The San Francisco call., 1910-03-24
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

The allied printing trades council at
its meeting last Tuesday night voted to
file the communication it received from
the joint national board directing it to
reinstate George a. Tracy as president
and seat the delegates from the typo
graphical union and those from the
stereotypers' union by April 1.
The reason for this action was that
the council questions the right OF the
joint board to issue the. order it did,
and the secretary was instructed TO SO
inform the board. The council an
nounces that it can not reinstate Tracy
for the reason that there has been an
election since he was deposed and the
office is now filled by the one then
elected. 1t announced its Willingness
to reinstate the delegates from the
printers union and the stereotypers,
providing those unions will comply
with the laws of the council
This ultimatum will probably result
in the joint board declaring the charter
of the council Cancelled and the forma-
tion of a new council
The council voted to send a delegate
to the charter revision convention and
elected Thomas Garrity as its delegate.
All the unions that have a label, but
ton or stamp and are affiliated with
the San Francisco labor council, having
elected delegates to the label section of
that body, the section will shortly be
organized by John o. Walsh, organizer
for the council. 1t will be the aim of
this new branch to boost each union
label and draw the attention OF the
community in various ways to the diff
fereQt labels and encourage the pur-
chase of goods that bear the assurance
of having been made under fair con-
in, S1 factories
The cracker packers union, an or
ganization composed exclusively of
women and girls, recently organized,
at its meeting last Wednesday night
adopted a working agreement for sub
mission TO employers. This will be
submitted to the labor council for in
dorsement before it is presented to the
cracker bakeries for ratification.
There was no change in the strike
situation as to the leather workers on
horse goods yesterday. The matter viii
come before the labor council tomorrow
night. AS yet the leather workers have
not made any request for assistance. as
the union is In fair financial condition.
At the last meeting of iron molders'
union No. 164 President William Door |
ley presided. The proposition of call |
ing an international convention next |
September in Milwaukee was voted |
down. 1t was stated that an interna- |
tional convention cost the locals any /
where from $4,000 to $4,000, and it
was the sense of the local that there
were no questions up for settlement
now that would justify such an outlay
OF money. The business agents salary
was raised $3.50 a week. A favorable
vote was taken on the amendment to
raise the salaries of all. international
officers. The raises will range from
20 to % per cent. Three candidates
were obligated and one application re-
ceived-
The stationary firemen's union has
signed a new agreement with the San
Francisco gas, light and electric com
pany and the Oakland light, heat and |
power company by which there is |
slight increase in wages
The san Francisco Typographical |
union will hold its regular monthly |
meeting next Sunday afternoon
At the Brooklyn navy yard there
is very peculiar rule in regard TO the
reinstatement of coppersmiths who
have been laid off on account of slack
ness. When a man of that trade has
been "shelved" for the reason stated
and in time is taken back, he is forced
at less wages than he received before
he was laid off in order TO establish
his qualification for the same rating he
received at the time he was discharged, |
no matter how long he had served
prior to the layoff. At that yard, when
a man is laid off for lack of work he
fx not given as excellent discharge for
workmanship" as had been the rule
until recently and which would give
him first preference for unemployment, |
but is given a discharge card marked
good" which does not give him any
preference, only to retain his number
on the list and when again put on he
must serve. probationary time, no mat |
ter how skilled he is.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual picnic of all union retail
clerks in SAM Francisco at Fairfax
park, Sunday, April Il. The commit
tees have arranged an enjoyable pro-
gram of games baseball, etc.
A booklet is, to be issued by the va
rious retail clerks associations
throughout the state monthly with
the double view Of strengthening or
ganized labor and assisting those pro-
prietors who are fair to trades union
ism Ten thousand copies will be is
sued monthly and they will be sent
into the homes of union men. In this
way organized labor will learn with
whom to deal The clerks would be
pleased to have the card asked for
from any salesman. II is only by ask
ing for the salesman's union creden-
tials and insisting on inspecting the
same that help can be given to the
union clerks.
The nonunion men in one of the tin
plate factories of Waynesburg, Pa. not
a man belonging to the union of that