Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-04
BreDery Workers

Brewery Workers who We've thrown
ont OF work by prohibition are stiI
tramping the town looking for work
but are unable to find any. Everywhere
they go they are told, nothing doing
or you are too old, and we are laying
off men. Some OF the members report
going to thirty-five places in one DAY
only to be turned down. y lew OF the
members have been so fortunate as to
find work at $40 per week, ten and
twelve hours per day. We will admit
that our members are rather hard to
please when they select high salarssd
positions but it proves that they are
willing to do something at least, il
those who helped vote US out OF our
Jobs know of any work for us, for Gods
sake let us know where it is.
Secretary Koch is preparing a l-t OF
Brewery Workers homes Tor sale. 50
far he has about fifty homes for ale
for anything that looks like money. by
the time the membership has been can
vassed he will have a list OF at Least
100. If the real estate men who Tepp.t
a scarcity OF desirable homes for Ient
or sale will call at the secretary's Office
he will be able to accommodate them.
Don't be afraid to call, We Denver
knockers. Our members will be only 100
glad to leave this beautiful! city OF sun
shine and hot air."
Brother LaBonte, who has worn out
many pairs of shoes looking for work,
went to the immigration office in the
federal building expecting to get work,
as one OF the daily papers printed an
article a few days ago stating that
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farms and factories, and many steady
positions at good pay We're still open.
When he got to the office he was I l.
that they had nothing at present but
maybe later on they would be able to
find something for him. He was handed
an application blank to fill out, which
contained all kinds OF questions, and
then was asked how much money he
cared to spend for railroad fare. And
yet they say there is plenty Of work in
Denver and Colorado.
Brother Jakclsky, who is an expert
enced engineer, has also worn out many
a cowhidc looking for that something
else that we heard so much about be-
fore the election. He reports meeting
many comrade looking for the same
thing he is. A few days ago he met
a man on the hill who stopped him and
asked if he did not know where n man
could find something to do. Brother
Jakelsky informed him that he was also
looking for work and was unable to
find any. This man stated that he
came to Colorado thru reading one Of
the Denver dailies. He said he had n
family and was entirely out OF money.
He wanted to know if all the papers
lied like this one did. He was told
they did not and that truth was the
| first law Of nature in Colorado and that
we were all one another's big Brother"
Brother Hall reported that he secured
work in one of the packing houses. He
was promised work as truck driver at
which he started, but wound up in the
wash house washing out butchers pants.
From there he was promoted to shovel
! ing bull-which was the softest job he
! had. In fact, it was so soft" that he
I was almost drowned. Ten hours of this
kind of work is too much for any re-
spectacle man says he.
Many of the members report that
they are unable to leave their homes at
night on account of house robbers, which
have increased so much since prohibit
tion has gone into effect. Yet they say
crime follows booze. We will admit
that there is great amount of booze
coming from Cheyenne, but we had no
idea that it was carried on TO such an
extent.
Again we want to call the publc's
attention to the fact that no Brewery
Workers have been arrested for boot