The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

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ne .ne property during the great fire by
'he ORDER OF General Funston"
ne hnemen employed by the Oro-
Vllle Light and Power Company have
80 .o Tor the union scale of wages.
so.SV lot an elght-hour day. When the
request Tor this rate, which is a 90
cent increase. was presented Il was
refused, and the men walked ont. They
oeciare that no men can be secured to
M their places, as all IN the craft
nave been unionized and viii demand
the increased rate.
J. H. Walsh OF Butte. Mont. ma
tlonal organizer OF the Industrial Work
ers OF the World. addressed a large
assemblage on Saturday night at
Eagles' Hall on the subject, The
working Glasses and the Asiatic
W. c. Currier recording secretary Of
Barbers' Union No. 148. left for Sacra-
mento on Sunday in the interests of
the State BARRIERS SUNDAY law the
Stockton convention OF the State Fed
Grafton Of Labor having Endorsed this
law. Currier will go TO the capital
city TO aid in placing II on the statute
books.
Marble Workers Union No "a at its
last meeting installed the following
ofiicers; President, F. McGlade: vice
president, Lee Lydon; recording secre-
tary, d. s. Loney. financial secretary.
Thomas Penoergast; treasurer, Frank
Milton; sergeant al arms, w Taylor;
conductor George Dooley.
The following telegram has been sent
to the immigration Commissioner at
New York by Cooks Union No. "A of
this city:
six hundred members OF Cooks
Union Of San Francisco protest against
the landing OF contract cooks for the
Fairmont Hotel, and insist upon the
strict enforcement Of the law.
CHARLES FLEISCHMANN.
president"
The following officers have been in
stalled by the Press Feeders and As
sistants' Union No. 80: President, J. J.
Norton; vice president, George Duhield;
recording secretary, Annie Drolette;
business agent and secretary-treasurer
Edward McGenity: sergeant at arms,
Charles Brown; delegates to the Labor
COuncil-E. McGenity, George Duffield
and Henry Altman; delegates to the
Allied Printing Trades Council J.
Norton, Z. McGenity and r. NJ Hargis;
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Eva Loughran, Annie Drolette, F. NJ.
Hargis and Josephine Brown.
Secretary Marcel Willie of Mixers
Union No 1851 has received a letter
from President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor stating that
the executive council has indorsed the
locals wage scale. and the members
viii receive financial aid 10 the extent
Of 81 week per member for six
weeks IL a strike should be called
II is not expected that such a contin-
gency viii arise. but the union will in
sist that the scale be paid.
The new scale Of Blacksmiths' Union
No. l6S raises the minimum to 81 a day
from 1925. This is the only change in
the new agreement In regard TO the
new wage schedule of the Blacksmiths
Helpers Union No. 8I6 the minimum
wage has been raised from s2.75 to SO.
This is the only change in the agree
ment The Labor Council has indorsed
both wage scales.
John Guinee and J. o. Walsh OF the
organizing committee OF the Labor
Council last Saturday night formed the
Fence Builders Union Thirty-six
members signed the charter roll. In
few days another meeting viii be held.
when, Il IS said many more viii
join. The meeting was held in the
Lathers' Hail. Julian avenue Tempo
rary officers were chosen. The union
Will afaliate with the Labor Council.
The Allied Provision Trades Council
viii be in regular session tonight at
1884 Ellis street The new constitution
viii be discussed at length All dele
gates are requested TO be present.
The joint committee Of the Amalga-
mated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers OF Alameda County has decided to
give a ball on Washington's birthday
Central Hall has been secured for the
occasion. The programme committee
was instructed to have a handsome
souvenir OF the occasion printed. T
Westoby is chairman Of the general
committee.
The Sacramento Labor Temple Asso-
citation hopes to have its $4,000 tenn
pie ready for occupancy by next Labor
day. The work is being pushed under
the supervision OF the following board
OF directors: d. ID. Sullivan. A. l.
Wulff, J. T. Gormley, c. L. r. Tyron,
c. B Best, D. Milne. J. n. Younger, J.
s. Blair. M. T. Hudson, Alfred Dalton,
Frank Cooke. George Duffy. J. Hag-
gerty, /. A Dudgeon and Henry Frey.
The officers of the association are: Pres
ident, Alfred Dalton Jr.; vice president
G. b. Best; secretary, J. T. Gormley;
treasurer, ID. d. Sullivan.
The Miners Union has won notable
victory at Grass Valley, where the mine
owners have conceded the men the
eight hour day The entire town turned
out TO celebrate the victory and fire.
works and bands turned the town into
holiday gayety when the news was an
nounced. The merchants had been COM
planning that the strike was cutting
their business IN half and Joined with
the men in celebrating when the news
of the settlement was announced. BY
the agreement the men VIII go into the /
mines at a. m, work until u o'clock, /
take half an hour for lunch and then
work from 1890 until $3.50 o'clock. The
men are then TO be hoisted as expedi-
tiously as possible, and all are to be
out OF the mines by y. M The night
shift will work similar number OF
hours. This means that the miners
viii be given seven and a half hours
OF actual work and be from eight TO
nine hours under ground
Painters Union No. 4S7 Of Sacra-
mento elected the following officers
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