The San Francisco call., 1907-02-23
MILK DRIVERS WARNED
To RESUME THEIR WORK
Dairy Owners to Fill Places
of Strikers Absent
This Morning
WAGONS ARE HELD UP
In Alameda and Berkeley
Drivers Are Seized and
Cans Emptied
WAGONS ARE HELD UP

OAKLAND, Feb. 22-MfIk Wagon
Drivers Union No. 29S went on strike
this morning. their action virtually
cutting off without warning the milk
supply of Oakland, Alameda and Berke-
ley. The strike was brought about,
the drivers assert. through the refusal
of the Retail Milkmen's Association to
abide by an agreement said to have
been signed by representatives OF the
association.
The agreement called for $50 month
wages, a nine-hour day and four days
off a month. The men assert that the
employers refused to allow the drivers
to go out on their morning runs at
z o'clock instead of at a. m This. the
association representatives aver. can
not be granted. owing TO the demand
of customers for early morning sup
plies.
Notice was served upon the union
today that members who should fail to
return to work by tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock would forfeit their jobs.
The association makes the claim that
the union ordered a strike in violation
of an arbitration clause in the agree
ment.
Edward s. Babue, secretary of the
association, said that drivers in Alameda
and Berkeley this morning reported
that their wagons had been stopped
and the cans emptied into the street.
Thus far the Brotherhood of Team
sters and the Central Labor Council
have not taken cognizance of the
strike, which has resulted in serious
inconvenience, particularly in the cases
of children and invalids. The large
dairies managed to get supplies to the
hospitals and children's homes, but
families went without milk. Some Of
the dairymen who drive their own
wagons were not affected
Meetings of the union and OF the as
sociation were held during the day. The
association announced that men to I'LL
all jobs would be put on as soon as the
time limit had expired for return Of
the strikers.
ALAMEDA, Feb. 22.-As a result of
the strike of the Dairy Drivers Union
two milk wagons of the Central Dairy
were held up here today and the con-
tents of the cans emptied into the
street. The first wagon, driven by G..
B. Guisto, was taken possession OF this
morning at o'clock at the corner Of
Encinal and Park avenues while the
driver was serving a customer Two
men, said by the police to be from Oak
land, took charge of the vehicle, and
after driving to the corner of Clement
avenue and Everett street, emptied the
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another milk delivery wagon on Ala
media avenue, near Oak street. and re-
peated the performance OF emptying the
cans. The driver OF the wagon, Arnold
Rattke. was compelled to leave the We
hicle while the milk was being spilled.
W. Layton. who gave his address as 211
Sixth street, Oakland, was Identified
by Rattke as one Of the six that took
possession of his wagon Layton was
arrested by Policeman Lawrence and
charged with peace disturbance by Ly-
man Hartford, one of the proprietors Of
the Central Dairy.
BERKELEY, Feb. 22.-Drivers en-
gagged IN delivering milk for Berkeley
dairies were stopped this morning and
held while their milk cans were emp
tied on the street. Four creamery driv-
ers made complaints of similar treat
ment. The Berkeley dairies affected by
the strike of drivers In Alameda Coun-
ty are Varsity Creamery, Pure Milk
Creamery, Berkeley Farm and Dairy
Creamery and Golden Gate Creamery.