The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-12
Call for Unity of
Progressives in the
Chicago Amalgamated
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ket thru the key local, the cutters,
have appointed as manager Of the New
York joint board one Beckerman, bust
ness agent Of the cutters local, who
believes that all the evils in the trade
could be solved % by the expulsion
of all those who oppose the admin
istration, (2) the use of terror, (3)
reduction of wages for the tailors,
"a the institution of piece work.
Worse in Chicago.
In Chicago our organization has
gone from bad to worse. Wage cuts
either in form of readjustments or
otherwise have been and are taking
place today, but no signs for relief.
Union conditions are being done away
with, either by the impartial machin-
cry or thru the lack of administration
to fight against.
Unemployment is on the increase,
with the administration doing nothing
to remedy this situation. We find
workers walking the streets for many
months with no relief in sight. On
the contrary our officials follow a
policy of increased production and re-
construction of garments which tends
to throw many more workers out of
employment.
Our administration has instituted
reign of terror in our union. They
not only terrorize the membership at
local meetings, but also slug them
when members are suspected of op
posing any proposition that the admin
istration brings forth. A classic ex-
ample of that sort OF tactics was dem
onstrated at the general membership
victory" meeting held on November
10, 1925, and followed by the brutal
attack upon members on the follow
ing Sunday, November Is, 1925. The
administration is determined not to
permit any opposition and these are
the tactics used.
HilIman Lies.
President Hillman at a Local 80
meeting held Jan. rs has openly and
violently attacked the progressive ele-
ments of the Amalgamated and has
deliberately lied about those active
members who so CALAMITY fought and
are fighting for the building up of our
union.
At the present time there exists
three groups in the Chicago Amalga-
mated which are not in accord with
the policies and tactics of the present
administration: (D-The Trade
Union Educational League composed
of militant workers who are constant
ly fighting the administration for their
class collaboration policies and their
tactics. (2) The Advance" group OF
Local 39 composed of progressives
who in the main have shown in the
past year their willingness to fight
against wage cuts in any form and
against the smuggling tactics of the adj
ministration. CD The group OF pro-
gressive workers of Local No. 1852 who
during the smuggling period have ex-
pressed their disapproval of the ad-
terroristic tactics.
The Trade Union Educational
League realizes the condition the
Amalgamated finds itself in today. 1t
also realizes that no remedy for these
could be attained unless
there is sufficient pressure from below !,
the rank and file. A united front
Of all progressive and left wing groups
is highly necessary, at this time, IL
we ever have to stop wage cutting,
and unemployment in the
Chicago organization, and to make the
what II was meant to
DO when 1t first came TO life.
The 7. U. Il. L. Is therefore calling
or united front upon the above pro
gram of all progressive groups in the
Chicago Amalgamated.
Trade Union Educational League,
A. G. w. A. Group.
eve urge all progressive groups to
communicate with US for the arrange.
ment % a conference.l