The San Francisco call., 1910-10-28
BUILDING TRADES
CONDITIONS GOOD
Vice President Duffy of Brick
Layers Reports Observations
on Recent Trip
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union during his recent trip visited all
b the unions Of his craft in the northwest
and found conditions very satisfactory.
IN fact. conditions in all building
trades We're good. Duffy will leave next
week for Texas. 10 be gone a month
or more. During his absence he will
organize the brick layers in Modesto
Riverside and Coalinga. These three
unions viii bring the number of brick
layers organizations in this state to 20.
II P Scott was in the chair at the
Wednesday night meeting of walters
union No 30 Ten candidates were
obligated and Is applications received
The local donated 500 to Los Angeles
metal workers and $50 to the cooks
and walters on strike in Spokane.
Cooks helpers union No. 10 donated
SO TO the Mount St Joseph's orphan
ge at its last meeting, which was well
attended Fifteen candidates were
initiated.
Miss May Cummings Of the united
garment workers union, who has been
visiting the branch in Petaluma, has
returned to this city.
Frank Duffy, general secretary of the
united brotherhood Of carpenters and
joiners Of America. who is also a mem
ber OF the board Of managers Of the
National Society for the Promotion of
Industrial Education and secretary of
the special committee appointed by the
American federation of labor to take
up the question Of industrial education,
suggests in an article in the current
issue of The Carpenter that schools
for Industrial and mechanical educa-
uon and training should be established.
According to telegram received in
this city yesterday by the cigar makers
union. Sixth Vice President of the In
ternational G. P Bradford and eight
members Of the joint advisory board
have been placed in prison in Tampa,
Fla. The charge against these men
is stated TO be accessory TO a supposed
assassination. The telegram further
states that the authorities are deter
mined 10 break up the labor unions of
The town.
Butchers union No l met Wednes-
day night and initiated three candi-
dates. The regular weekly assessment
was paid TO the Los Angeles strike
fund Arrangements are being COM
pleted for the dance and entertainment
10 be given in Saratoga hall, Valencia
street near Thirteenth, November ..
committee from the label section
was present, and in addition TO an
+. Interesting lecture placed many labels
upon a screen with a stereopticon.
Henry Meyers. former president of the
san Mateo labor council. addressed the
meeting on timely topics.
John Donlin was chosen president TO
succeed himself at the recent conven-
nF g.-s
union The raise in the death benefit
viii necessitste an increase in the per
capita from s1.45 TO SO.
At the meeting of machinists' lodge
No. Sc Wednesday night. Organizer
Carlson. who has been in Portland for
some time, gave an account Of the
situation in the north. He sees VIC
tory for the men battling for the eight
jlour day
5. President Andrew c. Hughes Of the
P international coopers' union, after
stay Of several weeks IN Los Angeles,
made a report TO his organization It
was this report that was the prime
factor in the closer affilia tion which is
taking place between the coopers and
brewery workers.
Mayor Mccarthy. as delegate 10 the
Bay Counties district council of car
TenteTs. addressed the delegates at the
Wednesday night meeting. He spoke
upon labor conditions as he found them
IN the east on his recent visit
United Iaborers of San Francisco met
"Wednesday night and 10 limitations
s. were recorded. The usual sI75 was
paid 10 the metal workers Of Los An
geles. Business Agent Dwyer was in
structed 10 place man near each booth
on election day and work for the car
rying Of amendment 50. This fixes the
minimum wage for city employees at SO
for eight hours work.
The mass meeting called by organ
lied labor in Oakland for next Sunday
afternoon viii be addressed by several
labor leaders from this city Exten-
sive preparations are being made to
have large gathering.
William Sorenson was chosen vice
president at the Wednesday night
meeting Of milk wagon drivers union
40. 226. The usual weekly donation TO
the Los Angeles strike fund was paid.
Business was reported good. Two can
oldates were initiated and two with
drawals announced.