The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
EDITED BY O. NJ. BOYLE

ELI l. LII ID
A call has been issued TO every union
affiliated with the United Brotherhood
I OF Carpenters and Joiners in California
to send one delegate to meeting to be
held in California Hall, in Oakland, on
April p, to form a state Council of
Carpenters The council will strive TO
establish better conditions throughout
the State. shorten the hours of labor
and increase wages. Other objects OF
/ the council are: To facilitate the or
ganization OF local unions in all towns
and districts of California; TO help
systematize the organization methods
of the United Brotherhood in the State
to imbue more life and enthusiasm into
the unions already established; TO reg
ulate and equalize the apprenticeship
/ laws by State legislation; TO act as
medium for the settlement of disputes
in connection with the craft; to procure
State legislation favorable TO the craft
as well as to other organized. labor
/ bodies; TO keep the several unions
throughout the State in closer touch
one with another: to furnish informa-
tfon regarding nonunion firms. delin-
ouent members and rejected applicants,
and TO use every honorable means TO
promote the use OF the union label
among the carpenters and millmen of
the State.
Construction work on the mammoth
new harbor at Gary. Ind, under the
direction OF the United States Steel Cor
poration, has been interrupted by the
pile drivers strike 900 men quitting
work. This strike viii tie up all other
work unless the demands OF the pile
drivers are satisfied in a short time.
The harbor contract at Gary calls for
81, oO0. 900 expenditure. and the strike
was called by the Pile Drivers Union
after a refusal on the part OF the en-
ploying contractors to carry out an
agreement made with the men year
ago. when work on the Gary harbor
was begun. This strike involves
dredgemen tugmen and ship carpen-
ters 1t also affects the engineers and
other men in the marine alliance. Last
Saturday was the day the eight-hour
agreement was 10 go into effect The
principal fight is directed against the
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Com
pany. This company has the Gary con-
tract and also a large percentage OF the
work along the Lake Michigan shore
to Chicago. The wages are from $z.75
TO s4.25 a day.
Secretary william McCabe Of the
Labor Council appeared before the
meeting OF the Retail Grocers' Asso-
citation this week and was assured by
f
would do their utmost to further the
sale OF union made brooms. The Broom
makers Union desires that all union
men should insist on having the union
label on all brooms purchased
Eleven candidates were obligated at
the last meeting OF PAYERS Union No.
is After the routine business had been
transacted the local elected the follow
ing officers: President, Michael Glynn;
vice president, Francis Murphy; secre-
tary, j. ". Leary; treasurer. Thomas
McGrath; sergeant at arms. James
Lynch: delegate TO the Labor Council,
Michael McGrath; trustees, Patrick
McGreel. Patrick Golden and James
Gill
! Garments Union No. 2o5 met Tuesday
evening at the Labor Council Temple.
I Vice President Lefhngwell was in the
chair, President Cornelius having gone
north on q business trip. IT was an
nounced that the Geary- line had
paid the back wages due the men as
decided upon by the board Of arbitra-
+ ton and ii was reported that the Cali
] fOrnia-street system was about ready
! TO pay the men. The only road about
which nothing definite could be learned
was the United Railroads. once be-
/ fore this road kept the men out of
their money for many months. That
was the reason the sixty-day clause
was inserted.
At the last meeting of Iron Molders'
! Union No 164 four candidates were
initiated. Several applications are
awaiting action. The members believe
that the time is about ripe to declare
for an eight-hour day and with the
other trades in the iron industry will
soon make a demand for the shorter
workday. Business was reported good,
the members generally being at work.
II Is probable that the eight-hour day
will be put into effect on May /.
President Bowen Of the International
Masons' and Bricklayers' Union, who
had been in this city for several weeks.
left yesterday for Fresno. where he
viii pay a visit to the local union of
that city. He viii visit other cities
in the southern part of the State before
be returns 10 his Eastern home. He
was pleased greatly with the pros
perors conditions in trade union cir