to name the day upon which all its member shops are to close.
This will in no way affect kosher establishments owned by chain proprietors in New York, who are members of a separate organization and who thus far have indicated no dissatisfaction with current conditions.
Prospects for cooperation between the independent proprietors and their employes, who constitute approximately sixty-five percent, of the membership of the Hebrew Butcher Workers Union, appeared improved yesterday, according to Joseph Belsky, union secretary.
This body will meet Friday night to decide whether to go out on strike in sympathy with the city-wide walk-out of meat trade workers.
Union leaders were making a strong bid yesterday for revival of interest in the general strike, which for a time appeared to have lapsed into the doldrums and to have been headed for collapse.
Chicago headquarters of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers Union has sent two additional organizers to this city for the purpose of revivifying the flagging spirits of the strikers. One of them is Bill Tate, former sparring partner of Jack Dempsey.
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