The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-28
COAL DIGCERS'
Meet TO OPEN
NEXT MONDAY
Anthracite Convention
Has Many Problems
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backed up Capellini in all his actions
against the interests of the rank and
file.
The operators have violated their
contracts with the miners in several
sections Of the anthracite region, but
instead Of fighting back, the district
officials took the side of the operators
against the miners. This was par
ticularly true in the case of Capel-
| lini.
The Progressive Program.
The militants in the union led by
the progressive miners committee
have issued program containing the
following demands:
That all coal mined shall be on a
tonnage basis with a $40 day guar
antee for each miner for a six-hour
day. A fiat increase Of $500 per day
for all inside and outside day labor.
Boys to receive the same pay as men
! for the same kind Of work and over
time when allowed to be paid for at
the rate of one time and a half and
double time for Sundays and holt
days.
A minimum wage Of $1,000 per day
is demanded for men working at the
face and $3.50 for day labor.
The six-hour day and the five-day
week is demanded The industry
must furnish living wage to all coal
miners.
For Grievance Committees.
The program of the progressive
miners favors the retention of the
general grievance committees and the
abolition Of the Cancellation boards
which have always vavored the OPP
orators. Yearly agreements termin-
ating simultaneously in both the BIZ
luminous and anthracite fields are
favored against long time agreements.
Unemployment benefits to unem-
ployed miners. same to be paid from
the profits of the iEEustry by the en-
ployers, and disbursed by the union,
are demanded and the checkoff is
supported as a temporary expedient
for building up the union.
The progressive miners also de-
mand the reinstatement Of all mem
bers expelled from the union because
of their political views, the rein
statement Of the 400 members of
Local 500 and their leader Edmunds,
the one hundred per cent organiza-
ton Of the coal fields, against dual
unionism, for the direct election of or
ganizers.
Condemned John L. Lewis.
The program condemns John L.
Lewis, international president, for
his failure to comply with the terms
of the constitution and publish the
tabulated vote of each local in the
last election. It demands an alli-
ance with the transport workers and
calls for the support of the United
Mine Workers of America for the
amalgamation of all craft unions into
industrial unions.
International trade union unity is
urged and the movement for class
collaboration condemned The pro-
gressive miners go definitely on rec
ord against the postponing Of the in
ternational convention until 1927.
Besides the industrial demands the
program Of the progressives also car
ries the following political demands:
for a labor party; naturalization of
the mines; recognition Of Soviet Rus
STA; for the defense of class war
prisoners; for the child labor amend
ment; against the criminal syndical-
ism laws; against Imperialism and
the Dawes plan; and against the Citi-
zens' Military Training Camps.
Owing to the unsettled condition of
the union in the anthracite fields the
Lewis machine is expected to put
forth all it's strength to prevent the
militants from getting representation
at the convention.