The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-21
Labor Notes


national association of machinists, at
its meeting last Wednesday night, in
structed the business agent, e. III. Mis-
ner, to notify the delegates from all
city shops TO attend the next meeting
to act upon proposed amendments to
the international constitution. All
amendments of this character which
any lodge may wish to present, must
be acted upon 80 days before the
meeting of the higher body, and next
Wednesday night will be the last meet
ing for that purpose.
He was also instructed to notify all
such shops as are not in the agree
ment TO reduce the working hours
June l, OF the reduction of a quarter
of an hour. 1t was stated that all of
the shops that have signed the agree
ment with the iron trades council in
this matter will grant the reduction in
time the first of next month and that
other shops will follow their example,
if notified, hence the instruction to the
business agent.
The lodge continued its usual dona-
tions to organizations on strike and
made the usual allowance to members
on the sick list.
Upon the recommendation of the
firm of W. II. Dim & Co. is not keep
ing up the union scale of wages, it
was decided to notify all members to
that effect.
The retail clerks association had a
well attended meeting in Clerks build
ing last Wednesday night. The state
ment was made that as the store keep
ers are going back to their old loca-
tions, the number of clerks employed
is increasing and as some of these are
not. at this time. members OF the union,
they are being asked to join and in
every instance the request has been
complied with. In view of this. the
union is making arrangements for a
large class initiation in a short time.
Four accepted candidates were init
ated and six petitions for membership
were presented.
The shoe clerks are to have a re-
union and smoked. with only
high class talent and the features of
a low jinks cut out. in Clerks building
this evening. First International Vice
President Max E. LIGHT will be the
has now on its membership roll the
name of every retail shoe clerk in the
city.
The grocery clerks union now has a
special organizer in this city who is
working to the end of having every
clerk in the business affiliate with the
has a membership of 10. expects in
the next 80 days to increase the num-
Der to 300.
The walters union has a number of
matters to come up before it. but at
the meeting last Wednesday night It
was decided to lay these over until a
report is received from the session of
closed its annual session. Several ap-
plications for membership were pre-
scented and referred to the committee
on investigation. At a future meet
ing a resolution will be offered that
no member shall be entitled to hold
office or serve on committee unless
he shall have been in good standing
six months prior to election or appoint
ment.
The local unions that use the union
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ject of the label trades department of
the American federation of labor is:
To promote 4 greater demand for products
bearing the union label and Of labor performed
by union workers: 10 investigate into devise,
recommend and within the limits of its author
ity carry into effect methods for the adver-
tisement Of union label products TO educate the
members of trades unions, their fsmilies and
the general public the economic, social and
moral uplift furthered by trade union movement;
to further the welfare Of all affiliated organize
tons. and TO aid in the work Of organization
among all the toilers for the common good
At this time there are nearly 40 in
ternational and national unions in the
department named, which is supported
each member of each affiliated organ
ization. California is asked to help
the cause.
stephen P. Drake. who went east
as delegate from the cooks union to
the international body, returned yes
terday and will present his report to
the union this evening. The union will
have first nominations for officers at
the meeting.
J. Quigley. delegate from the ma
chine hands union to the iron trades
council, has resigned and =. Sullivan
elected to I'LL the vacancy.
The pile drivers union will withdraw
from the building trades council, be-
cause of a jurisdictional difference with
another union, which has been decided
against it.
The carriage and wagon workers
union at it's meeting Wednesday in
dorsed the cash check system of the
unemployed and promised as much as
sistance as possible. Five We're ad-
mitted to membership by Initiation
and seven applications were received
The journeymen butchers protective
and benevolent society will give a pic
mic in Fairfax park next Sunday under
the direction of Ben Davis, Charles
Weisenheimer. J. NJ. Patchner, Benja-
min Oswald and A. McCreade.
The housesmith's union at its meeting
Wednesday took up a collection for the
family of l.. Larsen. one of it's mem
bers. who was accidentally Killed last
Monday at the Mail dock. 1t. also
levied per capita assessment of so
cents for the same purpose.
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