The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02

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industry in this city. The agreement
which brought the shorter day about
was signed three years ago. Confer
ences on the subject of the life of the
agreement have been had and the COM
mittees will meet from time to time
until all differences are adjusted. 1t
Is believed by those in a position to
De the best Judges that no serious
trouble viii arise.
Ihe eight hour day is scheduled not
only for this city, but for the entire
Pacific coast.
All unorganized teamsters in the
South San Francisco butcher business
nave decided to affiliate with nuion
moving cause
Yesterday began the three year
agreement recently signed by the en-
pIoyers and the steam laundry workers
union Much tact was used by the COM
mittee from the local in bringing about
this agreement.
fine of s25 will be imposed by the
Oakland central labor council on any
member Of the subordinate union pat
ronizing orientals. The building trades
quested TO take the same course.
Delegate f. Borgel has returned from
the Cincinnati convention Of the musi-
clans federation and reports business
picking up in the east.
At the last meeting of musicians
union No. 6 Fruitvale and Melrose were
decided to be neutral ground for locals
Nos. 6 and 510.
The r7nfo,,
modelling its headquarters on Haight
street. When completed the members
boast that they will have one of the
finest homes of any local in San Fran
cisco.
There viii be a special meeting Of
bakers union No. "a next Saturday
night to take up the proposed assess
ment on the members to aid the New
York city bakers now on strike. Be
sides there win be local matters up for
discussion that viii interest all mem
bers.
There is a movement on foot to
unionize the Van Dusen bakeries. There
are some 20 demonstrators, baking
cakes and bread in various groceries
in the city, and an attempt is to be
made to have them come under union
conditions.
A letter from Organizer Marcel Willie,
VINO IeIL mere Tor Butte some time ago,
says: Il installed local No. SO in Mis-
soula and there is now f1ourishing
union there. Butte city bakers are not
thoroughly organized. The apprentices
are unorganized. I will see to it that
I get enough bakers away from the
I. W. w. to get a charter. The candy
makers union is well attended, but
there is no wage scale. [ had COM
mittee appointed to draw up a schedule
of wages and hours"
International Secretary Otto z. Fish
er writes that strikes have been won
IN Newark, n. J.; Denver, Colo, and
Hartford. Strikes are still on in the
following cities: New York, Vancouver
and Pittsburg. In Chicago the strike
is broken and some of the larger bak
cries have signed up.
Fifty unions have affiliated with the
state federation of labor in the last
seven motnhs, due in great measure to
the energetic work of Secretary Paul
Scharrenberg. At the next convention
of the federation practically every
union in the state will be represented.
Secretary Ellison of the sailors union
Of the Pacific reports that his local has
| appointed a committee to investigate
the claims of members who lost their
clothing and effects in the wrecked
schooner Marhoffer Another commit
tee was chosen TO prepare ballots for