Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
LABOR WORLD NEWS

H WO matters taken up by the Cal
ifornia State Federation of La
n Dor, which has just closed its
session at San Rafael, were the pledg-
ing of support to the organizing or
the unskilled and migratory workers
and the Endorsement of the Farmers
union. The convention passed res
olution calling on the farmers to place
on the market a brand of products
bearing the label of the union and
asked all union men to call for the
same when purchasing.
Oscar Frederickson organizer of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters, who has
been at work in this city for some
time, left Thursday for the north,
where he probably will remain.
The Bakers union has new organ
izer in the field, Mr.. Rougk having
been sent to this city to work among
that craft,
President James NJ. Lynch of the
International Typographical union,
who was in the city for few days,
has gone to San Francisco, where a
special meeting of the union will be
held today While here Mr. Lynch
addressed a meeting of the union and
spent much time in investigating con-
ditions among the members. of the
printing trades.
New legislation in Carpenters Union
No. 1853 provides that when a member
drops out of the union and again
makes application for reinstatement a
fee of IS in addition to the regular
initiation fee shall be charged, and
on applying for reinstatement the sec
ond time $25 will be exacted. This
will act as a deterrent to those who
are negligent in keeping up their
membership. The new law goes into
effect January 1. Twenty-Five candi-
dates were initiated at the last meet
ing of this local.
Ethelbert Stewart, special agent or
the department of commerce and Ia
Dor, located in Chicago, has issued q
statement in which it is claimed that
800 deaths occurred in industrial pur-
suits in the year ending August l.
1909. Mr.. Stewart is now compiling q
report to be made to the department
of commerce and labor at washington
in connection with a proposed employ
ers' liability bill which is expected to
come before the next congress.
Union men were pleased when the
news came that the next meeting or
the California Federation of Labor
would be held in this city next Oc-
tober It has been several years since
a meeting Of this kind has been held
in the southern part of the state, ana
the delegates from Los Angeles were
instructed to urge the convention at
San Rafael to come to the south for
the next meeting Long before that
time the Labor temple will be entirely
finished and furnished, affording
proper place for the gathering. chris
Ploeger of this city was elected first
vice president of the federation. 5.
d Sullivan OF Sacramento was chosen
president and Paul Scharrenburg or
San Francisco secretary treasurer.
Fl. e. Martens, F. w. Nunllst and
G.. L. Flower, members of the Cigar
makers union, have formed part
nership and gone into the business OF
manufacturing cigars, having pur-
chased the business of H. A. Zech
The new firm will operate under the
name of the Zech Cigar company
Painters union has decided to send
delegate to the annual convention
Of the brotherhood and the election OF
night. There are five candidates for
the honor of representing this union
now in the field and several dark
horses are expected to enter the race
Frank J. Smith, foreman of the San
Francisco Examiner, is visiting frlends
in this city, where for a number OF
years he was connected with Typo
graphical Union No. ia.
There is a great demand for me-
chanics in all branches of the building
Industry and the secretary Of the
building trades council Is in daily re-
ceipt Of applications for workmen IN
these trades. So great has been the
demand that an advertisement Will pc
inserted in the newspapers for work
men In these lines. The free labor bu-
reau maintained by the secretary OF
the council last week furnished 13S
men to work on buildings. Carpen-
ters. plasterers, lathers, plumbers and
building laborers generally hnd reauy
employment when enrolled on the
books at the bureau.
Painters Union No. 267 initiated
seven new members, Carpenters NO.
1873 enrolled twenty eight and Hoist
ing Engineers four new members AT
their last meetings.
The International Electrical Work
ers. which has Just closed its conVen-
tion. reelected President McNulty and
| Secretary Collins for another term.
This is the organization which has
been in trouble with the American
Federation of Labor for some time
regarding which branch of the cleo
| trical workers (there are two) was the
bona fide one, and was decided IN
! favor of the McNulty forces. FREQ
Weeks represented the local union at
| the meeting.