The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
OPPOSITION EXISTS
AGAINST ORGANIZER
Los Angeles Carpenters Want
Labor Official Removed on
Ground of Inefficiency
Electrical Workers Will Take
Referendum Vote on Questions
Affecting fractional Disputes


The various or
LOO ganizations anil
sssssS $500 sSsssss !S9SsS-a ated with the
united brotherhood
Of carpenters are being asked TO in
dorse a petition prepared by the. Los
Angeles county district. council OF car
penters and addressed to the executive
body Of the brotherhood asking for.
the removal of James A. Gray. an or
ganizeT now located in the city named.
position which he has. held under
the brotherhood for the last four years.
The petition sets forth that Gray has
not been success as an organizer IN
southern California and that he is re-
sponSible for the transfer of Organizes
E ROsendahl from Los Angeles. where.
he proved very successful, TO San An
tonic, Tex. 1t is asserted that the re-
moval of Rosendahl was met with a
storm of protest from all quarters. The
petition sets forth that Rosendahl was
transferred because he refused TO take
orders from A A. Hay organizer for
the American federation of labor. who.
it is said, is very intimate friend Of
Gray.
The membership of the various locals.
of the electrical workers that belong to,
the Pacific council OF electrical workers
Is to express itself by a referendum
vote on the proposition to adjust the
difference existing between the Nc
Nulty. and the Reid factions Two
questions will be voted on; Oh Was the
ST. Louis convention held September -
of last year legal one? Cd Shall a.
special convention of the interna-
tfonal brotherhood Of electrical work.
ers be called? Upon the result OF
the vote the district council viii recon-.
mend to the board of umpires the form
Of the question that shall be submitted
umpires shall consist of one member 10
be named by the McNulty faction and
one by the Reid faction. these two to
select third.
UphoIsterers' union No. 2S at its ses-
sion last Tuesday decided TO send a
letter to each central labor body In the
state, one to each subordinate labor
organisation. and one TO each OF the
principal merchants who handle mat
tresSes, calling attention TO nrm IN
this city that refuses 10 employ union
men. and asking each TO govern itself
accordingly
The building trades athletic associa-
for the purpose OF arranging for a
series of athletic events for the season.
On the night of the 5th inst, there Will
be a special meeting OF the managers
arrange a schedule of games
Margaret C. Daley. organizer for the
united garment workers Of America.
accompanied by Sarah Hagan. presi-
dent. and May Cummings, secretary OF
the local union. paid a visit last Mon
day night to the garment workers at
Petaluma and each addressed the meet
ing on matters affecting. the trade
The executive board OF the BARRIERS
Union of Sacramento has been author
lied to report on the advisability OF
providing a sick beneft IN addition to
that which is paid BY the International
I body. as is done by the San Francisco
union
George r. French. general organizer
for the international association OF
cigar makers Of America. reports that
he has succeeded in securing the as
sistance of Sacramento lodge No.
of the Royal Arch. in patronizing more
extensively home products in the cigar
! line
John I. Nolan. secretary OF the local
niolderS' union, a member OF the execu-
tive council OF the international union.
Will leave for Cincinnati next SUNDAY 70.
attend the quarterly meeting OF that
body. He will be absent about two
weeks.
John McGinniss has been assigned to
duty as business agent for nachin-
| lists lodge No IS during the temporary
absence of e II. Mismer. who is con-.
fined to his home by illness
The moving picture mems union has.
been granted a charter numbered lo2
and will hereafter be an auxiliary TO
the union OF theatrical stage employees
OF this city.
Business Agents Loomis and Elken
reported to electrical workers union.
No 6 last night that at this time there
is a marked Improvement in the trade
and that many contracts for electrical
work haye been let.
The difference between the two fac
tions of electrical workers was she sub
ject of discussion during the session.
a short time the Outsiders" Wit con
soIidate with the international broth
erhood OF which F. ]. McNulty IS the
general organizer Resolutions of re-
Spect to the memory OF Joseph Braclaw-
ski were adopted.
Butchers union No. 1 was addressed
last night. by Organizer Frederick Fav
OF the carmen and A. F. Hooper, presi-
dent OF the butchers union. Five
candidates were initiated.
The beer wagon drivers at their last
meeting fndorsed the Portola festival
and the resolution Of the labor coun-
ell that none OF the members patron
ize Japanese. under penaltv OF fine.