The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-26
.T.U.E.L. CALLS FOR
UNITED FRONT TO
AID The B AK { R S
Capital United; Why
Not Workers?

The Bakers Of New York, Brook
Ign and vicinity are among the worst
exploited in the country. The profits
of the bosses and the bread trust
are ever increasing. Several causes
exist for the increasing profits of the
bosses and the miserable working con-
ditions of the bakers.
The bread trust is daily consolidat-
ing its power. In the year just pass
ed, 1924; this consolidation made I'M
heard Of strides. 1t is steadily alb
sorbing and eliminating the old style
bake-shop with its old-fashioned meth
DDS. 1t is swallowing up even the
small modern bakery.
Giant capital under the name of the
Continental Baking corporation bot
off various bakeries in the cities and
large towns stretching all across the
country from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. This same capital, whether it
used the name of the Continental, the
Ward, the Cushman or other company,
is bringing about a veritable mechan-
tcal revolution in the baking of bread
Enemy of All Unions.
The bread trust by the process of
introduction of automatic bakeries
with their gravity and travelling sys-
TENS of production, which turns out
every hour thousands of standardized
loaves untouched by human hands, is
eliminating skill as the basis of the
,akers' trade.
The bread trust in its cruel demand
or profits at the expense of the bak-
srs' lives is not content with elimin-
ating only the skill of the baker in
the industry, but also eliminating all
organizations of the bakers which may
win for them some measure Of protec-
ton against this ruthless trust.
Facing this giant trust the organ
izations Of the bakers are small and
poorly equipped to do battle with it.
Quarrels and jurisdictional disputes
destroy the unity and militancy of the
membership of these organizations.
Just as the bosses stopped their
own quarrels among themselves and
consolidated their power, so the bak-
ers' organizations must stop their
quarrels and unite against their COM
mon enemy-the bread trust.
Two Necessities.
To lay the basis of this unity of the
bakers and their organizations; to in
crease their wages; to shorten their
hours; to better their working condi.
tions and to abolish the present slav-
cry of the bakers life, two outstand-
ing facts face those, who at all take
seriously this problem.
I. A united front of all the 5ak-
ers' organizations.
2. Organize the unoroanized in
the baking industry.
A united front of all the bakers or
ganizations--A. F. Of l.. and independ-
ent-must be formed. This united
front will come into being only If the
rank and file are aroused from their
apparent indifference. To stir up the
rank and file and to fight against the
encroachment of the bread trust,
strong agitation in all the organiza-
tions must be started.
To help organize the unorganized in
the baking industry, the rank and file
Of the bakers must demand militant
organizing campaign on the part Of all
the bakers organizations.
All rank and file bakers, who are in
favor OF this united front and the or
ganization Of the unorganized, are
urged to attend the monster mass
meeting OF bakers from all organiza-
ton az Cooper Union, Sth street and
Ord avenue. New York City, on Sat.
urday, Feb. 2s, p. m. Admission
free.
The meeting is under the auspices
OF the Bakers Section OF the Trade
Union Educational League.
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