The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
WATCHES EMPLOYEES
OF WORKS BOARD
Business Agent of the Concrete
and Asphalt Workers
Makes Report
Union Wants All Aliens Barred
and Rule as to Wages and
Hours Enforced


tZst5Es -ss2s s.eogss7l the street concrete
tEz5sssS and asphalt work
ers union last
night IN the building trades temple
The business agent reported that during
the last week. under instruction Of the
union, ne had been busy since the
previous session watching all the en-
ployes OF the board of public works 10
discover Il any are not American citf-
zens. and 10 learn II the rule as to
wages and hours is faithfully carried
Out de VIII make a further report
next Tuesday This organization has
expressed itself that only citizens
should be employed on public work
The union initiated six candidates.
At the two meetings held yesterday
ln the labor temple under the auspices
or bakers and confectioners' union No
- for the purpose Of fully organizing
French, German and Greek bakers, and
bakery delivery drivers. 80 nonunion
men signed the roll OF the two unions.
Marcel Willie. the business agent. sug-
gested that there be a conference of
TIE foreign bakery proprietors and a
committee Of the labor council in order
10 harmonize all parties.
BARRIERS union local No. AS last
-lonoay night had short meeting,
curing which i've elected candidates
were initiated and four applications
lor membership were presented.
ne ollcerS OF the union and a dele
gatlon OF members attended the funeral
yesterday OF J. q. DaYey, one of the
old members. who had been active in
me union Tor more than 10 years His
Denenclarles viii receive $3.50 as q
llneral benefit from the International
since the first Of the current month
tae local has paid $3.50 in BENEFITS TO
or ns 81 81 isl
Bar tenders union local 10. Il. at
IS last meeting initiated seven candi-
oates ana received 10 applications This
local VIII nominate candidates for Of
Nces on the first and second Mondays
in December and viii elect at a date
- - ne selected before the close OF the
month.
The ,oarriage and wagon workers
union local No is 10 have a mas
querade ball in the Garden rink tonight
ln aid Of its fund for out OF work
members
The meeting Of boiler makers union
10 - was addressed last night by
e5Qng trade lines Seventh Vice Pres
tRe meeting. but sent regrets al his in
a-ility 10 be present
The masquerade ball given by butch
ers union local No. rs in the Mission
ttst functions ever given by this union
and the success OF IL was due in great
measure 10 the untiring efforts Of the
.committee Of arrangements. composed
OF Charles kl0os. Charles CatOir Wal
Ter scott William y. FLYNN. William
lsaFrlnger, J. J. kretzmer, Charles
Wenk. Frederick Zimmerman. Edward
lovers, tiaTles hillpack, NJ Maxwell
and Walter Perry. assisted by Secre-
tarE d. J. Murray J. J. kretzmer was
The floor manager
The several unions in Sacramento
engaged in the teaming business are
considering proposition TO form a
district council Of the united brother
that it viii be orgs nized-
The FIRST of = series Of papers to be
read before branch ?. amalgamated
society Of carpenters and joiners. TO
De read and debated monthly by mem
hers was presented at the last
Merriman on "The Attitude of Or
ganized Labor Toward Politics" The
contention was that organized labor
must sepa rate from the old political
Darties and form d strong purely labor
party that shall work and legislate
Tor organized labor The subject was
discussed bv q number Of those pres
ent and az The close the paper was in
The next paper viii be on Athletics
in Tie labor Unions
The Marin County Tocsin Of san Ra-
fael has been unionized through the
efforts Of General Organizer George F.
Mitchell Of the typographical union and
charles " Radebold OF printing
pressDcn's union No. "a
ne wages paid on Norwegian vessels
is $50 for master per month. $50 for
engineer and $50 for seaman.