The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-28
HACKMEN'S STRIKE ENDS
AND NEW SUIT is FLED
Union Stablemen Accused Of
Interfering With Burial
of Those Who Have Passed
FUNERALS ARE STOPPED
New Suit for Injunction
Is Commenced Against
the Caretakers of Horses

The prolonged trouble between the
Stable Owners Association and the
Hackmen's and Stablemen's unions has
borne trout in another suit for injunc-
ton, which gives promise of fight to a
finish. The Hayes Valley Stables, a
corporation, wants the two unions
perpetualIy enjoined from the COM
mission of practically the same acts
complained of in the suit of the Nevada
stables against the Stablemen's Union,
in which Judge Hunt rendered his no.
table opinion against the boycott. In
this case, however, the Hackmens IN
ion is the defendant and the charges are
still more startling, in that the union
men are accused with interfering with
funerals in order to disturb non-union
hack drivers. The case has been as
signed to Judge Hunt for hearing, but
the day of trial has not been set.
The title of the case is the Hayes Val
ley Stables a corporation, against the
Hackmens Union Local No. 224, NJ. w.
Coffey, ]. Bowling, w. NJ. White and
Pete Sherman; the Stablemen's Union,
Local No. $3.50, T. F. Finn, T. J. White,
c. P. Monroe, Chris Reynolds, John Doe
Cooper, Tom Harmon and Tim McGraw.
The Hayes Valley stables are at 53S-
! 544 Hayes street. 1t is alleged in the
complaint that on or about April q rep
J resentatives of the Stablemens Union
called upon the manager and informed
J him that he must sign a contract with
the union to the effect that none but
union men should be employed, fixing
the schedule of wages, limiting the
| work to be assigned to one man, pre-
! scribing a twelve-hour day and the pay
| for overtime and other matters, in ac-
cordance with the union rules. He was
warned that if the contract was not
signed the union would order strike.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
The complaint continues that upon
the refusal of the plaintiff to enter into
the contract, and lin order to coerce
plaintiff to subject it's business to the
control of said Stablemen's Union"
| boybott was declared upon the place. On
April q the union men were ordered to
! quit work. Since the strike the plaintiff
has been aRd now is employing nom
union stablemen and hackmen.
1t is charged that the unions con-
| spired to impede the plaintiff in it's
business, and by threats. intimidations
and assaults on employees who took the
places of the strikers attempted to force
them to quit their service.
| The stable has made contracts with
certain of its employees who took the
places of the strikers to work for def
mite period, and expects to make other
such contracts with other persons. 1t
is charged that the two unions have
conspired to force or induce the new
! employees to break their contracts. 1t is
also charged that the unions have
placed pickets in front of the stables
who have waylaid and continue to
waylay and threaten the non-union
men.
The complaint declares that repre-
sentatives of the unions have gone to
customers and patrons of the plaintiff
and requested and demanded that they
remove their horses and vehicles from
the stable under threat and notice of a
boycott. Among the persons so ap-
preached are named West, Elliott &
| Gordon and the Board of Public Works.
PICKETS ARE BOTHERSOME.
1t is declared that the piekets. who
gather in large numbers, call out to the
public in general that the plaintiff con-
ducts an unfair stable" and that it is
an enemy to organized labor. Some Of
| the alleged language of the pickets is
| quoted including, IF you work for this
scab we will beat your brains out"
You are band of scabs and we will
| get you" In furtherance of the con-
spiracy the unions are charged with
! having placed pickets in front of the
grocery of West, Elliott & Gordon, de-
claring a boycott against the firm.
which refused to remove its four teams
! from the stable.
It is even alleged that the union men
| have interfered with the PLAINTIFF S
vehicles at various funerals, and have
demanded at the funerals that the per-
sons get out Of the carriages owned and
driven by the plaintiff and it's employees
and ride in a union carriage. By reason
of these acts the plaintiff Is unable to
accept an order for vehicles at a funeral
| in this city. 1t is alleged that the in
reference at funerals was by resolu-
| ton passed at a regular meeting of the
Hackmen's Union.
The defendants are said to be still en-
gagged in the acts complained of and
have already damaged the plaintiff in
the sum of $1,000. The defendants are
said to be financially irresponsible and
unable to respond to a judgment for
| damages.
The court is asked to perpetually re-
strain them from committing any and
| all Of the acts mentioned.
All Reofsfered Votora