The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
A. F. OF |. SETTLES
DISPUTED QUESTION
Differences Over Jurisdiction
Between Plasterers and Tile
Layers Adjusted
Carpet Mechanics Ordered to
Affiliate With Upholsterers'
international Union

The building trades
y7S5af l5acISS SSSSs,I council at its meet
>SSNlETlzisSSspp ing last night re-
ceived a letter from
the building trades department of the
American federation of labor. setting
forth that the disputes over jurisdiction
between the piasterers' and the ce
ramic, mosaic and incaustic tile layers
had been looked into and it was de-
cided that the first coat belongs TO the
plasterers and the binding layer TO the
other organization: also that bathrooms
and other small places are the work of
the tile layers.
The same body requested the council
to notify the carpet mechanics that
they must live up to the laws of the
American federation OF labor and afili-
ate with the upholsterers' international
union.
last night elected the following as
officers for the ensuing term:
c.. j. Coyle, president; T. r. Fitz-
simmons, vice president; L. r. MeCor-
rison, recording secretary: David
Hughes, financial secretary; Hugh Foley
treasurer, and Luke Manion, sergeant
at arms. Coyle. McCorrison and Foley
were elected delegates to the building
trades council.
Thomas c. Seward A. Sorensen and
E. F, Eide representing the FRESNO
building trades council and the farm
ers union of that city, addressed a COM
mittee of the labor council on the sub
ject of securing support for the farm
ers' union. They explained the situa-
tion and wit the union expects to ac-
1feI.
labor products on the market IN a way
to benefit producer and consumer The
statement was made that at this time
owing to the excessive heat, white men
will not go in the yards to gather the
grapes, consequently Japanese have to
be hired to do that work which must
be accomplished in from 20 to 80 days
The Japanese receive 215 cents for a
trayful OF grapes, about 100 pounds
and average Sc a day. The curing and
packing is by white labor exclusively
Frank Holt international organizer
for the cooks, walters, bar tenders and
hotel employees, has reorganized local
No. 400 of the bar tenders in Rich
mond, Contra Costa county, with 10
members. He will proceed in a few
days to Sacramento with Stephen p
Drake of the cooks local to organize
the cooks, walters and bar tenders of
that city on a more substantial basis
When he shall have finished there he
Will go on an organizing tour to Fresno
and Los Angeles.
Samuel Foster will ask permission
to address the labor council tomorrow
night on the subject of organized Ia
Dor fitting up home for working men
and women, where they may obtain
accommodations at reasonable rates.
The photo -engravers' union of this
city has adopted a new working scale,
which will be submitted to employers
in commercial shops.
At the last meeting of the allied
printing trades three delegates from
the web pressmen's union were seated.
1t is reported at milkmen's head
quarters that the differences between
the mixers union and the milk pro-
ducers' association of Marin county
about nonunion mixers have been sat
isfactorily settled.
The walters union at it's meeting
last Wednesday night decided that the
meeting on the first Wednesday of each
month hereafter shall be held at 8
o'clock in the afternoon to allow mem
bers who work at night to attend.
Word comes to the membership Of
the united brotherhood of carpenters
in this city that John ]. Towers, for
seven consecutive terms the business
agent OF the united brotherhood of car
penters of New York, was defeated at
the recent election.