The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
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certain II all school 1
desks and supplies union made The
matter was referred 10 Secretary Gal
lagher, with instructions TO investigate
and report at the next session
Gallagher was also instructed TO In
terview o. A. Tveitmoe, secretary of
the Building Trades council and aseer-
tain why the report OF the general
several weeks ago, has not been print I
ed and distributed to the nnions
The following is 8 synopsis OF minor |
business transacted during the session
of the San Francisco labor council at
the Labor temple Friday night:
The janitors' union asked the council |
to declare boycott on Lyric hall on
the ground that 1t Is not conducted on
union principles and that it is cared
for by japanese janitors. The matter
was referred to the executive commit
tee
The mixers protective association
announced that the boycott still
is on against the Guadalupe dairy. and
that while there are many who have
ceased procuring milk from that dairy,
they are obtaining 1t from the Stand
ard which. II is alleged, is part Of the
company OF which the Guadalupe is
/ the head. The association asked that
the boycott be extended to the Stand
4 ard This was also referred.
The sugar workers union announced
I that commencing next month it will
move It's headquarters and meeting
place from the Potrero to the Labor
temple, to meet there the first and third
Tuesdays of each month. also the after
noon of the second Sunday.
The Sacramento federation OF labor
I a hr-f CIT haY Wi q
boycott placed on local oyster house.
A request from the retail grocers'
clerks for the support OF the council In
its movement to have stores closed at,
o'clock and on Sunday was laid over
until the council shall hear from the
district council Of retail clerks.
The brewers union reported that
/ SEQ workmen had been locked out by
+, the Anheuser- Busch company of St
Louis. and asked that the council take
i steps to have members Of the unions
afiliated with it not to purchase the
/ products of that concern on the ground
that such is unfair to union labor
The butchers union reported that 1T
had succeeded in having all butcher
shops in Chinatown and shops kept by
foreigners In the northern part OF the
city close on Sundays. 1t was also an
nounced that tab is being kept on
white butchers who purchase meat in
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to their customers as meat prepared for
the market by union butchers at union
slaughter houses.
The teamsters' union announced that
It will give a picnic May 81 at
Schuetzen park
It was announced that the dairymen
| are making a move TO reduce the pay
of mixers from $50 to s4s per month,
The council decided TO ask the Amer
lean federation of labor TO send an or
ganizer to this city who can speak
French, that he may organize work
ers in French laundries and French
! bakeries.
The secretary was instructed to COM
? municate with the union OF independent
tailors and ask it to send a committee
: to confer with a committee of the coun-
! Gil and one of tourneymen's union No
with view to bringing the TIVE
unions together.
The library of musicians union ioca
No. has been added to during tn.
week by the contribution of theoretica
and technical works by J. Fl. Dohr
e mann formerly organfst of st. Pat
e rick's church Of this city.
+ The board of directors of this loca
' has suspended F. Gishla and r. Mos
: conf for failure to abide by decisionl
rendered against them w NJ. Keogl
4 and Misses NJ and K. Butzbach wer,
d admitted on transfer cards. G. Wilder
A. E. Verdier an J. Olivier were ad
mitted to membership by initiation.
e Andrew Furuseth of the sailors
! union will address the Ruskin club I,
the Hotel Athens. Oakland. Thursday !
J April 2. which is trades unionists
: night In addition to the address o
n the evening. on human liberty, b,
e Furuseth, there will be a talk on ssTh
e Relation of Trades Unionism to th
Unemployed" by Halvor Hauch, an,
d songs by Harry Dumont. HI. Shelley
d William Morris and Frank z. Wheat
?. A banquet will follow.
i Cooks union No. ~ has also bee
obliged to discharge il picnic commit
tee. it having discovered that it is i'm
possible TO secure grounds for the dat
er selected. At its last meeting the unio
to received eight applications for member
e ship and initiated two candidates.
ly Carpenters union No. 1882 has ap
Sc pointed Frank e. Maxwell, ]. B. Sharl
G. A Nelson. Edward Soully and 4
Calderwood a committee to arrange
TO tion of the sixth anniversary of the or
ganization of the union.
TX The San Francisco labor council ha
J. contributed go TO the citizens healt
le committee In aid OF the sanitation funs
Each union affiliated with the counc
Will be asked to contribute.
owners of planning mills in this cit
> have announced intention to close the
places OF business Saturday. June
to give the men in their employ a
. opportunity TO attend tho carpenter
picnic at Shell Mound.
Jxrnes II. Bowling. for a long tin
OF secretary-treasurer of division No. q
If of the carmen's union, is now in til
20. real estate business
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his The Mattresses union at Its la
meeting decided to bring up at II
Il next meeting a proposition to send de
he egates 70 the womans equal su1rae
of league of this city. also to discusss til
an advisabilfty Of sending two or moi
he members TO the next session of II
We legislature TO work in the interest
is equal suffrage. The union admitte
ng IL candidates to membership by init
. union Ia afcrf,acfcr rfon