The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-15
SUMMARY GIVEN
OF GOVERNORS
TRICK AWARD
w orkers' Resentment
Growing Fast

NEW YORK CITY, July 49, The
report of the governors commission
to which impartial swindling the
Sigman gang has betrayed the mem
bership Of the l. l.. G. w. with the
yellow socialist Hillquit as Sigman's
spokesman, has been given out at
last.
A summary of the recommendation
follows:'
Bureau Of Research. THE com
mission recommends that bureau of
research be established under joint
auspices and it be partly. financed by
contributions from independent manu-
/ facturers, submanufacturers and Job
bers as well as by contributions from
the parties to the collective agree
ments and from the unemployment in
surance fund.
The Sanitary Label.-We strongly
urge the fullest possible development
of the use Of the label. The standards
adopted by the joint board of sanitary
control should be rigidly enforced and
gradually improved so that the pub
lie may rely on the labels guarantee
ing that the garments upon which
they appear are manufactured and
produced in shops having high stand
ards of sanitation and modern work
ing conditions.
Shop Strikes-The commission be-
lieves that the shop strike in the in
dustry is harmful to the interests of
all parties concerned and is contrary
to the spirit of the collective agree
ments. Energetic steps should be
taken to prevent the occurrence of
these shop strikes, and it is recon-
mended that the union issue explicit
and frequent instructions that under
all circumstances, shop strikes are to
be avoided.
Reorganization-We are not pre-
! pared to make any definite recon-
mendations on this subject at present.
We suggest that the industrial coun-
Gil and the union confer on this mat
ter.
Dlseounts-The commission wishes
further data on this subject The
recommendation is that the two as
sociations Involved agree to accept
a decision Of the commission to be
rendered during the fall. If any change
is then recommended, 1t is to become
effective for the business of the spring
season. li
Net Yardsse-The sub-manufactur-
ers should be called upon to pay
only for tbs actual yardage received.
In other words, they should be
charged only with the net yardage
after sponging. To charge the sub
manufacturers with shrinkage ia ma
tarials thru the process of sponging
is constant source of irritation and
gives rise to frequent unnecessary
disputes.
Unemployment Insuranee-The facts
brought out by the investigation shows
clearly that the periods of employ
ment are on the average much shorter
in the jobber-manufacturer system
than in the inside shops. 1t is the
employees in this system who make
the heaviest demands upon the insur-
ance fund. Having in mind this situa-
ton the commission recommends that
the insurance items to be paid by the
jobbers be increased to so per cent,
as against the schedule nowjn force.
"No Change" in Wage Scale.
The commission does not find it
practicable to propose any change at
this time. 1t recommends that in the
new contracts the several parties
agree to accept a decision on this sub
ject during the fall. This will be on
the understanding that if any in
crease will be granted, it will 90 into
effect for the spring season.
Independent-(a) No contract shall
be entered into by the union and
jobber, manufacturer and tori sub
manufacturer who was suspended
from membership in Merchants
Ladies' Garment Association, or Cloak
and Suit Protective Association, or
American Cloak and Suit Manufactur-
ers' Association because of failure to
comply with an award made against
him on complaint filed by or thru the
union or any other party to the col
lective agreements, or who has been
suspended for failure to pay his dues,
assessments and tori charges levied
against him for the purpose Of car
Communists or anarchists in their