The San Francisco call., 1908-04-30
CITY BOND ISSUE
DEBATE PROMISED
Labor Council Will Take Up the
Question of Indorsing Pro-
posaI Tomorrow Night

as special order
of business the proposition TO have the
council indorse the municipal bond Is
sue that is TO be voted on next month
Many OF the delegates TO the council
Intend to talk upon the subject
A recent report by United States
Consul H D. Van SAINT gives some in
lteresting figures relative TO labor un-
ions in the dominionsof Canada From
figures obtained by him from the labor
department il appears that in 1902,
the date of the first record OF labor or
ganizations. 275 unions were formed
and 81 dissolved. in 1904 there was an
increase OF "A unions; in 1905 there
were organized 10S unions and los
were dissolved; in 1906 154 unions were
there were 232 new organizations and
SIS were dissolved. OF these 81 were
formed by railway employees. z5 by
metal workers and Il by those in the
building trades.
From the annual report of the
brick layers and masons infer
national union. received at head-
quarters in this city, IL appears
that there are Under the juris-
diction of the International body 1850
locals having an aggregate membership
lof 10000 The financial strength is
500, 600 in the bank. The president
calls attention TO the fact that the in
Interchangeable working card between
the brick layers and masons' union and
the operative plasterers' association has
been productive of good results.
Journeymen plumbers. gas and steam
filters local No. 442, st its meeting
11c 1c nj oh tn ia
! its quarters in Roesch hall May and
thereafter meet in the building trades
temple The meeting night was
changed from Tuesday TO Friday of
each week The committee on picnic
reported that all arrangements have
been completed for the twenty
annual outing at Fairfax park, Satur-
day. June 20.
Nothing has been done in the matter
of settling the differences between the
striking pressmen and feeders, VINO
We're employed in the Schmidt label
company. 1t was stated yesterday that
an effort Will be made TO have other
trades working for the company walk
out in sympathy with those who are
now out.
The secretary of iron molders' union
No. 164 at its meeting last Monday
instructed its secretary to advise the
senators and representatives from this
state OF the unions action on the sub
ject Of indorsing labor legislation pend
ing before congress. and urge them TO
give such their support.
There is to be a ladies' night. in the
auditorium of the building trades tenn
+ pie on the evening Of Saturday. May 3.
under the auspices of the varnishers'
and polishers' union
! T. ]. Donohue and r. E. Moriarity
have been elected delegates TO the San
I rancisco labor council by the pile
.lrivers' union
The managers of the glass works,
who recently gave noNce that the price
paid to BOTTLE Gamers for covering demi-.
johns would be reduced 10 per cent.
declare that the walkout of the en-
pioyes does not affect them. as the
works are 10 be shut down for a time.
/
The iron trades council on last Mon
day night adopted q resolution de-
nouncing dealers who sell stoves. as
serting that they are California made.
when such is not a fact. The resolu-
ton asserts that by this misrepresenta-
ton many INFERIOR stoves are sold and
poor impression Of the state indus
try is created.
Tonight there will be ban
auet tendered by the unions of the
building trades council TO the several
| international officers who came TO this
city to attend the dedication of the
building trades temple. ARRANGEMENTS
have been made TO accommodate near
/ ~ 500 persons.
The bottle Gamers are still out of the
glass factories. AT meeting held
Tuesday afternoon the union decided
not to work at the reduced rates. but
/ to remain out until the managers of
the glass works make proposition for
a settlement.
The printers union, Is2, of Akron. O..
has requested the membership of
typographical union No. q of this city
to use its influence against the Werner
publishing company, which is unfair to
organized labor.