The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

DOdy tnat the assessment now pelnS 3
collected for the enforcement of the
eight hour rule in all binderies Will
soon be discontinued. as nearly all the
binderies in the country have come
ceiyed the new labels which are TO be
aff1xed TO all work done by union laoor.
J. ID. Kelly, T. j.. Leary and J. L. Houie
several shops in this city and distribute
| the same.
notified by the executive officers of the
international body that any member OF
the organizatfon-and this appileS 10
all subordinate bodies-not already a
citizen OF the United States take the
necessary steps to become such. Fail
ure TO do so within a prescribed period
will mean expulsion.
George W Bell, secretary of the state
federation of labor and state organizer
for the district council of gas workers.
visited Sacramento a few evenings ago.
where he addressed the local on What
has been done by the different locals IN
the last month and dwelt upon the sue
cess that attended his efforts In organ
izing local in Vallejo.
The photo -engravers' union will meet
in special session this afternoon for the
purpose of discussing the communlca-
tions of the international officers on the
subject of the compact with the allled
printing trades;
The bindery women, local No. 125,
have arranged for ball TO be glNen
"a. The social committee of the local
has been appointed TO make the neces-
sary arrangements
The first annual banquet to be. given
by electrical workers union NO D.
formerly No. 10. in celebration or or
ing the latter part of the current
month, has been postponed untii
March 10.
proposes to give a picnic this year and
to that end has appointed John Funk,
Otto Cook and Paul Krebs as COM
mittee to arrange for the event.
J. w. Kline. president of the interna,,
! tional brotherhood of blacksmiths ana
/ helpers in a report to the local unions
announces the formation of the railway
/ department of the American federatlon
of labor. composed of the followlng
! crafts: Telegraphers. freight handlers
ers, maintenance of way employees, rail-
| way clerks, steam filters, switcnmeh'
boiler makers. machinists and PACK PACK ;
smiths, with H. B. Perhan, president
! of the railroad telegraphers, as cnair-
man of the department. This new or
ganization will meet in washington:
! ID. c.. Immediately after the close OF
| the annual convention metal trades
department of the American fedora
ton of labor. In M, his report aaaea ,presa-
full solution of the railroad problems,
we insist on a peaceful solution, ana
ere long some of the mighty ones Will
| Therefore, 1 urge the craft everywhere
| to close up ranks, get down TO busi-
ness, and If an organizer OF any OF
| the 10 crafts comes to your city, do
all you can to assist him
At the meeting of the walters union
| last Wednesday night a proposition
was presented that the union hold
daylight meeting on the first Wednes-
| day of each month to enable members
who work in the night to have a
The matter will be discussed next
| Wednesday. The union has placed a
| boycott on q small restaurant IN
Fourth street because the proprietor
wanted to reduce the wages of walters
to IS week. Four candidates were
initiated.
At a previous meeting of house
smiths and architectural iron workers
union, local No. rs, notice was given
to the members that if they did not
present their books by a stated time, so
they could be balanced, that they would
be fined. At the meeting held last
Wednesday % members who neglected
to comply with the notice We're fined
81 each. At the meeting to be held
next Wednesday night several subjects
of great Importance TO the trade are
10 come up LOT ulSCuSSiOH
The milk drivers union at its last
meeting discussed the trouble that the
mixers and the milk producers OF
union has complained that the mixers
Of that county employ nonunion men
and send the product to this city TO
have it distributed by union drivers.
The matter will be brought to the at
tention of the milk dealers association
and may possibly be brought before
j h n 1Ch hnr
The cooks union will have its rep
resentative at the next session of the
international body. which is to meet
in Minneapolis May 10. make an effort
to have the convention of 1910 meet
in San Francisco. The union at its
ed candidates. 1t will have an edu-
cational meeting February %.
Carpenters union No 1882 at the
close of it's meeting in Carpenters
hall on Fulton street will be enter
tanned with a program of varied num-
bers by the social committee of which
F. W. Hiner is the chairman. This
union proposes to have some entertain
ment at the close of every meeting
hereafter.
The painters auxiliary at its meet
| ing in the building trades temple last
Wednesday night. completed the make
up of its baseball team and is now
feaQy 20 ehteI tHe Duiioins 1Idues
athletic association.
The state executive council of the
beer bottlers will be held in brewery
workers hall Sunday, at which time
the prohibition and local option will be
discussed.
report from the International Office
of the cigar makers union shows that
during the year 1908 there were sent
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