Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-30
SAN FRANCISCO
UNIONS STRIKE.
twenty-five thousand Dock Hands
and Transfers Thrown Out.
TIE UP STEAMSHIP BUSINESS
Managers of Lines Say They Can Keep
Their business cunning Both
Sides Determined.

San Francisco, July SO-The labor
troubles In this city reached their cul-
mination late last night when the city
Front Federation ordered a general
strike on the docks of San Francisco,
Oakland Mission Rock and Port Costa
and in the city Of San Francisco to
80 into effect this morning. The reso-
luton to striek, which received the un-
animous Endorsement of every delegate
to the federation, was short, but its
effect will be to cause a temporary par
alysis Of the shipping business of San
Francisco such as has not been known
before.
1t reads as follows;
The full membership of the City
Front Federation refuses TO work at
the docks of San Francisco, Oakland,
Port Costa and Mission Rock The
steamers Bonita and Walla Walla, with
mail and passengers now in the stream,
will be allowed to go to sea"
The meeting OF the federation was a
long one and there was much heated
argument before the resolution came to
a vote. Every delegate present voted in
favor of the strike The following
fourteen unions were represented, COM
prising all the workers on the water
front:
Sailors Union OF the Pacific four To-
cal unions Of Longshoremen, Marine
no - tfao m
and steam boat joiners, porters, pack
ers and warehousemen, ship clerks,
piledrivers and bridgebuilders, hoist
ing engineers, steam and hot water Mt
tiers and coal teamsters.
This action which Is a direct out
come of the lockout Of the teamsters,
will have for its immediate effect the
cessation of all labor in and around
the great docks Of the city about San
Francisco Bay The sand teamsters'
union and the Oakland teamsters'unlon
also ordered a strike.
This will make a total Of over 10000
union workmen who have stopped their
labor since the middle Of May last, di-
vided as follows:
City Front Federation comprising
fourteen organizations $4,000; Machin-
lists and Iron Workers, 1000, cooks and
walters, 800, sand teamsters, GOO, oak
land teamsters. 1000 total number Of
men out. $4,000.
The tle-up win be complete II the
plans of the labor unions are success
full They hope to stop the loading and
even to prevent the moving Of ships
that ere now almost ready for depart
no ms N
ayers are able 10 secure sufficient nom
union held 10 load and man their YES
sells, the strike will practically mean
the closing Of the port and the suspen-
sion OF business In the wholesale and
manufacturing sections Of San Francis
co and Oakland
The ferry boats are not affected by
the strike. Union men employed on
them will not be called out. and local
travel and freight transfer VIII not be
disturbed.
When the news Of the action Of the
Federation was sent to the various
headquarters of the unions interested,
IL was greeted with tumultuous cheer
ing, showing that all Of the organiza-
tions were in accord with the order
for a strike
Members Of the Employment assocla-
ton state that they have fully con-
sldered the cost Of the strike and are
prepared TO meet IT, The steamship
managers win hold a meeting today tn
consider their course. They are not
members OF the Employers association,
but will act In harmony with IT, They
express the opinion that they viii be
able 10 move ocean going vessels, but
will not disclose their plans
The Industrial cancellation committee
Of the Municipal league made siren
uous efforts yesterday 10 avert the
threatened strike but without avail.
Two meetings were held in the may
or's office. At the second meeting a
statement from the Employers associa-
tion's attorney embodied in a report by
Mayor Phelan was read and approved
by the committee as the best II had
10 offer 10 the dissatisfied workmen. No
concessions to the strikers and other
union men interested were contained
In II. At the meetings Of the City Front
Federations and unions at night the
report did not receive serious considera-
ton
The City Front Federation has issued
n statement In which IL reviews the
situation and states that the strike
was not ordered until all honorable
means Of effecting a settlement had
been tried IN vain.