The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

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ing machines 70 be driven BY electric
power instead OF foot-power machines.
II this trouble should come IL NAV
involve several other thousands In a
symr@thetic strike
Four hundred striking iron rnoYdsrs
In Mifwaukee receive about $500
weekly from their International As
regularly as Thursday comes round
these men are paid The strike has
been on since last May. This Is only
one OF many cities where the iron
molders are putting out their hard cash
Tor a principle The finances OF the
nolders are very good and these strikes
can be kept up indefinitely
The Boston Elevated Railway Com
pany. which practically controls all
the trolley lines in that city and vi
cinity and also the elevated system.
announces that a voluntary advance in
wages will be granted to its $500 en-
ployes on the first OF the year The
Increase viii average 10 cents a day
and viii amount TO s1So.O6O a year.
The Knights OF Labor at their con-
venti0n. which has Just adjourned In
Washington. D. c., reelected John ".
Hayes grand master. The other officers
are. Secretary-treasursr. T. D. Cham
beriains worthy foreman, J. II san
derson OF Toronto; executfve board
E T. Mckay or Brooklyn. r r. Me-
CURE Of New York City and A. T.,
voller OF Jersey cTty-
Twenty-Five candidates were obIf-
gated at the last meeting OF Freight
Handlers Union and thirty-7ve applf-
cations are now on the secrefary's
desk to be acted upon at the next
meeting Members are requested to
attend the next meeting. The union,
was reported to bs in a iourishing
condition.
At the last meeting Of Street Car
mems Union. Division No. 192 OF Oak
land, after the usual routine OF busi-
ness had been transacted a discussion
took place as to the advisabfIity OF
opening readin g-rooms for the mem
bers- II was the sense OF the meeting
that some means should be devised to
bring about the result For the month
the union initiated twenty-five and
received ffty-one applications. Tna
Iollow1ng non-unton men are working
from the central car barn 70 which
the members running on the san rssblo
and College avenues line are asked
TO make a note: J. Bovinizer. motor
man. badge 651- l. J. Peterson. con-
ductor. badge $685. @. Cornell conduc-
tor, badge s5.
Ten candidates were obligated st tbs
last meeting of Machinfsts' Lodge No
So and fifteen applications received
Nominations were in order and will be
resumed at the next meeting. The
election viii be held the FIRST meeting
night next month The lodge il re-
ported to be in healthy condition
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at Thursday nights meeting OF tbs
Building Trades Council- From steam
Engineers Union No 81. R. B Rose
berry. Frank Croghan. A. H Honfg-
baum. Victor Kloppinberx and d. p.
ofBrien. from the Longshore Lumber
mens Union. William Baker. Harry
Wolf. George A Hansen. l. Buckley.
J. C. Williams. J. W. Sullivan. Miles
Kehoe. Ed Schneider T. J. Ivnn-
gren- T. Collins and George Dunbar
Mosaic Workers Union has been ad-s
mitted to affiilation with the council
At the last meeting Of Carriages and
Wagon Workers Union Charles A.
Siskron received the undivided vote of
the membership for fourth vice presi-
dent OF the international Thirty-two
candidates were obligated and the
union was reported TO be in a most
prosperous condition The membership
Street Railroad Construction Work
ers' Union. whose case will shortly
come before the arbitration board for
better conditions from the United Rail
roads, at the last meeting obligated
seventy-five candidates and received
applications from almost fifty who de-
sire to join the union The union has
had the troubles incident to a new or
ganization. but is now going ahead
nicely and has elected Frank Boran
business agent
The National Association OF Employ
ing Lithographers again announces
that the strike OF the Ifthographers
throughout the country. affecting the
pressmen and feeders, is drawing to a
close
Two hundred pressuen and feeders
employed BY the United States Print
ing Company of WILLIAMSBURG Pa
have quit work The pressmen went
out for more pay and the feeders
struck in sympathy. The entire plant
IL is asserted. Is hlled with union men.
and there may be a general shutdown
before the trouble Is adjusted
OPERATORS WAGES RAISED