Show SUB CONTRACTING IN CLOAK MAKING The two most serious grievances that led to the cloak and suit makers makers' strike In New York were sub-contracting sub and wa wages es The sub con sub contractor is a a piece pieceworker worker who employs helpers He alone c comes mes in in co ct ct with the employer who the best bargain he can and knows nothing abo about ab t the wages paid the helpers One of the largest the largest shops employing operators operator's pa pays pas s but fifteen fit fit- teen of bf the thee e direct These fifteen have two series Lou ot of sub contractors under them Lou and the helpers at the bottom of or the tern tem receive from 3 to about 6 a week The Union wishes to abolish sub con g- g rn They would allow one apprentice apprentice tice paid by the piece worker and would put the higher grade of helpers on an Independent basis at weeks week's pay The growth of of this system of helpers has thrown tho th whole wage scale out of ge par gear r Tho The helpers helpers' wages range from flom 3 to 8 S a week during the season which runs for foi- n six and hd seven months with With- practical Idl Idlene ness from November 15 to January 15 and the whole of June with part part time during other months For sample makers during the season pay runs from 18 up for fr skilled operators from 15 up cutters about the same and pressers prossers from 14 With the aid of night w wM tk the finisher probably earns from 12 up p. p though h his wages are hard to compute from the uie varying piece work scales of different nt shops President Rosenberg Rosenberg Ro Ro- Ro- Ro of ot th the the- Union estimates that un un- un- un del der union non operators average average aver aver- age 13 a w week through the year eal cutters cutters cut cut- 12 pressers 9 and finishers 8 The union demands a considerable In Increase In- In crease for all aU cl s of workers to be put in operation af ter r rari an ari interval long lone enough enough- to to permit of of necessary adjust adJust- The The Survey |