The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-30
ARTICLE II.

- general organization campaign
was introduced in Atlantic City. 1t
was signed by ]. H. Fitzsimmons, rep
the Canton, o., Central La
Dor Union. Fitzsimmons is left
winger and his resolution is import
ant enuf, in the light of the facts
cited in yesterdays article concerning
The organizational status of the
American Federation of Labor, to be
printed in full:
Whereas, Only a small percent
age Of the great working masses are
as yet members of the trade un-
ions, great numbers being still I'M
organized in nearly all the indus
tries, and
Whereas, This state Of affairs not
only initiates against the morgan
lied, who are helpless, but against
the organized as we'll, who find
themselves severely handicapped in
their struggle for better conditions
by the ever present army of unor-
ganized; and
Whereas, The organization Of
these great masses of unoraanized
workers is fundamentally necessary
in order to strengthen the unions
to resist the bitter onsIaughts Of
the capitalists in their great "open
shop" drive to destroy every SEM
bIanee Of trade unionisnp in every
industry in the country; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor in convention as
sembIed, calls upon all its affiliated
organizations to Immediately launch
= general campaign for the organ
Ization Of the unoraanlzed; and, be
It further
Resolved, That in order to initi-
ate and supervise this campaign a
general conference shall be held dur
Ing this convention of the heads Of
all the international unions to or
ganize campaigns to unionlze the
unorganized in the respective indus
tries; and, be It further
Resolved, That the Central Labor
Councils and local unions thruout
the country be instructed TO .immedi-
ateIy establish active organization
committees and to start at once a
vigorous campaign Of organizing the
unorpanized. iiliSs
HERE is resolution that deals with
- elementary trade union policy
and tactics. No one could success.
fully deny that the facts stated are
or that the measures proposed
were anything more or less than those
for a trade union body that
wished to carry out its function as
the organizer of the workers for their
needs.
But this resolution, the only one of
its kind introduced at Atlantic City
was never passed upon on its merits
The recommendation Of the commit
tee on organization was to refer il
to the executive council" This recon-
mendation was carried. acW
ONE more Illuminating instance Of
" the suspicion with which all or
ganization demands are viewed and
the jealous barrier of craft rights
that intrudes itself everywhere.
The International Association OF
Machinists' delegation introduced a
resolution dealing with the organiza
ton Of auto mechanics: The resolve
made very modest demands;
That the officers and members Of
the A. F. of L. be and are hereby
instructed to give every assistance
in this campaign, both by their CO.
operation and that they request all
state declarations to lend all assist
ance possible to the end that mo-
chanlcs employed in this industry
may be organized.
THE committee on organization rec.
L commended concurrence but Vice.
President Wilson, of the Executive
Council, a member of the Pattern.
Union, was not fully salts.
fed. The minutes of the convention
at this point are interesting:
Vice-President Wilson: | suppose
they mean the people employed In
garages who properly come under
the head Of that organization.
Secretary Mugavin (for the COM
mittee): The introdueer of the
resolution appeared before the COM
mittee and that was the idea he
conveyed to the committee.
With this understanding i. e., that
he Machinists' Union would take in
40 garage workers other than ma
the resolution was endorsed.
BY mistake If noiainstructions were
given, they might accidentally organ
re some electrical workers. black
smiths or Just unskilled laborers. 1t
Is far better, from the official stand
point, that these workers remain un-
organized than that they get into some
union whose charter does not give It
over them.
DUT A. f. of L. conventions do more
- than exhibit inertia towards or.