The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01

he BQliCing Trades Council was
hastily called together last night. to
pass upon a most nomentous question,
not only to Il but to the general well
fare. Of the city one of its ahiIiated
unions. the Plumbers. in hagrant yio-
lation Of the constitution and in direct
opposition TO the mandates of the
Building Trades Council. decided TO
raise its scale of wages from SIS to SIS
per day, on few hours notice to the
employers The council dealt summari-
ly with the plumbers and put its from
hand down on such .uncalled- for tactics
Under the fostering care of the council
the mem bersi Of this union have had
their wages raised from SO 10 s5, and
the council proposes 20 have its anil
lated, union remain true TO the wage
scales in force previous TO the great
FIRE:
The. meeting was well attended, and
the only delegation voting no" TO the
resolutions was the plumbers II they
refuse 10. go 10 work tomorrow morn
ing al the old scale she council has ii
fnits power TO wipe them of the labor
map. and the council vii surely do its
duty, ..
The union engineers employed on the
70 Blackwells Island bridge have gone on
strike out Of sympathy for LIE house
smiths, whe stopped work because their
demands for increased wages were not
met by the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany.. The Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany is not a member OF the Building
Trades Employers Association; so that
the. strike of the engineers is not a
violation Of The agreement.
3. Butohers' Union No lis will hold a
meeting this afternoon at the hall
corner Twenty-secoad and Folsom
streets. Business is. picking up IN this
trade and most of the members are
. working All members in good stand
ing are wearing the current monthly
working button. At the meeting to-
morrow the picnic committee viii make
its reperts Everything peztends a
most ENJOYABLE time at Shell Mound
Park. July Is.
From the trade notes in the current.
number Of the Carpenter. .tEe of6cfaI or.
gan Of the United brotherhood Of Car
penters and Jointers Of: america the
following interesting data are gath
cred.
Fishkill- on II Fudson, N, =. Y.+Wases
have been Increased from $3.50 10 So
for an eight-hour day. !: Princeton: hi;
y he minimum rate of S2.a5 has. been.
ratSed To s2.50. Irvington. Conn.---AHin-
imam wages have been raised from
$3.50 70 s275, with an ejght-heur day
ssarItan. \. The employers. have con :.
ceded So and an eight-hour day. Kit-
tanning, Pa---Wages were advanced so.
cents per day by the contractors and
mo trouble occurred, Aurora, Ill.-Thfs
city is now on the eight4hour list. and
the nlinimuna wages are. 40 cents per.
hour PeterborO. Onr-Wages have
been raised from p - te % cents. per
hon FfnFn rv-se-. I {,
cents an hour has been granted. Den
yer COl.-CarpenteFs have received: a.
raise of cents an hour without any
friction. Ashland, Pa.-'rhe demand for
80. cents an hour has. been conceded by
the contractors. This is a raise of s
cents per hour WatertoWn. Wis
After fifteen DAYS fight minffnlifj7
wages were raised from 25: TO 30 cents
an hour Englewo0d, N--J;-The. union
is at last fully recognized and wages
are 45 cents an hour. Hamilton, Ont
Employers have agreed to 35 cents an
hour instead OF 80. as heretofore Red
Banks, y. 1.-THE closed shop has been
established here. Mount kisco, ~: u
z he demand for an advance of so cents
. per day. or $3.50 for eight hours, has
beer. granted without struggle. Viii
Enington. DeL-The new scale. of 90
cents. an hour for eight hours Is now In
operation. Baltimore, Md.-Ca binet-
makers now have an eight-honr day
Besides this. they have raise of. 81. so
q week Norfistown, Pa,-The: strike
has been declared of and minimum
wage Of 80 I-2 cents per hour granted.
This is q compromise. Providence; r.
1.-The umpire. Rev. DR. FaUnee, pFesi-
. dent Of Brown University, has decided
in favor Of the Saturday half-holiday: y:
during the summer months. the scale to
remain the Same. Norwalk.. Conn
Wages have been increased from S2.T5
10 So per day Wichita, Kan.4The So
cent per day raise has been granted and
union men are working eight hours.
Rutland. Vt-After some sparring the
25-cent raise has been conceded by the
contractors.
The Garment Workers Union OF
Chicago, No. 81, has written TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt asking Information
about. the employment OF children by
.. the Government on army uniforms: The
reply states that child labor cannot be
avoided. II says: Under the laws the
Government has practically no discre-
tion. The statutes impose upon. the
agents Of the Government the duty of
awarding contracts TO the lowest re-
sponsibie bidder" The Garment Work
ers' Union proposes TO take an appeal
TO Congress 70 have the present law
amended.
%. Upton Sinclair, who wrote The Jun
gle and started the meat investigation
IN Chicago. IS reported to be working
as a day labOrer in the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company's s
works in East PittsbuFg- He is gath
eriag material for another novel on the
working classes.
etablemen's Union No $3.50 has held
several meetings since the FIRE. The
next meeting viii be held on Friday
at which time election Of ofhcers VIII
take piece. Reports will also be read
from the relief committee The local
has decided TO ahaiiate with the Inter
national Team Drivers, and has applied
for a charter.
The St Paul Trades and Labor AS
sembly Is about TO erect a labor tenn
pie The question of site has been mar
rowed devn to two locations The ex-
pendfture Of slS5,O00 for three-story
modern building IS contemplated The
temple viii be ready for occupancy IN
side two years.
There Is a movement on foot TO form
D. las (rO11nCil- A