The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-15
A. F. OF |. PLANS
TO COMPETE WITH
COMP ANY union
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of the railroad mileage in the land is
now under the company union plan,
that the company unions are numer-
GUS In the metal trades, that they
exist to some degree even in the
printing trades and In the niscellane-
GUS trades.
"They are all designed to destroy
the trade union movement" declared
WoN. IF we are true to ourselves we
must become active in this campaign
against the company unions"
He declared the company unions
were really outlaws, operating in de-
fiance OF the charter rights of the
various corporations responsible for
them.
I'VE must rise en- masse against this
damnsble condition" he concluded.
The committee report in approving
OF the resolutions introduced on this
subject declared:
A DIetatorshlp-Sol
Amazing as it is that there should
be employers willing to enrich them.
selves temporarily at such terrific and
appalling cost to the masses of their
employees, practicing in their own
realm the very essence Of the prin-
ciples Of dictatorship, tho disguised
by phrases calculated to indicate a
condition of Quasi-freedom, the fact
remains that there are such employers
and that their existence makes for our
movement a problem Of the gravest
character.
The purpose to study those decep-
tive organizations and TO replace them
with free associations Of workers un-
der the trade union banner has our
most hearty approval. We would add
only that the equally enslavtnE fnsti-
tuition, falsely and treacherously called
the open shop be added to the field
OF study, and action"
Argue Over LabeIa
Delegates went into a lengthy dis
cussion over a resolution demanding
that all A. F. OF L. delegates carrv
at least six union labels, indicating
that he would be searched for them
on arrival at all conventions. The COM
mitteC report merely required arriving
delegates to make report on this sub
Ject. The debate became so heated
that the entire matter wus referred
back to the committee.
RESOLUTIONS attacking the speed.ln
system and night work among govern
ment employees were approved, as we'll
as resolutions calling for civil service
courts of appeals 20 secure enforce.
ment of civil service laws, and the
undermining OF the federal compensa-
ton for injury law.
The question Of the restoration NJ
citizenship to Eugene v. Debs was re-
ferred to. the executive council for
action.
Never Heard Of Labor Prisoners.
Resolutions demanding the release
OF class war prisoners the world over
were rejected, 1t being claimed that
no specific conditions to be remedied
or particular prisoners to be freed
had been cited.
NAAetSo IcBropteQ 70 note
that the resolutions attacking race
discrimination implied that the A.
Oh L. was not doing all that It possibly
could to combat race, sex and religious
preJudices within the American labor
movement. 1t concurred in the ap,rft
OF the two resolutions introduced, but
reaftirmed what 1t called established
A. F. Of L. policy on this matter.
IL was reported that the troubles of
the horseshoers' union In Chica9o
were being amicably settled.
An investigation will be made Of the
taxation propaganda being sent out
by Professor Richard T. Ely.
Favor Golden Rule.
Near east relief was approved and
International Golden Rule Sunday. De-
cember 5. endorsed.
The convention repudiated the 80
called County Concrete Road. Con.
crete Block, Sewer and Water Pine
Layers Union, Local No. ss1, organ.
lied by Fred Nader in Chicago. claim
ing 1t was not bona ide organization.
Working on Passalc Relief.
A supplementary report showed that
the total collection taken yesterday
Tor the Passaic strikers totaied
sl,2S6.lO. international officers are
meeting with President Green to dis.
cuss immediate relief measures on a
large scale.
Problems involved in radio broad.
casting will be Investigated