[DOWNLOAD] "State Ex Rel. Dept. of Hwys. v. Pub. Emp. Council" by Supreme Court of Montana " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Ex Rel. Dept. of Hwys. v. Pub. Emp. Council
- Author : Supreme Court of Montana
- Release Date : January 09, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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This case involves a strike by approximately 285 teamsters operating engineers, machinists, laborers, and painters employed by appellant Montana Department of Highways to perform all highway maintenance functions on interstate, primary, and certain secondary roads in the Butte, Great Falls, Missoula, Bozeman, and Helena areas. These employees were responsible for the repair, reconditioning, and general upkeep of roughly 3,000 miles of roads. Their major duties were: removing snow and ice from the traveled surfaces and applying traction materials such as sand and chemicals; patching, resurfacing, and regrading road surfaces; repairing bridges and other highway structures; repairing, replacing, or installing snow fences, culverts, ditches, fences, traffic safety devices, - Page 351 signs and signals, guardrails, and traffic delineators within right-of-way limits; stockpiling traction materials for snow season use; repairing and maintaining roadside rest areas, litter barrels, and campsites; repairing and maintaining state motor pool vehicles, snow plows, road patrols, caterpillars, and other equipment utilized in appellants maintenance operations; and performing services during emergencies, such as assisting stranded motorists, removing obstructions (over-turned vehicles, rock slides, etc.), and providing traffic control. Of necessity, these activities were performed on a 24-hour basis.