The San Francisco call., 1906-06-14


the members have secured work and
the officers report that No. 10 is fast
taking her old place in the labor
field of San Francisco. The following
officers were elected: President, ].
Schwartz; first vice president. Arthur
Wilson; second vice president, Thomas
Kane; recording secretary. Charles
Riordan: secretary and treasurer,
Henry Huber Members will receive
the monthly working button some
time in July.
Gas and Electric Fixture Hangers
Union No 4O4 held a meeting last
Tuesday night at SEQ McAllister street
The session was devoted to the nomi
nation of officers. The election will
take place the last Tuesday of the
month. This Union numbers so mem
bers and all have been accounted for.
A fine of 81 will be imposed on non
attendants at the meeting to be held
on June rs, when the election will be
held.
The last meeting of Electrical Work
ers Union No. 151 was held at Sheet
Metal Workers Hall. Thirteenth ard
Market streets. The special business
was the consideration of the proposed
bylaws. w. L. Rhys. a prominent
member who was severely injured re-
Gently by coming in contact with
heavy current of electricity, is re-
ported to be well on the way to re-
eovery. Three candidates We're obli-
gated and two members were admit
ted by cards. Nominations for offi-
GERS for the ensuing term have been
made.
Twenty-Five candidates were obli-
gated at the last meeting of Building
Material Teamsters Union No. 216
The sum of 500 was voted to the
Building Trades Labor Temple. The
following nominations were made for
the ensuing term: For president, P
Burk; vice president E. Corbett; re-
cording secretary, W. L. Swanson;
financial secretary, J. ]. Monihan;
treasurer, A. Millard; sergeant at
arms. L. E. Gardiner; conductor, A
Green and ]. Morris; business agent,
w D. Uryea, William Yost and G.
Davis.
Street Garments Union No. 200 has
over 1900 members on its roster OF
this number 1900 platform employees
are at work The International sent
$4,000 to be distributed among the
members. Members received $5, SO
and SIS, according 20 their circum-
stances. No. 205 itself has paid out
from its treasury more than $4,000, MAX
men. The Street Garments Hospital
is reported to be in good condition
financially. several thousand dollars
being in the treasury. Dues have
been suspended until further notice.
Members Of Butchers Union No. lis
must bear in mind that the meetings
are now held every Sunday afternoon
in Bents Hall. Twenty-second and
Folsom streets. New members are
joining at each meeting. The annual
outing and family reunion will be held
at Shell Mound Park July Is. The in
ternational and affiliated locals
throughout the country have been gem
erous in donations TO aid those mem
bers who suffered by the earthquake
and fire Old members are requested
TO attend next Sundays meeting, as
mu6h important business Will come up
for discussion.
Walters Union No. 80. and Wait
resses' Union No. as, wish that all
friends of organized labor ask to see
the current monthly working button
from the waiter who serves them in
restaurants or eating houses. This is
not asking much. bat it means fair
conditions and six day week to the
union walters.
that some 5000 union men affiliated
with the St. Louis Building Trades
Council are on strike, and building
operations there are now confined to
structures where the stone and brick
work has been completed and to frame
houses where it is not necessary to
employ stone masons and bricklayers.
A New York telegram announces
that fearing a split in the organiza-
tion, the National Team Owners Asso-
citation, now in session, has decided to
take no action on the open shop ques-
tion. A discussion on the subject was
prompted by addresses from DR.. Ham
ilton of St Louis and A Emery, pres:-
dent of the Citizens Alliance, which
advocated compulsory arbitration on
all matters, the open. shop excepted.
The New York bodies, of which the
team owners is composed, are divided
in their adherence to the open shop.
A relief fund was started for the team
owners of San Francisco.
The State Federation of Labor has
opened headquarters at SS5 Webster
street. At the last meeting two or
ganizers were assigned to San Fran
cisco, c. w. Holmquist and I. +. Zant.
The federation is paying their ex-
penses Their work will be to gather
fered heavily by the earthquake and
FIRE. They also will devote their at
tention particularly to organizing un-
skilled wage earners The federation
will meet at the call of the chairman,
T. F. Gallagher.
The cheering news has been given
out that the pay of the Key Route
conductors has been voluntarily raised
from 80 to 35 cents an hour. This was
one of the questions raised in the dis
pute of several months ago, and the
men affected are jubilant that the
company has voluntarily increased
their pay.
Regular meetings are held every
Sunday evening by Laborers' Protec-
tive Union, No. 1914, at Sheet Metal
Workers Hall, Market and Dolores
streets. Nominations for officers will
be concluded at next Sundays meet
ing. and at the following meeting the
election will be held.
Last Monday night Millmen's Union.
No. 423. met at the hall Twenty
and Folsom streets and nominated a
fun set Of officers. The local voted
unanimously TO assess each member 81
toward the erection of the Building