The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
PULLMAN PACT
is REJECTED BY
ANGRY STRIKERS
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company union stool pigeons is the
promise Of plenty of work, BUT AT
THE REDUCED PIECE WORK
SCALE. The company union "em-
ployes' representatives who are gem
orally understood to get rakeoff
from the Pullman company for their
dirty work, are trying to get the men
back to work on the companys terms
by offering to supply plenty Of work,
and nice, new stop watches to make
the men work faster.
A Company Trick.
In answer to this proposal that the
men return to work on the company's
terms, after tying up the plant com
pletely for four weeks and having vic
tory within their grasp, the strikers
held an enthusiastic mass meeting
early yesterday afternoon at Stancik's
hall. The strikers who had gone into
conference with the officials to find
out what was going on, reported.
After finding that the conference was
just trick of the company to get the
men to accept the wage reduction, the
strikers unanimously passed the fol-
lowing resolution and sent it to Presi-
dent Garry:
Denounees Company Union.
In addressing the afternoon strike
meeting John Holmgren, vice-presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railway
Carbuilders, declared that if the men
so back to work under the domination
of the company union, the Employe
Plan of Representation Of E. f. Carry
would be their bible. Christ was a
working man." Holmgren told the
strikers, land because he said, the
poor shall inherit the EARTH he was
nailed to cross. Christ was trying
to do what the organized workers are
trying to do today. He fought the rich
Just as you strikers are fighting the
Pullman Company. OF course, not all
ministers preach the word Of God.
Some of them in times like this be-
tray the workers by advising them to
scab.
Tells Vileness of Seabs,
"a man who returns to work and
lets his leaders be blacklisted and
fired when he could save them by
sticking to the strike, is not fit to
worship man who went to his death
fighting against the rich in the inter
ests of the workers"
Holmgren declared that no matter
what the outcome of the present
strike, he hopes the strikers will al
ways fight against system which is
run by rich capitalists entirely for
profit. He declared the Pullman Com
pany among the worst capitalistic cor
porations in the country, because it
grinds down the workers and prevents
them from earning a decent wage.
Holmgren characterized the Com
pany Union plan, which, if the strik-
ers lose, they will be forced to live
under, as an added yoke to the men
and their families. He showed how in
the present strike the Pullman Com
pany is using the employee represen-
tatives who didn't have the CUTS to
strike with the employees they are sup
posed to represent, to try to divide
the strikers. He showed how they
are continually comforting with the
Pullman officials.
Pete Herd Addresses Strikers.
Pete Herd, of the Machinists' Union
and the Young Workers League, COM
plimented the men on the fact that
they had not been fooled by the eff
forts of the company union men to
break the strike. You men have tied
up the railroad contracts Of the Pull
man Company; you have completely
stopped production, and your decision
not to basely betray your leaders by
allowing them to be fired is fine. If
the men had decided to go back to