The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

a short time ago. Due notice of the
time and place of holding the entertain
ment will be announced.
Grocery clerks union No. 64S OBJ
ligated 10 candidates at its meeting
Thursday night and IL applications for
membership are awaiting action. The
committee of arrangements has COM
pleted its work for the dance and en-
tertainment to be given Thursday,
May 5.
The labor council has Endorsed the
boycott asked against the Rapid auto
express company by the retail delivery
wagon drivers union No. 27S.
Trade unionism in Great Britain has
become a power to be reckoned with in
political as well as the industrial field.
Some idea of It's financial standing can
be gathered from the fact that 1t has
at present reserve fund exceeding
$30,000,000. In the last dozen years
1t has collected in dues more than
$1,000,000 yearly. In Britain. trade
unionists believe in high dues and low
limitations. BY this method the In
dividual unions have vast capital at
their disposal when difficulties arise
When age creeps over the membership
the declining years of the union man
in that country are made comfortable
by an old age pension. No union men
are found in the warehouses. Organ
lied labor in that country is bull
wark between the worn out worker and
pauperism.
The Sacramento typographical union
has named William Miner and E. NJ. Du-
chow as delegates to represent 1T in the
international typographical convention
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When these delegates go east they will
be furnished supply of Sacramento
wines, beers, fruits and other products
of the Sacramento valley. Alfred Dali
ton Jr., Thomas J. Mclaughlin, P. S.
Saunders, e. NJ Duchow and William
Miner have been appointed committee
to secure the exhibit and a special label
will be prepared for 1t.
The American federation of labor in
a communication to the San Francisco
labor council once more calls atten-
tion to the condition of affairs at the
Bethlehem, Pa, steel works and to the
necessity for additional funds to help
the strikers in their fight against the
company The attention of the affil-
lated unions was drawn to this matter.
The several unions in the city of VAL
lejo have already subscribed more than
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labor temple in that city. Tile tenn
pie committee is confident that before
long the amount required to start work
on the proposed structure will be sub
scribed.
The printers of Sacramento will visit
the burial plot OF the typographical
union in the old Masonic cemetery May
80 and there cover with flowers the
graves of the printer dead. Local No.
46 of that city will send large floral
piece TO be placed in the center of the
plot.
Local No. Isl of the electricians has
submitted to the San Francisco labor
council its schedule of wages to be pre-
sented to the city department. of cleo
tricity. 1t will be passed upon by the
executive committee at its meeting next
Sunday night.
The San Francisco labor council has
been requested to advise it's affiliated
unions not to purchase any pianos that
do not bear the union stamp, which
proves that they have been made under
fair conditions.
The bindery women's union is to give
an anniversary ball the night of May I.
The delivery wagon drivers union
has taken quarters in Carpenters hall
in Fulton street where the meetings
will be held the same nights as at the
old place