The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-07
new YORK BAKERS
IN UNITED FRONT.
AGAINST BOSSES
Fight for Organization
and Conditions

NEW YORK, N. Y.-"Now more
than ever, in face Of the growing
power OF the bread trust the Trade
Union Educational League will agi
tate and demand a united front of the
bakers unions A. f. OF L., and Am
aIgamated Food Workers; 80 that the
unorganized shall be organized and a
militant revolutionary industrial food
workers union shall be formed" Thus
declared Joseph Marley, who presided
at a mass meeting at Cooper Union
called by the T. U. e. L. for all the
bakers Of New York and Brooklyn
Unanimous Drive for Unity.
The principal speakers at this rank
and file gathering were Ludwig Lore,
editor Of the volkszeitung and A. Yud.
litck, labor editor of the Freheit The
injecting was an unusual one. It's pur-
pose was to arouse sentiment for a
united front campaign Of the various
bakers unions, 1t was unusual to the
extent that many of the audience of
bakers joined in the discussion. Al
were unanimous in the desire for
united front.
However, there were some who op
emily announced their skepticism
the methods proposed. This was not
true of Amalgamated Food Workers.
They, Judging by the expressions o,
many of their rank and file members
and the statement of Secretary Burk.
hart, were intellectually for the
proposals contained in the resolution
submitted by the T. U. E. L. and
printed herewith.
Resolution and Amendment.
An amendment was added to the
resolution which called for a temper
airy committee to help carry out the
demands contained in the resolution.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, the justification of the
baking industry by giant capital is be.
looming an accomplished fact. This
classification, with it's consequent in
PRODUCTION of automatic machinery
land Standardization of bakery prod.
ucts, is reducing the worker in the
baking industry to life of misery
land oppression. -
Whereas, the bakery bosses not yet
absorbed by the trust are employing
the same speed up methods of produc
ton as the trust itself. They, in many
instances, want to abolish the eigh
hour day altogether or make its en-
Iforcement by the unions still more
difficult. These small bakery bosses
resort to any and all methods to
crush the power of the workers or.
CARNATIONS.
Whereas, the interests Of the work
ers in the baking industry can only
be served by the unity Of their or.
foundations. And this unity must be
accomplished. To lay the basis for
this unity Of the bakers and their or
CARNATIONS a united front must be
formed; to fight the bread trust; to or.
ganize the unorganized and to enforce
the eight hour day; therefore be, 4
Resolved, that this meeting Of bak-
cry workers, members of the A. F
Of L., and A. F. W., organizations. in
dorse as a first practical step towards
this unity the following proposal:
1. We call upon the respective or
CARNATIONS to form a joint Bakers
United Front Organize the inorganic
J ed Committee.
2. This committee shall carry on o
campaign to organize all the non.
union shops and unorganized bakers
1t shall also make general propaganda
for unity amongst the bakers.
II 3. This committee shall be com
posed Of FIVE delegates from each 10
cal union Of the bakers respective or
foundations in Greater New York and
vicinity. This committee shall elect
, whatever officers and subcommittee
it considers necessary to carry on the
work.
A. This committee in the conduct
OF the campaign shah issue whatever
slogans it considers necessary
around which the fight must be wag
ed. The following slogans are sug
gested: f
(a) Fight The Bread Trust.
OBJ Organize the Unorganized.
(c) Strict Enforcement of the
Eight Hour Day.
(d) Uniform Working Conditions
for all Bakers. Ito be determined on
the basis of the best now in exist
ence) w