The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

O. NJ. BOYLE
an effort to adjust the controversy be-
tween the painters and decorators Of
the New York City Central Federated
Union.
The Van Drivers and Helpers Union
OF St Louis has withdrawn from the
International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
and Joined the seceders. the United
Teamsters OF America
James oConnell. president Of the In
ternational Association of Machinists.
Trades Federation OF North America
n campaign OF organization has been
outlined with a view OF fnaugurating
the eight-hour day in all machinery
trades In the country. In pursuance of
this idea, the four interested crafts in
Pittsburg-the pattern-makers, mold
ers- machinists and boiler-makers-are
now perfecting plans for federation
that shall. in addition. provide for Joint
conferences with the employers
While the prospect of an early set
Element OF the wabash Railroad ma
chinists' strike has developed, another
become involved in e similar difficulty
in its repair shops at oelwein, Ia, and
the boiler-rnakers are on strike. Other
men are ready TO quit as soon as con-
tracts under which they are working
have expired The machinists and
biacksmiths have also served notice on
the ccmpany's officials that failure to
wages viii result IN a general strike
extending over the entire system
Cooks Helpers Union No. 10 met
Wednesday night and initiated five can
didstes. Several applications for mem
bership are now on the secretary's desk
and will be acted upon at the next
meeting. The union is busy moving
into its new quarters at III Laguna
street The union voted IN favor OF no
local being represented IN the Allied
Provision Trades Council by more than
ten delegates.
Fred Brooks was IN the chair at the
last weekly meeting Of Marine Cooks
and Stewards Association Of the Pacific
Coast. Secretary Steidle reported the
situation in San Pedro improving. Ship
ping is said TO be very good on steam
schooners and sailing vessels. The Sc
attic agent stated that shipping was
fair. The San Pedro agent wrote that
shipping was good
The Typographical Union. of wash
ington, D. C. at its EAST meeting voted
10 expel seventy members who refused
TO continue the payment OF the assess
ment levied against them on account of
the strike IN that city The dismissed
members are all employed in the Gov
ernment printing office. and 1t is said
that the number expelled may reach
$50. This action may lead TO much
trouble in the Government office. The
public printer has STATED that no man
shall be molested on account Of his
generalization with union. The Pres
ident has recognized the open shop
There has been much feeling stirred up
over this last phase Of the difficulty and
il may involve other cities.
The International Building Trades
Council has just adjourned at James
town, y. 7. The most important busi-
ness transacted was the adoption OF
what is known as the Tampa arbitra-
ton plan" The aim OF the plan is TO
eliminate as near as may be strikes.
Some of its main features follow: The
establishment OF joint board Of ar
bitration by the appointment OF one
member from each trade under the
Jurisdiction Of the local council and one
member from each association of en-
ploytng contractors under the same
Jurisdiction. This organization is re-
ouired 10 maintain an arbitration
board, to which all disputes shall be
referred when the representatives of
the trade interested fail TO agree, and
its decision shall be final. Each trade
in the council Is required 10 enter into
an agreement for a specified period
with its employers, and In case OF fail
ure TO do this the arbitration board is
empowered to make such an agree
ment- The provisions of all agree
ueuts are to be maintained inyiolate.
The board has power 10 pass on all
violations. discipline local unions or
inf7ict penalties on employers in case
Of either falling 10 live up TO the
agreement Cessation OF work pending
q prompt reference Of dispute TO the
board is prohibited In case of a
deadlock or failure to agree in the
board an umpire is to be appointed.
whose decision shall be final"
New Jersey has the distinction OF
having a strike among its National
Gnardsmen. They claim they did nine
DAYS service and the Paymaster Gen
eral will pay for only eight The men
have struck and say II is nine days
pay or nothing. The colonel of the
regiment stands with his men,
hremens strike on the New 4ork
and Brooklyn Ferry Company's lines
the other day tied up the forty-three
boats plying on the East River. The
nremen belong TO the Eccentric Fire
mems Union and some weeks ago Pc
titioned TO have their wages increased
No notice whatever was taken of the
petition and the strike resulted. The
men have been getting ss2.31 a month
and want SO. Much annoyance TO the
travelling public was occasioned by the
tie-up The streams OF humanity which
wended their way over the bridges
necessftated calling out police super