The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-01
SPLIT LOCAL NO.
), AMALAGMATED
IN War ON LEFT
War OnMiIitants in New
York City
Especial to The Daily worksr)

NEW YORK CITY, Jan. Co.,
The war against the left wing
in the Amaigamated Clothing
Workers of America is on in the
New York organization.
The board of directors of the
New York joint board has de-
cided to break up Operators
Local No. 5.
This local, one of the largest in the
New York organization, is led by the
left wing. The decision of the board
! of directors proposes that Local No
be divided into two locals. One Q
Brooklyn local made up the members
who live In Brooklyn and the other
the old local to include the members
who live in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Such move is against the constitu.
ton of the Amalgamated which strict
| ly provides that there can be only
one local for given branch of the
| industry in the city. The board OF
directors thru this move hopes to ere
ate local of Brooklyn members, the
leaders of which will be loyal to the
controlling group in the New York
joint board. A leadership that tbs
New York joint board can be assured
will carry out its orders PARTICULAR,
against the rank and file and the lef
wing. The splitting Of Local No. 5
by the organization of another operat-
or's local is only a move to substi.
tute in the near future Local No.
with the new local so that the left
wing leadership over the operators
can be exterminated by this organisa.
ton maneuver and a conservative
right wing leadership put in it's place
This move by the board of directors
will greatly demoralize the organize
ton. This move is directly in the in
terests of the manufacturers. 1t not
only splits the local but the whole or.
! ganization as well.
First because it gives the bosses an
opportunity to defy the will of the
rank and file as expressed thru their
legitimate organization Local No. S.
Second, it sets into motion one
the bitterest factional struggles or
the part of the rank and file agains
the disruptive tactics of the official
dom Of the New York organization.
Third, it nullifies the constitution
and opens the way to organization
maneuvers for political purposes thai
splits the organization and divides the
membership.
The rank and file of the whole Am
algamated when they learn of this &C
on the part of the board of directors
will show their resentment. However
whether the rank and file will be able
to thwart the descriptive tactics OF tn,
officialdom will be seen. One thing is
certain and that is that not a thing
will be left undone to stop this viciou,
and descriptive decision being en-
forced.
At this time it is interesting to
lknwo what led up to this action
against Local No. s. Local No. for
come time was carrying on a fight
against the leaders Of the New York
joint board for their action in the ]
Friedman case. The firm of ]. Fried
man without cause discharged two
workers from the shop. Local No.
demanded that the workers should b.
Immediately taken back to work
When the firm refused to take tn,
discharged workers back the mer
working in the shop went out on strike
demanding that the union rules II
reference to the rights OF workers
against discharge be lived up to
David Wolf. the manager OF the New
York joint board ordered the worker
back to work with the threat that If
they did not obey his orders that
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