The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06
BOARD TO settle
Unions DISPUTE
Controversy of Plumbers and
Pipe Layers to Be Decided
by Local UniOniStS
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

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was submitted TO the executive council
Of the American federation Of labor.
has been sent back to this city for set
tlement- The council. so the telegram
reads, has ordered that an arbitration
board be formed consisting Of two
members from the labor council and
two from the building trades council
II these four can not come to an ami
cable understanding they are 10 name a
hfth member. This board is to sit and
hear testimony and forward its findings
TO the executive council in Washing
ton, ID. c.
The trouble is all over which union
is entitled 10 the laying and calking OF
the pipes for the auxiliary salt water
system which is now being installed in
rhis city Pending a decision from the
American federation Of labor the water
workers We're granted the work. The
charter Of each local grants juTisdic-
zion over this character of work. and it
looks To those here as if the American
federation OF labor is responsible for
the controversy in granting such con
nicting charters II more care were
exercised in the issuing OF charters by
the American federation Of labor there
would be fewer disputes Of this kind
The mass meeting in Oakland Satur-
day night Of the building mechanics I'm
der the auspices of the bay counties
district council OF carpenters was
largely attended. owing to a severe
cold Mayor Mccarthy was prevented
from attending and making an address.
Every union across the bay in the
building trades line has been benefited
by the series OF meetings recently held.
some having. gained more than % in
membership. 1t Is planned 10 hold
further meetings in Alameda county in
the near future Those who addressed
The meeting were. !. T. Burns, G. S.
Brewer. w. A. Cole. D. Morrison, O.
Fredericks0n. F. F. Maxwell. J. Stitt
Wilson, ~. A. Rice and Il J Banker.
After the business meeting the as
semblage repaired TO banquet and
spent several pleasant hours.
Carpenters union No. % made the
following nominations at the last meet
ing For president, /. 3. Regan; for
vice president. Edward McGlennOn: for
recording secretary, John T. Burns; for
assistant secretary, W E. Foley; for
financial secretary. ". r. Smith: for
treasurer. Patrick COnnor: for conduc-
tor. John T. Cliff: for warden. Charles
Jackson, for trustee. John Clark: for
auditors, John Hughes and c. +.
knight for delegates to the district
council of carpenters, J.. II. Mccarthy,
Clark. john Cliff. Theodore Wicks. ".
D. smith, L. B. Regan and J. J. Swan
son, for alternates. ". ". LaWler, JO-
seph shannon. ". +. Foley and Edward
McGleunOn. for trustee for mill stock
j. B. Regan; for trustee for laundry
stock I. B. Regan; for trustee for or
ganized labor stock, P. H Mccarthy.
The election viii be held next Fri
day night. At that meeting vote will
Ion
amendments TO establish a superannu-
alton beneht for old age pension of $50
per year, and also TO establish a de-
fense fund for strikes and lOckouts that
shall pay not Jess than 81 per day.
These are very important measures and
the entire membership should vote
upon them.
Bakers union No. - made q dona-
ton 10 the Japanese socialists who are
reported TO he executed in Japan at the
last meeting one candidate was ini-
tiated and one card was deposited from
German Charles Nossberg was elect
ed member Of the executive commit
Tee. Herman Ross. general organizer
for the International addressed the
meeting. He viii shortly go to Los
Angeles. stopping on his way down at
Ba kersfeld and Fresno. While on the
coast he win make his headquarters in
ibis city. The French and Italian bak-
cry working under union conditions be
gan operations yesterday. This is the
only bakery in the city where French
and Italian bread is baked and union
conditions prevail. All trade union
lists are requested to ask their grocers
for this bread and help the union in
its fight.
The busienss agent OF the broom
makers union reports business impr0v-
ing. All members. working. one
factory has signed the new scale and
the others viii also in a short time.
The Increased demand for the union
label IS helping the broom ma kers, and
it is the hope Of the membership that
the trade Unionists viii continue TO de-
mand the union label when purchasing
brooms and brushes.
over 5000 tickets were sold for the
annual hall given Saturday night by
mattresses union No. As at Golden Gate
Commanderv haI. The proceeds will
swell the fund for the sick The com
nittees in charge Wcre as follows. AR
engagements Cra Matthewson tchair-
manl. Bessie BIodEett Loretta Ander-
son. TGa Icene. Mav Beck Lillian Tav-
Tor. FaUra Molleda and Lettie Gardner;
reception, Hilda Baldwin. Minnie An
drews. Bertha Cooper Bertha Pond.
Louise Larue. Mary Everson, Edith
Reynolds and Lena Hopper. floor man
ager Alpha Toulze: assistants, Ora
Mstthewson and Ida Keene.
The label section viii have an enter
tanning program at its open meeting
tomorrow night at the Labor Council
temple. Addresses viii be made by
Rev. William Nat Friend. Supervisor
John o. Walsh. James A. Himmel and
Mrs. Hannah Nolan. Many Of the union
labels viii be thrown upon a screen so
that the audience may become more
familiar with them. II is hoped that
tho hal win be filled with friends Of
the movement
There viii be q special called meeting 2
tomorrow night in the Building Trades
temple by cement workers union No I
for the purpose of voting on the pro-
posed amendments to the constitution.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing
term VIII be made.
-Four candidates were obligated AT
tie last meeting Of hosting and port
able engineers union No. SO. The re-
port was made that business was good
and all members We're working.
At the last meeting Of carpenters
union No. 1882 the following nomina :
rso0s were made the election taking