The San Francisco call., 1910-04-09


up on Engstrum's unfair buildings
through sub contracts" This recon-
mendation of the executive board was
laid over
The stablemen's union through Busi-
ness Agent White is to apply to the
local board of health for regular in
spection of the various stables in this
city,, some 500, to see that they are in
absolute sanitary condition for the
benefit of employees and animals.
The building trades council has ar
ranged a concert and entertainment In
aid of the O'Grady polytechnic school,
to be given in the auditorium of the
building trades temple on the night of
April 80.
j. w. Bibby of this city, state or
ganizer for the brotherhood of car
penters, has instituted carpenters local
No. 1856 at Newman. Stanislaus county,
with the following named as officers:
c6ar,as h v;or ;orweilefa PRESIDENT J. H
financial secretary; Z. d. Dayton, treas
urer; William Gift, warden and E. J..
Dale. conductor.
First Vice President j. w Bowen of
the state building trades council was
present at the institution and delivered
forceful address on the trade situa-
tion in that part of the state.
The following named have been
elected officers Of plasterers union No.
429 Of Modesto for the current term
John R.. Baker. president; ]. s..
secretary treasurer; c. r. Golvin, cor
responding secretary.
The joint executive board of the
united brotherhood of carpenters of
America and the amalgamated society
of carpenters and joiners of Boston,
Mass, recently decided to submit to a
referendum vote of the unions and
branches, 80 in number, several propo-
sitions, one being the demand of an
increase in wages from 471a cents to so
cents an hour, to take effect June l..
The latter proposition was carried by a
unanimous vote.
The San Francisco labor council is in
receipt of an appeal from Washington,
D. c.. on behalf of the international
association of machinists, asking the
council and its affiliated unions to in
terest themselves in the matter of the
eight hour bill now before congress.
1t asks that each member write a
trict urging him to use his influence to
have the bill become a law. The ap-
peal says:
"As far back as 1891 President Nc
Kinley said: This eight hour legisla-
ton has been promised to the ear and
broken to the hope of laboringmen
long enough"
The recent decision by Supreme
Court Justice Fitzgerald of New York in
the case of the Enterprise union of
steam filters against the building
trades employers association has been
received by the local labor unions with
considerable satisfaction. The steam
filters on the termination of an agree
ment made a demand for a higher
wage and better conditions in the
trade. This was not only refused by
the employers association, but the
members of that organization pledged
thems elves not to employ any member
of the filters union. The officers of
the union brought the matter into court
and the judge held that the contention
Of counsel for the union that a COM
bination Of employers to boycott a la
Dor union is just as illegal as a combi-
nation of workingm to boycott an
employer" was correct, and enjoined
the association from carrying out it's
boycott.
The rammermen's union voted SO
Tuesday night to the locked out men of
the western federation of miners and
levied 10 cents per capita assessment
for the benefit of the steel workers on
strike.
Marble workers union No. "A de-
cided at it's meeting Tuesday night to
appoint one of its members to inspect
all specifications for buildings in which
marble is to be used. to ascertain If
there is anything in them that might
create Jurisdictional trouble, with a
view to have the same adjusted before
men go on the job.
Business was reported good with all
members at work The committee on
the ball to be given on the Saturday
preceding Labor day reported that al
ready 600 tickets have been sold.
The union indorsed the Hetch
Hetchy water proposition.
Automobile and carriage painters
union has elected the following named
members as officers for the current
term: John Kope, president; joseph
Redmond, vice president; L. r. Brewer.
recording, and William Donovan. finan-
cial secretary; William Flaherty, treas
urer; T. Farron, conductor: J. Cornyn.
warden; ]. Blattner, preceptor; ]. Red
INOPO anu JOnn SleD6n, dele
gates to the district council of painters
The union, new one, received its
charter Tuesday night.
Work has been commenced on the
new labor temple in Sacramento. The
work will be advanced as RAPIDLY as
possible, with the idea Of having the
new structure dedicated on next Labor
day. Arrangements are being made to
have the cornerstone laid by the ex-
ecutfve council of the American fed
GRAFTON of labor when it shall be on
this coast during the latter part of
the current month.
]. B. Dale, statistfcian of the trade
and labor council of Vallejo, has been
directed by that council to secure data
as to the cost of living in that city and