The daily worker., 1925-05-13

paign to organize the unorganized OF
The conditions of the unorganizet
to worse 1t is a generally known f
spend half and in some cases even
more than a half of a day in filthy
cellar kitchens or airless dining rooms
making heavy profits for the bosses
and getting hardly enough to make a
living for themselves. Under such
conditions a drive to organize them
for the betterment Of their miserable
lot is very timely.
Organization Drive Proposed.
The recommendations for the drive
were put forward by the executive
board on the initiative Of the secre-
tary-organizer, at the last general
membership meeting of the branch
1t was lively meeting. 1t aroused
real enthusiasm among the members,
In view of the fact that the hotel
and restaurant trade, particularly the
former, went thru a justification
process in the last couple Of years, the
problem confronting the organization
on the eve Of an organizational drive
on a large scale is very great How
ever, the suggestions of the executive
board seem to have solved this prob
lem at least from a theoretical point
of view.
To put it briefly, the recommends
tions of the executive board are as
follows: To make the campaign a
success the organization will charge
S1.00 for the initiation of the new
members. That is the only charge
we make unless the man wants
to become a full-fledged member of
our organization right away. This
amount shall entitle them to a mem
bership and stand good as initiation
fee for six months.
No worker shall be compelled to
join as full fiedged member until we
succeed in securing him the promised
betterment of his conditions. For the
newly initiated members the union
shall organize educational meetings
In our drive we demand $50 mini
mum wages for the chefs and walters,
S3S for comis, and $50 for miscel-
laneous workers (bus-boys, blue jack
cts, dishwashers, etc.. Our demand
for $50 weekly wages for the walters,
of course, means the abolishment of
tipping system. To interest the wait
ers in our drive this is made plain in
so many words, by our slogan.
Organized Workers Must Support
Drive.
When the floor was thrown open for
discussion there was not single OBJ
lection. Everybody taking the floor
supported the recommendation whole
I eartedly. The members readily con-
leved the great problem before the
rganization and it was repeatedly
emphasized that if we want to make
I success Of the campaign, we, the or
Sanized workers, have to support it to
he fullest extent.
The benefit of a successful organiz-
ng campaign accruing to us organized
workers are immense. The control of
he closed shops shall be solidihed
The competition of unorganized labor
shall be at least partially eliminated,
etc.
Bryant Hall Meeting May IA.
A mass meeting at Bryant Hall, to
be held probably on May IA, will mark
the start of the campaign.
The drive is centered against the
big hotel trust and restaurants stimuli
! taneously The first object being to
initiate sufficient number of workers
into our organization to paralyze the
whole industry in case of strike.
If the contention that conditions are
ripe for such a drive is correct and
the organized workers will give their
active support to this campaign, it un-
doubtedly will, in face of all obstacles.
be a success. 1t is on us organized
workers of the industry that the sue
cess Of this drive greatly depends.
Il the unanimous vote given to the
recommendation of the executive
board, and the enthusiastic reception
IF them means something, If it will
De converted into active support. we
have won the battle.