The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

postponed until June B. AT tnlS ulecI-
| ing reorganization will be effected
| bringing together the three interna-
| tionals and all Independent locals. Rep
resentatives from the various interna-
| tionals, the American federation OF Ia
| Dor and the building trades department
/ of the American federation or labor
will be present Anthony Kane will
| represent San Francisco organizations.
| The merger is the result of the deci-
| sion reached at the Tampa, Fla, con-
vention last October More than 100,-
600 members in the United States and
Canada will be affected by the change.
| The brewery workers of Seattle are
looking for an .amicable settlement
| with the Rainier brewery company.
They are prepared to insist upon their
demands. The company has been given
until tomorrow for an answer owing to
the death of Andrew Heinrich, president
of the company.
| The existing contracts expired May l.
!
| The floor of the assembly room, so
| by 80, of the Building Trades temple is
| being removed and in its place is being
put down a hardwood maple flooring.
The work is being superintended by
F., P. Nicholas of carpenters union No.
| %. It will require about 5000 feet OF
cost about $500. 1t is thought that the
new floor will be completed in two
weeks.
| The chauffeurs' union, recently or
| ganized, now has a, membership of 260,
| and is growing each meeting. Ar
rangements for the ball to be given
May IA are about completed. Sister
unions are generously coming to the
aid of this local and many tickets have
| been sold.
The business agent of walters union
| No. 80 is looking for six donkeys to
| use when the labor council declares It's
intention to levy boycott on the Bis
| marek cafe. The matter will be brought
before the council at the Friday night
meeting.
Consideration of the new bylaws will
be the special order of business at next
Sunday mornings meeting of janitors'
union. All members are requested to
be present 1t is reported that at each
meeting the union is increasing in
membership.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American federation of labor, reports
for the five months Of the federation
year an increase in per capita tax of
Sl,463.27 over like period last year.
This indicates an increased member
ship of 5000. The federation has is
sued 102 charters as against So for a
corresponding time last year Affiliated
international unions report the issu-
ance of $50 charters within the last
five months.
A most unusual situation occurred in
recent strike of iron workers in Bos-
ton. The strikers places were taken
m
suaston this nonunion force quit work
and marched In a body to the unions
Office and applied for membership.
James A. Cable, who has been inter-
national secretary treasurer of the
coopers union and editor of its journal
for years, has resigned. He was re-
cenuy elected to office in Kansas City.
International President d. ]. Tobin
addressed stablemens union Tuesday
night in the hall at 395 Franklin street.
large membership greeted Tobin and
were treated to a forceful address on
matters of interest to trades unionists
Secretary NJ. E. Decker of milk wagon
drivers union, scheduled for a speech
was unavoidably detained. After the
meeting the members retired to a ban
quet hall and several hours were spent
in social way.
One of the unsolved problems in the
labor movement is what is best to be
done with the unemployed. Assembly
man O'Connor of New York believes
he has found a solution. He would
create commissioner of the unem-
pioyed, defining his duties and powers
and placing him under the commits
sloner of labor. 1t will be the duty of
the commissioner to establish bureaus
lin all cities of the state; to keep a
record of all persons unemployed in
such cities; to note the kind of work
such unemployed person is best suited
Ito perform; to institute Inquiries likely
to lead to employment and to make
effort to secure employment for men
and women living in enforced idleness
Men and women out of work are too
often preyed upon and plunJered by
merciless agencies. The law has never
yet been able to suppress such ire
Isponsible agencies. 1t is claimed that
lif every state in the union would pro-
vide for commissioner as those out
lined the problem would become less
lperplexing and social conditions would
be improved.
international Vice President Robert
HeSketh will address the cooks union
No. "A this evening on questions vitally
important to all members. The meet
ing will be held in the hall, 1918 Mar
ket street.
The tenth annual celebration of
Butchers day will be held at Shell
Mound park and EmeryviIle racetrack
Wednesday, June s. The three butch
ers' organizations are interested in the
outing and butchers union has been
invited and will be strongly reppe-
Tsentej.
Many novel features will enIiven the
Occasion, such as steer races. horse and
mule races. and the committee in charge
has prepared a series of games to be
contested for Following is the com
mittee in charge: o. w. Newhan, chair
man. Ben Davis, secretary, and E. ].
|Breiling, treasurer.
International President John J. Barry
|of theatrical stage employees union is
now touring the middle west in the
interest of his organization. He re-
ports that union as in a most pros
porous and growing condition.
RenOrt on Steel Works