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The American Issue
Westerville, Delaware County, Ohio
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Ben F. Parker reports that pre-prohibition Chicago bartenders have found work in various industries except banking, with the union maintaining 27,000 members; many still pay dues. The AFL convention in Atlantic City did not discuss a beer resolution, indicating progress.
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Chicago bartenders of pre-Volstead days have entered practically all lines of industry with the possible exception of banking, declared Ben F. Parker, veteran organizer for the International Union of Bartenders, in commenting upon the union's membership of 27,000, says the Chicago Tribune of October 8. Parker said many of the former dispensers of intoxicating beverages still pay their union dues for old time's sake, while some are still active in the sale of soft drinks. Evidently prohibition didn't throw the poor bartender out on the cold world without a means of making a livelihood.
The American Federation of Labor did not even discuss a beer resolution at its recent convention at Atlantic City. This shows progress indeed.
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Chicago
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October 8
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bartenders adapted to various industries; union membership at 27,000; afl did not discuss beer resolution.
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Pre-Volstead Chicago bartenders entered various industries except banking; many pay union dues; some sell soft drinks; prohibition did not leave them without livelihood. AFL convention at Atlantic City omitted beer resolution discussion.