Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-05
COMMISSION PROPOSED TO
INCREASE WAGES ONE
CENT A WEEK.
One Hundred Union Shops Re
fuse to Join Moocher Herb
Georges Outfit and Have
Granted New Wage Scale;
Look for the Union Card.

An
in nineteen shops in Denver went on
strike Monday morning for an in
crease Of 50 week. and 8 per cent
over $50 taken in over the chair. They
had been receiving SlS and so pr
cent over $50. and are asking for $50
and Go per cent over $50, which the
downtown employers so far have re-
fused 10 grant.
Seventy-fye union men who We're
employed at the following shops are
out;
Bert Reaves. Albany Hotel shop.
MAJOR and Fleming. 1912 Seven
teenth street.
ID. Limo. Union depot.
Nick Isaak, 4l4 East Twentieth.
avenue.
W. L. Merrifeld, Savoy hotel.
H. +. Bainbridge, 1920 Welton
street
Phil strubei. 42s Seventeenth street.
Thas. Lint. I'll Fifteenth street
John Wallace, 1861 Lawrence street.
sam orns.ein. oil Seventeenth
street.
James Henry. I1Ia Seventeenth
street.
George Alder. s3s Eighteenth
street.
John Madona. 1914 Seventeenth
Street.
T. A. Kileourse. 1860 California
street.
Haywood and Decker. 1884 Seven
teenth street.
Chas. Dinsnore, liza Seventeenth
street.
william Buck. s2s Seventeenth
street.
Would Close 100 Shops.
One of the most pernicious of all
the rotten decisions ever handed down
By the state Industrial commission was
rendered in this case. II this decision
had been accepted by the journeymen
BARRIERS il would mean that about 100
of the shops now displaying the union
shop card would either have to go out
of business or run "A non-union shop,
and the barber business. so far as the
union is concerned, would be concen-
trated in n few of the large shops in
the business district.
The journeymen are only asking for
a minimum wage of $50 and 60 per
cent over $50. The decision OF the
industrial commission gave them
minimum guarantee of $22 and 60 per
cent over 1906, which would in truth
be an increase of one cent per week
over tnt Olu lfiS uttiFibtl IL
very unfair to large number of the
small shops of the city. who are will
ing. and have signed up. TO pay the
wages demanded by the journeymen.
Strikers Standing Firm.
Every journeyman affected by the
walkout is standing firm and will con-
tinue to do so until his demands are
granted. The strikers have the finan-
cial backing of the international or
ganization and there will not be
break in their ranks until settlement
satisfactory to the union BARRIERS is
effected. even II il takes ten years to
secure just wage, say the officers.
The unfair employers have Joined
Moocher Herb Georges organization,
and he has trimmed them for few
dollars apiece to join his fake or
ganization with the promise of pro-
lection. and men to take the strikers
places. which promise has not been
fulfilled up to date. The employers
are talking about running an open
shop, forgetting the fact that as far
MS the BARRIERS Union is concerned
there is no open shop. 1t is either a
union or non-union shop. and as no
member of the international union is
allowed to work in a non-union shop.
and in further view of the fact that all
first class workmen are members of
the International. they are virtually
admitting that they are contemplating
running second class shops.
Have Six Student" BARRIERS.
They have been successful in
weeks time in securing few Molar
school graduates to take the place of
the strikers, about six in number, who,
they probably imnginc. will be able
to satisfy customers who have been
used to the services Of the best work
mesi in the tonsorial line which the
country has been able to produce.
One very striking feature of this