The San Francisco call., 1910-07-29
LABORERS Want
So DAILY wage
Local Union Advocates Charter
Amendment to Increase the
Present 81 Scale
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

kTE15Ts lo55EslD was in the chair at
sszsSssS the Tuesday night
meeting Of the united laborers' union
Of San Francisco. Organizer John o.
Walsh obligated the officers under the
new charter received from the Ameri
can federation Of labor. The following
nominations were made. the election TO
take place next Tuesday night: For
president. b Hickey and John Muir
ply; for vice president A Cornell; for
recording secretary, Theodore Witt,
John Forsythe and John Wiedemann;
for business agent and financial sec
retary. " +. Dwyer; for treasurer, p.
J. Tierney; for assistant business
agent p ] Iearv T p Minehan,
Thomas Carr and Timothy Maloney;
for conductor. Peter Ryan and Ed
Spear: for sergeant at arms. Nicholas
Stefus. Fred Wittmer and Joe Boyce;
for trustee, NJ J. Fox; for auditor, J.
J. Lynch; for executive board, +. >.
Tierney John Mcmahon. John McCar-
thy ". +. Dwyer. p. J. Leary, Ed Boy
Ian. b. Hickey. T. p. Minehan, Fred
Wfttmer. Daniel Goodheart J. }.
Lynch. John Forsythe. Peter Ryan ana
+. T. Smiley.
The union decided 20 parade on La
bor day. headed by band OF "A
pieces The new banner and SILK nag
viii be carried in the parade. hne OF
IS viii be imposed on all members not
IN the parade.
A resolution was passed indOrsing the
candidacy Of George II. Bahrs for su-
perior judge.
committee Of three. consisting of
". F. Dwyer. p J. Tierney and P. J.
Levy. was appointed TO circulate pc
tition for a charter amendment chang
ing the rate Of wages from 81 TO So
per day.
The union is now in possession Of
I'VE bonds of the Geary street road.
having paid $4,000 for them.
At the Wednesday night meeting Of
the district council Of painters the fol-
lowing nominations We're made: For
president. A. T. smith, vice president,
" Lawrence: trustees NJ. Norton, 3.
Kress. T. Corliss. II. Arnold. T. c.
Lynch: warden. J. Force; business
agent \. T.. Smith.
Plumbers and gas fitters' union No.
t42 VIII meet tonight to elect the fifth
delegate TO the international conven-
tion 10 be held in St Paul
Reports from Los Angeles say that
everything is waiting on the outcome
of the called meeting OF the state
brewers association. If At that meet
ing something is not done TO end the
struggle now going on ia the brewery
industry in that city il is the firm in
geles TO Join hands with the prohibi-
tion forces and vote the southern city
dry If successful in that city the pro-
hibition movement viii probably be eX
tended to other parts Of California
a determined fight is to be made by
the Pacific coast delegates to the Min
neap0lis convention of the international
typographical union TO bring the con-
vention Of 1911 TO this city. Some 20
delegates will leave next Monday,
headed by George A. Tracy first vice
president Of the International Head
Ilarters are to be established in Mime
aoolis where wines, fruits and litera-
ture viii be dispensed with California
prodigalitN. Frank Wandress. Eugene
Donovan and David Cooper viii repre-
sent No. p.
The international brotherhood of
electrical workers has signed up an
agreement with the Pacific gas and
electric company which viii date back
to June ] and viii expire November 80,
1911 The terms of the agreement pro
vide for an increase of 25 cents per day
for lnemen. station construction men,
and shopmen, cable splicers, appren
tees and helpers; 50 cents q day in
crease for foreman having charge of
more than three men. and % cents a
day for foremen having three or less
men. Trouble men receive an increase
OF s. per month, the operators in the
various stations an increase of from So
10 SIS per month. and lamp trimmers a
uniform scale of $50 per month. The
old scale ranged from S95 to $S5 The
company agrees to employ none but
members of the international brother
hood of electrical workers in the
branches Of the trade covered by this
agreement. when the same are avail
able This agreement was negotiated
by the various locals concerned through
5oint committee, aided by Charles
Drolette Of Oakland, representing the
Pacific district council of electrical
workers.
Eight candidates were initiated and
y applications received at the Wednes-
day night meeting Of walters union No
so The local sent 500 to the strikin e
cooks and walters at Spokane. It was
announced that Henry Gorke, an old
member Of the local. was buried by the
union. N. p. Scott, president Of the
union. who is in Los Angeles, was re-
ported on the sick list, but from last
accounts was Improving.
President Nagle was in the chair al
the Wednesday night meeting of wood
wire and metal lathers' union No. 65 in
The hall, corner Grove and Franklin
streets. The local voted to parade or
Labor day and that any member alb
SthlluS LlHtSSlA NOuiu DS SUBJECT lC
q IS fine. The weekly assessment fol
the Los Angeles strikers was paid.
Much progress is being made in or
ganizing the unskilIed labor of Ala
media county Organizers Dale and
Thompson have already formed q
strong union in Oakland. which is af-
flliated with the central labor body OF
Alameda county. Another union is
about to be formed in Point Richmond
mass meeting in Springfield, H.
Tuesday night of 5000 miners de-
nounced T. L. Lewis. president Of the
united mine workers Of America, foi
agreeing 90 a compromise not in har.
nony with the miners wishes il 1.
claimed by John II. Walker, president
OF the Illinois state miners. that If tn.