The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

The meeting this afternoon of the
representatives. OF the seven unions
whose members work for the United
Railroads will be most important
gathering. A working agreement is
expected to be formulated whereby the
seven unions viii act as q unit in all
matters pertaining to the railway com
Pany-
The first consignment of strike
breakers from Los Angeles brought
here at the expense of The United
Railroads reached the city yesterday
morning, There were nine in the com
pany and every one of them upon ar
rival was taken in hand by commit
tees from the Unions and all are now
unoer their care One of the number
said that the true conditions were not
represented TO them and IL was no
trouble for the committee TO persuade
them 10 soin the union. Another lot
is reported to have left Los Angeles
yesterday afternoon.
About SO per cent of the members
OF the Cement Workers Union have
been given the advance in wages asked.
The remainder held d meeting in
q giles Hall yesterday afternoon. The
1ren now out expect TO get the in
Crease.
The committees from the three re-
tail clerks unions. Nos. 40, 432 and
472, met last Sunday at headquarters.
1922 Steiner street. and decided to
form hall association. TO be known as
the Retail Clerks Hall Association.
Max F. LIGHT was chosen president
and Charles Lee secretary treasurer.
The association viii incorporate. The
proposed apartments are TO be elegant
ly fitted up. The association will es-
tablish an employment bureau. There
viii be reading-roons. library, commit
tee rooms and all the comforts Of a
home. There viii be housewarming
shortly.
At the last meeting Of the Labor day
celebration committee Of the Building
Trades Council ii was reported that
10000 admission tickets for adults and
5000 for children TO Shell Mound Park
would be distributed among the vari-
Gus unions during this week. Every
thing tends TO a great day for labor
and the building trades unions will
present their fun strength in the
parade.
Retail Delivery Wagon Drivers
Union No. 27S viii hold q special meet
ing tomorrow evening at its head
quarters, al Haight street. for the
purpose Of taking up the new scale
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
M1ulk Wagon Drivers Union No. 22s
It's last meeting Initiated one can
dfdate. So far this month eight can
didates have been admitted. This union
is somewhat distinguished by the fact
that il is not asking for any change
IN he Il 2
present agreement holds till next
March. All members are working and
harmony exists between employer and
emplOye. Much interest is centered in
the election for president in the in
ternsuOnal convention now in session
IN Chicago.
The boiler-makers were given the
increase demanded by both the Risdon
and the Union Iron Works on Monday
and all danger Of any trouble averted.
The men asked for the 50-cent daily
increase because the cost Of living has
increased so enormously Of late.
Printing Pressmen's Union No. "a
held its last meeting at 339 Noe street
and received a report from its delegate
10 the international convention that
the latter had received an additional
$4,000 10 be distributed among the
members who suffered by the fire
Each member will receive $40 as his
portion Of the donation. The distribu-
tiOn will take place Sunday, August 49,
81 339 Noe street Many cards and
applications are being received, mostly
from Los Angeles These men are glad
j. received, for they are needed in the
craft. The international has decided
that Oakland Union must conform to
the San Francisco scale. II IL fails it
viii be compelled 10 surrender its char
Ter and its members transferred to
No. q There is no friction in the
printing pressmen busine ess, all offices
granting union conditions. Many who
took their plants to Oakland just after
the FIRE are returning 10 this side Of
the bay
Blacksrniths' Helpers Union No. 31s
met Monday night AT Brewery Hall,
260 Noe street Three candidates were
initiated and eight applications re-
ceived. The local adopted the schedule
Of the coppersmiths. Business is brisk
and all members are working.
Steam Laundry Workers Union No.
26. met Monday night at Twin Peaks
Hail Twenty-four candidates were
initiated The subject Of the Labor
Temple was discussed by a delegation
from the Labor Council The matter
viii come up again at the next meet
ing. Secretary Miss Carrie Farmer
was instructed to lend her assistance
% al members wav suffered by the
big FIRE. and see that their cases come
before the capitalization COMMITTEES
The headquarters have been moved to
zl9 Haizht street The next meeting
viii be held at Twin Peaks HALL
BARRIERS Union No. l4s met Monday
? ght at its headquarters, s55 Webster
(Sireet. The attendance was very large
NlWelve candidates were obligated and
Ken applications received. The relief
committee is winding UP its affairs and
viii make final report soon. 1t was
reported that the Hanmam Baths bar
Der shop. 1903 Cough street, was vio-
lsting the Sunday closing hours II
not settled before Friday night the
Labor Council viii take up the mat
ter. Business Agent Koch, who was
injured recently in a street-car acct