The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

| The event of the session of the San
Francisco labor council last night was
the seating of about 100 delegates
from the unions of the building trades
council.
The obligating of the delegates was
| loudly applauded by the representa-
! tives from the labor council unions
and in brief address President Kelly
/ said that he was gratified to see the
! amalgamation of the two organizations.
o. A. Tveitmoe, on behalf of the dele
gates from the building trades unions,
also expressed satisfaction at the
! union of labor bodies, and said that
while there may and will be differ
| ences in the future as TO matters OF
! policy and methods, he felt sure that
the amalgamation will be for the gem
eral good. He said that no man will
feel greater pleasure than President
p. H. Mccarthy of the building trades.
| who unfortunately was prevented from
| being present on account of continued
! illness.
The executive committee reported
that it had investigated the hackmen's
complaint against undertakers who use
automobile hearses and had discovered
| that the vehicles are used under union
conditions. 1t recommended that with
! in week the hackmen reconsider their
decision not to furnish hacks when
auto hearses are used and, failing to
do so, the committee may take differ
ent action.
The council, on recommendation of
the executive committee, donated $50
! to the steel workers on strike at Beth
lehem, Pa.
The request of the Associated Chari-
ties that the council send delegate
to a convention to consider better hous-
| ing for the nonowners of homes was
fled
! The Alaska fishermen's union pre-
I
now before congress TO impose poll
tax of S6 on men engaged in Alaskan
waters and requesting the council to
ask the representatives in congress
from this state to oppose the bill. The
request was granted.
The following were named as the
! additional members of the Hetch
Hetchy water committee: j. j. Fields,
j. Bolan, H. NJ Burnett ]. A. Hummel,
r. Caverley James Fisher j. j. Nc
| Tiernan, b. Schoenhoff, c. A. Schilling
and J. A Holland.
The stablemen's union announced
that it had contributed $40 to the
! BARRIERS union
The council was thanked for it's eff
forts to unionize the Grizzly Bear
| the official organ of the Native Sons.
Credentials were received from the
! following unions and delegates were
! ordered seated: Cement workers No. 1,
| housesmiths No. rs, elevator conduc-
tors, carpenters No. 1910. carpenters
| No. 304, sign and pictorial painters,
! electrical workers No. 6, composition
| roofers, wood carvers, wood carvers
and modelers, teamsters, steam engi-
neers. brass and chandelier workers,
| furniture workers No. l anal gamated
! steel workers, marble workers, united
glass workers and pattern makers.
The directors of the Labor Clarion,
the official organ of the council, pre-
| sented very encouraging report, an
nouncing that it is on a paying basis
| and declared a dividend of $3.50 in
behalf of the council.
Chairman John o. Walsh of the or
| ganizing committee of the labor council
and President Max E. LIGHT of the in
! ternational retail clerks visited San
Mateo the other night and formed a
! central council, composed of unions
throughout San Mateo county. The
council win receive its charter from
| the American fedora tion of labor. Bust
ness Agent Webber of the building
trades council of San Mateo is an active
spirit in this new labor body.
Business Agent Flagler of the glass
workers union states that the entire
force of 75 men is out at W. P. Fuller
& Co.'s warehouse. The nonunion man
who caused the strike is the only per-
| IL i A
speedy settlement is looked for.
At the Thursday night meeting of
cooks union No. ~ President Hoehn
resigned, as he contemplates visit to
Alaska William Schneider was chosen
in his place. Charles Grimm and L.
Baldwin were elected on the executive
board, while Chris Haugaard was elect
| ed to a vacancy in the board of trus-
| tees. The union, by a majority of one
decided not to affiliate with the inter
national until after the meeting of the
| executive council of the A. r. of L. in
! San Francisco. During the month of
March 40 candidates were obligated and
| 30 reinstated. Business Agent Drake
reported business in fair condition.
II was stated at yesterdays meeting
| of the leather workers on horse goods
union that 20 members were working
under the eight hour day in this city.
These men voluntarily offered one DAYS
pay week to aid those who are out
A movement is on foot to place all city
work in the fair shops.
/ Sheet metal workers union No 104
| had an invitation smoker and program
in its hall last Thursday night. The
| audience was entertained for several
hours with a program of music, songs.
| 6PcSldALlSS duO DOAluS fudCCneS- Inc
affair was under the direction of Will
liam Charlton, A. H. Moverley, J. G.
Gideon, F. Knott and H Dever.
|
The building trades council has sane
| toned the request of the building ma
terial teamsters for an II hour day
after May 1. The working hours have
been fixed from z a. M to .. m. The
council has under consideration a re-
quest from the stone sawyers' union for
a shorter workday.
In order to remind the members of
unions that there are firms that are on
the unfair list and that union men
should not purchase that which they
offer to sell the reading OF the unfair
list In the Sacramento labor organiza-
tionE has been made part of the or
der of business at each meeting.