The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE.

The cheering news has been received
by the local garment cutters that the
so-called 81 per cent agreement be-
tween the United Gar-9Ant Workers OF
America and the Shirt Waist and Laun-
dry Workers Union has keen abro-
gated. This agreement. came very near
disrupti7S the local OF this city: at
least, II caused no end OF turmoil
Conditions in the garment workers
trade and laundries on this coast are
totaly different from those which OBJ
tain in the East, and while the So
called agreement might work east OF
the Rocky Mountains II has been found
TO be out OF harmony with the trades
here. Miss Hagan. when she went 10
Toronto as the delegate of the local,
was specially commissioned TO 90 what
she could TO nullify the agreement
The following letter TO f. Corpe from
General President Thomas A Rlckert
OF the Garment Workers was most
agreeable news;
The old 81 per cent agreement
which was in existence for little
while between the two organizations
was nullifed and declared at an end
By our general executive board last
May Il also was decided by the board
at that time. upon my recommends
tion, that VIC retain jurisdiction over
the shirt workers and that our deie-
gates 10 the American Federation OF
Labor convention be instructed TO de-
fend our position Since that time, at
our recent convention, both Secretary
Larger and myself in our reports 10
the convention recommended our re-
tanning jurisdiction over the shirt
Waist and Laundry Workers The
convention adopted our recommenda-
tions. and approved the action of the
board in multiplying the 81 per cent
agreement. fhis you Will understand
positively kills the 81 per cent agree
rnent once and for all In reality Il
has been dead since last May, ana the
convention has instructed the incoming
general executive board TO retain 5urls-
diction over the Shirt Workers and de-
fea5 our position at the next conven-
ton of the American Federation of
labor. To this convention Miss Sarah
Hagan has been elected a delegate and
will corroborate all I say 1t IS pos
sibIe that during the first part OF
October I viii be IN san Francisco
The Joint Executive Council of Team
sters viii hold a meeting this after
noon at o'clock at the rooms. III
Hafght street All delegates should at
tend. as much important business is to
be transacted
Janitors' Union No I0.3e7 recently
held the largest meeting since the big
eve A special meeting viii be held
this afternoon at o'clock in the Du-
rant school Members are requested
70 be present.
Garment Cutters Union No 45 at
its last meeting decided to ask Tor "a
q day. TO take effect October l. Ihe
present scale is $3.50. There is to be
no change in hours or other condi-
tons The union met at 124A Eureka
street
Bartenders' League No. Il did not
meet last week. but at the meeting
OF the executive board thirty-eight ap-
plicstions were acted upon, and there
are twenty-five more 70 be invesu-
gated. The league contemplates erect
ing its own headquarters and has two
sites under consideration The deci-
sion probably will be reached at next
Mondays meeting. Business Agent G.
J. Ferris reports everybody signing up
and that the league is fiourishing.
Members are especially asked 70 attend
next Monday nights meeting. as sew
ersl important matters will be under
discussion
The United Garment Workers of
America, whose convention has just
adjourned in Toronto paid the san
Francisco union a high compliment
when II chose Miss Sarah Hagan, its
delegate, TO represent the international
at the next meeting OF the American
Federation of Labor Miss Hagan is
thoroughly competent TO fulfill the
duties of such a responsible position
and there can be no doubt that the
parent body will be ably represented
Mss Hagan is the stenographer for
the Labor Council
The National Association Of Sta
tionary Engineers opened its twenty
third annual convention in Phiiadel-
phia last Tuesday with 500 dele
gates. representing a membership of
about 10000 engineers from all States
Addresses were made by Governor
Pennypacker, Professor William H
SpangIer Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania and several others An exhibi-