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 The above mentioned four em-r.o/ o-er have defined semi-skilled
operations in the pocketbook mak-.' tr. oh of the trade as follows:
 "All employees nrie'-ge.l in pc, -keubook Miakins are to be considered
 sen.i-ckilidld, cz-.-pt turning in handles, tucks or loops, and
 all table work on linings."

 We know from our own experience, and the employers in the City of
New Ycrk have &lws ccncedeA that t-,'ning in handles, tucks, or loops,
also taba work on linings, are skilled oj-er-ztions which for years have
been pe-lorraed by skilled pcletb-o: rrc)k ers and classified helpers
(clasif .edc helpers hve av'a:'s receve, and are receiving today a
minimum wage of no less than $23.31 per week).

 Defini.tior. on PFm'iu

 Our definition for labor on the paring branch of the industry is as
follows- All er:.-loyees eny- :ed ir prril:, skiving, splitting or edging,
are skilled, or to say the least, seisi-skjIlled operations.

 'escrs. I. Schoenholtz, Chas. We/If, S. liaksik and A. Greenbaum,
four of the outst,-in.i*:'g manufacturers of our industry have actually
agreed to this dr:fin- icn. 'e quc te :.0'om the report submitted by Mr.
I. Schoerholtz. chair.aan of the o'i-.nittoe, to the Code Authority of the
Ladies' .'ajidbzc I:.-du-a 'i7, to wit:

 "All employees enri"ed in paring (meaning sometimes skiving) shall
 be considered semni-skilled."

 The undersigned labor re-present, ties of the committee are at a
loss to u-a*dorstr,1 why,- the two representatives, Messrs. Goldsmith and
A. Greenba.irr, particularly the latter, should have gone back on the
definition of the previous committee cf fo employers, of which Mr.
A. C-reenbpui was a mem':,, and atte-.t Cd his niLme to thie definitions of
the preicus report. T'I .-omriittEe ecf 2alo.2 on previ,-.s occasion was
not satisfied with the definition of )r-nmittee of four employers
which constituted the majority opinion of ihe employers of the industry,
and we demand that justice be do!!ic io ,;he skilled workers of the industry
who, because of circum'stnc .", av-, bc-n nickr.'med semi-skilled workers
for the sole purpose of maintainsr, h-i nd.rd conditions in mrn; shops
of the irdu.-tr_,-, and for the further purpose of perpetuating unfair labor
competition in the trade.

 We know from our own experience as workers of the industry for over
twenty years, that a cutter, operator, T',cketbook maker, framer, parer,
etc., after havi-ig had experience o. tii 7ty da.'s to two months, con-
sidering the present modernized and efficient methods of production, is
entitled to be classified at least as a s riii-skilled worker and justi-
fied to the minimu-m scale of 45f per rour provided for in the Code of
Fair Competition for the Ladies Handbag Industry.


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