The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-03
NORWICH BARBER OPPOSES WOMEN
 IN THE UNIONS
Does Not Think a Barber Shop Is the Place for a Woman to
 Earn Her Living.
DELEGATES FOR BUFFALO
New Haven Union to Choose Next .Thursday-Bridgeport
 Barbers Disciplined.

The annual convention of the Jour neymen Barbers' International Union of America will open in Buffalo on the second Tuesday in September. The New Haven Barbers' Union at its meeting next Thursday night will choose two delegates to this convention. The convention will consider the ad- visibility of admitting women barbers to membership in the unions.
 President C. E. O'Donnell of the Norwich Barbers' Union writes to the Journeyman Barber as follows:
 You ask for views in regard to all lowing ladies to become members of the Journeyman Barbers' Union. We'll, 1 for one do not think 1t would be ad- visable to take them i'll, if no other req son was offered than the fact that they should not be encouraged to become barbers, as don't think 1t is a trade for: any woman to learn. If the money received for weeks salary were large enough so woman could take the chances with the public that man must take, why, she might get away with it 1; but on the whole 1 don't think the bar Der shop Is the place for woman to
 
 time may arise where it would be neces- sary to have the shop where the ladies were employed i'll the union, but 1 think that should be left to the local union to decide as to what should be done; any way, l think this Is big question for the convention to decide.
 Brother Tibbi1s, why pick on me or my little burg? I suppose you must try 1t out on someone so you picked me and my city. 1 was in your city about Y years ago and the barbers' wages were so rotten that they had a hard time (this was before Detroit and Ford there to work. The International spent all kinds of money to make 1t a first class union city and city fit for a frst-class barber to work in, and if at this late day you have succeeded 1 am glad to hear 1t; but why refer to Am aconda, Montana, miles away from De- troit? ? Is 1t possible that Michigan has no place with as good conditions as the little town ofsAnaGonda, Montana? -4s
 We'll, we are helping to set the pace in our little New, England city and we are very near New York and must do in this town very near what they do i'll New York. .t. . However, we should worry what
 
 conditions Most of us make at least $50 and some of us get the $25 guaran- tee. It is not what you get, but how high a fence you have before you. Nor wich allows the boss % profit on each man if he takes i'll $27, but if he does not take III $27, he must get SEQ; but we have members. that would not work for less than $25 guarantee and fifty-hfty over $32 taken i'll. Another thing, the barber business of the East is run alto gether different from the way 1t is in the West. A very poor barber can make at least $4 per on the side and i'll good shop can get as high as $15 per on the side. So don't compare the West with the East in regard to wages. The West gets it one way and the East another, and in the long run they average about alike
 Local 337 has elected and installed the following officers for the year 1olo: President, C. E. O'Donne1l; vice-presi- dent, Felix Strauss; secretary, A. Ed ward Brouder; recorder, A. H. Ranlo ;; treasurer, August Heinel."
 Local Union No. 28S of Bridgeport has passed resolutions on the death of Louis Deithler, member. According to the report of Jacob Fischer, general secretarytreasurer, the Bridgeport Union has annul1ed retiring card of Oscar Oelson and placed a fine of $10O against him for refusing to walk out when shop card was removed; also placed fine of $100 against Joseph Brionetti for refusing to walk out when shop card was removed; also placed a fine of $50 against John Morales for refusing to come out when shop card was removed; annulled retiring card he'd by O. Caserrant and placed fine of $10O against him for strike-breaking i; annulled retiring card held by Daniel O'Connor and placed a fine of $200 against him for refusing to abide by the union hours.