The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
MANY SHOPS AGREE
TO union TERMS
Carriage Workers Declare De-
mands Acceded To by Large
Number of Firms
head of Proprietors' Associa-
ton Says Members Will Not
Sign Agreement

Lass sss1s The trouble b e.
S1sAoes lset csseett lcogsclIl tween the carriage
S9EE55ElsS workers and [ h e
proprietors is still
-on. The proprietors association.
through President Lowney, says that it
intends to run on the open shop prin-
elpIe and will not sign the agreement,
out ali are not united on this idea
AT a meeting of local No. 8 of the
carriage and wagon makers union, held
tuesday night, the following statement
was authorized:
We were sstonished to read what purported
10 De an interview with two leading carriage
manufacturers Of this city to the eject that
% %lIee-quarters OF the shops in this city
,1 runRihs VIII their own help who refused TO
WAX out This is misleading, TO say the least
because II is absolutely false While II is a
Iset that about thirty shops are running TO
those who have signed the agreement that are
putting on men as rapidly circumstances will
permit The employers who have signed have
more work than they can handle, while the
otners are doing the best they can under the
eilorts Of the employers, who, a general rule.
nave been strangers to the real work for
long time The fight looks better each day
LOT the local. The statements issued by this
local are straightforward The local does not
desire to run any mans shop and has never
TO say regarding conditions under which mem
bers work As to empiovers who saw tbev are
favorable 10 the men and TO the terms OF the
agreement, Why do they not show their good
I rsith oy signing up and ending the contro-
Carpenters union No. 4S3 at its last
meeting voted in favor of having its
members declare themselves at the
polls in favor of the entire municipal
bond issue. The delegates to the dis
trict council were instructed to bring
the matter before that body with a
view to have similar action taken.
Varnishers' and polishers union No.
134 met last Tuesday for the first time
IN Building Trades temple and had a
large attendance. Sixteen applications
for membership were received. The
social committee reported having COM
pleted all arrangements for the ball
that il is TO give at the Building Trades
temple next Saturday night.
The marble cutters union has named
T. Pendergast, D. S Looney and F. T.
AIcGade committee to arrange for a
ball on the night of the last Saturday
in the current month. The union, at
its first meeting in the Building Trades
temple. initiated four applicants for
membership and the business agent re-
ported business good. the members all
being employed on inside work.
Steam filters union No. s6 at its last
meeting indorsed the request of the
label committee and the garment work
ers that union men DO not purchase
overalls that have not the union label
The union donated SIS TO the f1remen
in Hamilton. Ohio, who have been on
strike since last December. There was
the initiation of two candidates.
Housesniths' union No. IS will have
a ladies' night in the building trades
I Re Ca &
rection of the following committee of
arrangements: Z. McGuirk W Cas-
sidy. T. Bech, J. Mclaughlin, ]. Rus
sell and E. F. Perry.
] At the meeting Of the carriage work
ers' union last night it was announced
that two more proprietors had signed
/ the agreement, making 81 in all
At the last meeting OF the state dis
/ trict council of retail clerks it was de-
cided that hereafter all disputes that
may arise between employers and en-
ployes shall be acted upon by the coun-
/ ell and that any desire to walkout,
! boycott or strike shall be passed upon
/ by that body before it is brought be-
fore the San Francisco labor council
Bakers union No. "a has instructed
its secretary. Richard Schwartig, to
notify all central labor bodies in the
country to request bakers to keep away
from san Francisco. as at this time
there is not employment enough for
! those already here. The union de-
clared itself in favor of the bill now
before congress TO modify the Sherman
antitrust law to exempt labor organi-
cations from its operations.
/ The steam engineers union is to be
visited by Mathew Commerford, the in
tern2tional president. who arrived yes
terday on an official visit to the subor-
dinates Of the organization in this and
1 adjacent states.
4 Last Tuesday night the sugar work.
ers' union received Is applications for
membership, and decided to have a
high Jinks and smoker in the Labor
temple Sunday afternoon.
Branch No. Of the amaIgamated So
ciety Of carpenters and joiners has ap-
/ pointed Truttelter J. Prosser and S.
! Leight as its representatives to the
anti-J japanese Korean league. On ref
! erendum vote the branch decided to
affiliate with the European society of
carpenters and joiners. which has its
headquarters in England.
For the first time in many years the
two local unions of millmen, Nos 422
and 42S, met last Tuesday under the
same roof This was in the building
trades temple and after the first had
disposed of routine business the mem
bers in a body paid fraternal visit to
the other union