The Agreement of the Chicago Clothiers Association and Amalgamated.

After a long nine year struggle, the Clothiers Association finally signed a union agreement with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. For several days, Sidney Hillman, general president of the Amalgamated, Frank Rosenblum, manager of the Organizational Drive, and Sam Levin, met in Peter Sussman's office where negotiations were carried on.

After a great deal of discussion, both sides came to an understanding and agreed on the following main conditions: 1. A Preferential Union Shop. When any shop in the Association needs employees, it must notify the Union who will fill the vacancies. 2. A Board of Arbitration, the establishment of a trade board and a board of arbitration to settle disputes. If a worker is fired, the case goes before the trade board which has the right to put the fired worker back on the job. 3. Complaints of Workers. All complaints will be taken up by the union official and the employers.

4. Increase in wages. This will be taken up by both the official of the union and the employers. If no agreement can be reached, the matter will be referred to arbitration. The increase will go into effect June 1. If more time is needed for the determination of the increase it will take effect as of July 1. 5. 44 hour week. The working schedule should be 5 days at 8 hours and 4 hours on Saturday. Overtime is to be paid at the rate of time and one-half to both piece workers and time workers. 6. No strikes or lockouts are to take place during the life of the agreement.

The following are the members of the Clothiers Association which have signed the agreement: B. Kuppenheimer and Co., Alfred Decker and Cohen, Hirsh Wickwyer Co., Edenheimer Stein and Co., Nathan and Fisher, Charles Kaufman Bros., Meyer Bros., Leopold Solomon, Pittsberger and Herman, Labert and Sons, Schoenberg Bros., and Sheean Cohen Co.

The following is the committee which helped secure the great Amalgamated Victory 3in Chicago: Sidney Hillman, general president of the Amalgamated, Frank Rosenblum, general manager of Organizers staff in Chicago.

Northwest Side organizers: Joseph Glickman, Morris Shops, William Rackoff, Thomas Usosky, Charles Bingham, Louis Grossman, Otto Carlsen. For the cutters: Sam Risman, business agent of local 61, Jack Crowell, and Morris Camiller. West Side and Downtown organizers: Andrew Greco, B. Wilner, Louis Tabac and Philip Shultz. For the Southwest Side: Stein Scotto, Robert Cunat, Frank Christian, and Frank Rulo.

General agents of Chicago are: Sam Levin, member of Joint Board and deputy for Hart Schaffner and Marx, Sam Gier, president of the Joint Board, Joseph Raminsky, and William Gribbon.