The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09

The welfare department. in addition
to considering the employers liability
act, the question Of safeguarding the
lives of employees and Industrial insur-
ance, will plan its campaign for bet
tering the conditions of employees in
the public service. national, State and
local A special committee has been
investigating the conditions the past
year under which our public employees
work and will recommend that as ac-
tive efforts be put forth in their behalf
as the department has hitherto taken
in the interest of employees of private
establishments
Nothing more important has claimed
the attention of the Labor Council than
the proposed measure to prevent con-
vict-made goods entering California.
The legal aspect OF the case is being
looked into by competent authority,
and the law and legislative committee
will do good service IL a law can be
placed ON the statute books preventing
the importation of prison made prod
ucts. The council gave it's committee
full power to seek the best legal advice
in the premises. and as the committee
lis composed of workers something
tangible will result. For years large
consignments of stoves made by prison
labor in Oregon have been brought into
this State and while the holders Tn
ion has been lighting this iniquity it
has been a very discouraging tight
Trainloads of convict made brooms
have been coming to this State from
Joliet and other prisons of Illinois.
Shoes manufactured in Missouri pris-
ons find their way here, and, it's said,
into stores which are known as trades
union establishments. This convict Ia
Dor is farmed out to contractors. who
H. fx.- o. av,tS a n
per man. The output then comes in
competition with free labor. The Labor
Council has undertaken a most worthy
task, and IL the legislative committee
can prevent further importatious of
these prison made products 1t will de-
serve well of the entire community.
Janitors' Union No. 10,36I held its
last meeting in the Labor Council Tenn
pie. Three candidates were obligated
and several applications are awaiting
action. The next meeting will be held
tomorrow night week. and all mem
bers are requested to be present. as
several measures will come UP which
vitality affect each member. 1t is re-
ported that several former members are
trying to injure the usefulness of the
union forgetting that their present
good wages is due to the organization
which they are maligning. II these
former members do not soon rejoin the
organization some measures which may
seem distasteful will be adopted. The
amendment making head janitors eli
gible to mbership has been passed.
1t was announced at the last meeting
OF Electrical Workers No. 151 that the
California Special Messenger Company.
the Harveyhorst Special Messenger and
the Auxiliary Fire Alarm have in
creased all linemens wages to 81 and
an eight-hour day. The union will
hereafter meet at the Sheet Metal
workers Hall. Guerrero street near
Fourteenth. on Tuesday evenings.
The last regular weekly meeting Of
the Marine Cooks aid Stewards Asso-
citation of the Pacific was presided over
by Eugene Burke. Secretary Steidle
reported that shipping was good. Bal
loting for officers was proceeded with.
The Seattle agent stated that shipping
was good. The San Pedro agent wrote
that tho longshoremen's situation was
about the same.
1t is said that W. l.. Hovey. the lessee
and manager of Hovey's Hall OF Oak
land. has decided to employ none but
members of the Musicians Mutual Pro-
tective Union for future entertainments
given under his direction,