The San Francisco call., 1910-07-12
LABOR COUNCIL TO
TEST LEGISLATION
Safety Appliance Measures,
Satisfactory, Will Be Pre-
sented at Sacramento
Edited by o. M. BOYLE


sIsA9S ssas lessssasa ssasg1sE3 islative committee
AtFzS of the labor coun-
Gil viii meet Thursday night at
o'clock for the purpose of discussing
legislation proposed by five unions of
electrical workers. Upon approval by
the council the proposed legislation
VIII be submitted to the next legisla-
ture. 1t refers to safety appliances.
Some so union men were put to work
by the gas company yesterday on the
new high pressure gas main, which.
when completed, will give a better
service TO the entire city. The work
was begun on Kentucky and Army
this number of workmen will be dou-
bled
1t is expected that Timothy Healy.
president of the international station
ary firemen's union, will be in this city
today. If he arrives in time spe-
cfal meeting of the local union will
be held this evening to give him well
come.
Next Friday night the labor council
will nominate officers for the ensuing
term. Nominations will be open for
two evenings.
The Amalgamated society of carpen-
ters' and Joiners has elected the follow
ing mana gina committees: Charles A.
Nelson, D. Morrison, X Mclean. T.
Sampson, w. B. Lewis. F. W. Merriman
and t. Cinnamond. The society will
turn out its entire membership in the
labor day parade. T.. Sampson was
elected marshal and a. Chisholm and
j. Dave aids.
The Labor day committee meets next
Saturday at p. m. in the Building
Trades temple. The special order of
business will be the election of grand
marshal for the parade. Reports of
subcommittee will also be received,
and the regalia committee will submit
its report.
At the next meeting of the interna-
tfonal cooks, walters and bar tenders
union there will be determined fight
made by the bar tenders to form
separate international. This question
has been agitated for several years.
The photo o-engravers' union has en-
powered the executive board to inquire
into the conditions surrounding the
sale of Geary street bonds, and If in its
opinion the bonds are good security, to
purchase $4,000 worth. The pile driv
ers and bridge builders union has
taken like course.
The Richmond Point building trades
council has decided to seat delegates
from all unions affiliated with the
American federation of labor in its
Jurisdiction. These delegates will have
a vote and voice in the meetings and
will receive the same protection as
building trades unions. The 25 cent
assessment for Los Angeles strikers
has been levied
A joint committee from the building
trades unions of San Francisco, Oak
land and vicinity has issued a circular
bearing upon the labor market in Cali
fornia in the building trades. 1t is
claimed by the circular that there is
now a surplus of building trades me-
cnanics in this state and that no at
tention should be paid to advertise
ments appearing in Eastern publica-
tions painting in glowing colors the
scarcity of artisans in this state. This
circular has been sent broadcast to
every central labor body in this coun-
try and to all building trades councils
The district council of painters has
complained to the labor council that
certain members of the carriage and
wagon workers union have not yet
allied themselves with the former To-
CAL The dispute will be sent to the
executive committee of the council.
The semiannual aggregate meeting
of the amalgamated society OF carpen-
ters and joiners met last Saturday In
the Building Trades temple. 1t was de-
cents each week to help win the
struggle in Los Angeles d. Morrison
was recommended for business agent.
The election will take place tomorrow
night at the meeting of the district
council of carpenters.
1t is reported that the jewellers be
longing to the united glass workers
union have returned to work for the
w P Fuller company. The men In the
shops will work nine hours and those
on outside work will work eight hours
a day.
Glass workers union No. 9S40 has
appointed the following picnic commit
tee: d. Cameron, r. f. Congdon' r.
Finnigan, F. English, Phil Knell, A
de Sassise, James Kennedy, E. Davis,
A. Schwartz, r. Griffith, A F. Colman,
n Shaughnessy. j. j. Cain, Charles
Asmussen and George W. Beel The
outing will be held Sunday, July "a, at
Fairfax park.
Mayor Mccarthy has appointed as
chauffeur Frank Schnepple, member of
the housesmiths' and chauffeurs
unions.
Max e. LIGHT. international prest-
dent of the retail clerks protective
union, has gone to Los Angeles in the
interest of his craft. He will prob
ably form a union of clerks In the
southern city before he returns
KISSER CALMLY KILLS