The morning call., 1892-08-22
new FEDERATION OF TRADES
There Is to BE a Reorganization
Of Labor Unions.
1t Has Been Decided That the Council OF
Federated Trades and the Council Of Build
ing Trades Shall Dissolve

Organized labor in this city is about to
take new departure. The council of the
Federated Trades of the Pacific Coast and
the council of the Building Trades are to be
dissolved, and in the place OF these there
will be an organization that will include all
the labor unions Of the city.
There was some complaint that the coun-
ell Of the Federated Trades did not meet
the requirements, and as a result of these
complaints there sprang up the council of
Building Trades, and there was certain
amount of rivalry between the two bodies.
The parties most interested feel that there
ought not to be any clash between unions,
but no effort to adjust existing differences
was made until recently when the Sacra-
mento council appointed Messrs. Sheehan,
Sanborn, Hausman. Yost and Cooley COM
mittee to act in the matter and see if some
thing could not be done to restore harmony
in the ranks.
meeting was arranged yesterday after
noon, at which delegates from the two coun-
ellis met the Sacramento people and the
matter was talked over.
d. a. Sheehan of Sacramento was the
chairman OF the meeting and Miles Farland
the secretary.
The arguments made by the various rep
reseGtatlves showed at the start that there
was really no serious obstacle in the way of
Il v.
differences which had been supposed to
exist had vanished when they were dis
cusSed, anG when vote was taken il was
found that the delegates were unanimous
on the proposition to organize joint coun-
ell or federation.
Going into the details of the proposed or
ganlzation several plans were proposed, but
these will have to be laid before the coun-
els for approval, amendment or rejection
before any decisive action can be taken. 1t
IUQlx Aa1 fkok lxOfb
organizations, as they now are, will have TO
cease to exist in order that new and much
stronger combination can be formed.
Andrew Furuseth Of the Sailors Union
had plan, which he outlined roughly and
which seemed to meet with more approval
than any other.
Mr.. Furuseth wants every branch of trade
represented separately by committees in
the central body, which latter is to be CON-
posed from delegates from all the unions
For instance. the iron trades, while not
forming any sub-federation among them
selves. shall be supervised by committee
from the central body composed of men
from the lTOn-tradeS unions, and so also
shall the leather, the food. the building, the
waterfront. the printing, the luxury and
the liquid trades be specially under the care
OF similar committees.
This plan, il adopted, will, it is said,
bring some 1900 men under one govern
ment. The 10 unions now in the federation,
numbering about 1000. the Building Trades
Council. which claims TO have 5000 men,
bers outside OF those affiliated with the
other body and some 1000 men belonging to
outside unions not connected with either
council.
The proposition will at once be discussed
by the respective councils, and Chairman
Sheehan will call another meeting for the
final adoption of the plan, which meets the
approval of all concerned.
III there should be any particular point on
which the two councils cannot agree the
Sacramento committee will act as arbi-
TRAITORS.
When all the prelimiBares are completed,
which IL Is thought will be in about four
weeks joint meeting Of the councils will
be held to ratfy the agreement and TO form
the new organization as outlined.