Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-25 | Page 24 | Cooks and Waiters are Still on Strike

COOKS AND WAITERS ARE STILL ON STRIKE Patrons were served yesterday without with-out inconvenience notwithstanding the strike of cooks and waiters Thursday evening, according to restaurant proprietors. propri-etors. The latter are still'firm in their determination not to let up in their opposition to the closed shop, which they declare was not at stake when an agreement of arbitration, was entered into. Employers were more optimistic than ever before in their belief that the strike would soon be broken. No disturbance of anv kind occurred yesterday, though union men-were on "picket duty during the day at many of the eating houses. Union officials announced "last night that two cafes had signed a contract which provided for a closed shop, a straight shift of eight hours, time and one-half for overtime and an increase iu wages.