The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-10
News and Comment
Labor Education
Labor and Government
Trade Union Politics
PROGRESSIVES IN
MACHINIST union
REVEAL STRENGTH
Poll Big Vote in Eighth
District Election

In the election held Sunday for dis
trict officers of the machinists' union
in Chicago the progressive opposition
slate carried an average of approx
mately 35 per cent Of the vote cast on
clearcut program based upon class
issues versus the administration Co
operation" program with the bosses.
Poll High Vote.
The progressive candidate for dis
trict president, Waterworth, received
769 votes against the administration
candidates 1,165. l. Iverson, candi-
date for vice-president on the pro-
gressive ticket, received 643 votes.
rThe administration candidate received
1878 votes. The progressive candi-
date for secretary, j. Weydert, re-
ceived 1856 votes against 1904. For
financial secretary the opposition re-
ceived sos against 1924. The pro-
gressive candidate for sergeant-at-
arms, Schlimback, received 926 votes,
against the administration candidates
974 votes, thus only losing by close
margin Of 4S votes.
Independents Split on 3. A.
For business agents the candidates
of the progressive group received a
smaller vote, due to the fact that two
independent candidates were in the
field and only helped to split the
votes of the opposition ]. Read, pro-
gressive, received 545 votes. E. Holt
received 1916 votes. John Brievogel,
independent, polled 215 votes, and
John Radoyan, also independent,
polled 461 votes. The administration
candidates received 1854 and 1,075
votes. The two independent candi-
dates, altho stating that they were in
favor Of the program of the progress
sives prior to the nominations, thus
helped the administration candidates
to be reelected. The votes cast for
these two candidates, however, repre-
sent the opposition to the present poll
cies of the administration.
Fight 8. & o. Plan.
The struggle centered mostly around
the issue of the B, & o. plan Of class
collaboration introduced in one of the
contract shops in Chicago and the
methods of organizing the morgan
lied. The administration in power
was charged by the progressives for
not carrying on an aggressive policy
in dealing with the bosses, but pursu-
ing policy of surrender.
The progressive groups policy calls
for: 1. An active organization cam
paign to organize the unorganized,
paying special attention to the need
Of organizing the semi and unskilled
workers in the trade. 2. An imme-
date increase in wages of the spe-
cialists. 8. Militant struggle against
the B. & o. plan and its introduction
in the contract shops, reputation of
the Speedomatic agreement, where
the plan has already been put into
effect. 4. Militant struggle against in
functions during organization cam
paigns and in time OF strikes. 5. Sep
aration of the union from the republi-
can and democratic parties and sup
port to the movement for a labor
party. In spite of the administra-
TONS cry of "Save us from Bolshe-
vism," and other fake arguments used
by them, the progressives are salts
fed with the outcome Of the election,
as this represents real development
towards the building of progressive
and left wing group in the /. A. of NJ.
that viii challenge the class collabo-
ration policies Of the administration
and give new leadership to the union.
ton road.