The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
Builders of the Greater San Francisco
to Parade in Labors Ranks Today.
pAbJm nb throughput streets burned


regular or special meeting of the
union or unions in the craft, refer in
writing under the seal of the union
or unions, the difficulty in question
to the Council
Sec. 2-No union shall be eligible
or entitled to assistance from the
Council in case of any demands. strikes
or lockouts, until said union has been
one year in the Council and the action
of the union has been approved by at
least a two-thirds vote of the members
present at a regular session of the
Council.
Sec. S-No union or unions affiliated
with the Council shall be allowed to
declare any building, shop or firm un
fair until all provisions of section !
and section 2 of this Article have
been fully complied with, and then
only after such declaration has been
formally made in regular session by
the Council
CRAFTSMEN IN COUNCIL.
At present the Building Trades
Council of San Francisco is composed
of ffty-two unions, aggregating a to-
tai membership of $4,000 organized
building craftsmen, whose 400-odd
delegates respond to roll call on the
floor of the Council every Thursday
night.
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be taken as safe guarantee of its
'uture progress. The Building Trades
souncil of San Francisco occupies an
unusual and singular position. 1t en-
joys the esteem and friendship of thou
sands of men and women who are
found in all walks of life from the
unfortunate refugees to the big mer-
chant and the heavy investor. To all
these we pay our tribute today for
their able and valuable assistance
They have earned the profound thanks
of the Council and should, therefore.
receive the appreciation and gratitude
of all working men.
The Building Trades Council of San
Francisco is also the parent body of
ALI the Building Trades Councils in
California Faithful to it's declaration
of principles, it organized the Build
ing Trades Councils of Alameda
county in the spring of 1899. which
was shortly followed by the formation
of the Building Trades Council
Santa Clara County, the Building
Trades Councils of Fresno, Bakers
field, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Santa
Cruz. Los Angeles and Petaluma, the
latter now being named the Sonoma
County Building Trades Council.
It was also through the efforts of
the Building Trades Council that the
fornia was organized December 16.
1901.
Since the State Building Trades
Council was formed. it has organized
local councils in Marin County, san
Diego County, Monterey County AND
Humboldt County. All of these Ioca,
Councils are governed by identically
the same laws as those that have
guided the Building Trades Council
of San Francisco for the past eight
years.
There is not a union affiliated with
the Building Trades Council which has
not been directly benefited by the
Council. The members know it best,
but the people of San Francisco also
know it. Working hours have been
reduced. and living wages have. been
maintained. Harmony and good feel
ing between employer and employee
has prevailed.
There are the millmen and trades
engaged in similar shop industries
working eight hours. That notable
victory was gained in 1901 by the
Building Trades Council. The result
of this great victory for the short
work day and an ameliorated condi-
tio9 of labor not only awakened a
spirit of organization, but it taught
the workers already organized how a
battle for the improvement of their
conditions could be carried on in such
a manner that they were bound to
win.
The American men and women who
toll for their daily bread were indi-
rectly benefited by this victory.
Neither space nor time will permit
us to record in this brief article all
the good that the Building Trades
Council Of San Francisco has accom-
plished for it's constituency, the COM
munity, the State and the nation.
Suffice it to say that the Building
Trades Council is first of all and at all
times attending to it's own business.