The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-11
LOCAL 5, A. C. ".
EXP ELLED, TAKES
up The OFFENSIVE
Makes Demands on the
Hillman Machine
Especial to The Daily wOrker)


for offending the tender susceptible
ties of the Hillman machine, has is
sued leafiet explaining its point of
view to the other locals Of the A. C.
W., pointing out the class collabora-
ton of the administration, calling at
tention to the censorship over the
official organ which prevents the
membership-and even it's editor, so
it is claimed-from the right freely to
express themselves, and setting forth
the demands of the local.
These demands are as follows:
81. The throwing of workers out Of
the shops should cease. We believe
that if our leaders would cooperate
less with the bosses and cooperate
little more with the workers in the
shops, this can be carried out.
"2. We demand that reductions
should not be made. The old story is
being used. The tailors in New York
are being told that the cities of New
York compete for the work by cutting
the wages, and if they consent to
wage reductions the work can be
brought back to New York This
same story is being told to the cities
out of New York by our faithful rep
resentatives. A production inquisi-
ton goes on while thousands of work
ers are walking the streets idle, hum
cry and destitute. A stop must be
made to this harmful policy.
"3. We demand that the two New
York Joint Boards, including the cut
tiers, amalgamate into one Joint
Board. We hold that the organiza-
ton must be unified before we can be
successful in our fight against the
bosses. We cannot snc should not
permit the continuance of a situation
where in one firm one section of the
trade goes out on strike while the
other remains working.
"a. We demand that the locals in a
given branch of the industry be ANAL
gamated into one local. We believe
that if it is possible for the Italians,
Lithuanians in Chicago, Rochester,
Pittsburgh, Boston and in all other
clothing centers, pr4ssers, operators
and tailors in the same branch of the
industry to belong to one local, there
is no reason why it cannot be done in
New York. The division of the work
ers into separate locals benefits the
bosses and is advantageous to the
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brings only disaster to the workers in
the shops.
SO We demand that the manufac-
turers be prohibited from employing
former union officials as managers in
their factories, as has been the case
with many of the betrayers who have
obtained such jobs with the approval
Of the officials who have remained in
the organization. The betrayers know
well how to heartlessly exploit and
drive the workers.
sc. w demand that the wages Of the
officials shall be no more than the
prevailing rate of wages received by
the workers. Officials that receive big
wages forget very quickly the needs
of the workers.
81. We demand that two terms be
the limit for any official to remain in
office, and if the organization is dear
to them they will gladly go back to
the shop and keep in touch with the
daily struggles of the workers. Off
Gals that make shop out Of the un-
ion and a job out of their position
cannot protect the interests Of the
workers as they should.
IS. We demand that unnecessary Of
ficials be removed. The organization
under one joint board would do away
with many officials, which would be a
saving to the organization of many
thousands OF dollars which could be
put to the use which would further
the interests of the workers.
I'VE, the members of Local s, be.
lieve that not one honest, class-con
scious worker, no matter TO what Local
or city he belongs, can afford to alb
stain from giving our local their ut
most support in this fight. This is a
serious and earnest fight.
"The events in Local and In the
other locals where the members dc
not get the opportunity to express
themselves and are being ruled and
prosecuted by groups which are well
rewarded by the officials FOR their ne
farious acts prove that our leaders
have in earnest decided to extermin
ate every trace of free expression in
our organization. The fight concerns
not only our local; II rs fight for
the whole Amalgamated-a fight ror
a real union, fight for the mems
clothing workers all over the coun.
try.
1--WE hope that your local viii i'm.
mediately give this matter the consid-
Grafton II merits and reach the right
decision.
! anew YORK LOCAL 5, A. c. w.