The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28
BANK OFFICIAL
Forced union
TO GUST SHAFIR
Amalgamated Head Is
Out to Crush Union

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have hurt the bank and that the Of
ficials think So"
Next morning when Iasked Mariem-
pietri for an explanation, after much
talk, he expressed himself as follows;
"Pd Expel shafir."
81 gave no instructions to your I'M
ion, but when Tulshin, Swift and Hor-
ween came over and asked my opinion
about the resolution on class collabo-
ration, told them that as long as
Shafir remains l will have no conf
dence in them. (By confidence in
banking institution is meant official po-
sition and they are all slated for Of
ficership next january When they
further asked me as to what they
should do, told them / couldn't tell
them what to do, but that if were in
their place I'd have Shafir. expelled"
Furthermore, before the general
membership meeting took place Mari
empietri, thru one Of his undercoyer
men within the union, had rumors
spread in the bank that anyone voting
with Shafir would be discharged from
| the bank.
Threaten Clerks.
About eighteen clerks working for
the Amalgamated failed to show up at
the general membership meeting as a
result of these threatening rumors.
The fake charge against me was
written up by Mariempetri's stenog-
rapher during regular banking hours.
The workers at the bank were OPP
emily encouraged, requested or threat
ened to sign the charges against me.
When some of the workers came
over to my desk and asked me what it
was all about, Mariempetri, who hap
pened to be around at that minute, in
an excited manner, jumped at the
clerk and threatened to fire him if he
caught him discussing union ques-
lions during business hours with
Shafir"
Why | Was Expelled.
The reasons as to why Mariempetr
wanted to have me expelled from the
union and fired from the bank are as
follows:
Organized Bank Clerks.
First, was instrumental in organ
izing the Bank Clerks Union. Mari
empetri has no objection to those who
carry union cards in their pockets, but
he objects to them when those indi-
viduals, thru their organization, pre-
sent demands as to better working
conditions, better wages and more hui
name treatment on the part of the Of
fcials. Our union would not have sue
ceeded had it not been for John Fitz-
patrick who supported us in every
fight with the bank officials and there
were three or four fights in the past
year.
Hates Left-Wingers.
The second reason for Mariepetri's
demand for my expulsion is because
am member of the left wing, which
for reasons outside of the bank itself,
is so detestabIe to the ''gentIeman"
above referred to.
Mariempletri Fears Publicity.
Mariempietri told me that had un-
til January l to work in the bank, if
"acted decent" After he saw an
item in The DAILY WORKER on the
union meeting he brot it to me and
told me that l could not expect to stay
till January If publicity was given my
case by The DAILY WORKER in spite
of the fact that Duane Swift handed
out news items to the Daily News re-
porter long before was interviewed
by The DAILY WORKER representa-
tive.
BY having me expelled from the UNI
ion and soaring the others who are
sympathetic with the left wing move
ment, ariempietri as an official repre-
sentative Of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers of America has dealt a
death blow to the struggling Bank
Clerks Union.
Demand My Reinstatement.
call upon all the workers Of this
country and especially the members
of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Of America to adopt resolutions Of pro-
test against the officials in the Amalga-
mated Trust and Savings Bank, and
demand my immediate reinstatement
to the Bank Clerks Union.