The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
UNITED RAILROADS
STARTS BOYCOTT
FOrbids Employees TO PatrOnize
Restaurant Kept by Union
Carman
Proposed Reduction OF Wages OF
BARRIERS Unanimously
Rejected

--rb sEg- "Boycotted by or
6=EI5fs (GM.Q2ss coGEsH1 der OF the United
0Szsz4S7gSs57 Railroads" is the
sign that was put
up yesterday in front of the Cozy lunch
place. at Twenty-fourth and Castro
streets 1t is conducted by Frank A.
Davidson, a member of the executive
board Of the carmen's union, division
No. 2O5. and was up to the latter part
of last week patronized by the rail-
roadmen Of the Castro street line. The
railroadmen were notified that if they
continued to patronize the place they
would be considered by the company
as union men and would be treated ac-
cordingly.
John Calish, John Bernard, J. A San
dell, William Kersch, John Gillespie, M.
Baron and L. Frankel of the master
BARRIERS progressive. association COM
municated with the journeymen bar
bers' union last Monday night and pre-
sented a new wage scale, by which the
wages are proposed to be cut down. The
reason for this change is depression
in business and high rents" The new
scale submitted is as follows:
Hours and shop conditions TO remain as now
in effect, to wit: Shops open every day a. m,
close s p. m; Saturdays, from a. m. 10
10 p. m; Sundays, from a. m. to u N.
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day. first Monday in September, close all day.
Wages-Minlmum wages, S15 per week, guar
anteed with go per cent over $40 taken in by
| the barber. with all increase of higher guaran-
| tees TO be based upon the ratio of 60 cents on
/ the dollar for every dollar taken in by the
/ barber: Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays,
! 50 gnarsnteed and 60 per cent over SIS: Sat
! day and Sunday, Sc, guaranteed, and 60 per
/ cent over SO; every evening and Saturday and
SIS; a single day, with the exception Of Sat
urday or Sunday, 50, guaranteed, and 90 pei
cent over s..
The meeting, which was largely at
tended, rejected the proposition by
unanimous vote for the time being. The
matter may be taken up as some future
meeting. The journeymen assert that
the committee does not represent the
majority of master BARRIERS who are
still paying the regular rates.
The proposition which has been be-
fore the union for some time OF re
hitting the dues of the officers anC
| delegates TO the labor council was
/ finally voted down.
The sum of SO was donated to the
bother Gamers and a contribution was
made to a woman member of the re
tail clerks union who is in distress
The secretary Of the San Francisco
labor council received a letter yester-
day from lodge No. 123 of Paducaf
international association of machinists
/ asking that the attention of the coun
ell be drawn to the fact that the lodge
has adopted a set of resolutions which
favor the placing on all laws passed
by congress the words: Law enacted
and duly signed shall be constitution
al" and that courts desiring to render
a decision in q case where the law a!
made by congress is not fully under
stood, a court shall postpone the de
cision and ask congress to translate
the meaning Of the enactment"
At the last meeting Of the wait
resses' union it was reported that sew
eraI conferences have been held will
the proprietor of the Vienna cafe witt
a view to settling the walkout whicl
occurred few days ago, but that tn
proprietor would not come TO an,
terms. consequently the boycott is still
on. The union decided not to parad
on Labor day. Four elected candi
dates for membership were obligated.
The following have been elected a
the officers Of the iron trades council
for the ensuing term: ]. w. Sweeney
president; D. Kane, vice president I
A Reardon. treasurer; George Sande
man, secretary; J. Z. Smith, sergean
at arms.