The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-08
LABOR NOTES.

The Employers Association-Shoem keTs
at Work-The Brewers.
AT meeting of the Boot and Shoe Man
ufacturers' Association last week a resolu-
ton was passed to the effect that if the Fed
Grated Trades did not raise the boycott on
the factory of Calm, Nickelsburg 81 Co. all
union shoemakers would be locked out of
the associations factories on Monday,
March z. All but one of the shoe factories
in this city are members Of the association.
The union met on Sunday but refused to
report its proceedings to the press. The
reason for this reticence was made apparent
yesterday. Most OF the members went
back to work and each Of them as be or
she passed through the portal read
plaeard which stated that union members
would no longer be employed in that estab
lishment
A CALL reporter, who visited Calm,
Nickelsburg & Co. s factory yesterday after
noon, was informed by Mr.. Calm Ihat all
his employees were at work, regardless OF
the unions dictate, and that the Women
Shoe-ftterS' Union, which had caused the
trouble, was a thing of the past
At Rosenthal 81 FEEDERS factory on Bat
terry street many women were at work. The
forew0man stated that Kitty Hines, Secre-
tary OF the Women Shoe filters Union, had
been at work all the morning. The FORE
woman believed that the Shoe-fitters' Union
had dissolved. She said she could not see
how Miss Hines, the Secretary of the union,
could work In nOn-uniOn shop if the union
still existed.
At Porter. Slessnger & Co.'S and at
buckingham 81 Hecht's the same story was
told.
The Council of Federated Trades ON Fri
day night passed q resolution calling upon
its Executive Committee to meet with the
Employers Association and settle, If posi-
bic, the differences that exist between the
the brewers and their journeymen.
The Board of Directors of the Employers
Association met in the hall Of the City
Board OF Trade yesterday afternoon to con-
slider the Federated Trades request
Henry L. Davis presided. The following
Directors were present: Z. Nj. Hegrck, S.
Niekelsburg, Oscar Lewis. G.. Ii. Fuller,
Albert Dernham, j. II. Carrick, A. Me-
Laughlin and A. Rollins.
The trades request was exhaustively dis
cussed, and Ii was decided that tie request
of the federation was ambiguous and that
the council should deal with the indus
tries-shoemaking and Overwhelmingly
which 1t is at odds.
the Secretary was instructed to send a
communication, OF which the following is a
copy, To the Council OF Federated Trades:
To james II. Rorburgh, Secretary Of the Er-
ecHttCe COMMITTEES Of the Council Of Federated
Irddes-DEAR SIR: Your communication was
duly received aud was presented TO the Board
OF Directors oil the association at its regular
meeting this afternoon, and l am authorized In
reply 10 quote the following extract from the
constitution OF the association, 10 wilt:
That in case OF strike boycott IN any OF tn
different trades represented IN this association
which cannot be settled by the trade involved in
such difficulty it shall be tue duty OF the Board OF
Directors TO investigate the trouble act arbt
tration comm ittee, or recommend such means
take such steps TO end the strike boycott as 1t
may deem advisable or necessary.
And TO add the conclusion OF The board that as
the various organizations repre- scented III THIS as
ISOLATION have not requested its action. any con.
ference by this association with any orgauiza-
ton except on such request is deemed inexpedI-
ent aud unadyisable. Respectfully,
ii. L. DAVIS, President.