The daily worker., 1924-11-19
POLICE AID TO
BIG MAIL ORDER
HOUSE BOSSES
ROuSes More Volunteers
to Join Big Drive
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tpany and at the Phillipsborn plant.
In order that every single copy Of
the issue be sold II is important that
members report in front Of the fac
tory in the afternoon to sell the
Young Worker.
| Condition unbearabIe to Slaves
Conditions at the Montgomery Ward
plant are almost unbearable for the
young workers employed there. In
the thoro investigation made by the
Young Workers League of Chicago of
that plant it was found that the dirt
lest and slimiest conditions prevail
in the basement and the first story of
the giant plant. During these winter
months due to improper heating the
employees must work in overcoats and
Sweaters The stencil which is the
prevalent odor of these departments
is equal to that Of the stockyords.
The ventilation Of the whole build
| ing is artificial. The workers have to
slave under electric lights all day.
Speed-up System PractIced.
Here are some of the slave driving
speedup conditions in the plant:
The girls making out the order
tickets are worked on time schedule.
They do not leave their chairs dur.
ing the whole day. If they do not COM
plete their allotted number of order
tickets overtime without pay faces
them.
Must Work Overtime while UnderpaId
Altho they are employed to 5:15 D.
M, If they are not thru with their
work they must complete their tickets
before p. m. After that hour they
receive time and one-half for over
time work. The conditions are the
same for the wrappers, who must turn
out at least 400 packages a day.
For this slave-driving and tedious
task the girls receive SIS, s16 and SIT
dollars per week. The boys are sub
iect to the same, if not worse condi-
tions. The order pickers must gather
from 1900 to $500 orders per day.
This number they must do regardless
of any reason.
II they are not quick enough, they
are laid off. Here also we find that
the boys are supposed" to work until
BIS p. m, but in case their orders
are not picked until that time they
must work to o'clock, receiving no
overtime. After six the company is
grateful" and allows them time and
one-half for overtime.
stockkeepers and Receivers Ruptured
Among the stockkeepers and re-
ceiyers where heavy bundles, packages
and boxes must be lifted most every
employe is ruptured, as a result Of
the character of their work. Mont.
gomery Ward and company do not
concern themselves about these &C.
cidents.
Recreation Room a Farce.
The bosses of the Montgomery
Ward plant sing loud praises about
the recreation room for the workers.
The true facts are these: The work
ers are given only three-quarters or
an hour for lunch. After they get get
their feed" they have hardly five or
ten minutes left before they return to
their work. What can one do in a
recreation room in five minutes, but
just begin to settle down? Further
more, when we consider that there are
over 5000 workers there, how could
the recreation room, which can only
accommodate 100 workers. be Of any
advantage to them?
The employees are highly dissatis.
fed over the prices in the cafeteria.
which presumably is said to run on q
non-proht basis.
spy System Employed.
One day in this mail order house
convinces one Of the drastic SPY sys-
tenn which is maintained to hover over
the workers. In some departments no
one is allowed to leave their chairs.
In other departments workers are not
permitted to talk to one another.
Volunteers Needed.
Every evening at 4:45 O'Clock volun. 7
teers Of branches 1, 4, 5 and 6 should
report in front of the Montgomery
Ward plant on Larrabee st. (6SO WI
and Chicago Ave. $500 M to sell THE
Young Worker.
Members OF branches 2 and should
kreport at 29th street and Indiana Ave.
Fat 5 p. m. 70, distribute leaflets and
sell the Young Worker in front Of the
Chicago Mail Order House.
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