The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
EDITED BY 0. M. BOYLE

III N1l0 CndlI, was IN Session
the other night in Labor Council Tenn
pie. Four candidates were obligated
and seven applications for member
snip received. The secretary would
like the name of the janitor who wrote
the union letter but forgot to sign
IT. Janitors seeking information
should call at the next meeting of the
union in the Temple at o'clock Sun
day afternoon, March g. Any informa-
tion will be furnished gladly. The new
scale has been sent to the American
Federation of Labor for Endorsement
and upon receipt of the answer will
take effect. The Labor Council has al
ready indorsed the schedule subject to
its approval by the American Fedora
tion of Labor.
President Frank Nelk was In the chair
at the last meeting of Pie Bakers
Union No. pa, in Mission Turner Hall,
at Eighteenth and Valencia streets.
The union voted to assess each men,
Der 81 to aid the defense fund for
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone. The
members also voted to assess them
selves another dollar apiece to help
the striking union bakers of San Jose.
Business was reported good.
Branch 5, Brewery Workmen's Union,
met Thursday night at 26o Noe street,
with President O'Brien presiding A
communication from the Labor Coun-
Gil in reference to cleaning the streets
was received enthusiastically and the
local by resolution decided that all
members should turn out and give a
day to the laudable project. This
branch has a membership of seventy
five and all will do their share in
cleaning the streets. A committee was
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new wage schedule to be presented to
the employers in the near future.
And now the milliners have joined
the ranks of organized labor. For
some time an agitation among the mil
liners in Chicago has been going on
with such an object in view. The or
ganization is fostered by Mrs. Potter
Palmer, and this the promoters aver
will insure its success. There are over
5000 hatmakers in Chicago and at the
first meeting organization was effected
and the following officers were elected:
President, Miss Helene Mahon; vice
president, Mrs. R. G. Patterson; secre-
tary, Mrs. Elinor Baker; treasurer, Mrs.
Louise Barnhill. Miss Mahon in an in
terview explained that the persons who
assisted in the manufacture of $25
picture hat were the buyer, who gets
roDVv d year the QSSiS foV q week.
ma ker, $40 a week; preparer, $6 a
week; and the saleswoman, $12 a week.
The apprentices who help get nothing.
After the designer and the buyer have
gotten in their work" said Miss Mahon,
"the other persons named will turn out
eight to fifteen hats, at, say $25 each.
That means at least $3.50 a day to the
shop from the workers whose COM
bined salaries are $S a day. We wish
to be classed as artistes instead of
artisans. We wish to keep the milli-
ner on the plane where she belongs.
She is an artistic and should be paid as
such. We desire to eliminate piece
work in the shops and place all on a
union wage scale. The minimum
scale Of wages will be: Makers, $40
weekly; trimnhers, SIS; managers and
buyers, S25; saleswomen, $12. Those
OF exceptional ability are privileged to
receive all they can in salary. A char
ter Will be asked from the American
Federation of Labor"
The mass meeting last Sunday in San
Jose to assist in the defense of Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone was big sue
cess. Among the speakers was Moy-
er's brother, who is a resident of San
Jose.
Carpenters Union of Sacramento
has decided not to work on buildings
where the plans We're drawn by Japa-
nese. At the meeting 1t was explained
that it had been for some time the
practice of a Sacramento architect to
employ japanese draughtsmen to work
out plans which afterward were pre-
sented to the carpenters and builders
to follow. This is not yet a general
practice of architects in Sacramento"
said union carpenter, speaking of the