The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
OPPOSE TEACHING
OF CIGARMAKING
Local Union Calls Attention 10
Practice That They Deem
Undesirable

pTTyF-r AT the last meGllneS
SzzzsS5sE5S>7 union of this city
there was a discus
sion OF the so called cigar makers
schools" in which boys and girls are
given instruction in making cigars Tor
fee of $25, with the understanding
that after few weeks the students
can obtain work in shops at good
wages.
1T was asserted that the teachers"
instruct the children how to make
cheap quality OF cigars with inferior
material The pupils are disillusioned
when they discover after their period
of instruction is over that they can not
secure work in union shops and that
they are not wanted in small shops
that are run by men who are not mem
bers of the cigar makers union, be-
cause they are not practical workers
During the session the following.
offered by j. A. Ricardo. was adopted
by unanimous vote:
Whereas. there are number Of unfair cigar
shops in the city OF San Francisco, soealied
schools" for the purpose OF teaching boys and
girls the art OF cigar making. TO the detriment
OF the members Of our Organization, We. the
members OF the cigar makers union, take this
means Of declaring that such practice should De
stopped; therefore. be it
Resolved. that ali labor organizations and all
sympathfzers with fair conditions be earnestly
requested TO support home made cigars MADE Dy
skilled workers. under fair conditions. and that
they insist that the blue label be on the box
containing the cigars they call for
During the evening the meeting was
addressed by W. T.. Terry. general or
ganizer of the American federation or
labor on the subject of the label being
on all goods they purchase. and IN that
way help the union label movement.
The building trades council at its
meeting transacted only routine buSl~
ness last night in addition to listening
to an address from General Organizer
w. E. Terry on the union label
The san Francisco labor council,
through Secretary Gallaghers has com
municated with the board Of fire COM
missiOners to ascertain why the char-
ter is not lived up TO as TO the nostlers
in the fire department; lie calleo at AZ
tenttOn TO the fact that the charter
provides that these men shall De paid
800 per month and that the cOninls-
sioners are allowing them only go He
is made up. but he declined 10 commit
the council, for even short period, 20
a violation OF the charter. Yesterday
he wrote letter to the mayor, calling
his attention to the action OF the com
missioners and requesting him 70
direct the commissioners to 1--we up 10
the letter of the law in the matter,
commencing with February l.
Tt was reported to the stablemen's
union at its meeting Wednesday night
that a BARRIERS supply house that had
been stabling it's horses I'm an unfair
stable had changed TO a union stable.
The union passed a vote OF thanks to
/ local No. 14S. BARRIERS union. for It's as
sistance in inducing the house to make
the change.
Walters union No. 80 at its meeting
last Wednesday night voted against
the proposition to increase the dues to
81 per month so as to avoid calling for
an assessment to meet any unusual de-
mand on the funeral fund Five can
didates were initiated.
The trouble OF the Douglas shoe
company with it's employees has been
/ referred to the executive committee OF
the American federation of labor, so
/ boot and shoe workers union No. 216
of this city is advised
8
The retail clerks were informed at
/ the meeting last Tuesday night that
several stores in the Mission district
were uniOnized within week and that
/ several more are coming in.
The stationary firemen's union at it's
| last meeting decided TO leave its quar-
/ ters in Franklin street and return TO
! the San Francisco Labor temple in
Fourteenth street.