The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

.. M. BOYLE
agent has also been instructed to en-
force 1t. A meeting will be held on
FRIDAY in Improvement Hall, 1868 Mar
ket street, for the purpose of hearing
the report Of the committee on wages
and hours. Fines will be imposed for
non attendance. Quarterly working
cards must be obtained by this meet
ing.
The announcement has been received
IN this city that the assessment levied
by the International Typographical
Union for the furtherance of the eight
hour day has again been reduced. The
battle is so nearly won that the 5 per
cent assessment has been reduced TO
per cent. Few men remained on the
strike list and the union was collect
ing more money than was needed. The
United Typothetae has been defeated in
the eight-hour contest. 1t is now will
ing to sign An agreement with the in
ternational pressmen giving them an
eight-hour day after January /, 1903.
1t is very doubtful IL the coming con-
vention OF pressmen will accept such a
remote date for putting the eight-hour
day into operation. A big fight on the
question is certain, and should Presi-
dent Martin Higgins become an OBJ
structionist he will find a battle on hrs
hands that may relegate him TO the
ranks. The delegates from the Pacific
Coast are up in arms and their pres
ence will be felt in the coming con-
vention.
John H. Brinkman. president of the
Washington Cd. c. Central Labor
Union. has Just been notified that he
has been elected to the Office of secre-
tary-treasurer of the International
Union of Carriage and Wagon Workers
of North America Brinkman's election
to this office means that the headquar-
ters will be established in Washington.
He is now in Chicago to take charge of
the Office books.
E. A. Erickson presided at the last
meeting of the Sailors Union Of the Pa
cific. The secretary reported that ship
ping was fair. The educational meet
ings held each Wednesday evening are
well attended. There will be good
speakers at each meeting. and all sail
ors who can should attend. The Ia
coma agent stated that shipping and
prospects were good and that men were
scarce. The Seattle agent wrote that
shipping and prospects were good. The
Port Townsend agent reported that
shipping was slack. The Aberdeen
agent stated that shipping was slack
and that only few vessels were in port.
The Portland agent wrote that ship
ping was dull and prospects poor. The
Eureka agent reported that shipping g
and prospects were good and men
scarce. The San Pedro agent stated
that shipping was good. The Honolulu
agent wrote that shipping and pros
poets were dull.
Encouraged by the success of the up
holstery weavers in Philadelphia in OBJ
tanning an II per cent increase in pay.
the Cloth and Dress Weavers' Union of
that city has decided to ask for a 15
per cent increase. This union numbers
about 1900 men, who are, employed
in about fifty mills. The cotton and
woolen goods weavers. it is expected,
will also make a. demand upon the
manufacturers for a Is per cent in
crease. Other branches of the textile
trade will also follow the lead of the
Upholstery Weavers' Union.
Ed. Anderson was in the chair at the
last meeting of Marine Cooks and Stew
ards Association of the Pacific Coast.
Secretary Steidle reported that ship
ping was fair with plenty of men
ashore. The Seattle agencv was au-
thorized to contribute s25 to the Ta-
coma Building Trades Assembly, which
is now on strike.
The Musicians Union of Stockton has
adopted a new schedule of prices. Mu-
sicians having steady employment have
had their salaries raised about 10 per
cent The minimum number of musi-
clans to be employed in theater is
fixed by the seating capacity Of the
house. For picnics and dances the old
rate will prevail, with the exception
that where liquor is sold musicians
will receive an advance of about Is
per cent on the regular prices.
The statement of a correspondent of
the Machinists' Journal that New
England firm manufacturers idols for
the heathens of the Far East and sends
them out duly stamped with the union
label of the International Association
of Machinists called forth the editorial
rejoinder that "a union-made god is
not to be sneezed at, and ought to fill
a long-felt want"
The District Council of Carpenters of
Alameda County at a recent meeting
reelected E. Thompson business agent
for the sixth time. Thompson is a
union man Of varied experience. He
was a charter member of the first car
penters' union formed in Spokane. At
the time of the Coeur dAlene excite
ment he was among the first on the
ground and engaged in mining. For
his union principles he served a term
in the so-called "bull-pen."
Strikes that have come about
throughout the country for several
years. because plasterers did the work
of bricklayers. and vice versa, have
been stopped by a national agreement
between the contending parties. II
provides that union plasterers who can
do bricklaying can lay brick on condi-
tion that they pay the dues of brick
layers, while the work lasts, to the
bricklayers locxl in the place where
the work is done.
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