The San Francisco call., 1904-03-10
BUTCHERS QUIT
THEIR UNIONS
Men Working at Blocks
Take Chances With En-
pIoyers and EscapeLOekout
MANY SHOPS AFFECTED
Troubles Between Capital
and Labor in the Neat IN
dustry Extend to Berkeley
Berkeley Office san Francisco call,

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2l4S Center Street. March g
The trouble between the 5ourneymen
union butchers and their employers
SPREAD into Berkeley to-day and as a
result nearly ali Of the fourteen shops
in the city were more or less affected
bv The movement. There was no dis
zurbance OF any kind. however. and
but for the empty appearance Of some
Of the shops. no one would know that
p struggle between capital and labor
was going on. The feature Of the day
was the remuneration Il the union by
the men IN Two shops
IN some of the larger markets some
ARRANGEMENTS 1or handling orders had
been made in anticipation Of loss OF
workers al the block and on the wagon.
bit even 50 the lack Of men was q
serious draw back for these places. and
clerks ana outsiders WeT% mustered
into the delivery department The
greatest inconvenience was suffered by
customers, who in most cases We're
compelled TO se-d 10 The markets Tor
Iheir supplies.
Five men qu1 the blocks at sam
sons market on Shattuck avenue. the
largest in the city. These men We're
notified by the Samson brothers. the
pr0prietors. that they could not work
for them and al the same time retain
membership in the union The men
had the ult sT1atum under considerat tion
from Saturday until to-day. when they
decided to stand with their union.
The relations between me and tha
men are very friendly" said Samson
this afternoon. Some Of them have
been with me for q long time and I did
not want TO lose them I gave them
notice Saturday night Of my inten-
ti0n 10 discharge them and to-day they
decided for themselves by Withdrawing
from my employ.
Three men al the Liberty Market
on Shattuck avenue preferred to re-
nounce their union rather than their
employers. They were presented with
the ultimatum Of quitting the union or
their jobs by FischeI & Bauml their
employers. last Saturday and took il
under consideration until to-day when
they decided 10 stand by their Jobs
TWO are blockmen and one a wagon
driver. These defections from the
ranks Of the union men are the first
that have occurred in Berkeley
The men have been working for me
Z long time" said Charles Fischel Of
the firm. and decided TO stay rather
than take the chances Of being locked
out for a long time They settled the
whole thing by Withdrawing from the
union"
At The Brighton Market the single
union man working alongside several
non-Union men decided to cast his lot
with his present employers.
Frank Esmonds one union butcher
al North Berkeley decided to stay with
his union and was locked out. One
man Al Pstrick Cleirc's was forced out
FOR the same reason, as were also four
men AT J. A. Blersch's market on
Dwight way. All Of the other mar
kets lost one or two men.
OAKLAND. March s.-Conditions in
thu butchers trouble in Oakland have
not changed greatly. Nincent's mar
ket which supports the union, was
able &C secure new supply Of meat
to-day and hopes 10 be able to keep
open for a while at least. The shops
that oppose the union are in full oI,er
alton and claim 10 be working with
full hands. The delivery Of meat has
been resumed