The San Francisco call., 1907-02-21

men L-lt dnNOlnEeuGnL was mace
al the Tuesday evening meeting of the
Street Garments Union No. 205 that the
Carmens eight-hOur bill had passed
both houses Of the Legislature the men
We're almost beside themselves with
iov. 1t seriously interrupted the usual
routine business and the men would
talk of nothing else. President Cor
neliUs telegram was read by Vice
President W. c. Lefingwen. In speak
ing Of the victory for the carmen Sec
retary Bowling said
! consider the bill a great victory for organized
y Dot and in particular for the street car men
California. 1t establishes without Il doubt
tile Justice Of the contention Of Street Carmen 5
lnioa No 200 now before the board Of srbtI-l-
fion- The biz passing both houses practically
unanimously shows that the legislators reeog-
nize the necessity for universal cRht hoST
workday. This Is great victory for all crafts
~ trades uuionists which have not yet been
able 20 establish the shorter workdaE. The AZ
hliated unions of the California State Fedora ilsi
of Labor can congratulate themselves for ma In
tanning central body. because The street car
mems eight-hour biH originated I'm the seventh
annual convention recently held in Stockton
ana WAS handled in Sacramento by its Legislative
agent J.. B. Leavitt. IN n mastery manner.
Vice President ". c. Leflngwen. who
presided over the meeting, said:
While we were in session Tuesday night 4
telegram from President Cornelius was received
stating that The carnens eight-hour bin had
been passed by both houses. without much op-
much cheering This shorter workday is some
rhing Tor which tie carmen have been striving
carmen VIII be- the benehciaries of tie bin by
20 IN fots 81 sfy5ee l1S men n05 sens e,er as,
me needs oi The people II seems the oTny op
position 10 the bill came from the carmen II
Los Angeles, where no carmea's union exists
or receipt ~ the news the members % No. no
saEe the Legislators rising vote Of thanks
Molders' Union No. l64 met Tues
with President J. J. Fields in the chair.
Two candidates were obligated and one
application for membership was re-
ceiVed The STRENGTHENING movement
advocated by the Labor Council was
ind0rsed. The union viii hold its an
nUal picnic and family reunion at Shell
Mound Park on June 16. Valuable gate
and game prizes viii be awarded.
\ Typographical Union No. q will be
y regular monthly session next sun
day afternoon. The special order viii
be whether or not the union viii in
dorse the proposition to form a State
Federation Of Printing Trades. This
matter is OF great Importance 10 the
craft and all members should attend.
Organized labor is being strength
ened very materially in the southern
ing up in every city, town and hamlet
and 1t viii not be long before that sec
tion Of the State Will be as strongly
intrenched in trades unionism as the
central portion. Several organizers are
kept busy in the south and they have
al done excellent work Take as an
instance the labOrs Of /. B. Biddle. or
ganizer for the American Federation OF
Labor He is also acting for the State
Federation of Labor. He has recently
been in San Diego. and while there he
organized the retail clerks. the mixers
and the millmen. He has reorganized
the marble settlers helpers in Los An
geles. Besides that he has formed the
Metal Trades Council and volun-
tary organization. This has all been
accomplished by one man since the first
Of this year. Besides this work in the
south much organization work is being
done in the northern part Of the State,
especially in Humboldt and Mendocino
counties.
The unions Of the brewery workers
ia the vicinity of Pittsburg are threat
ened with suspension from the Iron
city Council because Of the Jurisdiction
dispute with the stationary engineers.
stationary iremen and teamsters over
a contract recently entered into with a
Ducuesne brewery, declaring they will
not recede from the position they have
taken and viii insist in retaining in
their mem bership the craftsmen in
question regardless Of the ruling OF the
Minneapolis convention Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. which pro-
vides for forfeiture Of charter of cen
tral bodies which retain as members
Unions OF brewery workers which CO.
cree stationary engineers, stationary
freTnen or teamsters into membership
in their organization.
Molders' Auxiliary Capprentices) met
IN Liberty Hall. Fourteenth and Mis-
sion streets. Monday night and re-
organized This organization has held
no meeting since the earthquake.
Thirty-fve members attended. At the
next meeting it is expected over 100
win be present, when they will go
into permanent organization and elect
officers.
The officers of the International
brotherhood OF Bookbinders announce
that ii has been decided to make a
general demand for the eight hour
workday. and the day when II VIII go
into effect has been put TO a referen-
DUN vote Of the 10000 members
The sixth anniversary of Fresno
Painters Union was celebrated the
oSaer evening with social and card
p@ty The painters claim TO be pio-
neers in the union movement in that
city. being antedated only by the print
ers. When first chartered the pay was
Sl75 to f225 day of ten hours. Now
its members receive from $3.50 to 81 for
an eight-hour day.
Thirty-six candidates were obligated