The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
BUSY SESSION OF
THE LABOR COUNCIL
Police Commission CenSured for
Awarding Helmet Contract to
Out of Town Firm
Credentials From Various Dele
gates Accepted and Bearers
Given Their Seats

mems union be seated was referred 10
the executive committee with instruc-
tiOns TO delay action pending report
from the American federation OF labor
ss TO the right OF the union to be rep
resented i'm the central body.
The milk wagon drivers union sub
mitted a new agreement which was re-
1erred TO the executive committee
Julius Kahn and Z. a. Hayes as
knOwledged the receipt of a commu
nication from the council in relation
TO the conservation Of natural re-
sources. Each promised to give the
matter careful consideration, the last
named declaring that he would do his
best 10 protect the interests OF the peo-
pie in this matter.
The civil service commissioners an
nounced by letter that they were ready
10 receive suggestions from the council
in the matter of the examinations for
engineers and gave assurance that in
the next examination for linemen one
of the examiners shall be a practical
lineman.
AT the request of the milk wagon
drivers union the intention to declare
a boycott on the Bay City dairy was
withdrawn, as the trouble has been
adjusted.
The courcil indorsed the resolutions
OF the Halliday district improvement
club censuring the police commits
sioners for awarding a contract to a
foreign firm. as against a lower bid
by q home firm for the same quality
of helmets.
The secretary was instructed to ar
range a date with J. G.. White TO ad-
dress the council on direct legislation
The American federation of labor
notified the council that it had issued
a charter TO the new union of ship
scalers.
The photo engravers' union gave no.
rice that il had decided TO give. cent
per capita a month to the migratory
labor organization fund.
The recommendation of the executive
committee that S25 be donated to the
Mexican prisoners defense fund was
indOrsed.
The report Of President Kelly as dele
gate TO the American federation of
labor was laid over for a week
Credentials for delegates from the
following unions were received and the
delegates seated:
Pile drivers. stationary firemen,
PAYERS and rammermen. cooks, brother
hood Of teamsters. chauffeurs, cemetery
employees, walters gas appliance men,
bar tenders janitOrs. metal polishers,
brewery workers. sugar workers. cleo
trical workers No. Isl, machine hands.
l.
machinists, coopers, upholsterers, photo
engrsvers and Golden West auxiliary
TO machinists.
The hackmen's union at its last meet
ing, by unanimous vote, expelled J. w
Littlefeld, business agent. from the
union for Juggling" with a portion
OF the unions funds.
The following were elected ,offcers
for the ensuing term: E McCarty
president; NJ. Kelly, vice president: J
Bowling. secretary treasurer; w. J.
Mclaughlin, J. Bowlan and D. Christie.
trustees: T. McCarty and J. BowIan,
delegates TO the labor council.
The walters union at its meeting
last Wednesday night appointed COM
mittee to arrange for the removal of
the headquarters and meeting place
from Larkin hail TO 81 Turk street
after the 18th Of the current month
The union gave notice that here
after the law in regard to delinquents
being stricken from the roll of mem
bership viii be enforced without no
tice 10 the delinQuents. Any member
who shall be two months in arrears for
dues VIII be suspended on the first of
The month following his delinquency
unless in the meantime he meets his
financial obligation with the added
penalty.
The bakers and confectioners' union
Of Sacramento at its last meeting de-
cided TO abrOgate the old rule that
eliminated night work and to permit
masters or employing bakers to de-
eide when work shall commence. pro-
viding that not more than nine hours
shall constitute a days work This
concession was granted by the Jour
NC Of .
fresh, warm bread at an earlier hour
Of the day than is furnished at this
time. 1t was argued that the new rule
viii increase the business of the en-
Dloyers to the extent that it will force
them 70 employ more members Of the
union to supply the demand.
Much Of the time of the building
trades council last Thursday night was
taken mp in the reading of the creden-
tails from many Of the affiliated unions
that have recently elected delegates
for the current term OF six months.
A number OF complaints as to juris-
dictional rights We're presented and re-
ferred to the business agents for in
vestigation and possible reference to
the arbitration committee of the one
on jurisdictions.
The council was advised that the
building trades Of Los Angeles and
the central labor council of the same
place have declared the Southern avia-
uon company unfair.
The officers elected At the previous
meeting OF the building laborers. street
eXcavators. concrete and asphalt work
ers were installed at the last meet
ing. The finance committees report
showed a large Increase in the income
during the last year over that of the
preceding year
The union viii. through its delegate
10 the state building. trades conven-
tion that is TO meet in Monterey, en-
deavor to secure legislation in the di-
rection OF making better provision for
the sick and injured Of the members
OF unions affiliated with the state
council.
The patent chimney builders. local
No. j. last Thursday night elected the
following as officers for the ensuing
term: George Phillips, president; Claire
Dresser, vice president; Thomas winn,
treasurer. Bert Marsh, recording secre-
tary; J. z. Gettle. financial secretary:
John O'Rney. warden; James Stevens,
trustee for Is months, and John O'RiIey
for six months.
At a largely attended meeting
Of the union of the sailors of the Pa