The San Francisco call., 1910-04-27

EszDAs % and May %, has
been officially set aside by the inter-
national printing pressmen's and assist
ants union for the raising of funds
to erect home for tubercular mem
| bers. During this week the various To-
Gals affiliated with the international,
| having membership Of $4,000, are ex-
pected to collect between 100000 and
! $4,000
1t is expected that later the work
will be extended and that home for
aged and INDECENT members will be pro-
vided, along the lines of the home at
Colorado Springs maintained by the ty-
| biographical union.
A special meeting will be held by
grocery clerks union No. 64S tomorrow
night in the hall at 343 Van Ness ave-
nue.. Thirty candidates will be obli-
gated. This union reports many ac-
| cessions at each meeting The COM
mittee in charge of the ball and enter
tainment to be given May 5 reports
| everything in readiness.
At the last meeting of retail clerks
union No. 1915 it was decided to take
| action against those North beach mer-
chants who persist in keeping their
places of business open on Sundays In
ternational President Max E. LIGHT and
Secretary Treasurer II. ]. Conway ad-
dressed the meeting.
The executive board of district OF
retail clerks will meet tomorrow night
at 343 Van Ness avenue. Matters of
| Importance will be up for discussion
and a full attendance is requested.
| The state federation of labor has de-
cided to communicate with every Amer
| lean federation of labor union in the
state that is not affiliated with the fed
| Grafton requesting such to comply with
section 2, article XI, constitution of the
American federation of labor, which
reads as follows:
1t shall be the duty of all national and inter
national unions, affiliated with the American fed
GRAFTON OF labor to instruct their local unions to
| join chartered central labor bodies, departments
and state federations in their vicinity, where
such exist Similar instructions shall be given by
the American federation of labor to all trade and
federal unions under its jurisdiction.
If any of the unions do not affiliate, the neg
international body, and request made that the
law Of the American federation of labor be car
| ried out
William Inksler has been elected to
represent the upholsterers union in
| the label section of the San Francisco
labor council.
| l.
| molderS' union, and a member of the
executive board of the international, /,
| will return today from Cincinnati
where he attended a quarterly session
of that body.
Conditions throughout the state of
! Washington are satisfactory" was the
| statement made recently by Mrs.
Blanche Mason, assistant state COM
missioner of labor. I'm almost every
case employers have shown readi-
ness to comply with the law in regard
to working hours and conditions for
women"
Mrs. Mason contemplates recon-
mending nine hour day and a 54
sion of the Legislature of Washing
| ton.
Organized labor is fast gaining in
| Santa Cruz county. Recently the
brick layers, cement workers, plaster
ers and carpenters formed unions.
! Through the good offices of Secretary
| o. A. Tveitmoe and j. B. Bowen all
| differences in labor's ranks in Santa
Cruz have been adjusted.
Last Monday night the BARRIERS
union, local No. 14S, held it's regular
meeting in Clerks building, and after
| the presentation of five applications
| to become members and the initiation
| of four candidates, nearly three hours
time was occupied in discussing the
trade situation and suggestions Of
! fered for bringing into line all the bar
ber shops in the city ON an equal
! footing.
The new laws recently adopted by
| this organization will go into effect
May 1. Under the provision of these
1 rsarn f1,n hrTes l..
/ to devote more attention to the busi-
ness of the union than under the
/ present system, as he will hereafter
! devote his whole time to the organi-
cation. This Will enable him to cover
more territory daily and look after
| more cases that may require investi-
! cation.
The local decided to fight with re-
neWed vigor not only the unfair shops,
but the 10 cent ones also. The union
is satisfied with the financial assist
ance 1t is receiving at the hands of
other locals.
The joint committee of the state fed
Grafton of labor, the building trades
council and the San Francisco labor
| council will meet in special session
next Sunday to receive a report and
plan from it's subcommittee on the
| organization of the migratory workers
of the state
The Mattresses union picnic commit
| tee, of which Minnie Andrews is chair
man, reported last Monday night the
work that has already been done to
make the affair at Schuetzen park on
July 81 a success.
| The union initiated seven candidates
and received nine applications.
Thirteen members on the sick list
was the report presented to the bar
| tenders union local No. Al at it's meet
ing in headquarters last Monday nj ght,
and to assist these $40 In benefits was
ordered paid.
From the reports presented it was
made apparent that Business Agent
O'Grady is very active in the interest
of the local and in increasing the mem
bership.
Eight candidates for membership who
were favorably reported upon and
elected were duly initiated. Eight ap-
plications were presented.
1t is announced that the international
| convention of hod carriers called for
May / has been postponed till the
first Monday in June. The arrange