The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
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of $3.50 East 10th street, refused to
call shop meeting ordered by the
Joint Board. After several business
agents sent by the Joint Board had
failed to force Rabinowitz to call the
meeting, he was attacked by gang
sters on his way home from work and
was badly beaten, His assailants also
escaped without arrest.
Harry Farber was also beaten up at
80 West 18th street, where Rose was
beaten up.
The Joint Committee Of Action is
sued an emphatic denial Of the Joint
boards statement that the workers
discharged as result Of last Thurs
days stoppage had come to the board
for help, saying that they had been
nlsIed In this fight.
All the shops where workers have
been locked out have been handled by
the Joint Committee Of Action. More
than half of them have been settled
and the workers have all been taken
back. In the other shops strikes have
been called and these places are now
being picketed by committees from
the Joint Committee.
Joint Board Terrorism.
The joint board, instead Of trying
to settle any shop difficulties as they
pretend, is actually attempting to stir
up more trouble for the workers by
threatening jobbers who will not agree
to boycott certain contracting shops
Every sort of terrorism is being used
by the union officials to force the
members to recognize their authority,
and especially to pay them dues.
In addition to these tactics of force
the joint board is endeavoring to stir
up race antagonism by filing the
shops on strike with workers from
the Italian locals. These Italian men,
bers are not so we'll acquainted with
the issues in the fight as are the Jew
ish workers, and they are allowing
themselves to be used as scabs be-
cause they have been misled by the
joint board officers.
The Joint Committee of Action is
planning a special campaign of in
formation among the Italian workers,
feeling certain that if they fully un-
derstand the situation they will not
join with the corrupt officials in op-
posing the rank and file of the mem.
bers in their fight for a democratic
union
Sigman Gang Takes Jobs.
| Two axannnIoc of fho insnt hoora,s
( persecution of workers were cited to-
day by Louis Lyman, chairman of the
Joint Committee of Action.
At the Principal Cloak Co., go West
18th street, five operators were dis
charged last Friday as a result of
Thursdays stoppage. The Joint Com
mittee of Action settled the matter
with the employer and the workers
/, were reinstated and went back to
work yesterday.
Yesterday business agents from the
joint board, together with a strong
arm detachment, visited the shop and
threatened a strike If the operators
were not sent down at once Against
his will, the employer was forced to
, let the operators go, and the Joint
/, Committee Of Action has now declared
strike in the shop.
Another Strike,
At the Magedoff Co. at 1922 West
9th street, an operator and presser
were discharged as a result of the
stoppage and while the boss was will
ing to take back the operator, Bres-
lau insisted that he be allowed to fill
the presser's place with someone else.
r The operator refused to go back with.
out the presser, and the joint board re.
/ fused to let the presser return. So this
snop mas also been declared on strike.
Mllitants Officially Expelled.
Oficial notification was received to
: day by c. S. Zimmerman, Rose Wor.
us, b. Miller and Pauline Morgen.
stern OF Local % of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union
that at a meeting of the New YORK.
Joint board, held last Friday, August
, FL, they were expelled from the exc.
outive committee of Local % and bar.
red from holding office or taking mart
in union activities for years.
This expulsion follows the suanep.
sion OF these members several weeks
ago after they had been omitted. evi.
IDENTITY thru oversight, from tho gen.
erai Suspension and trial of AL execu.
i've committee members of Locals .
and % which took place in June
These newly expelled officers are all
members OF the Joint Committee Of
Action and have been taking a promi.
nent part during the past two months
IN the tight Of Locals 2, and %
against the officials Of the union
Pressers Meet Today.
Il The Joint Committee of Action i.
responsible for the calling of a maa,'
ing OF progressive Pressers, members
u Local 90 which will be held at Web.
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