The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-11
Grand RAPIDS
STRIKERS FACE
AN INJUNCTION
Third Week Finds Ranks
Still Firm
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called into session to solve the prob
lem. While one board member, who
is employed by HayesIonia in de-
partment as yet not affected, used his
voice and vote arguing in the inter-
ests Of his boss, another member, a
union man, after emphatically expos
ing the firms vicious scheme to rob
the strikers of meeting place, con-
WINGED the balance of the board that
"it was their duty and to their best
interests to decide in favor of the
strikers and against the BOSSES" Thus
the hall became the strike headQuart-
ers, and was successfully used as
such turnout last week.
The welfare department Of Hayes
Ionia, however, as far as could be
ascertained, did not rent any other
facility, and so its hypocritical pro-
gram Of recreation thru boxing did
not materialize; the only form of
athletics it is offering its slaves is the
celebrated indoor sport of doing the
endurance run" in the factory
which is by the workers employed
there very realistically called the
race track"
Workers Poisoned by "Duco"
President Logan, in his speeches
related the miseries and dangers con-
fronting the workers in the open
shops operating on the American
plan" The deadly effect of "duco"
on the men working in and near the
paint departments was discussed in
detail. This laquer, containing four
differeLt deadly poisons, causes
drastic change in the blood corpus
cles of the men who constantly inhale
the fumes and eventually destroys
their blood structure. Workers chosen
for this work usually undergo a thoro
physical examination, and only those
exceptionally are selected for
this abominable occupation; merely
to be dismissed again some time Ia
ter, as the average man can only
stand this work for from to 4 years.
Dope Fiend Has Better Chance.
Investigations, conducted along this
line by the Auto Workers Union, the
Workers Health Bureau, etc., proved
definitely that the dope fiends, even
in the more serious cases, have, thru
proper treatment, surroundings, a far
better chance of being cured than the
duco workers, whom it was revealed
when carried out in totally broken
down physical condition are merely
, replaced by another group, whose
destiny is the same as that of their
predecessors and so ad infnitum.
Organization Is Only Solution.
Automobile workers thruout the
country are complaining in every de-
partment of the industry run on the
open shop or American plan. "They
have wish bone calling for allevia-
ton of their miserable conditions;
what they must develop is a back
bone and thru organization eliminate
entirely these very conditions as has
been done in New York and other
Cities" declared Brother Logan,
The disadvantage of sporadic walk
outs of workers entirely unorganized
became apparent right at the begin
ming of the strike of the trimmers,
which has now entered its third week.
The organization Campaign now car.
ried on by Local of the Automobile
Workers Union, offers a splendid OPP
portunity to enroll into this union
every worker Of the Hayes-Ionia Body
Co., so that the next wage cut at
tempted by the body works will be
met with by organized and disciplined
workers for a real fight.
Wednesday, evening at o'clock
Local will hold meeting at the
present strike headquarters. st. Hya-
cinth Hall, at Muskegon Ave. 9th St.,
to which all auto workers are vel
come.