The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-11
DUBUQUE, IOWA,
WILL SEE some
REAL BOLSHEvIKS
Meeting in Town of 688
Foster Voters
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one kluxer told the writer that he
subscribed for the kluzers paper
through the masonic order, and that
it was sold to him because it contain
ed news of the fraternity. The ma
sonic order here is fostering the khan
under the pretense of increasing cir
culation for papers with news of the
masons.
Taking advantage Of this demorali-
cation of the labor unions the Dubu-
que chamber of commerce have i'm
ported union buster" by the name
of Ramsay. He has already succeeded
n smashing the Transfers local which
was fairly well organized: they were
getting $500 for hours and truck
drivers $2S to $50 per week. Non
union transfers were hired for lower
wages and union members blacklisted.
TWO Strikes On
The bakers and sheet metal work
ers' locals are now on strike, the first
for a union agreement and the second
for an increase from So cents to $1.00
per hour. The bakers have lost about
40 per cent of the shops and the metal
workers have also lost out on much
of the work.
The carpenters are fairly well or
ganized and receive 971s cents per
hour. The plumbers get $10O per
hour. Ramsay, the union buster"
has promised to reduce their wages
to 80 cents per hour. The bricklayers,
masons, carpenters, plasterers and
plumbers have formed a conference
board here, there is no building trades
council, and Mr. Ramsay is promised
real scrap when he tackles the job
of smashing any of these locals.
"open Shop" Employment Agency.
Ramsay has opened up an employ
ment agency where the serfs are
bought at from 81 to 35 cents per hour
for work in the sash and door fac
tories. Mechanics on machines get up
to 65 cents per hour Girls are en-
ployed to take finished work. away
from the machines at $1,000 per week.
This work was formerly done by men.
Machinists are hired at from 40 to As
cents.
If a slave quits a job no other plant
will hire him or her. The employment
agency keeps their list up to date, so
the serf must stay with one master.
Shop Crafts Have Agreement.
In the C. M. G st. Paul railroad
shops here they now employ about 600,
their normal force is ABOUT 1000. The
car shop has about 100 instead of the
normal 300 employed Machinists re-
ceive 70 cents, helpers 40 and sweep
|ers did have Al cents, but now are
paid 361a cents per hour.
Dubuque shop is the only plant
working under the new agreement,
with a direct schedule of rates with
the company. This is not the infamous
B. and o. plan, as all grievances are
settled thru the local shop crafts feder-
alton. The crafts are now almost 100
per cent organized and receive time
md one half for Sundays and over
time.
There are three large factories here
producing mill work for houses and
other wood work for trimmings. The
Brunswick Bake Collender company,
makers Of pictures, pool tables, ETC.,
also have large plant here, all of
them completely non-union.
Workers Party Meeting Scheduled.
The socialist local here has dis
banded The LaFollette fiasco finished
It. altho a few still get together to
operate their hall which is rented to
other organizations.
The Workers Party received a large
vote for Foster at the November cleo
ton, 6SS votes being credited to our
candidates
In an effort to locate these sym
patizers mass meeting will be held
at Carpenters Hall, 9th and Main SITS,
on Tuesday evening, February 18th.
]. f. Snyder, district organizer, and
David Coutts will be the speakers.
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