The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-15
ELECTRICAL UNION
BLOCKS COUNCIL
Injunction Secured Which
Prevents the Suspension
of Local Organization
CRISIS IS REACHED

The fight between the Building Trades
Council and the Electrical Workers
Union, Local No. 6 (inside electricians),
In connection with the existing strike
called by the union without the sane
ton Of the Building Trades Council
reached its climax yesterday. The re-
suit was the Issuance of a restraining
order preventing the suspension of the
union by the Building Trades Council,
which, it was reported, was to have oc-
Cured this week The suit for injunc-
ton was filed yesterday afternoon and
the restraining order was issued by
Judge Seawell
The complaint filed by the union sets
forth that its members hold their cards,
issued by the Building Trades Council,
for the quarter ending March 81. and
that the constitution of the council pro-
vides for suspension or expulsion of
any union for cause, but not until after
trial. 1t is stated also that on Janu-
airy the council passed a resolution
condemning the strike of inside wire
men as illegal, inimical TO the building
Industry and to the general. prosperity.
and that on January 10 a resolution
was adopted suspending the union, the
suspension to take effect this week.
A restraining order was asked to pre-
vent the suspension from being carried
out. and the suit asks that the order of
sur PtlltlDm DG uetAdTeQ CdnCGleu ana
the members Of the Electrical Workers
Union restored to membership in the
Building Trades Council.
The difficulty between the electrl-
clans and sthe Building Trades Coun-
ell threatens developments of seri-
Gus character. not only for the cleo
trcians but for many of the unions
affiliated with the Building Trades
Council. At the meeting of the cleo
trical workers on Saturday night the
union voted TO disregard the ultimatum
of the Building Trades Council, giving
il until midnight on Saturday to re-
scind the demand for higher wages
upon penalty Of suspension. In view
Of this stand IL was stated that at the
meeting of the Building Trades Coun-
ell on Thursday night the offending
electrical workers union would be sus-
pended A trial committee was to have
been appointed and Building Trades
cards of No. revoked if con-
victed Of violations of the laws of the
council. This would mean that other
building trades unions would refuse
to work with the electricians.
The electrical workers, however, be-
4 long to an international and their eff
forts at the present time are toward
] securing an Endorsement of their strike
/ by that body. This International, as
well as the internationals of many
other unions which compose the Build
/ ing Trades Council of this city, belong
4 to the American Federation of Labor.
4 If the Electrical Workers international
/ indorses the present strike an effort
will be made to have the American
Federation Of Labor take a hand in the
dispute and order the local unions here
/ to respect the electrical workers cards.
/ If this is brought about the unions
must either throw over the building
trades or the American Federation of
Labor. either of which is a matter of
the gravest import to trades unionism
/ of the city.
The executive committee of the cleo
tricaI workers resolved as follows in
response TO the ultimatum of the Build
ing Trades Council:
THAT the communication from the
Building Trades Council be received
and filed, and the council notified that
we have not been notified OF charges
or Of the appointment Of any trial com
mittee No. requests of the council
what IL requests of No. 6-that the
council abide by its own laws"