The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26

is a number of petty business men
who join the union during the busy
season by paying the required twenty
five dollars initiation fee. After the
busy season is over these elements
quit the union, "fish" themselves out
of the union. (Hence the name "fish". }
The bona fide garment workers who
stick to the trade all year round, in
Guiding the slack periods, were natur-
ally supporting the radicals in their
fight against the "fsh" who as a rule
are staunch supporters Of the official
dom.
ExpulsiOns Affect Other Trades.
Speaker after speaker, represent
atives of other trades, pointed out
that the breakdown Of the Ladies'
Garment Workers Union is playing
into the hands of the bosses and has
already seriously affected many other
trades in the city. The situation is
especially critical in view of the
urgent need at the present moment
to solidify the ranks of labor in order
to be able to Withstand the onslaughts
of the employers. The conference
therefore determined to take a hand
in the controversy and adopted the
following resolution calling upon the
leaders of the trade union movement
Ct the city to bring pressure to bear
on the officials Of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union to
have the expelled members reinstated.
Resolution Adopted.
Considering that the critical situation Of the
expelled members Of the international Ladies'
Garment Workers Union has affected the
general labor movement Of Philadelphia and
has created a serious crisis which may lead
to far reaching results, and
Whereas, the attacks Of the employers
against organized labor demands unity of the
various tendencies within the labor movement,
and
Whereas. only thru united efforts will It
be possible to fortify the positions Of the
unions, be it therefore
Resolved, that we, the Conference Of labor
organizations of Philadelphia call upon the
President and Secretary Of the Central Labor
Union of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hershberg
and Birsch-who stand at the head of the
labor movement Of Philadelphia, and upon
Brother Golden, State Organizer of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Of America, our
most powerful sister organization to the Inter-
national, to act as a committee Of three;
Be 1t further resolved that this committee
be urged upon consultation with the expelled
Workers Union to get in touch with the Of
hcers of the Cloak and Dressmakers Union
in order to bring about the reinstatement Of
the expelled members with full membership
rights and without conditions.
We are firmly convinced that this will serve
the best interests Of the labor movement in
general and Of the needle trades in particular
by uniting all the forces for practical organ
izatiOn work in the unions.
Permanent Committee Elected.
A permanent committee of nine
was elected to continue the work of
the conference.-the canvass all labor
organizations of Philadelphia and
urge them to raise their voice of pro-
test against the disruption of the
labor movement by the officials of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers Union, to collect funds for sup
port of the families of the expelled
who are deprived by the union officials
of the opportunity to work and to call
another conference to consider fur
Their steps to be taken to COMPEL the
reinstatement of the expelled men,
bers.
Whether the officials of the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union will dare fight the entire labor
movement of Philadelphia remains to
be seen