The San Francisco call., 1909-03-11
'MOLD{RS ASH FOR
NEW SHOP RULES
Committee Appointed to Confer
With ProprietOrs of
Foundries
William D. Haywood Addresses
MiiImen on Class War
in the West

The molders' union
y77k16T 15sosleSSse1. las decided to ask
~SzNTEaNcls5S Ie proprfetors OF
)undries TO con-
slider new set of shop rules and has
appointed w. P. McCabe, John I. Nolan
and j. E. Dillon to visit the several
foundries to ask the mana cement of
each to consider the matter.
The working members of the union
weekly each to help the out of work
members A donation was made to
the fund for the relief of the united
hatters of America.
The garment workers union has
been advised that the uniforms for the
nle OF the Illinois state militia is to
be made by prisoners in the peniten-
tlarles or the state The officers will
be permitted to have their clothes made
where they please. 1t is also informed
are made in the Chester penitentiary
and asylum for the criminally insane
the number in the penitentiary en-
number Is to be Increased so as to
make uniforms for 5000 men.
William D. Haywood, former secre-
tary of the united mine workers of
America, addressed the millmen of To-
cal NO. Az in the Building trades
temple Tuesday night on Glass War
in the West" He explained, from his
point of view, the differences between
the employers and employees and urged
the adoption of measures to have the
national guard or Dick bill repealed
by congress. He also denounced the
Injunction method of dealing with la
Dor questions.
The box makers and sawyers' held
a meeting in brewery workers hall
Tuesday night and discussed the strike
factories, which is still unchanged but
no action was taken. The union pick
edS dT,a have been beer Withdrawn Yath from the fac
asked to assist the union.
Business Agent Beaver of the sta
tionary firemens union has requested
the secretary OF the labor council to
nonunion firemen in the city electrical
works join the union.
Secretary Gallagher of the labor
council council and MaEcel Willie of the
French and Italian bakeries yesterday
for the purpose of inducing the pro-
prietors to sign the wage and time
agreement.
Bar tenders union No Al has voted
not to send delegate to represent it at
the next convention of the interna-
tionaI pody- The union has added sew
eral members to it's roll by initiation.
In letter to the brewery workers
union, E. Muri, the secretary, who also
/ is an international officer. writes from
the east that the proprietors of the
I
signed the wage agreement for one
year; also that work is being done in
te matter of unionizing the brewers
L. B. Higgins, who recently went
east in the interests of the street.
concrete and asphalt workers, returned
last Monday. and Tuesday night gave
an account of his stewardship to the
members.
The cigar makers, by q referendum
vote, have, decided TO levy an assess
ment for the purpose of creating a fund
| to advertise the union blue label at
the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition.
The drug clerks union was notified
yesterday of the death Of Frank l.
Kelly. one of its members. He was at
one time head druggist in the city and
county hospital. The dead man. who
leaves widow and child, was also a
member of the knights OF Pythias.
Carpenters union No. 4s8 at it's meet
ing last Monday night. decided to join
with the other unions of the same
trade that meet in Carpenters hall. in
secretary of the miners union, to ad-
dress them in the Auditorium on Sat
urday night in the near future. The
union initiated one candidate.
Secretary Bell of the state federation
of labor has received from the gas
workers union of Sacramento an ap-
plication to become affiliated with the
federation.
The iron trades council has appointed
John o. Walsh. William Haggerty and
D. Campbell a committee to wait on the
town trustees of Sausalito with a view
to interest them in patronizing home
industry in awarding contracts for pub
The broom makers union OF This city
has requested the labor council to as
sist it in the matter of increasing the
demand for the broom makers union
| label. The union complains that the
local breweries are not using union
made brooms and that many of the
grocers, merchants and wholesale
houses handle convict and Chinese
made brooms in preference to those
made by white union labor and it asks
that an effort be made to have those
persons handle only goods made under
| fair conditions
The bakers union, local No "a at
! its meeting last Saturday night heard
| a report about the difficulty in having
French and italian bakers sign the
wage agreement. The matter was re-
ferred to the executive committee to
! take such action as may be required
in the premises.
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