The daily worker., 1926-05-22
FUURIERS CAST
Big VOTE FOR
4O-HR. week
Almost 1902 on Union
Ballot
Especial to The Daily worker)

NEW YORK, May 20. - The vote
OF the fur workers on the question of
the forty-hour week demand In the fur
strike, was counted this afternoon at
the office of the joint board by the
committee of shop chairmen which
was appointed May 1s at the meeting
in Manhattan Lyceum.
There were 9093 workers who signed
names, local and ledger numbers to
the pledge Of loyalty to the General
Strike Committee and endorsed the
firm stand for forty hour week no
matter how long it may take to win
it. Many signers added comments to
their signatures and said, we will
stick to the end of 1926 if necessary;
or I'VE will stay in the fight until all
our demands are won"
Almost too96
Since there are 1000 strikers re-
leased by the union for 3ther work,
and about 700 members of settled
shops who did not attend the meeting
to vote on Tuesday, this is close to a
hundred percent vote of the fur work
ers to accept no settlement of the
strike unless the forty-hour week is
granted first.
The committee which counted the
ballots was composed of J. Herskovitz,
chairman; Lipkin, Jacobson, Schwartz,
Serbensky, Mrs. Leibovitz, Fishback,
Trachtenberg, d. Ziselman, M. Tami-
zoff, Fiian, D. Goodman, L. Kurtiz,
Bassin, SkOlnick, Rosenstrich, Fried
man, j. Fishman. l.. Cohen, Fucker,
Press, Rosner, Meier, Isenberg. This
committee gave the official report of
their count at the shop chairman
meeting in Beethoven Hall this even
ing.
On Guard.
This shop chairman meeting also
discussed methods of keeping watch
on the settled shops so that there
should be no possibility of their doing
work for those shops still on strike.
This problem was discussed at last
nights meeting of settled shops, and
the workers arranged to report all sus-
picions of infringement of the agree
ment between the union and the en-
ployers.
Following this evenings shop chair
men meeting, all the chairmen and
members ce the general picket COM
mittee viii march to the fur manufac-
turing district and picket the shops
there until 2:3O in the morning.
Madison Square Meeting.
Plans for Saturdays great forty
hour week mass meeting at Madison
Square Garden are progressing rapid
ly and the campaign ir rousing en-
thusiasm in all parts of the country.
The committee in charge Of arrange
ments received today letter from
John Coughlin, secretary of the New
York Trades and Labor Council, ac-
cepting the invitation to speak on
Saturday.
Greetings From California.
The following telegram came from
San Francisco, California, signed by
Paul Scharrenberg, secretary:
Greetings and best wishes from
the California State Federation of La
Dor. We have watched your wonder
full struggle for the forty-hour week
and feel certain that with such splen-
did solidarity as has been manifested
you are bound to win. Please convey
to your membership our hearty en-
couragement in your epoch-making
fight"
Hat Cards.
Labor unionists thruout New York
City are now carrying in their hats
a card which reads New York Labor
will demonstrate for 4O-hour week, 2
day rest and support of Fur Strike.
Big Mass Meeting, Madison Square
Garden, 49th Street & Sth Ave. Satur-
day, May 22nd, l p. m. Admission
Free" The committee urges workers
to carry their union cards to make
sure they get into the meeting.