The San Francisco call., 1906-08-10

Clerks Union. The furniture
clerks are desirous Of forming
labor union. This matter has been
greatly augmented by the increased de-
mand for clerks cards International
First Vice President Max z. Licht has
charge Of this new union and a meet
Ing viii be called in a very short time
10 form q temporary organization.
There are al present something over
zoo clerks engaged in the furniture in
Gustry in this city and a healthy organ
iEation is assured from the start.
The Labor Council will be in regular
weekly session this evening at 339 Noe
street. Questions Of much Importance
70 ofganized Abor viii be brought UP
and all delegates are requested to be in
their seats promptly.
Beer Lrivers' Union No. 227 is about
70 organize its members at work in
Oakland into q separate branch. TO be
known as Branch 5. The meeting 10
accomplish this will be held tomorrow
afternoon at Germania Hail. Seventh
and Webster streets, Oakland. The
brewery business across the bay has
increased SO much in the last three
take this step. The branch wiz work
under the jurisdiction of the local.
About forty-fve men viii be enrolled.
The executive committee Of No 227 and
Secretary Gus Fraukel will attend to
the organizing of this new branch.
The new executive COMMITTEES of the
Labor Council has elected william r.
HagertF chairman and Gus Frankel
vice chairman. Secretary MeCabe Of
- the Labor Council becomes secretary Of
the committee by virtue of his Office.
Through an unavoidable error IN yes
/. -erdavs Labor Column ii was an
aounced that the aggregate meeting Of
the Anal gamated Society Of the Car
penters and JoiRers would be held at
SIS Golden Gate avenue. The meeting
viii be held at 925 Golden Gate avenue.
Members kindly note the correction
and be on land promptly at 5 P. m,
August 1S.
At a meeting Wednesday night at $40
Golden Gate avenue OF the Joint Dis
trlct Council OF Carpenters and Joiners
the, application OF Branch 3 of the
ANAL lgamated Society OF Carpenters
and JOincrS for admission to the coun-
ell was received. and the same was
granted. T. Maxwell, ". ". Freeland
and =. H. woodrow were seated as
delegates.
The application of Union 30. 1910.
United Brotherhood or Carpenters and
Joiners, was also received ana WIliiam
Cole ana ". MRIlett seated as dele
gates.
F. Cramer was elected business agent
FOR. the council by a unanimous vete.
Elevator Constructors Union No,
has received an increase in wages. The
H. l.F-
branch Of industry are very scarce,
and the employers were perfectly will
ing 10 grant The concession ABOUT
one hundred men viii be benefited by
the raise The change ia the scale
was asked btcause the members have
been compelled to pay more rent in
some cases as high as 80 per cent in
crease being demanded.
Al At the last meeting OF the Labor
council the report Of the Labor day
committee was unanimously concurred
IA The report recommended that the
day be celebrated by an evening Of
oratofg and festivity. and that literary
exercises and a ball be given in some
large auditorium on the evening OF
Labor day. It was decided TO hold no
parade this year.
Ths azyhi in which the three window
TALL when each Organization VIII try
10 have the manufacturers recognize
its Jurisdiction ana sign its wage scale,
is beginning TO take some shape, and
president w n. Shinn Of the Window
Glass Cutters and Fletteners' Associa-
tl6n IS now in Streator. III. transacting
some private business, but II is un-
Gerstood that he may also attend 70
Some business for MS union while
there. as IL was at Streator that the
Anal Igamated ASSOCIATION carried on
its fight last year and on that account
that city offers the Cutters and Flat
reners' Association an opportunity OF
hSlping itself and injUring its oppo-
Rents Samuel c. Mitehells, secretary
Of the Cutters and Flatteners Asso-
ciation. states that his organization
will ask for an advance in wages this
year. and although the scale has not
been signed the manufacturers gener-
ally admitted thet they could afford
small advance. The Arnalgamated Win
dow Glass workers Association is now
6nerinE the manufacturers two propo-
sltions The nrst requires 80 per
cent advance above last year and does
not limit the prediction OF any one
man, The second requires 10 per cent
advance and limits the production of a
blower 10 thirty-two boxes of a. e.
. strength glass day or hfty boxes Oh
single-strensth glass. each containing
400 feet
The hay and grain teamsters of Chi
cago have made a demand for an in
crease in wages OF 30 cents a week
and 1t Is said that II TIE demand is re-
fused q strike will ensue.
The executive council of the Chicago
FEedcarrIers ana Building Lsborers'
Union has decided TO make war upon
scceeers from the union. and il is
said that with the sanction OF the
board Of business asents Of the Asso-
ciafed Building Trades strikes will be
called on every job IN Chicago where
p the seceders are employed. This de-
cision viii affect the entire county and
will have the effect or interfering with
tying up work OF considerable i'm
portance.
Butchers Union No. rs met at the
hau at Folsom and Twenty-second
p streets Wednesday night. Ten candi-
dates were obligated and eighteen ap-
plieations for membership received.
Many shops throughout the city arc
L.