The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
PRESENT NEW SCHEDULE
Postal Promises to Consider
Demands of Union
Employees =
AID FOR THE CARMEN
Labor Council Will Take Up
Case of the Brewery
Worknen
AID FOR THE CARMEN
The committee ap-

> 9nz The committee ap-
CkE6SS lssq21 ss2 1leoS1eO pointed by the
><zRfEz7tEs5S telegraphers' union
at its meeting Sum
day TO present the schedule of wages
and hours asked for by the operators
called upon the officials Of the Postal
and Western Union telegraph COM
pauies yesterday.
The Postal company received the
schedule and promised to consider 1t,
but the Western Union official. while
meeting the committee. refused to re-
ceive any communication from il.
The press dispatches yesterday made
mention OF the president OF the union
being in communication with the ex-
ecutive board OF the Western Union at
New York, and It is supposed that the
San Francisco schedule formed por-
tion OF the communication.
PAYERS union No. Is voted dona-
ton OF $3.50 last night to be divided
equally among the laundry workers.
telephone operators and carmen. It.
was decided 70 impose a fine OF $25 on
members caught riding on the cars.
Boiler makers union No. s205 has
ratified the agreement between the iron
trades council and the employers.
The brick layers union was waited
upon last night by committees from
the unions on strike, each of which
expressed thanks for the donations
made by the union. 1t was stated that
there was no foundation for reports to
the effect that the brick layers of this
city intended 10 ask for change in
the scale OF wages The contractors
shortly after the connagration voiun-
tarily raised the wages from Sc TO ST.
There will not be any change in the
scale for two years at least A few
men have received IS day.
Painters union No. 1s at its meeting
last night donated $500 to the teie-
phone operators and purchased 200
tickets for the ball game next Sunday
at Recreation park for the benefit
OF the unions on strike. This union
viii hold a special meeting next Mon
DAY night to consider the advisabflity
Of subscribing Tor additional stock in
the Building Trades temple
Work on the Building Trades council
temple at Fourteenth and Guerrero
streets, which was suspended because
Of the lack OF steel. viii be resumed
today. Much Of the steel has been re-
ceived.
The action IN the east in regard to
the brewery workers who have been
read out OF the American federation of
labor is likely TO come up in the labor
council next Friday, possibly on an or
ger from President Samuel Gompers.
Those who are most interested in the
matter from the labor standpoint say
they viii stand pat. as by referendum
vote taken a short time ago by an al
most unanimous vote OF 10000 IL was
decided not to do as the federation de-
sired.
Bakers union No. "a at its meeting
last Saturday night donated $500 TO
the csrmen's union and purchased 800
worth OF tickets for benefit for that
Union The union will hold a special
meeting June Is to nominate candidates
for the Offices to be filed at the cleo
ton on July s.
Carpenters union No. % and mill
mems union No. 423 intend to help
rhe laundry workers by having a team
Of ball players from each organization
play game at the recreation grounds
next Sunday.
The photo-engravers' union has de-
cided 20 assess it's members to aid the
unions now on strike.
An election Of officers will be held in
Lilly hall by carpenters union No. %
June IA.
A strike was contemplated in one
OF the large houses In Atlanta Ca,
recently, by the garment workers
employed there. but last week the firm
announced that the workers, COM
nencing June /, would be allowed a
full holiday on Saturday provided they
would work the other five days in the
week from in the morning until $50
in the afternoon. This offer was ac-
cepteo.
The annual convention of the nation
al association OF steam engineers will
be held at New Bedford July 1913.
The horseshoers' union of Boston
has won its increased scale for the
returned TO work.
The Boston and Maine railroad
company has given to its car depart
ment men a general increase averag-
ing about per cent on all schedules.
The New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad company has grant
and its helpers 2 cents per hour
The Boston BARRIERS union is now
second, as 10 numerical strength, in
the country.
The newspaper compositors of
Brockton. Mass, have been allowed an
increase of 81 a week
The surprise test which is being
adopted in the east by a number of
the larger railroad companies is q
new condition which the locomotive
engineers are TO face. An eastern
journal says:
The Surprise test distinctly is . surprise.
u grew out OF the recent alarming series OF
railroad wrecks which have stirred the whole
country. Railroad managers looking into the
causes Of wrecks that have occurred, have be-
eun 10 wonder how many other wrecks might
have resulted II something hadn't happened to
countersct the results of carelessness on the
part Of train crews
The @surprise fest viii furnish a line on
this nossfbfllty TO the extent that IL is put 10
service Materials for the test belong 10 the
fxed code OF signals that govern the movement
0f trains. when block is set against train,
on 4 fuse left burning, or torpedo laid on the
rsii. on A signal liehf attached Unexpectedly 10 a
train on a siding under these signal tests"