Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
BARRIERS GO ON
STRIKE HERE FOR
SUNDAY CLOSING
Journeymen Quit Work in All
Shops Refusing to Sign
Agreement.
| MEN DEMAND LIKEWISE
AN Sll MINIMUM WAGE
Twenty Bosses Accede to De-
mands--AlI Others Decline
to Submit.

Picket committees were appoin e1
today to call out all journeymen bar,
bers whose employers have not signed
the union agreement.
The resolution 20 strike, which wa,
passed last night at a ste rmy mee;.
ing of Local S19, Journeymen Barbei
International Union. was carried in
effect today by more than - mem
bers.
These members met in the head
quarters of the Essex Trades Council.
at 66 South Orange avenue, to receive
instructions.
John B. Manger. president of the
local, presided at the meeting. He
informed the members that many of
those who were not present at the
meeting were working in the interests
of the union. and only those journey
men whose employers had signea
were permitted to work.
1t was also announced that twenty
master BARRIERS or employers had
signed the union agreement.
The only difference in the new
agreement and the old one.l explain
ed President Manger. 'is that we de-
mand the shops shall be closed on
Sunday. On ordinary workdays we
are willing to work from 1880 in the
morning until 8 o'clock at night On
Saturdays from 1880 O'Clock in the
morning until IL o'clock at night.
Surely those hours are long enough
for anyone to work and are absolute
ly reasonable"
Ask S11 Minimum Wage.
1.-THE union men also want the en-
ployers to agree to a minimum wage
of $11 week. 1t is only in very few
shops that we have any trouble with
this part of the agreement, for every
master barber realizes that jour
neyman must be worth this much OF
nothing at all There are many shops
also where the hours maintained are
even better than we now demand OF
all shop owners. "
The president announced that dur
ing the present strike the large NUNS
would be reduced by the organization
of a sister local to Local S19 of the
International Union The rate for
joining the new organization has been
made so low that everyone can afford
to join, he declared, and the pro-
prietors of non-union shops will find
it necessary to deal with the union.
Many shops were visited by the pick
citing committees, and in some in
stances the owners signed the agree
ment. while the majority insisted they
would not sign until the master bar
bers took action as a whole. No dis
turbances were reported.
Warns Against Violence.
President Manger warned the men
against violence, urging them to per-
suade the workers to quit without
making any disturbance.
1--WE want no window smashing
fighting or rough tactics" he con-
cluded. "If you happen to meet with
any agitators of the Industrial Work
ers of the World don't listen to them
or they will get you into trouble. We
will win this strike in an orderly
manner within a few days"
In many of the shops on Spring
field avenue, Market street and side
streets the journeymen BARRIERS quit
work today, leaving the work to the
employers and apprentices. 1t is
thought that the master BARRIERS will
be persuaded to hold a conference
with the journeymen's committee at
which the differences will be settled.