The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-07
CANADAPOSTAL
WORKERS BOW TO
BOSSES RULING
Rely on Capitalist Goats
Goodness
especial to The Daily Worker,

TORONTO, ont, July 6.--Wlth the
return to work of all striking postal
workers, the eleven-day postal strike
has been ended in the three cities
affected, i. e., Toronto, Windsor and
Montreal Termination Of the strike
was brought about by negotiations be-
tween the minister of labor, Murdoch,
and officials of the Canadian Fedora
ton of Postal Employees.
The workers have returned to work
Internationally" relying upon the
good will Of the government not to
enforce the cut in wages which caused
the strike. This unconditional sur
render" means that the strikers return
to work as postal helpers" with the
loss Of their seniority, and with their
wages cut to $S5 month. The only
concession gained is that there will
be no blacklisting of the leaders Of
the strike. But the postal authorities
promise that there will be reorgan-
ization Of the service in the near
future. Meanwhile the strike breakers
hired during the strike are continuing
at work
Northwest Mounted On Job.
According to the statements handed
out by the leaders of the strikers the
return to work unconditiohally is a
mere technicality since the minister
OF labor has assured that all workers
will be adjusted within two months by
lions, and that all existing differences
will be adjusted within two mnoths by
committee of the federal cabinet
When it is remembered that this min
lister of labor told the strikers at the
beginning of the strike that they
could strike until hell freezes over"
lit is quite apparent that the postal
workers return to work unconditional
ly is no mere technicality but real
defeat for the workers and victory
for the capitalist government
Only the postal workers in Toronto,
Windsor and Montreal struck when
the call was issued eleven days ago.
In these three cities strike breakers
were hired by the hundreds from the
ranks of the unemployed. When the
unemployed were applying for the
jobs of the strikers they were pro-
tected by "red-coats" Of the North
west Mounted Police which is the fed
eral strike breaking force in this coun-
try. The government during the
strike maintained it's position of mo
concessions" to the strikers.
Railway and U. S. Workers Help.
Attempts to get the railway unions
to handle mail during the strike were
unsuccessful. A fine demonstration of
solidarity from the postal workers of
the United States was given in the
shape of a check for $4,000 sent to
aid the Toronto strikers. The strikers,
most of whom are returned soldiers
who got their jobs thru pull" de-
monstrated their patriotism during the
strike by singing patriotic airs at all
their meetings even tho they were
fighting against the capitalist govern
ment and against a cut in wages.
The settlement of the strike is an
other victory of the bosses over the
Canadian workers who have been re-
treating before the onslaught on
their standard of living since 1921.
The only militant sign during the
strike was the decision of the Toronto
Trades and Labor Council last Satur-
day to make plans for the calling of
a 24-hour demonstration strike on be-
half of the strikers.