The San Francisco call., 1907-02-02

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overtime remaining with the Individual
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Much trouble in the building trades
in New York City is expected this year
hecQ use of the: rivalry existing between
two large national unions which, it is
said, will attempt to establish central
bodies in the building industry. These
rival organizations are the Structural
Building Trades Alliance OF America
and the National Building. Trades Coun-
cfl.*. The object of each organization
Will be:;to influence all building trades
unions ito come under: its jurisdiction.
The Structural Building Trades Al
lance. Will hold a convention in New
York City this month to establish the
proposed new central body. Many of
the local unions: have agreements which
they cannot violate. They declare that
the present arrangements with their
employers this. year are more satisfac-
tory than ever before and that they
consider aflliation with either of the
above organizations unnecessary. Some
thing like $4,000; employees are inter-
ested..
An effort viii be made to organize all
the mixers of the State. The Mixers
Union of this city has succeeded in
gaining all that 1t demanded and is on
a firm footing: The label is a great
help to the union and its officers would
like all members of unions to buy milk
only where the label is displayed. There
Is a movement in Southern California
TO: organize. the mixers. The wage is
now $50 month and board for milk
hands on ranches Those employed at
depots get from $50 to s75 per month
and board themselves.
Marble Cutters and F'inishers' Union
No. 3s. has elected the following officers
for. the ensuing term: President, John
E: McDougald (for the fourteenth
years. vice president, Thomas Allen;
recording secretary, j. A Rutherford;
financial secretary, William .Hintz;
treasurer, George H. Miller; warden. J.
II. Smith; board of directors-M. ].
Flaherty, j. M Hill, E. A Weisen-
burger and Ed Wilmshurt. Delegates to
Building Trades Council-John E. Nc
DougaId (for the nineteenth tern), VIII
liam Miskel, George NJ. Miller, Thomas
ChTistal and Charles -Hilf. The mem
bers were addressed by McDougald on
trades union, topics
" CElA- -lNO Con04QdlCc NCAc
at the last meeting of Laborers' Pro-
tectire Union No. S944 and many appli-
cations are awaiting action. Business
is good and all members are working.
A resolution was passed condemning
the contractors for bringing to this
city hordes of foreign Iaborers who
cannot understand the English lam
condemned for the same reason
Recording, Secretary Clark C. Brad
ford of Local 81, international Union
of. Steam Engineers, states that the
French Laundry Company at 1872 Mis-
sion street. on being requested to grant
union. hours to a asmember of the local
in charge of the plant, refused to accept
the locals wage scale. The company
has: therefore been declared by the
Building Trades Council to be unfair to
Local 81, International Union of Steam
Engineers. The members and friends
Of organized labor are asked to note
the action taken regarding this firm
It is announced by Musicians Union
No. g that the so-called Alameda County
Musicians Union No. 20. which was an
tagonfstic to the American Federation of
Labor, has ceased to%exist. Many of the
members Of the defunct organization
have made application to join No. and
several have been admitted
The Chicago builders are fast reject
ing the open shop. Sixty-five of the
members of the Masons'. and Con-
tractors Association of that city re-
Gently held a banquet and declared
that in the future agreements would
be made with unions. President Grace
said
'It has been said OF US that we are
~ 1rfnn l1hnr
encourage the open shop. Such reports.
I can say for all of us, have not one
particle Of truth. When employer and
employe stand ready to give each other
a square deal there is little chance of
strife. and we confidently believe that
this will be the spirit of the members
of this association and the spirit of
the men that we employ.
We have left number of friends in
the old organization, of. masons and
builders and have no disposition to be
on other than friendly terms with them,
but we do want them TO understand
that from this time on this association
will make all trade or other agree
ments wherein it is interested"
Responding to the demands of the
women OF the country as voiced by
Miss Jane Adams and Miss Mary Nc
Dowell of Chicago, the House of Rep
resentatives has adopted the Senate
resolution directing the Bureau of
Labor to investigate the conditions un-
der which women and children labor.
-The percentage of women employed in
manufacturing industries is increasing
more rapidly than is the case with
men," said Miss Mcdowell to the
House committee. .'and we want to OBJ
tain data not collected UP TO this time
concerning the sanitary conditions Of