The San Francisco call., 1906-11-03

Humboldt County have decided to de-
mand more wages, and notice has been
served upon the employers that here
after the men will insist on z cents per
1000 for the work and board themselves.
The wage has been 6h cents per 1000,
both for saving and packing shingles.
1t is claimed that business conditions
are such that the proprietors can pay a
little more to their help.
James O'Connell. president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
referring to the strike of the machinists
on the Southern Railway system, said:
None of the men have returned to
work, nor will any of them do so until
hope that there will be an amicable ad-
justnent of the existing differences"
Federal Union No 1885 Of Vallejo
has asked the lumber and coal deal
ers of that city for an eight-hour day.
They are now working nine. The
dealers have refused and the men to
the number of over 100 are on strike.
The dealers in coal say they cannot
do more for their help at present
The conference between the switch
mems representatives and railroad Of
hitting TO arbitration certain differ
ences. principally the length OF the
working day, the switchmen giving up
their demands for eight hours. The
result undoubtedly w1Il be no strike.
All systems west of Buffalo are af-
fected.
laundry Workers Union has changed
its headquarters from Alt Haight
street to the Labor Council building,
Fourteenth and Mission streets. Sec
retary Carrie Farmer can be found
there hereafter.
Carpenters Union No. 4S3 will hold
its next meeting Monday night at SIT
McAllister street. The committee on
headquarters will then make a report.
All members should be present as
much business OF Importance will be
transacted. For the present the offices
OF the union will remain at 3S5 Noe
street. where Secretary Guy Lathrop
can be found.
The International Carriage and
Wagon Workers Union, recently in
session in Buffalo, decided that the
organization could not at this time es-
tablish a sick and death benefit fund.
a closed shop and other concessions
after a national strike of ten weeks
and the men employed in all but one
shop in Boston have gone back to work.
That one shop, 1t is said, will receive
special attention forthwith.
Youngstown (Ohio) union molders
and coremakers have returned to work,
each side making concessions. Molders
are advanced from SO to $500 per day,
and coremakers from 1915 to SO. The
union asked for straight 10 per cent
increase.
John Golden of Fall River, Mass,
was unanimously reelected interna-
tional president at the recent conven-
ton of the United Textile Workers
at Paterson, n. ]. The other officers
selected are: First vice president.
James Tansey of Fall River; second
vice president, Charles Miles of Am
sterdam. n. Y; secretary and treasurer,
Albert Hibbard of Fall River; execu-
tive council-Edward Thornton and
Robert Cowan of Philadelphia, Robert
G. Barr of Paterson, Thomas ]. McMann
of East Greenwich, Conn; William FL
son Of Lawrence, Mass; Thomas w.
Kelleher and Samuel Ross of New Bed
ford. Mass; Thomas O'Donnell. James
Whitehead and Thomas Taylor of Fail
River, Urban Fleming of HoIyoke.
Mass; Thomas Regan of Lowell and
John Harrington of Pawtucket, r. I.
Delegates to the A F. of L. convention
President Golden and Thomas O'Don-
nell. resolution that the agitation
for shorter workday be not aban-
doned was adopted. The next conven-
ton Will be held at Providence, r. 1.