The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-05
NEEDLE TRADES
WORKERS PLAN
NATIONAL MEET
Urge Fight Against the
Attack of the Bosses
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unorganized workers into the unions
and to amalgamate the existing
unions into one powerful union in the
industry.
Many Unions Represented.
Among those represented at the con-
ference were the Furriers' Joint Board,
Locals 1 and 10 of the Furriers, min
GRITTY groups from the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union and
the Cap and Millinery Workers.
The leaders of the left-wing in the
International Ladies Garment Work
ers' Union assured that they would be
fully represented at the national con-
ference that is to be called.
Following talks by Joseph lack and
Ben Gitlow outlining the aims of the
preliminary conference and the policy
to be pursued the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Need Greater Solidarity.
"The preliminary conference of
minority groups and progressive
locals of the needle trades unions Of
New York City declares that. In view
of the tremendous economic struggles
confronting the needle workers of all
trades In the industry, greater unity
and solidarity of all needle trades
workers Is necessary in order to resist
the further lowering of our standards
and to improve our conditions, and to
hriuO a ho,,t fIa ororo o;1o+;o~ 20 ~.
vast and growing army of inorganic
ed. The bureaucracy heading the
various international unions, with
some exceptions, altho rendering lip
service to the needs of the workers,
is sabotaging the efforts for solidar-
ity and pursuing a policy of class col
liberation accepting wage reductions,
reduction of working forces, minimum
standards of production, making agree
ments, etc. In unions where the left
wing is in control of the situation,
the Bureaucracy is biding time in or
der to stab the new leadership in the
back and cause it to fall, figuring on
the assistance Of the employers and
the unfavorable outcome of the eco
nomic struggles because of the weak
ened conditions of the unions they
have nearly ruined.
To Aid Each Other.
Taking into consideration the de-
caying condition Of the various
unions, the great tasks confronting us
and the pressing need for solidarity,
the delegates to this preliminary con-
ference call upon the committee Of
leaders Of the needle trades left-wing
nominated below to call a national
conference of the progressive locals
and minority groups at the earliest
date to establish a national bloc of
all progressive locals, Joint Boards
and minority groups to the end of sup
porting each other effectively in eco
nomic struggles, to bring about ANAL
gamation of the various needle trades
internationals into one Industrial union
Of the needle industry and bring about
and assist each other in the organiza.
ton of the great mass of morgan
lied"
Nominate Committee.
The following committee was nom
mated by the conference to call the
national conference: B. Gold, manager
Furriers' Join Board; A. Gross. vice.
president I. F. w. u: F. warshofsky,
Furriers' Joint Board; L. Hyman,
manager Cloak and Dressmakers'
Joint Board; Zimmerman, manager
Dress Dept Cloak and Dressmakers'
Joint Board; S. Zimmerman, manager
president of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers and manager Of
Local 2; ]. Portnoy, vice-president Of
the I. l.. G.. w. U. and manager OF
Local %; M Rubin; II. Koretz, secre-
tary organization Dept. Cloak and
Dressmakers' Joint Board; Joseph
lack. secretary national committee,
Needle Trades Section OF the Trade
Union Educational League; b. Gitlow,
OF Local 4, Amalgamated Clothing
Workers; p. Aronberg, Local 80 A. C.
W.; s. Lipzin, Local s, A c. W.: S.
Leder, Local 2, A. C. W.; /. Eisner,
Local 2, A. C. W.; S. Nelson, Local s,
A. c. W.; +. Biazzo. Local So, A. c.
W.; and II. Sazar, II. Zukowsky. S.
ziebel, p. Weisman and II. Feingold
OF the Cap and Millinery Workers