The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27


the future is bright.
The first conference of union railroad
machinists ever held by the Interna-
uonal Association of Machinists recent
~ convened in st. Louis. Some fifty
oelegates were present. The delegates
are all strong advocates of a nine-hour
day for employees in railroad machine
shops throughout the country The
present schedule is ten hours. The
strike on the Santa Fe will also be con-
sldered. This strike began in May
1904, when some 900 union members
walked out after failure to get a
union agreement from the railroad of
hcials The biennial convention of the
association will be held in ST. Louis
next year.
Twenty-three prominent labor Off
clals OF Chicago have been cited 10 ap-
pear in court and answer TO the charge
or conspiracy in connection with the
teamsters strike of a year ago. The
names of the defendants include not
only those of the international FEEDER
alton OF Transfers and the presidents
ana business agents of many Chicago
teamsters' unions, but also those of
nigh executive officers of the Chicago
Federation of Labor. The list is as
follows: Cornelius P. Shea, president of
the International Federation of Team
sters; Charles Dold former president
of the Chicago Federation of Labor;
Edward n. Nockels. secretary of the
Chicago Federation of Labor; jeremiah
Mccarthy, business agent of Truck
Drivers Union; John Smyth business
agent Of Coal Teamsters' Union; George
+. Golden, business agent of Packing
House Teamsters' Union; H F. Kelly.
former business agent of Market and
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Barry, business agent of Express Wag-
on Drivers Union; Hugh McGee, presi-
dent OF TrucA Drivers Union: Harry
Lapp, president of Parcel Delivery
Drivers Union; Steve Sumner, business
agent of Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Joseph W. Young. business agent of
Baggage and Parcel Delivery Wagon
Drivers Union: W. J. Gibbons. presi-
dent of the Transfers Joint Council;
Albert Young, former president Of
Ieamsters Union; John Sheridan, mem
ber of the executive board of Team
sters Union; Joseph Morton business
agent of Firemen's Union; A ]. Reed,
secretary of Furniture Drivers Union
L j. Ryan, president of Department
Store Drivers Union; p w. Reitz. bust
ness agent of Department Store Driy-
ers Union: William Swanson, Douglas
Hamilton, Ernest Ruck and j. J. Con
nors.
President P. ]. McArdle of the Anal
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tinplate Workers of America has an
nounced that an agreement has been
reached between the Amalgamated AS
sociation and the Republic Iron and
Steel Company of Pittsburg, and the
wage scale for the ensuing year signed
1t is understood that the scale adopted
is practically the same as the one
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Iron Association, with a few minor
changes. A conference is now on with
the officials of the American Sheet and
Tinplate Company in reference to next
years schedule.
Bricklayers' Union No will give it's
annual outing and family reunion next
Sunday al Schuezen Park, San Rafael
Fine music has been engaged and
dancing will be a feature Prizes will
be distributed to successful contest
ants in the games. The committees in
charge are already assured OF a largo
crowd Tonight's meeting. will be held
at 642 Golden Gate avenue but this
Will be the last meeting at that hall.
Thereafter the union will meet in Ham
ilton Hall, corner Steiner and Geary
streets.
The hello" girls of Springfield,
Mimi. went on strike a few days ago
and treated that town to it's first labor
disturbance. Because they were unor-
ganized they have so far been unsuc-
cessful. The girls made a demand for
more pay, as well as the privilege of
naming who should be employed to as
sist them when extra help was needed.
The girls are still out.
The Oakland branch of the Amalga-
mated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers met Monday night and voted to
sustain the plan of amalgamation in
dorsed by the society There was a
very large attendance. President Lat
inner presided in his usual impartial
manner. The annual smoker of this
branch will be held on July Is. An ex-
cellent programme is being arranged,
and no member should be absent If he
does not wish to miss the time Of his
life. The branch is holding its meet
ings in the Building Trades Hall, Elev-
enth and Broadway.
At the recent meeting in Washington,
D. c. of the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor, Walter
S. Weeks and George Smith, on behalf
of the International Brotherhood of
Boiler-makers. Iron Shipbuilders, Help
ers' Heaters and Holders-on, asked for
a charter from the federation. Later in
the session a committee representing
the International Boiler makers, Iron
Shipbuilders and Helpers proposed that
the heaters and holders-on be absolved
from all dues, assessments and fines.
and that new charters and supplies nee
essary for reafhliation with the Inter-
national Brotherhood be granted them
free OF charge. The propositions will
be submitted to the Helpers Executive
Council for ratification.
Blacksmiths Helpers Union No. 316
will meet hereafter on the first and
third Mondays of the month at Brew
cry Workers Hall, $50 Noe street. be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets Members will take notice and
attend the meetings.
Hammersmith g. Field.
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