The San Francisco call., 1906-07-26


the linemen's calling. which is such
lhat no insurance company will write
ne insurance policy on their lives
Ihls alone was held to be sufficient
reason for an eight-hour day. The
BOARD of directors OF the United Rail-
Z. roaos meets this afternoon at 3:s0 and
II is thought the strike situation will
be taken up.
RUNNERS Union No. 442 met in reg
ular session at Symposium Hall. Tween
ty-second and Mission streets. The
picnic committee reported the outing
great financial success and il will
PROBABLY bring in final report at the
next meeting. Fifty-four travelling
cards were received. Every memher is
working The executive board is look
ING Tor more commodious headqua rters
Tor the local 1t is stated that over
ooo attended the picnic at New Sunset
Fark. in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Nothing occurred to mar the day and
lhe occasion was one that will long be
remembered by those who made the
trip.
Building Material Teamsters Union
No Zl6 held an interesting meeting at
90 Golden Gate avenue. Thirty-four
candidates were initiated and twenty
applications for membership are on
NE. All members are at work and bus
mess is reported active.
Branch No. of the Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters and Joiners at
It's last meeting at Hamilton Hall
initiated fifty candidates President
Ihomas Maxwell presided and reported
business very brisk.
Laborers' Protective Union No. Ss44
met at Sheet Metal Workers Hall last
Sunday evening and admitted twenty
new members. Numerous applications
are on file On account of sickness and
inability 10 attend to the duties of his
ofiice Business Agent Michael OLeary
resigned. William Meakin was unani-
mously elected to serve for the un-
expired term. Members OF the union
who lost their positions and suffered
through the April fire are furnished
printed blanks. the same to be filled
out and sent to L. B. Higgins, go Gold
en- Gate avenue A full discussion OF
this matter will take place at the
executive committee meeting of the
union next Saturday night at 909 Fill
more street.
Stablemen's Union No. $3.50 will meet
tonight at All Haight street, when i'm
portant matters will be up for dis
cussion. At the last meeting resolu-
tions asking the Supervisors to repeal
the ordinance requiring the signatures
Of property owners adjacent to pro-
posed stables were adopted. Two can
didates were initiated and eleven appli-
cations were received
News was received at the building
trades headquarters yesterday morning
that Fred Hamm of the Lathers' Union
had just died at the City and County
Hospital.
At the last meeting of Cooks Union
No. a. the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Julius Selmer. a disabled
member Of this union, has worked long
and faithfully in the distribution of the
relief granted to this union and its
affiliated locals by our International
this union, Local No. ~, in meeting as
sembled.
Resolves, That a rising vote of
thanks be given to Julius Selmer for
the faithful and efficient manner in
which he has acquitted himself of his
duties"
Mr.. Selmer is secretary of the Allied
Provision Trades Council He received
painful injuries during the calamity,
but manfully kept at his post.
Business Agent w. Mcintosh and
committee representing Box Makers
and Sawyers' Union No. 152 have Wis
tied the various box factories asking
a raise in wages of so cents a day
The increase is demanded because of
the rapid advance in rents and the
prices of the necessaries of life.
The non-union upholsterers employed
by the Crescent Feather Company have
gone on strike They have been work
ing ten hours and a half each day
and ask for an eight-hour day. The
company offered the men a nine-hour
day, but it was refused. 1t is prob
able that the strikers will Join the
Upholsterers' Union. Work is plenty
in union shops and there will be no
difficulty for the strikers to get work
IL they become union men. The COM
pany says il will close its doors before
IL grants union conditions.
Stereotypers' and Electrotypers'
Union No. % at its last meeting ap-
pointed committee to visit San Jose
and try to unionize the stereotype de-
partments OF the Mercury and the Her
aid of that city. Trade conditions in
the stereotyping line were reported
good Several electrotype plants have
been started and several more will be
in the near future. The union is still
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