The San Francisco call., 1907-06-06
UNIONS OF WOODWORKERs
AND M|LYMEN MERGED
Local No. 423 Decides to
Join With. Another
Trades Body
SHOE CLERKS ELECT
Stationery Firernen Reject
Agreement to Accept
Nine Hour Day

voted unanimously
to amalgamate with the wood workers
Of America. The union, which has a
team to take part in the ball game
at the recreation grounds next Sunday
to be played for the benefit of the
laundry workers and the telephone
operators, purchased 500 tickets and
the declaration was made that mo. 423
will wipe the other fellows off the ball
field as it has some of the best nom
professionals in the city on the team
The union donated $50 to the laundry
workers in response to request from
committee of that organization. The
election for officers who are to serve
for the next term will be held Tuesday,
June II. This union has two trans
portation wagons in use and will soon
put on several more.
The following nominations have
been made by the rammermen's union:
B. J. Moran. for president; ]. H. Conley,
for vice president; c. M. Gillon, secre
tary; P. J. O'Shea, treasurer; Thomas
Thompson, conductor; William Gordon,
guard: Joseph Burke and j. H. Murphy,
delegates to labor council; B. j. Moran,
j. H. Conley and c. M. Gillon, trustees
The union indorsed the carmen's strike
and donated $50 to the union. 1t also
donated $40 to the telephone operators
1t resolved to impose penalty Of SIS
on any member found riding on nom
union cars, one-fifth of the fine col
lected to go to the informant and the
remainder TO the carmen'S union. The
members were requested to urge upon
their friends and acquaintances outside
of the union to discontinue patronizing
the cars during the strike.
The blacksmiths will hold a special
meeting tomorrow night in the Labor
temple to vote on the ratification or
rejection of the agreement entered into
between the iron trades council and
the metal trades association.
H. Ryan and J. Eagle, members of
the laundry workers union of San Jose.
were in this city Tuesday to confer
with the local executive committee of
the steam laundry workers on the situ-
alton Ryan said that the only thing
that the San Jose union asked for was
the eight hour day, and that there was
no demand made in any way for an
increase in wages.
The stationary fremen at their meet
ing in the labor temple Tuesday night
voted against ratifying the agreement
of the iron trades council that the men
return to work next Saturday. They
decline to return on the nine hour day,
with gradual reduction of time in the
future.
The retail shoe clerks union at its
last meeting elected the following Of
ficers: w. J. Hennessy, president; J. ].
Byrnes, first vice president; III. Cantro-
with, second vice president; NJ e. LIGHT,
recorder; w. O'Connor, guide; III. j.
Patten, inside guard, Thomas Ashley,
outside guard: II. F. Fleishman, trus-
tee for Is months; ]. K. Jones, NJ. l..
LIGHT and j. j. Byrnes, delegates to the
labor council.
The iron molders' union, which did
not close it's session until after o'clock
yesterday morning, voted in favor of
the agreement to return to work next
Saturday.
Carpenters union No. 1922 initiated
10 candidates at it's last meeting. The
union will conduct funeral services at
10 o'clock this morning over the re-
mains of j. H. Hamilton. member.
After many years of struggle the
printers of Norway have secured a
lished the eight hour day.
The secretary of the labor depart
ment of New Zealand in his report, filed
a short time ago, says: There is prac-
tically no unemployed men in New
Zealand. The past year, 1906, was the
best the workers ever had in New Zea-
land, and there are indications that the
current year will be even better
The miners of Charleroi, Belgium,
want the eight hour rule. as appears
by a decisive vote taken recently. 1t
was 25,978 in favor to 100 against.
The raise in wages that was given a
short time ago by the companies of
Broken Hill, Australia, to the miners
has been offset by the increased rent
demanded by the landlords.
A correspondent from Alexandria. La.
to the official organ of the brotherhood
of painters, decorators and paper
hangers of America writes to show how
education along Industrial lines MAS
benefited local union No. 9S5. which |
was organized in that city about four
years ago. He says:
At the time of organiza tion wages were 81. so |
TO 81. so for 10 hour day; they were raised to |
So. 70 the hour day granted, and In July |
1906, an increase to So granted without a |
request. April IL we received S3 and the s |
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