Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02

strikes and lockouts take place. What
ever may be said of unions in other
places it is fact that May l in this
city sees little if any unrest and con-
tractual relations are uninterrupted.
This is due in great part to the fair
and conservative officers Of the unions
in Los Angeles and a disposition on the
part of employers to meet with and
discuss differences in wage scales har-
moniously with employees. The day
that is looked forward to with alarm
in other cities is scarce given a second
thought in Los Angeles, so impressed
are employers that the workers de-
mands, if any are made, are just.
George Koch, president of the Press
mems union, has resigned his office and
position in this city and left for San
Francisco, where he will have charge
of a lithographing plant. For several
years Mr.. Koch has been actively as
ISOLATED with union affairs in this city,
holding offices of trust in the organiza-
ton to which he belongs.
Central Labor Council has issued a
call to all organizations in the city to
send delegates to a mass meeting to
be held in the Labor temple this after
noon at 2 o'clock This meeting Is for
the purpose of finding out definitely
the Elks' parade in July and in what
manner. Many have signified their in
tention of assisting the Elks, and the
meeting today will probably result in
concerted action being taken. Each
union should have three representatives
present, and the officers of all unions
are invited to attend.
BARRIERS union No. 295 has been UNI
fortunate in the last few weeks in hav-
ing many of its members on the sick
roll More than $500 has been paid out
in sick benefits, the members being en-
titled to So a week for sixteen weeks.
This union will hold another open
meeting in the near future, arrange
ments for which are being made by
Business Agent G. NJ. Fielder.
Organizer Thomas Bayliss, who has
been in the city for several months in
the interest of the painters, has de-
parted for Oklahoma to take up the
work there for a short time, after
which he will return to Los Angeles.
Preparations are being made for an
other mass meeting of the building
trades to be held in the social hall in
May, at which time the builders will
entertain their nonunion friends. Sew
eral members of the building trades
SCuiiNil are llOW DuSy uSoiBl IOdLS
for the Elks parade, in which these
craftsmen are taking great interest.
The Central Labor council of Omaha
has just issued a circular, Endorsed by
the American Federation of Labor,
asking assistance of the councils
throughout the west to combat with
ready response, and 1t is the wish of
the Omaha unions that the well-known
labor orator, Raymond Robbins, be
sent there by the A. f. of L. to lend
his voice to counterfeit the anti-union
sentiment.
Typographical union No ia has NOM
mated officers for the coming year, and
the merits of the respective candidates
now are being discussed by the mem
bership. The election will take place
May 10. This union will send a dele
gate to the convention to be held in st.
Joseph. Mo, in August, the candidates
for this honor being c. c. Travers and
F. p. Rowe. This will be the fifty
fifth convention of the printers, and
any matters of Importance to the men,
bership will be presented for discussion
and adoption.