The San Francisco call., 1907-02-23


providing for suitable toilet rooms in
foundries, both of which bills were in
troduced by Senator Reilly, were
heartily indorsed by the council.
Senator Welchs bill, providing for
the issuance of State bonds to create
funds with which to open up Isiais
Creek Basin to shipping, was also in
dorsed.
Secretary McCabe was instructed to
write Governor GilIett urging him TO
sign the Garments eight-hour bill.
The wage schedule and agreement of
the Steam Laundry Workers Union was
received and sent to the executive COM
mittee.
A committee consisting of the presi-
dent. vice president and secretary of
the Labor Council was appointed TO
visit the Dairymen's Association and
endeavor to settle the controversy with
the Milkwagon Drivers Union
The following petition was received
by the Building Trades Council Thurs,
day night from members of Electrical
Workers Union No. 6 (inside electri-
eians), asking that a new union Of in
side wiremen be formed in this city:
To the Officers and Members of the Building
Trades Council of San Francisco. Affiliated With
the State Building Trades Council OF California
Dear Sirs and Brothers: The following named
brothers, members Of No Inside wiremen) OF
Council. DO hereby request that the Building
Trades Council come 10 the assistance OF the
aud our department of the building industry from
the clutches Of those OF members who have
been and are now, contrary to law and order, de-
stroying- oisrupting and obliterattng. whether
conscious of II not. the usefulness of our
trade or profession in this city. The foregoing
{ request is made with q full knowledge OF what
have done in the past through the assistance
Of the Building Trades Council Of this city and
state. and with a thorough acouiescence in all
Z rFIlN iaf of Tbp Rnf
Trades Council in far concerned.
We have always been desirOus OF living up to
such laws aud receiving the benefits. emoluments
or encomiums accruing therefrom. We request
in the interest Of ourselves. as well the other
the Building Trades Council. that immediate
action be taken. as have waited and waited
until patience ceased to be a virtue. In connec-
T tllon with this we refer 10 the abuse we have
received and are now receiving from some of our
members who should and do know better and
who should above and beyond all things be loyal
10 the Building Trades Council and its thousands
Of members. We loyal. and VIII con
tinue 10 be loyal 10 the labor union movement
in general and the Building Trades Council in
particular. We therefore earnestly request that
the council in accordance with its laws. insti-
10 conduct, IN the best interests of craft our
department OF the building industry in this city
The petition is signed by a large
number of wiremen.
The union bartenders of San Jose
have been negotiating with the employ
ers for a day of every two weeks and
the men have won. Each side mutually
agreed that no employe must take Sun
day or holiday. This is stated to be
the first concession ever asked by the
San Jose Bartenders' League The most
amicable relations exist between the
employees and the employers. and this
concession viii further cement the
friendship.
The Musicians Union of San Jose has
made the following nominations: For
president. Louis Montgomery; for vice
president, Elmer E. Chase; for secre-
tary 5. Corson; for treasurer, w F.
Anthes; sergeant-at-arms, T. r Bliss
A board of directors also was placed in
nomination. President Montgomery
states that the union is fiourishing and
that work is plentiful
More than 100 candidates were obIi-
gated at the last meeting of Freight
Handlers Union, and twenty-seven ap-
plications are on the secretary's desk
awaiting action. The union will de-
mand an increase in wages, TO take ef-
feet on April /.
National Secretary John L. Dobbins
of the American Flint Glass Workers
Union died February il in Toledo and
was buried at Martins Ferry, Ohio. He
failed to rally after undergoing an
operation for appendicitis. He was
member of the wage scale committee.
and his death has postponed the con-
Of Manufacturers of Pressed and Blown
Glassware in Pittsburg.
II. G. Lundberg presided over the
last meeting of Sailors Union of the
Pacific. The secretary reported that
shipping was medium. The shipwreck
benefit was ordered paid to members
wrecked on the steam schooner Ma
tional City. A committee was elected
to make the necessary arrangements
to observe the twenty-second anniver-
sary OF the union March 6. The
subject discussed at last Wednesday
evenings educational meeting was
The Boarding house Question" All
members in port are urged to attend
these weekly meetings. The Tacoma
agent stated that shipping was very
good and that men were still scarce.
The Seattle agent wrote that shipping
was dull, but prospects were fair. The
Port Townsend and Portland agents
reported that the situation was un-
changed. The Aberdeen agent stated
that shipping and prospects were fair.
The Eureka agent wrote that shipping
and prospects were good and men We're
scarce The San Pedro agent reported
that shipping ana prospects were falr.
The Honolulu agent wrote that ship.
ping and prospects were poor.
President Sattler was in the chair at
the last meeting OF MiIImen's Union
No. 422. Three candidates were obli-
gated and one member was admitted
on clearance card. Messrs. Jackson and
Mccullough were elected as alternates
to the District Council. The communi-
cation from the general office rela-
tive 10 the scandalous circulars sent
out by local No. 211 was received and
the recording secretary instructed TO
write 10 the general officers that they
had the full confidence of No. 422. Trade
was reported quiet.
The New York Subordinate Associa-
ton of Lithographers No. ! has been
notified by the firm of Sweet, Orr & Co,
manufacturers of trousers and overalls.
that IL has refused to place its con-
tracts for Autographs with any of the
firms that have been doing its litho-
graphic work heretofore, because of
their refusal to grant union condi-
tions.