The San Francisco call., 1910-01-14
STRIKE PAY MAKES
$2,O6S,276 IN YEAR
Reports Made to American Fed
Grafton Show 603 Cases In
vOIving S7,03l Men
Thirty-fOur Labor 0rganiza'
tions Gain S3,60l Members
in Same Time

The latest report of the American fed
Grafton Of labor shows that during the
year 1909 statements were received from
SIS international organizations showing
that in the u months there were 6oS
strikes involving S7,o31 members. OF
this number 53.e71 members were bene-
hted and 1882 were not. The associa-
tions involved in these strikes contrib
uted sI,ss2,s3s.O3 to maintain them.
In addition there was contributed by.
locals for the support OF other locals
on strike. irrespective of trade sffil-
istion, the sum of s2O5,440.9l, making
s2,06S.276.94 expended during the year
TO sustain members on strike. Three
hundred and forty-one of these strikes
were won, 81 were compromised and
lO4 lost At the close of the year
there were still 81 strikes pending.
The American federation of labor re-
ceived notice from es national and in
ternational organizations during the
year 1909 showing that 1.476 charters
were issued and that 1,345 had been
surrendered. of those surrendered III
had been issued by the American fed
Grafton of labor. the others BY ma
tional and international organizations.
From the reports by 80 organizations
up to September l their gain in mem
bership was SS,601. The greatest gain
was by the united mine workers
81 ,654-and the next highest by the
garment workers-S.4s7.
The following have been installed
as the officers of the retail shoe clerks
union for the current term:
George King. president; J. P. Griffin
Z A Levy, secretary-tr ". J.
Hennessey. recording secretary; g.
Woodworth. inside guard: J. Jacobs,
outside guard; II. T. FIeishman, trus
Frank O'Brien, delegates to the labor
council.
There is such a degree of confidence
between the members of the wood. wire
and metal lathers' union of Boston.
Mass and the employers that neither
asks for a written working agreement.
They meet each year and reach a verbal
understanding as TO how things shall
run during the year and such an
agreement has never been broken.
Electrical workers union No. at
its meeting Wednesday night voted TO
set the election held for members of
the executive board aside, on pro-
test that the names of two candi-
dates regularly nominated were not on
the printed ballot. Another election
was ordered for next Wednesday. The
union voted in favor of Hetch Hetchy,
but against Spring Valley
F. Desepe has been assigned as or
ganizer for the retail grocery clerks
union. At the last meeting it was an
nounced that he would soon have a
large number of candidates for initia-
tiOn.
In 1881. the first year of the Ameri-
can federation of labor, the receipts
were sI74 and the expenditures $154.
In 1909 the income was s2S2.377.S4 and
the disbursements S203, 3,7o2.07.
The san Francisco labor council has
received q communication from the
American federation of labor asking
that the members of affiliated unions
contribute 10 cents each TO a fund that
is being raised to assist the men who
have been put out by the American
steel trust.
Machinists' union No 6s Wednesday,
elected J. Lyberg a member of the
auditing committee vice J. Creedon, re-
signed. Ten dollars was contributed
70 the machinists on strike on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The matter Of the refusal of the Del
Monte mills to pay the girls in its en-
ploy for overtime was taken up by the
secretary of the San Francisco labor
council Yesterday and in a short time
d satisfactory settlement was reached.
The girls will return TO work this
morning. They are to be organized
into union next week.
NJ F. Decker has been reelected
secretary-treasurer of the milk wagon
drivers union and Arthur Seyden
chosen business agent. The union do
mated SIS TO the garment workers on
strike in the east.
Local No. s3S of the electrical work
ers has had the following installed as
officers for the current term:
". Small. president: V. Chisholm.
vice president; T. Cummings. recording
secretary; ". Coyle. financial secre-
tary; ". L. Rhys press secretary; G.
Rohrer inspectors: Edward sutton,
foreman: W. L Rhys. trustee: a. Rofr-
er. q. Flatiy, w Small, William Ken
nedy. W. Smart. @. Carroll, p. Thurs
ton, :. Moore and ". l.. Rhys, execu-
tive board.
The local initiated three candidates
and reinstated one. member.
The butchers union at its meeting
Wednesday night appointed D. Joseph
Murray. Charles Kloos. NJ. Maxwell. r.
Bear and J. J. Kretzner a committee
to arrange for an entertainment in the
La Dor temple February 22 II also ap-
pointed r. Bear. Charles Wenk and NJ
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