The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
UNITY EFFECTED
BY CARPENTERS
Mem bers of Brotherhood and
Amalgamated Society Gather
in Council and Fraternize
SIGNIFICANCE OF MOVE
Labor Unions Almost Complete
Their Election of Officers to
Serve Them for Six Months
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An event OF Importance to men en-
gagged in carpentering was the JOINT
meeting of San Francisco Council,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America, and San Francisco
Branch, Amalgamated Society of Car
penters, last Saturday evening at the
headquarters of the Building Trades
Council. 1t was the first gathering in
accordance with the decision of NJ. y.
Strasser. the umpire to whom the two
central bodies referred their differences
last August in Chicago, and it meant
another step in the evolution Of union
ism in the building trades.
The union OF the two great bodies OF
carpenters is to be effective for 01s
year. The trade rules are to be fornIA /
Immediately and the constitution
adopted twelvemonth hence. The
brotherhood is strictly an American in-
stitution. while the Amalgamated Car
penters have their headquarters 10
England.
The step taken here Saturday night
was taken in every other city in the
United States.
RULES ARE NULLIFIED.
The new council elected the following
officers: President, F. P. Nicholas; re-
cording secretary, l.. b. Regan; treas
urer, Charles Nelson; vice president, !.
Morrison. j. J. Swanson ard w. A.
Cole were elected business agents and
Thomas Farmer was elected picket.
At the forming of these councils al
existing trade rules governing union
carpenters in this city became null anu
void, but the new council adopted the
trade rules used by the old council uns1l
such time as new rules could be formed.
A committee of nine, one from secn
union, was appointed to take this I'M
portant matter under consideration,
and it will be it's duty 10 formulate d
complete new set to be passed up to the
nine unions represented for referer-
dunn vote. The following committee
was appointed: Charles H Clark of
Local %, chairman; Charles Nelson of
the Amalgamated. H. E. Bhinke GOD,
NJ r. Gregg G0S2), L. Rossi (95), w. j..
Kidd (4S3), A c. Strell (423), Charles
Kinnear (766). and A. HarNins $3.50.
The unions have about completed the
electing of their officers fer the ensuing
six months The following are the lat
est added to those already announced:
MORE OFFICERS ELECTED.
Journeymen Marble Cutters and Finishers'
Union No. IS has elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing term: President Edward
Hayes. vice president. George Mumford; trea a
ureT George Miller; financial secretary, N. J.
Collins; recording secretary. Edward 7. kinll-
ca,i; sergeant at arms, John Frederlckson
L.
Charles Hiil. John Pierce and Robert McCcn-
ichi: delegates to Building Trades Council
Edward Hayes Charles HILL Robert McConichi
and John McDouEald.
French Laundry Workers Union: Presi-
dent, j. Jaymot; first vice president, A. Bene:
second vice president. P. Saubaber: financial
secretary, NJ. Cause; recording secretary, c.
Rayna; treasurer. J. p. Nergez; trustees
j. Turonnet. L. Encoyant and A. Bene: in
side guard. p Chaldu: conductor. j. Turon-
net. executive cou1mittee-M Cause. A Bene,
Z. Artoux. Il Encoyant. p. Saubaber and E.
Grant: financial committees. Bidalot, Jeanne
Dupuy and p. Chaldu.
Paper Dangers and Fresco Painters Union
No. 5C9 President. L. p. Danforth vice pres
ident. w. G. Clark recording secretary. A
Barrett; financial secretary, Peter de Ferrari;
treasurer Joseph Charciot: warden, Joseph
Crowley; conductor, c. s. Perry; trustee, L.
f. L.oomis.
Laborers' Protective Union No. S944: Presi-
dents-E. J. p. ORiey and James A. Elan
nagan: vice presidents-John T. Vers. Michael
Gleason, George Cracco and c. NJ. Erickson;
recording secretary, john H. Weidemann;
financial secretary l. B. Higgins; treasurer.
Patrick Tierney; trustees-Edward Ozard and
Charles Weir: conductors Frank Dunno and
a. {. Anderson; sergeants-a -aTTns-John j.
Lynch ana John Mccarthy; business agents
Michael O'Leary, W. j. Joyce and Joseph
Murphy.