The San Francisco call., 1910-06-27
STATE unions
To AID STRIKE
in Los ANGELES
Executive Board Orders All
Building Trades Taxed to
Help in Fight
United Effort to BE Made by
Workmen to UniOnize the
Southern City

n z meeting held yesterday by
"A the executive board of the state
building trades council in the
boards Offices in the Metropolis bank
building, it was unanimously voted to
levy state tax among the allied or
ganizations to support the strikers in
Los Angeles, with the purpose of
unionizing the southern city. Mayor
p H Mccarthy, general president Of
the board, presided and personally
urged the measure before the body.
According to reports received during
= the three weeks in which the strike
has progressed. over 5000 men are
OUT in Los Angeles. leaving their places
10 force an eight hour day and new
wage schedule. Not only was the
assessment approved by the board
but II was decided Immediately to in
wade the southern city with all the
organized force possible. To this end
II is intended TO build a tent city there
to accommodate all the men on strike
A commissary department viii be or
ganized and provisions sent in car
load lots from points outside of Los
angeles TO the labor settlement.
Iron Workers on Strike
The organizations now out include
. the bridge and structural ironworkers.
machinists, moulders. pattern makers.
housesmiths. the brewery workers and
bottIers, stationery engineers and fire.
men, laundry workers and elevator
constructors. Both the Baker iron
works and the Llewelyn iron works
are involved, as well as the Maier and
Los Angeles breweries companies.
The members Of the executive board
present at yesterdays meeting were:
President P H. Mccarthy, Secretary
o. A Tveitmoe. First Vice President
p J. 3. Bowen, Second Vice President
Thomas Graham, Third Vice President
NJ G. Bernhard, Fourth Vice Presi-
dent NJ. r. connors. Fifth Vice Presi-
dent James A. Gray. Sixth Vice Presi-
dent John Coeheld. seventh Vice Presi-
dent +. Forget, General Counsel c. l.
Dam, sergeant-at-A Arms F. H. Pratt
Executive board members: J. b.
Bibby OF Alameda county; +. H. Egg
gerth, Contra Costa; Perry Burlin-
game, Humboldt county; William A.
Sexton, Los Angeles county, William
Marshall, Marin county; w J. Dicker-
son, Monterey county; E. A. Clancy,
San Francisco; c. d. Bass. San Joa-
quin county; A. L. Hawbecker, San
Bernardino county; James Vain. San
Mateo county; ". g. Mathewson, Santa
clara county; Charles Annes, Santa
cruz county; ". F. Brown, Sacra-
. mento county; Frank Adams, sonoma
county. and T. P. Cantren San Diego
county.
Strike to Be General
In speaking of the action of the body
yesterday Secretary Tveitmoe said:
The men in Los Angeles are fighting
for the eight hour day and the 81 wage
schedule. They have been unable to
make satisfactory progress there aginst
the odds offered, and we will now help
them with 2 state campaign. Our inten-
ton is to ship into the south enough
tents to accommodate 5000 men. Dur
ing the strike the union men and their
families viii pay no rent Provisions
viii be shipped in from the outside, and
they viii be able TO make fight for
what they want. At the present time
the building industry of Los Angeles
Is paralyzed and the movement will
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