The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-17

- Pressure = ADsheo
w n,lnetion bordering. on rebel-
= fbs ranks Of Der BaRSefs'
.t(s. n. In connection with
relationship hstvsen the
\ 3sa Y : whole and tho MastAz
association, developed
Stning when some Of the
~ tasbers failed to walk % Of
vhsrs the union leaders ~
Dc cards used - designat-
% ~, shops a. places employ,
pa MON men only. &
~ point at issue between the
- end the master BARRIERS 10 the
.,,,sy desire to have wages in
g by the signing Of q new
lent, which attempt has been
S6Ife in some quarters and has
.sSifed in the removal Of union
sie from some shopA, Witch &C,
Ia in turn complicated mat
n some Of the union BARRIERS
Iy,nr with their employers re-
sSiiees Of the action taken by
~ union.
n February Of last year the
.sion obtained an agreement with
~ Master BARRIERS association IN
r1ieh the union BARRIERS were
ssarsnteed>$2 q week and in addi.
iIsa we're to receive so per cent
dall oyef SIS taken in by them.
4 b Dec. 81 the union held III
roeplar monthly meeting and -vot.
= 70 ask an increase in pay. Bert
~. secretary of the union, said
- morning that the men voted tt
~ their employers for . guaran'
y Of SIS : . week and 60 per cen
Well over 1913. The change would
nean that the men would draw s.
1 week more money in guarantee
u would not begin drawing PEI
teataxe money until they had takeI
4 333, whereas under the oil
agreement they began drawing per
eSeaSe money after $28 had beer
earned by them. ut will be seer
iast in both cases q leeway Is LET
q IS for the employer between
he rate of guarantee and thu
amount of money which must b.
6ten in by a union barber befor'
y begins to draw percentage
nouey in addition to his guarau
I'D salary. The change the pniol
b said to be endeavoring to hrin,
about Is that BARRIERS shall b.
ltuaranteed a fair salary with les
lspendence on what business Il
attually brought to them. TIL
I'M agreement would mean tina
the barbers want their pay guaran
ted to a certain point, khicl
vcild leave the employer to wdk
y over the responsibility of oh
taining sufficient business for hi
shop to pay the guaranteed salar
before he takes his profit from tn
earnings of the employee, whi:l
coues net between the amDAnt o
guarantee and the sum altar earn
Ing which the employee takes a per
csntage, and which also leaves tn
employer 40 per cent Of the none
taken In above the point set
Change Scheduled To-day.
While the new rate received a
ippfoving vote by the union mem
W. In meeting Dec. q, and tn
tins for the new rate to becom
Elective set for Jan. II, q chang
M heart seems to have taken plac
lnoag some Of the members. Whe
10 union brought pressure to bea
uDoa four or i've Of the larges
1heps today, the pr0prietors Re
fused 10 sign the new agreement.
Secretary Yoh, of the union, ssI
tAis morning that . number OF th
MISTER BARRIERS had signed tn
: asresment, add that others ha
not He said that in four or Nv
hops the union cards had been r.
moved, which would mean thu
buPneymen BARRIERS could no long
q work there until the cards weF
replaced, or. if they did work, thei
itand would be an infraction {
union regulations.
He said that he was aware tbs
IN some shops where the unto
cards were removed the journe,
lneu BARRIERS had remained on th
. Nb. He said that he could not 50
q this time what action would b
Mtea by the union relative to >thi
situation. Other journeymen bal
oefs. however, are said to hav
Immediately left their work on II
renewal Of the union card from Ii
shops In which they were emplo!
d..
Master BARRIERS Reticent.
Members Of the Master Barber
association said little other thu
70 conhrm the action Of the unio
N removing cards from some shoT
ana to state that in some instances
Hufneymen BARRIERS have remain
q on the job. regardless Of th
action.
A E. Lamp, president Of the Ma,
VI bsrbers' association, said tn
s nsedng would be called to CO,
s.ese the situation, but he had \
eomnents to make on the situatio
u u now stands.