The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-04-29
WORKMEN, ORGANIZE!
The Trades Union Is Necessary
to Your Well Being.
A CALL FOR MEN OF ACTION
Unity of Effort Is the Only Resource
of the Wageworker to Protect and
Promote His Riehts-Be True to the
Union Label.

of the Wageworker to Protect and
Promote His Riehts-Be True to the
Union Label.
The need of general organization
of labor, skilled and unskilled, is the
theme of an editorial in the American
Federationist by Samuel Gompers
Here is Mr.. Gompers' call to action:
To work, then. Let every trades
union in the American Federation of
Labor, every international. national
and local organization make an ex
traordnary effort this year to absorb
in it's ranks all the workers of its oc-
cupation. Let our movement to this
end be concerted, cooperative and en-
thusiastic.
We urgently request the officers of
every affiliated trades union to issue
a special circular to their members in
forming them of the fact that all the
organizations of the country have be-
gun strong pull, a long pull and a
pull all together for the purpose of de-
yeloping our labor movement speedily
in all parts of the country, in every
calling. The local unions in the vari-
GUS communities are invited to re-
double their efforts this year in organ
iZing all the wageworkers within their
possible reach, irrespective of craft
Individual members of trades unions
are asked to endeavor on all possible
occasions to advance the cause OF
trades unionism, especially inducing
the unorganized men they meet to join
the union that is open to them. If
each member of the union would take
upon himself the obligation to bring
one man into the fold Of unionism the
result would be an enormous impulse
in the desired direction.
Every union in the jurisdiction OF
the American Federation Of Labor Is
also urged to appoint a label commit
tee whose duty shall be to advocate
the purchase of union made products
and to wait upon merchants and re
quest them to have on sale the prod
ucts Of union labor, bearing wherever
practicable union labels.
The trades union is necessity
to the modern wageworker. By its
means only can he protect himself
against the aggressiveness Of hostile
employers and secure rates of wages
and conditions of employment com
mensurate with the constantly grow
ing demands of civilization.
The wageworkers have no other re
source for common defensive purposes
than the trades union.
1t is now generally admitted by al
educated and really honest men that {
thorough organization Of the entir
working class. to render employment
and the means of subsistence less pre-
carious and to protect and promote
the rights and liberties of the worker
by securing an equitable share of tn
fruits Of their toll, is the most vita
necessity of the present day.
In the work of the organization o
labor the wisest, most energetic ant
devoted of us, when working indiyid
ually, cannot hope to be successful
but by combining our efforts all ma,
succeed
At no time in the history of the labo
movement has the necessity for tn
organization OF all wage earners ant
the federation of their organization
been so great as at the present time.
No particular trade can long man
Jain wages much above the commo
level, and no particular locality ca
sustain wages for any length OF tim
above the wage Of another locality.
To maintain high wages and mol
NAL workday all trades and calling
must be organized and federated K
cally as well as contlnentally.
The lack Of organization among tn
unskilled vitality affects the organize
skilled. The general organization G
skilled and unskilled can only be az
compllshed by united action.
1t is the duty as 1t is also the plat
interest Of all working people to o.
ganize as such, meet in council an
take practical steps to effect the unit
of the working classes as an indispel
sable preliminary to any successful a
tempt to eliminate the evils OF whic
we as class so bitterly and just
complain.
All wageworkers should be unto
lmen. Their progress is limited onl
by those who hold aloof. Get togethe
agitate. educate and do
II is true that single trades unioI
have at times been beaten In pitche
battles against superior forces of uni