The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
SUGGESTION OF LABOR STRUGGLES NOT TO BE
 ALLOWED IN PICTURES
MUSICIANS WILL BE LOCKED OUT HERE
 AT THE HYPERION
Columbia Burlesque, Which Has Leased Theater, Making
 Anti-Union Drive.

The opening wedge of the Open ShODpers'' to bust the Musicians and Stage employees unions will be entered on Labor Day in New Haven when the Columbia Burlesque combine takes over the Hyperion Theater and will declare for an open shop, the same as IS now causing the big strike of musicians and stage hands in New York City. While the Poli interests own the Hyperion, they have nothing to do with the policy of the Columbia wheel, the Hyperion having been sublet to the Columbia and IS to be conducted by them without any connec- ton with the Poli interests. Therefore, there can be no criticism of the Poli
 yndicate. the Columbia people being part and parcel of the New York anti union combine and having leased the lily perion before the 'open shop was de- Jared in New York.
 As an instance of how the Columbia and the American circuits are going after the musicians and stage hands, the fol- lowing statement of the issues involved and what the theater managers demand of the employees will give Organized La bor first insight and it can act accord ingly. What the musicians and stage hands must do to hold their jobs is as follows:
 l. And adjustment of difference must apply to all houses and<shoWs, nor or thereafter to be included on both the Columbia and the American circuits.
 2 Any member of either union who has already signed bona hde individual contract and who may have resigned from or may have been expelled from his union for such signing shall be re- instated to full and complete member ship in his union, and shall be restored to his former standing and status he en- joyed before he signed his individual con- tract.
 B. House and show arrangements, re- spectively, to be sole judge as to num- Der of men 10 be employed in their re- 5pective houses and shows.
 4 There shall be no department class itcations of burlesque stage crews or or chestras. All back stage employees shall De designated as stage hands, and shall be available for any legitimate and cus- tomary stage work as directed by the management, and all members of orches- tras shall be designated as musicians.
 ,. Abolition of the 'YeiloW Card' or any other similar card system, and sub- stitution therefor.
 6. All employees to be engaged as individuals and signed on a form of con- tract to be mutually agreed upon. 7. A 25 per cent cut in present house and travelling wage scales. 8. Any differences arising between the management, either house or show, the stage hands or musicians, shall be ad- justed by the parties directly involved , without interference of or resort to out side influences of person or persons not party to contracts. No sympathy strikes or lockouts.
 9. No extra pay for taking in, hang ing or taking out shows
 10. No pay for layofs. II. House orchestras to be subject tc call for two rehearsals a week whenever required by the management without ex- tra or additional charge Road leader whenever required by the management At least one stage hand at the theater each succeeding day of each week at 1C a. m.