The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16

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G15ZE Sss2S la6Sss!O Duffy of the brick
aaEkzz1 layers union has
just returned from Monterey. where he
adjusted the differences, between the
plasterers and brick layers
Duffy will install new union of
brick layers in Richmond Saturday
night, whose Jurisdiction comprises
Contra Costa county.
Duffy will leave for the east on Sun
day by way of the northwest and will
be away several weeks
President Maxwell presided at the
meeting of butchers union No. 1
Wednesday night. Three candidates
were added to the roll The usual
weekly assessment was paid to the Los
Angeles men on strike. An entertain
ment and dance will be given in Sara
toga hall Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der 2. The committee having charge
OF the affair is as follows: Robert Baer,
j. ]. Kratzner, Charles Wenk, A Os-
wald and Charles Kloos
Through the business agent of up
holsterers' union No. % it is learned
that committee from the furniture
employers called upon the ST Francis
motel manager and succeeded in having
several union men discharged after the
MOTEL management had agreed to pay
the union scale. 1t is also stated that
threats have been made by the en-
ployers' association TO refuse to sell
material to those houses which have
signed up with the union. Should this
threat be carried out the matter will be
taken into the courts. Already the
matter has been placed in the hands of
lawyers and any violations of law will
be brought before the proper parties.
There will be a special meeting of
the iron trades council tonight in the
labor council temple previous to the
labor council meeting.
AT Wednesday nights meeting of the
bay district council of carpenters it was
decided to hold a carpenters night" at
the chutes in the near future
Electrical workers union No. s at its
last meeting elected Business Agent AL
Elken delegate to the Los Angeles con-
vention of the state federation of labor
special called meeting will be held
next Wednesday to consider a matter
regarding the working conditions and a
fine of 81 for nonattendanee will be
strictly enforced.
A letter from Andrew Furuseth from
Copenha gen states that a federation
embracing all national unions of trans
port workers in Europe had been de-
cided upon by the congress in that city.
committee was appointed. of which
Furuseth is chairman, to draft a legiS-
lative program for all maritime work
ers. The work of the committee will
be presented to all legislative bodies in
Europe.
There will be a special meeting of
chauffeurs' union at the hall, Franklin
q T.rnUa
noon at o'clock.
Recent Investigations in Egyptian
history disclosed the details of labor
difficulties at Thebes In the year 400
B. c. The strikes in those days were
very similar to those of the present
One is recorded in that year in the
building trades and the strikers were
masons- They were paid in rations at
the end of each month and the work
men struck, claiming that these were
insufficient to sustain them and their
families until the following ration
day
The San Francisco lumber clerks as
sociation at a recent meeting indorsed
the stand taken by the international
longshoremen's association for a ma
tional political union labor party. The
international asks each of its affiliated
unions to pass upon this important
matter
heated discussion took place at the
last meeting of the Vallejo trades and
labor council over the lax methods en-
ployed by its officers. especially certain
members of the executive committee
and the secretary. Several vacancies
were declared in the committee and
their placed filed The executive COM
mittee was ordered to hold a meeting
next Monday night.
Machinists' lodge No. sS at it's meet
ing Wednesday night decided to con-
tinue the 81 assessment per week on
each member for the strikers in the
south and north until the trouble is
settled. Six candidates were obligated
Sam Taback was in the chair at the
walters union No. 80 meeting Wednes-
day night. Eight candidates were
added to the membership and Is appli-
cations received. A committee from
painters union was present and asked
permission to dispose of tickets for the
Belts benefit A recess of five min
utes was ordered and many members
purchased tickets A c. Rose was
elected delegate to the labor council
vice c. Zeiss. resigned. The labor coun-
ell will be asked to boycott the Novelty
restaurant, Eighth and Market streets,
because the proprietor refuses to pay
union wages. Charges have been pre-
ferred against six members for miscon-
duct at headquarters and the matter is
now before a trial committee.
The founder of the window glass
workers association, L. Michels, died
recently. He called together the first
labor union convention in the United
States in Pittsburg 81 years ago.