The San Francisco call., 1908-03-13
ELECTRIC UNIONS
DECIDE TO MERGE
Local No. 6, 0usted by McCar-
thy, TO Be Absorbed by No.
and No. l3 Formed
Action Taken After All Night
Session of BaIIoting Done
in Secret


{TE16fs Os.qRlc lcoIscTs ing of about 500
"a fEzNtlssS el ectri c a in
Roesch hall last
Wednesday night for the purpose Of
settling the troubles that have existed
among electrical workers ever since
p II. Mccarthy revoked the charter of
electrical workers union No many
months ago
President O'Conner of the plumbers
union presided over the meeting. which
was a special one It was addressed at
great length by J. F. McNulty. pres
ident of the international brotherhood
of electrical workers; President Nc
Carthy of the building trades council
Arthur Tichnor, f. J. Douglass. Lewis
Chester and many others along the line
of malgamation. that is, having cleo
trical mechanics No. I and No join
and form a new union. The matter
was discussed until a quarter past 3
o'clock Thursday morning. when a Sc
cret ballot was cast and the vote was
in favor of amalgamation by large
majority.
The new organization, which en-
braces about 700 members of No. ] and
about 500 of those whose names are on
the roll of No. s. viii be granted new
charter and will be given No. l3 as its
new number It was announced that
the new union will apply to the local
building trades council for a charter.
The following are the officers of the
new Union: George NJ. Fisk, president;
J. F. Loud. vice president; P. A Cliff
ford. financial secretary: NJ. Dodge. re-
cording secretary; J. Barnhardt, treas
urer
The union was admitted into the
building trades council last night
1t is claimed that this trouble hav-
ing been settled, it will result in a bet
ter condition in the trade.
The office of the financial secretary
of carpenters union No. 4SS was re-
moved from Cough street yesterday to
the carpenters new brick hall, 124134
Fulton street near Polk. The secretary
of No. 1852 Will move his office there
from McAllister street tomorrow morn
ing.
The new building will be formally
dedicated tomorrow night. There will
be a program of literary and musical
numbers by professional talent and ad-
men.
Eugene A. Clancy. business agent for
the housesmiths' union, returned from
the east last Tuesday and the following
night attended the meeting of that
union, when he was thanked for the
services he had rendered the organiza-
tion in the past In appreciation OF
such services he was presented with q
set OF parlor furniture and writing
desk. "A .s.ssss
The printing pressmen's union at its
meeting last Wednesday night nomi-
mated three candidates for the Office OF
representative to the international
gathering that is TO meet in Mobile
Ala, next June. One representative
will be elected at the next meeting OF
the union. The association levied two
disability assessments of 25 cents eacf
for the relief of members who had be-
come incapacitated for work.
Stable employees union No. 404 haS
an unusually large attendance of mem
bers last Wednesday night. The retire
ment of a. Dijeau as a trustee of the
union was announced, and James Suth
erland was elected to fill the vacancy
The union has under consideration I
plan to give a picnic this summer.
At the next meeting of the San Fran
cisco labor council will be presented the
propositions Of the farmers and produc
ers to meet with the labor unions along
the lines of joining hands on matter:
relating to legislation for the genera
good.