The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
QUESTION OF MIGRATORY LABOR
The resolutions closed with:

Resolved, that the state federation of labor,
recognizing the Importance of organizing the
ana nnancial aid to that end; and be 1t further =
resolved, that the incoming executive council
ne m instructed to give immediate consideration 70
the advisability of establishing union labor en-
ployment agencies in the state OF California,
with the object in view of bringing the migratory
workers in closer personal contact with organized
labor. and at the time assisting this class
OF labor to obtain sustaining and desirable em-
ployment and affording them an opportunity TO
study and understand the manifold benefits to be
ceriyed from legitimate organizations; and pe IL
further
Resolved. that the incoming executive council
be instructed TO cooperate with the San Fran
cisco labor council and other central bodies In
the matter of employing an organizer or Or
Sanlzers TO prosecute the plans herein presented.
Your committee recommends the adoption Of
both propositions, and suggests at the same time
the adyisabity of submitting to all affiliated
unions through the referendum system propo-
sition to increase the per capita tax for the pur-
poSe of Grabbing the state federation to more
thoroughly prosecute the work of organizing not
only the migratory labor, but all classes of labor
i'll this state
Paul Seharrenberg of the sailors
union of the Pacific opposed the recon-
mendation of the committee and offered
an amendment that instead of asking
for an increase of the per capita tax
an effort be made to induce many
unions now not connected with the fed
GRAFTON to join and in that way secure
increased revenue.
ticipated in by delegates of the sugar
workers, Leavitt of the federal union
Of Vallejo, Lehman of the bakers of
San Francisco Dale of the federal
union of Vallejo, Decker of the milk
wagon drivers of San Francisco. Sea-
man of the sailors union, Seward of
Fresno cooks and walters, Scharren-
berg and Tracy.
Carl Browne was permitted to ad-
"a me AXnl1ina0 a
method by which the migratory Ia
borers can be organized and organized
and funds raised to keep up the work.
ORGANIZING Is NEEDED
The speakers declared this matter
the most important subject presented,
but discussion was principally along
the line of taking immediate action and
of securing the means by which gan
izers can be maintained in the field.
The recommendatic4l. of the commit
tee was ignored and the amendment
adopted.
The federation indorsed the senti-
ment of the resolution by t. ]. White
of the stablemens union that a man
holding union card should be permit
ted to transfer from one craft to an
other without paying an additional fee.
The proposition to request the bar
bers international union to remove the
as 10 TIE lSSudnCC VI WI n
ing cards to woman BARRIERS was with
drawn.
MARE ISLAND WORK
The mthod now in vogue at Mare
island of setting casters and clippers
TO do the wor kof the boiler makers
was condemned. The secretary was in
structed to-call the attention of Cali
fornia's representatives to the matter
and ask them to use their influence TO
right this matter.
The red label of the brewery workers
was indorsed.
the induction of the new officers. the
presentation by the federation of silver
souvenirs to the committee that enter
tanned during the week and passing a
vote of thanks to all who assisted in
making the stay OF the delegates
pleasant.