The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
LABORUNIONSF FAVOR.
LONG AGREEMENTS
Present Tendency in the East Is
to Make Compacts Cover
ing Several Years
News Of Recent Doings by the
Local Bodies of Organ
lied Labor


The latest in this line is the agree
ment between the trades and labor
assembly of Great Falls. Mont, repre-
senting 21,000 union men, and the board
of commerce, representing employing
and business interests OF, that place,
for period of three years, during
which time there shall not be any in
crease or reduction of wages in the
various trades; that only unionists
shall be employed. and that all dis
putes shall be submitted to arbitration.
John A. Keogh and Louis n. Ritzau
have returned from Minneapolis, Mimi,
where they attended the session of the
American federation of musicians, as
the representatives from the local of
this city. They will present their
report at the June meeting of the
union.
At the last meeting of the board of
directors of this union NJ. Jhutkins of
New York city A. LIE Roux of Pittsburg
and Z. r. Wistock of Denver Colo,
were admitted to membership on trans
fer cards, and K j. Anderson was ad-
mitted by initiation.
1t was decided to notify the general
membership not to accept any employ
menl with the 1dSlnO dl- santa SIQZ
because of the fact that local No. 346
of that city has notified the San Fran
cisco union that the management is
not living up to union conditions
Members of the musicians mutual pro-
tective union will not be permitted to.
accept, or play any engagement there
until further notice.
The following have been elected of
ficers of the stereotypers and electro
typers' union for the ensuing term:
]. r. Roland, president; J. P. Fitz-
simmons, vice president; f. Cotton.
financial secretary; J. f. Mogan. record
ing secretary; E. Burrows sergeant
at arms; A. Attinger. treasurer; M. j.
Graham. H. Pohlman and E. Wands.
trustees; p. S. Barrett and }. r. Roland,
delegates to the allied printing trades
council; II. Pohlman and A. Attinger,
delegates to the international stereo-
typers' and electrotypers convention.
Indications are at this time that the
civil service commissioners and the
stationary fremen will come to an un-
derstanding as to the examination of
applicants for positions, according to
the standard of the fremen.
The book binders union is to have a
picnic today at Fairfax park. The
bindery womens union Will assist in
making the affair pleasing outing
Having completed her business tour
in the northwest Miss Margaret c.
Daley, general organizer for the united
garment workers of America. has gone
to Los Angeles to make short stay
there. after which she will proceed to
New York city, in answer to call
from the governing body.
George w. Bell. business agent of the
gas workers union. and secretary of
the state federation Of labor. returned
last Friday from Sacramento where
he spent several days in the interest
of the gas workers.
Alfred Dalton Jr., prominent mem
Der of the federated trades council of
Sacramento, and labor reporter for one
of the dailies OF that city, has gone
into the law business
The mailers' outing club has elected
A NJ. Berliner. president; Frederick
treasurer, and L. h. Giller, sergeant at
arms.
In the case of Frederick Muller, on
appeal before the building trades coun-
Gil, against the longshore lumbermen's
protective association the council, after
hearing evidence and arguments, denied
the appeal, sustaining the action of the
union with the exception of the last
clause set forth in the resolutions.
which provides that the appellant be
expelled from the organizatio if he
criticises the action of the trial COM
mittee.7
L. Flaherty, B. ullner. Thomas Flynn,
j. c. Laws and ID. Broderick have been
appointed committee to arrange for
an entertainment to be given by the
cement workers union in celebration of
the nineteenth anniversary of the or
ganization of the union.
San Francisco lodge No. 6S. interna
tional association of machinists. last
Wednesday night received the report of
the law and legislative committee on
various propositions to be submitted to
the international convention at its meet
ing in Denver next September. These
were acted upon, some in the nature
of amendments were indorsed, and 9TH
ers voted down.
At the meeting of June l6 the
special order of business will be the
question. Of sending a delegate TO rep
resent the lodge at the Colorado con-
vention in September.
j. G. Taylor was indorsed for the
position of business agent for district
No. IL.
D.. McLennan, secretary. of machine
hands union No. us. addressed the
meeting, asking for assistance in the
matter of inducing number of ma
chine hands who are now working as
independents" to join the union
The executive committee of the lodge
will hold special meeting with the
executive body of the Oakland lodge
June TO discuss a number of matters
OF interest to both organizations
The charter was ordered draped for
the usual term of mourning out of re-
spect to the memory of two members
recently deceased. Ten applications for
membership were presented six sus-
pended members were reinstated and
four candidates were initiated.
The molders of this city have been
advised that the international molders'
union of North America and the asso-
ciated iron nolders of Scotland have
entered into an agreement relative to
the exchange of cards between the
members of both unions and that the
following rule has been adopted by the
two associations: Transfer cards
shall be valid only for a period of
two months after they have been issued
by the general secretary. IT, at the
expiration of such time, the member
holding the card has failed to secure