The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
FAIL TO. AGREE
ON RECALL PLAN
Building Trades and Labor
Council Committees Dis
cuss Scheme


1NIsEVsJsSo> night received the
report of it's special
committee on recall which declared that
a conference with the committee of the
labor council had been held and the
matter of a movement for the recall of
the mayor had been discussed, but no
action had been taken. The two COM
mittees will meet again next Tuesday
to discuss the same subject.
1t was reported that since the cam
paign for the advancement of the trades
in Alameda county more than 1900
members have been added to the Ala
media county building trades.
The council received its charter from
the building trades department of the
American federation of labor.
The material teamsters, in COM
munication. reported that it was assist
ing the street workers. concrete work
ers and others by refusing to handle
anything that is to be- used by nom
union gangs
The council indorsed the book bind
ers label, and the pledge of the labor
council not to patronize Japanese.
The antf-Japanese laundry league met
last night at 4S3 Guerrero street, Pres
ident II f. Mcmahon presiding. Bust
ness Agent r. c. Hurst presented a.
lengthy report of the work done since
the previous meeting. This shows that
the league has been active and has
been watching the Japanese laundry
very closely. Plans were adopted to
continue watch on certain Asiatic
laundries
1t was reported that Boiler Inspector
Mcdonald will accompany member of
the league to inspect all of the IS Japa-
nese laundries in this city.
Delegates from the branches in Oak
land, San Mateo, San Rafael eand Val
| leJo Will meet the parent league in thie
city next week to make uarrangements
Tor the state convention that will meet
in this city May in Van Ness hall.
Andrew j. Gallagher, vice president
OF the international association of
photo-engravers, received a communi-
cation yesterday from Matthew WoI
president of that organization which
IS OF considerable interest to all or
carnations affiliated with the allied
printing trades The president says:
The Joint conference board, meeting held dur
ing March in New York city proved one OF
the most important ones held by the board
| IN some time past. Section % of the Joint
agreement was amended by striking out the pro-
viso which heretofore permitted the use of the
allied label indiscriminately by the man or
two men printing offices. leaving such questions
as they arise to local councils. Initatory steps
nave nave peeh taKea which ultimately ii Is be
heved In very short time will lead to joint
ownership of the allied printing trades label
The action taken has for its purpose the joint
ownership of the label by all affiliated interna-
! tional unions The joint board adopted reso-
| luton calling upon all local allied printing
trades councils to assist the photo-engrayers in
! their efforts TO secure 100 per cent organiza-
| tion throughout the international Jurisdiction
and all officers Of local councils have been In
strueted TO assist the officers Of the nterna tional
photo-engrayers in this work.
Electrical workers union No at it's
meeting last night elected d. H.
| Holmes member of the examining
! board vice J. w. Carroll, resigned At
the. next meeting of the union there
will be vote on the proposition to
/ levy an assessment to pay the trans
portation and expenses of delegates to
the special convention to be held in
/ the east. The union passed a vote of
thanks to the Brooklyn athletic club
for talent furnished on the occasion
| of the recent entertainment given In
celebration of the first anniversary of
At the last meeting of the allied
| printing trades council it was reported
that hereafter all printed matter used
by the Portola festival committee will
bear the union label of the allied print
| ing trades
The council was advised that the
Commonwealth club has arranged to
! deliver series of lectures on labor
problems under the supervision of the
president of the state board of harbor
| commissioners. George A. Tracy was
delegated to represent the council at
these lectures.
The new scale of the photo -engravers
was approved.
/ The trouble between the McRoskey
mattress company and the upholsterers'
| union, which had been on for a period
| of six years, because the firm refused to
| unioniZe the men in it's employ, was
settled yesterday afternoon through the
| efforts of Business Agent b. B. Rosen-
| thai and committee of the San Fran
cisco labor council. The company has
been granted a union card and here
after it will be conducted on union
lines. The upholsterers have only one
firm in the city that is not in the union
lines.
G. Wilde has been elected as rep
to the iron trades council, vice G.. NJ
Moore who is going east to take
charge of a large plant there. 1t was
reported to the union that a French
| laundry employs nonunion fireman
and refuses to allow him to join the
union. The matter will be investigated
with view to have the labor council
declare boycott against the laundry.
The bar tenders union, local No. Al
at its last held meeting paid $40 to
members on the sick list, admitted five
accepted candidates to mem bership by
initiation and received several petit
tions which were referred to the COM
tee on picnic will present it's final re-
no a