The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-09
New Demands Made
on the Bosses by the
Passaic, N. j., Strikers
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"2. The return of the money TAX
en- from us by wage cuts since the
time the wage cuts were last given.
80. Time and one-half for over
time.
"A. A 44-hour week.
IS. Decent and sanitary working
conditions.
20. No discrimination against un-
ion workers.
~. Recognition of the union.
textile workers, strike!
Strike for these demands to the
finnish!
(Signed)
Omitted Front Committee of Textile
Workers of Passaic and vicinity"
The United Front Committee of
Textile Workers is now trying to
solve the problem of relief 1t has re-
ceived many offers Of help from not
only other working class organiza-
tions, such as labor unions, that have
pledged to give from one hours to
one days pay, but also from land
lords, physicians and trades people,
without single request having yet
been made for help.
The following trades people have so
far volunteered to assist the strikers,
announces the United Front Commit
tee in a letter being sent out to the
press:
Bakers.-S. Plesser, 1914 Parker
Ave, Passaic; rs per cent reduction
for strikers. Goodman's Bakery, 124
Bird ST., Passaic; rs per cent reduction
ON bread for strikers.
Barbers.- Seifert's Barber Shop,
POS Hope Ave-, Passaic. Free service
Monday and Tuesday to strikers, men
and women. F. Gargash, 1O4-4th,
Passaic. Free hair cuts any time.
Druggists.-Shuit's Drug Store, 10
per cent off on all ready made medi-
cines; SO 1S per cent off on all the
stores own medicines; so per cent off
on all doctors prescriptions.
Landlords-E. Lygas, Is Jackson
ST., Passaic, has offered free rent Of a
store which the strikers expect to use
for relief.
Organize Relief Work.
Relief work will now be started on
large and systematic scale. 1t is
planned to have a great benefit per
iormance with the best professional
talent, from New York City, tag day
viii be held in the. near future, sew
eral dances will be given, all stores of
the city will be canvessed by a COM
mittee of the strikers to see whether
they will reduce their prices, efforts
will be made to secure a fleet of
trucks that will scour the city every
day to get from the. very sympathetic
storekeepers Of this city food, cloth
ing and other necessities of life for
distribution among the strikers, it is
planned to have a bundle day, when
house to house appeals for clothing
will be made to protect the destitute
strikers.
All organizations of this city which
wish to aid in relief work have been
invited to send delegates to a confer
ence to be held Sunday, Feb. IA, at
2 p. ms at 743 Main Ave.
Try to Scare Workers.
The press here came out with big
headlines telling of offers that the
bosses have received from the cham
Der of commerce in Rome, Ca, to
move their mills there and get cheap
labor and tax free conditions for %
years. This proposal was explained
by the speakers as a ridiculous meth
cd Of soaring the workers to go back
without getting their demands. IF
they want to move the mills" said ].
o. Bentall in his talk to the strikers
at Neubaur's Hall, 1--WE will carry our
organization work to Georgia and
make the same demands there. The
bosses will find it mighty hard to
escape the union if the workers once
make up their minds to get together
and fight the bosses"
]. lack of New York, told the strik-
ers Of the victories won by the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union and how their conditions have
been improved and the wages raised
and the bosses beaten when they
tried to cut wages.
The letter addressed to the mill
owners by Weisbord with the new
demands was taken without comment
except by Johnson of the Botany Mill,
who said he would not deal with the
present committee or with Weisbord.
The strikers declare he will be fore
ed to deal with Just the representa-
tive that the workers choose and
with nobody else.