Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-04
N BETTER IN
NJ UyyEESTMENTo NIT THAN Ann
\ UNION CARD
r, Hugh Fayne.
i Organizer, American fedefa-
Sslsia 65n Of Labor.

~ # 1928 has passed and
ne = fa, history Of its achieVe-
. psf' - - out more prominently
asl's ne progress made by me tsaoe isa..
.hsh ...' .1'.xsnen.. Its sueeessiui onen-
gti'h nv defensive campaign against
aee a. u X5uld destroy its acuVities
ihssg "' - an inspiration to the Or
sae4o 'ro,kers Of cur country TO put
gshitsel, sor-er and more determined
isf1 .. Jgringt he year IVA; 70, carry
sh'is 6pht through organlzauoh,
% us cooperation and solidarity
sdsga.Gb.,i .5 aiabor,s program for the anchor
~ - an forms of injustice mas
s.oh 'S','.esssfully :, carried out ana a
ks" * ssy for labor realized.
~ m he beginning Of the new year
~ .;1i again hear much through the
.,e. VIZ ,Tssz of the progress made
~ IA .o-ealled open shop promoters
~ ~ he paying of bonuses by con-
.ssus ~ ' who specialize in this philan-
thrOpic practice. p.,s
"a onsn shop is a mortgage on the
~ L., onportunity for advancing
~ % %s.onomic development. Bonuses
n.s p. arn.id wages which the organized
s a'.tars receive in their weekly pay
as~sIopes without having to wait un-
II the end Of the year. Compare
,Ss wages Of the organized with the
s@ ssa@orgsnized. including their bonuses,
I .aS + will be found that the organ
,s5 workers receive the highest pay.
Tsre is always a question whether
~ honus will be paid and the un-
arranized worker has no say In TINS
arrangement. 1t is ootional with the
smnIoyer whether it is paid or not.
There are many instances where this
las happened. If the bonuess that
ar unpaid were counted up 1t would
mean millions of dollars in money and
thousands Of broken promises.
There is no better investment that
the working man can make than to
ioip and pay dues in a trade union
Of his craft or calling. Besides. the
guarantee Of high wages and better
general working conditions he m
sures his economic value. A paid up
union card has demonstrated that IT
Is better insurance policy and will
pay higher dividends than any other
investment a working man can make.
This is not theory but proven fact.
The living standards of the organ
lied American working man and his
family are far better than those of
any other nation. If the unorganized
workers, including the so-ealled white
collar man, are not sharing these
better conditions that is their fault
and should not be charged against
those who are far-sighted enough to
protect themselves and their inter-
ests by trade union affiliations. A
reduction from the higher wages and
standards of the organized to that of
the uhorganized would not ,Aelp the
latter group but would add very
largely to the number of those who,
because Of being unorganized, are un-
able to defend themselves and are
forced to accept conditions that are
working great hardships upon them
as they are compelled to meet the
high cost Of living which is a much |
greater problem for them than for
the better paid men and women or
ganized into trade unions. 1t is we'll |
that our members keep this fact al
ways in mind.
The doors of organized labor are
vide open TO all those outside of the |
American Federation of Labor who
are eligible, and we invite them to |
loln our ranks. This would be
good g.. New Years resolution for 1924.
hhy wait longer in hopeless antici-
patton for the propagandist of the
'o-called open shop, the .Acqtsca'l
olan, industrial democracy, house and !
'enate, bonus, and other plans to
,0Se your economic problem for you i?
lnese schemes have all failed and the
,ondlhons Of the umorganized are
sorse than before. The American
ftederatlon Of Labor and its millions
! members has found the way to eff
eenvely deefnd the workers rights.
! Is successfully fighting against in
uSuee' exploitation, oppression and
or me advancement and develop.
heiit of social justice, human aspira-
.sa.s 'ssaI5otd pue suonl