence Hubbard and Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy spoke at the event, touting 2011 reforms to worker’s compensation and celebrating the history of workers in the state.
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