Montana labor news., 1937-08-19
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child who prior to the depression
had been a patron of shop could |
go to said shop at any time except
Saturdays or days before holidays
and get their hair cut; the only re-
quest we made was that whenever
possible they come in when the bar
Der was idle, and this system con-
tinued until times became better and
near normal. The BARRIERS felt that
the mere cutting of prices would not
and could not materially help the
poor unfortunate who was out of
work and relying on the welfare for
his or her daily bread. We instead
gave them the needed haircuts and
no charges ever were made. We
felt then and do now that we really
did something for our fellow man;
that our effort, if not wholly, was
at least partially in vain can easily
be proved by a visit to some scab
shop where many person received
free haircuts three or more years
by Union Barber, now feels he or
she owes allegiance to the scabs and
gives them their patronage.
The union man who excuses his
patronizing a scab barber by the
statement that our prices are too
high fails to consider the fact that
it is the prices that makes the wages
and that the present prices of 65
cents for haircut and 35 cents for
shave guarantees the Journeyman
Barber only $50 per week, less than
is now paid common laborers, such
guarantee as BARRIERS working for
wages do receive is based always on
the average earning power per chair
under existing prices. It has taken
the Journeyman BARRIERS of Ana
conda and elsewhere, too, many,
many years to bring this $50 per
week guarantee about, and we feel
that any fair minded person will
agree such wages are not now, nor
were they ever too high. Too, it
must be remembered that all through
the depression there were no guar
antees, the barber worked on
gentlemen's agreement whereby the
shop owner paid straight percentage,
and the average wage per week was
probably closer to SIS than $50 for
those fortunate enough to have job.
Four or more years ago a Fred
Kendall, then president of Local No.
SIS of the J. B. I. A. of America,
announced in a regular meeting of
said local that unless the prices were
cut he would turn in his card and
charge such prices as he felt proper.
He further informed the meeting he
had the biggest union in town with
him, and we could go to h. The
Mill and Smeltermen appointed, we
presume on Mr.. Kendalrs advice,
committee to meet with the BARRIERS
endeavoring to force us to cut prices
so Mr.. Kendall would not have to go
scabbing. The BARRIERS have bylaws
to abide by same as all unions, and
any amendment to such bylaws
must be presented in proper man
ner, all this however must be
scrapped or Mr.. Kendall goes scab-
bing, and he has our blessing, the
committee informed US. Well, the
past shows the BARRIERS could not be
dubbed into submission, and Mr..
Kendall went scabbing. Local No.
SIS had him declared unfair in
Legitimate way, he was labeled scab
by Central Trades, Metal Trades As
semblies and practically all unions
followed suit and levied fines on any
of its members ranging from five to
twenty-five dollars found patroniz-
ing Kendall's shop. Mr.. Kendall was
so successful in scabbing that before
long he imported brother, Delbert
Kendall, a scab from Billings, to
help him out. Later, Bob Stone, an
other barber whose reputation is
well known in Anaconda, went scab-
bing. The Welfare produced another
by the name of Sabo who came here
from God knows where, went on
relief later on relief jobs and when
he had sufficient funds to rent
building from people who love scab
money, he also went scabbing. He
even scabs on the scab prices. About
a year ago Mr.. Fred Kendall, the
original scab, became, we presume,
conscious stricken and left town to
turn up later in Missoula where he
bought shop and now operates said
shop as a Union Shop, having paid
$100 fine for scabbing here. His
brother, Delbert Kendall, bought the
scab shop at East Park and Chestnut
Streets where he works three chairs
at all times. He has imported an
other brother, scab too, and another
scab from somewhere, so thanks to
union men, where we had one lone
scab, we now have five operating
three shops. A visit to any one of
these shops will convince anyone
that they are doing a flourishing
business and as stated before, 95 per
cent of such business are fellows or
persons carrying Union Cards, the
other S per cent of patrons consist
mostly of persons who were labeled
scabs during the last strike. Local