The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09

several comrades who together with
the subcommittee make up the exc
cutive committee for work among the
women in the shops and the trade un-
ions. This committee is subordinate
to the District Women's Committee,
These conferences are called periodic
ally, The conference divides its work
into two main parts;S l. Among the
women in the trade unions. 2. Among
women In unorganized industries
Special Means Necessary.
DESIDES the work based on the spe-
- cific situation in the given trade
union, special means of approach to
women must be mapped out for stir
ring the women in thec trade unions
into activity to organize the morgan
lied women; create sentiment and ac-
tivity for national and world trade I'M
ion unity; labor party for work
ing women's delegation to Soviet Rus
STA; to get the women into the left
wing and into the trade unions. Such
Insignificant numbers of women are
in the trade unions. such small mum
bers are in the left wing movement,
which proves that Special means of
approach is necessary.
Simultaneous with the above, forms
and methods of work must be plan
ned for work thru the left wing in the
trade unions. We must strive to es-
tablish a womens department in the
official publication of the left wing
movement.
Some of the issues for work among
the women in factories should be-
Unemployment, wages, hours of work,
legislation for the protection of work
ing women, equal pay for equal work,
child labor, struggle for demands and
organization into trade unions, pro
lection of the mother, etc.
Each shop nucleus must know the
conditions Of women in it's shop, the
needs and demands of the women and
base its work accordingly.
Out of this work must come the or
ganization of women's factory circles.
These circles are non-party organize
lions. The shop nucleus functions
thru these circles. tt
Women's Delegate Meetings.
A FTER some agitation and propa-
L ganda is carried on thru these
circles a women's delegate meeting is
called of representatives from shops,
factories, trade unions and housewives
organizations. These delegate meet
ings must be periodical with the same
delegates attending for at least six
months in succession. The delegates
report back to Their. electors on the
work Of the meetings. These meetings
are not purely for organizing the un-
organized women into the trade un-
ions as some comrades believe; the
women's delegate meetings are politi-
cal institution. The women's delegate
meetings are an important factor in
Communist work among women. The
party must conduct. an theological
campaign to popularize and acquaint
the comrades with the nature and sig
nificance of women's delegate meet
ings. We will be confronted with the
organization of these meetings, there
fore must understand them thoroly.
1t is not so easy to organize delegate
meetings. We must first gain contact
with women workers in shops, espe-
cially in important shops. We must
do much preliminary. work, otherwise
our delegate meetings will not be a
success.
Organize Correspondents.
For this purpose we must organize
cadre of women worker correspond
ents (party and non-party) to publish
bulletin to reflect the life of the wo-
men in the factories. This bulletin
must be distributed to women in fac
tories and must help to secure contact
with the women in the shops and fac
tories. 1t must contain the actual and
true condition Of the women in the
shops. This bulletin must serve the
purpose of paving the way for women's
delegate meetings. Shop nuclei, fac
tory district nuclei and trade unions
must especially be interested in the
getting up and distribution OF the
bulletin. The housewives also can be
utilized in the distribution of this
bulletin to the women in the factories.
Work Among Housewives.
THE housewife does not take direct
L active part in the class struggle.
but nevertheless is an important fac
tor in the struggle of the workers.
She is an influence upon the activities
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