The San Francisco call., 1907-02-13
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

At Monday nights meeting OF Print
Ing Pressmen's Union No. "a the time
was occupied in bitter denunciation of
the action Of the board Of directors of
the International in signing a fve-year
agreement with the United Typothetae
and making two years Of il on a nine
hour day basis. 1t is certain that the
Pacific Coast delegation to the coming
New York convention Of the parent
body VIII make q most vigorous pro-
test and those responsible for this
!, backward step viii be made TO feel
their perhdy. No. 2z will send q full
delegation TO this convention, as viii
all other coast unions. Resolutions
excoriating the board Of directors were
passed and viii be sent to every af-
hhated local IN the country. At the
present time the unions on this coast
are enjoying an eight-hour day and it
was firmly believed that the executive
officers would have insisted on the
shrorter workday being inaugurated
throughout the country some time this
year Had they done so the pressmen
would have been in line with other
unions In the printing craft. President
Higgins viii be made to feel the in
osgnstiOn OF the members which this
uncaled-for move favorable to the
Typothetae has aroused. Following are
the resolutions:
Whereas At a conference between the board
Of directors OF the United Typothetse OF Amer
lea and the Interna tional Printing Pressmen' S
and Assisusnts' Union OF North America, held in
the city Of Philadelphia January S, 1907. an
agreement was formed for an eight-hour work
Gay 70 80 into eject IN January, 1909, the pres
whereas We feel that the board OF directors
Of the International Printing Pressmen's and
Assistants Union has overreeched the power
vested II them b. the last convention in sign
ing said contract or agreement; and
Whereas, In the making Of said agreement or
contract the international board has attempted
70 commit the international Printing Pressmen'
and Assistants Union OF North America 10 an
open shop condition" q condition which we
hereby deplors in It's fullest sense; and,
Whereas, We submit that the interna tional
board has, IN attempting 70 bind the member
ship Of the International Printing Pressmen' s
and Assistants Union TO said contract. taken e
step which VIII lead to unfriendIy ana disas-
rrous rels ions with other unions OF the print
Ing trades, and step which places the press
rsn IA fbe rear Instead OF the vanguard OF the
zede union movement; therefore, be II
Resolved, By San Francisco Printing Press
mems Union No. "a, That we protest the actor
NJ the board OF directors IN their attempt tc
force upon the membership Of the lnterns ti0nal
Printing Pressmen's snd Assistants Union OF
North America the aforesaid agreement which
contains an obnoxious open shop clause; and
be Is further
Resolved That we protest the action Of our
board Of directors In signing an agreement which,
by its terms, postpones the Inauguration OF the
e-ght-hour day for TWO years, period that we
deem TO be entirely unreasonable. and IN view
of trade conditions and the efforts being made
by sister organizations (the Typographical On
ion and the Ethographersl 70 now establish and
maintain the eight-hOur day, and further In
view of the present attitude OF the Interna-
tlousl Bookbinders' Union on the subject Of the
eighr-bour day, we condemn the attitude Of oui
board IN taking a position this vital question
which places our organization in a position 70 be
criticised by all who favor progressive trades
uuiouism: and be II further
Resolved. That a copy OF these resolutions be
sent 10 The board OF directors, the American
Pressman for publication and 10 all locals OF the
Iuteruationsl Printing Pressmen's and Assist
ants Union OF North America
Bartenders' League No IL met on
Monday night at $50 McAlIister street.
Vice President Battersby opening the
meeting. Seven candidates were obli-
gated and thirteen applications re-
cetved A donation OF S25 was made