The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
BARRIERS UNION
GAINS MEMBERS
Calls a Special Meeting to Con-
slider Matters of Very
Great Importance
UphOIsterers' Union Chooses a
New Vice President and Also
a Business Agent

| S11E5a0SIsso this city, which
has a membership
/ of more than 700, and is one of the
most active OF trades organizations,
did not have meeting last Monday
| because that day was Labor day, but it
| is to hold an important meeting to-
morrow night for the consideration of
number of very weighty matters. In
view OF this, it is desired that there be
a large attendance.
/ This union has made remarkable
progress of late and many have been
attracted to it. particularly since there
has been a change that provides for
| increased benefits in case of sickness.
A report of the amount that has been
paid during the last year is being pre-
pared and will be presented to the
membership. This will show that more
than $4,000 has been expended for the
care of the sick and the burial of the
dead in IL months.
At the last meeting of carpenters
union No. %, a letter from the general
office of the united brotherhood of car
penters and joiners of America, To-
Gated in Indianapolis, Ind, was read.
1t is in the. nature of congratulations
to the carpenters trade in San Fran
cisco for the efficient manner in which
/ it is organized and manner in which
! it upholds the principles of organized
| labor. The letter expresses the hope
4 that the San Francisco delegation will
capture the convention for 1910 The
union received into \ its membership
seven members from other jurisdictions
on transfer cards and II candidates by
initiation.
The ball given last week in aid of
the sick and funeral fund of the
plumbers, gas and steam filters union
netted nearly $500, SO it was reported
at the meeting held Friday night. This
union will be represented in the united
association of plumbers, gas filters.
steam filters and steam filters helpers
| of the United States and Canada that is
to meet in Indianapolis, Ind, Septem-
/ Der 81 by Thomas B. Casserley, Daniel
Welsh, Frank Argent, Harry Bartnett,
( William Cahill, John Cofeld Walter
! O'Connell and William Mcdonald.
These representatives will leave Sep
! tember II on 'the plumbers car" and
on the way east will take up delega-
tions from other points in the state
The anti-Japanese laundry league has
issued a history of the Sunset Japanese
! laundry at Twenty-third street and san
Jose avenue, which maintained a boil
| er in violation of law and for which 1T
was fined $50 after it had been decided
| that the power of the local supervisors
in relation to boilers and engines is
supreme. 1t calls attention to the fact
that the laundry named filed petition
for a permit last week to maintain an
engine and boiler on their premises. and
that this will be opposed by almost
every resident in the vicinity of the
laundry.
Cooks union local No. A has ap
pointed committee to arrange for a.
| jinks and smoker to be given in its
hall the night of Thursday, September
II. The local at its last meeting de-
cided to maintain the initiation fee at
! s5, despite an effort made to reduce
| it for a time. Several candidates were
admitted to membership by initiation.
The international union of book bind
ers is preparing a protest to be sent to
authorities in every city in the United
States in which there is a public Ii
brary, asking that such have books
bound only by union book binders, and
/ that none of the books be sent to for
! eign countries to be bound. 1t appears
that some of the Libraries send books to
Europe to be bound in what is known
as edition de luxe" The international
/ is to appeal to congress to impose a
high duty on books that are returned
to this country after having been bound
I'm foreign country.
The garment workers union of this
/ city is advised that the Portland gar
/ ment workers union has entered into
an agreement with the factory pro-
prietors that provides for 4S hours
work week. Five days In the week
the operators will commence work at
1880 in the morning and quit at 4:45
/ in the afternoon, with an hour for
lunch. Work will cease at a quarter
before noon Saturdays
The upholsterers' union will hold a
special meeting next Tuesday night for
the purpose of electing a vice presi-
dent, also temporary business agent,
/ to act in the place of 3. B. RosenthaI
who left the city last Thursday, to be
absent several weeks on an organizing
tour in this and adjacent states.
The executive board of the state fed
Grafton of labor will hold meeting
! in the Labor temple today to wind up
the affairs of the year and arrange for
the session to be held in San Jose next
month.
Bindery womens union No. 125 cele-
brated the sixth anniversary of its in
stitution by a dance in the main hall
of the San Francisco Labor temple last
a well arranged order of modern dances
was given.
Womens union No IS, auxiliary to
typographical union No. q, having de-
cided to meet in the San Francisco La
bor temple. will hold its first meeting
there tomorrow afternoon.
Bakers union No. So of Sacramento ia
| to be represented in the state fedora
| tion of labor in San Jose next month by
A. o. FRANKIE.
There is to be an open meeting next
Monday night in Yeoman's hall at Mis-
sion and Twenty-fourth streets. at
which there will be an address to wage
earners by w. H. Burt, ex-vice presi-
dent of the switchmen's union of
North America.
Musicians union local No. 6 has
decided to revoke all permits hereto
| fore granted. by which members of the
union were permitted to rehearse with
amateur bands composed of nonmem-
bers Of the organization. The union
admitted TO membership w. Wenzel
and Miss v. Baldwin