The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
CARRIAGE WORKERS
MAY GO ON STRIKE
Belief of Union Men That En-
plOyers Will Increase the
Hours of Labor
Allege That There Is an Effort
to Abr0gate a Tacit
Understanding
Several months ago

wagon workers
union quit work because of refusal
of the members of the carriage makers
association to renew the agreement as
| to wages and hours, there were
number of conferences, resulting in
tacit understanding that there would
not be any change in conditions and
the men went back to work
Yesterday Secretary Gallagher of the
San Francisco labor council obtained
copy of the letter sent by D. E.
! Besecker, secretary of the executive
ton, to each member. The letter, dated
November 80, is as follows:
At the regular meeting of the asso-
citation it was decided TO ask an ex-
preston from eaca member on the
question of increase from eight to nine
/ hours for days work. In order that
the officers may pass such rules and
regulations as will meet with the ap-
proVal and hearty cooperation of each
and every member this information is
required. Please send a reply by pos
tai card stating what number of hours
! you favor a working LAY 20 com
mence with the year 1909. 4 prompt
answer is requested.
This" said Secretary Gallagher last
night, looks as if the association
means to ignore the understanding had
| with the men. After a number of in
terviews, d. Lowney, president of the
association. told Michael Casey and my
! self that while the association members
would not sign the agreement, they
would not reduce wages nor lengthen
hours. 1 asked for letter to that
effect, but it was refused.
"If the association wants to go in
for change in hours, the union will
fight it. and the labor council will
stand behind the union Not only the
council, but all the unions will take
an active part and make it quite inter-
esting for the carriage makers"
The matter will come up in the
/ labor council tonight.
The building trades council was ad-
/ Vised last night of the decision Of the
supreme court in the Parkinson case,
! by which the injunction against the
Judge Tuttle of Santa Clara county was
dissolved, and it was received with
much satisfaction. 1t was ordered that
| 5000 copies of Organized Labor, con-
tanning the decision in full, be dis
! tributed to the different international
/ and national unions.
The council concurred in the report
/ of the jurisdiction committee giving all
| sheet metal work up to No. 10 to the
sheet metal workers, and all above that
! TO the bridge and structural iron
| workers.
Dr. H C. Sherman addressed the
council for an hour on tuberculosis.
Coopers international union, local
No. 60, at its meeting last night, made
| the following nominations:
For president, r. Cough: vice presi-
dent, Joseph Ulrich; recording secre-
/ tary, l. p Beban; financial secretary,
| sergeant at arms, d. Cummings, inner
! guard, Henry Foertsch; outer guard,
| Edward Ulrich and n. Kaniza; trustees,
+. Stenens, z. Anderson and A. Peter
] sfra,- L.
/ gates TO the labor council, S. j. Cook,
/ +. Steffen and Daniel Cummings: dele
gate to the Asiatic exclusion league,
r. Steffen; organizer, l. p. Beban.
The election will be held at the
last meeting in the current month.
Butchers union No. lis has placed
I the following members in nomination
ton: For president, Charles Wenck
Charles Gator, w. Cullman; vice presf-
dent, Otto Cook, w. R. Perry, Charles
Claus, Charles Curren; treasurer, j.
/ Funk; guard ]. Isaacs; sergeant at
arms. Thomas Lally.
varnishers' and polishers' union No.
! 134 of the brotherhood of painters, dec
orators and paper hangers CT America
nave nave made arrangements for an enter
J tainment and ball to be given in the
auditorium of the R.llding Trades tenn
! pie on the night of December 19, as a
/ testimonial for Joseph Tuite, one of the
old time active members, who for two
months, has been seriously i'll at his
home.
F.. b. Hanbridge, president and A.
p. Moon, business agent of the elevator
constructors union No. g. who repre-
sented that organization in the Ameri-
can federation of labor and the build
ing trades branch of the federation
presented a report of the doings of both
bodies at the last meeting of the union.
This union will elect officers for the
next term at its meeting the night
Of December 16
Bar tenders union local No. Al, at
its meeting Monday night decided to
hold its election for officers December
o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock
at night. The local voted $40 to men,
bers on the sick list, initiated four
candidates. admitted four by cards and
received II applications.
At the last meeting of the Vallejo
trades and labor council the matter of
granting franchise to an Oakland
company TO run an electric line of cars
from Oakland to Vallejo was taken UP
the opinion that it was the duty of the
council to investigate the matter and
ascertain if the company that wants
the franchise is reliable one and RE-
port at the next meeting. The council
is always in favor of any enterprise
that will benefit Vallejo. but before it
places its seal of approval on such
It's own people
The Vallejo trades and labor council
at it's last meeting directed its ex-
ecutive committee to Investigate the
charge that the Globe of San Francisco
was being run by Harrison Gray Otis,
the enemy of labor organizations and
IL the charge was found to be true the
paper would be boycotted in Vallejo
The painters union of Sacramento at
its last meeting appointed committee
of three. A. G. Lebhardt, Charles Far
rem and c. F.. Wood, to secure consid-
Grafton by the next legislature of leg
islation needed by the craft of paint
ers throughout the. state.
James NJ. Lynch. president of the
international typographical union, has
sent an appeal to every subordinate in
the United States and Canada asking
for Christmas donation to the fund
that is being created to build a library
and make needed kitchen improve
ments to the Union Printers home in
Colorado Springs. Colo. The manage
ment now has about $4,000 on hand
and $4,000 more to make the proposed
improvements is needed. The appeal
has the sanction Of the last convention
of the international body
The Brewery hall association has