The daily worker., 1926-09-30
WORKING WOMEN
CONSIDER DRIVE
FOR LABOR P ARTY
Successful Conference at
Waukegan, Ill.
tspecIaI to La paIIx Worksrl

ter three-day session.
Sixty delegates representing Is To-
cal unions, eight women's auxiliary
organizations, two state declarations,
(Illinois and Wisconsin), two city or
ganizations milwaukee and Chicago)
and delegate from the joint board Of
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union Of Chicago, were pres
ent during the conference.
Urge Organization Drive.
The conference adopted resolutions
calling for an organization campaign
to organize the unorganized women
and for the building of relief organ
izations in time of strikes by the par
ticipating organizations.
The first days session was given
over to the reports of the various or
ganizations participating in the con-
ference. On the second day, Tom
Tippet, Of the United Mine Workers
Of America made a report on work
ers' education which was followed by
a lively discussion. The evening ses-
sion of the same day. the Milwaukee
Women's Trade Union League pre-
sented the one-act play Bread" show
ing the situation of the miners.
Seek Reduction in Hours.
The legislative committee submit
ted a report made by Miss Agnes
Nestor on the work of the Women's
Trade Union League during the last
year in support Of legislation in the
| interests Of the workers.
The enactment of a law, now chal-
lenged as to its constitutionality. by
the Illinois state legislature limiting
the use Of the injunction and the eff
fort to amend the law governing the
hours worked by women, to reduce
these from ten to eight, were the chief
points of this report.
At the Saturday afternoons ses-
sion, the conference was turned into
an institute of organization and Lii
lian Herstein of the Chicago Teach
ers' Union, opened the discussion with
a speech showing the need Of organ
/ ization work among the women work
ers, Recommendation made during
the discussion Of this report were re-
ferred to the committee on organiza-
tion Of which Anna E. David of the
Chicago Millinery Workers Union
was the secretary.
! The organization committee at the
Sunday session, submitted the follow
ing two resolutions which were
adopted unanimously:
Resolution on Organizing the
Women Workers.
Whereas. there are in every city and
community thousands Of women workers
who because they are unorganized, are
compelled to accept low wages and sub
nit to bad working conditions, and
whereas, the position of these women
workers could be materially improved
thru their organization in trade unions,
and
Whereas. it Is necessary. in order 70
organize these women workers, that there
be a center to conduct the initial agita-
tion to interest these workers in the trade
union organization, now therefore be il
Resolved, that this convention recon-
mends to Its affiliated organizations the
setting up in each city a committee made
up OF representatives of W. T. u. L. and
the Women's Auxiliaries and representa-
I
campaign Of organization among the
women workers, and be It further
resolved that the w. T. U. l.. should
take the initiative in forming such COM
nlttee and should seek the Endorsement
OF the central labor body in each CITY for
such committee.
Resolution on Organization Of
Relief Committee.
Whereas, whenever the workers are
forced to on strike
ships and Suffering result for the strfkers
and their families, and
whereas, many strikes thru which the
workers fight for. higher standard Of
are lost because the employers starve the
workers into submission, and therefore
be II
Resolved, that this conference recon,-
mend the establishment by the w. T. u.
L. OF relief committee to gather funds
and mobilize other forms OF support
IN time Of strikes for the strikers and
their dependents
Ida Rothstein OF the International
Ladies' Garment Workers supported
the adoption Of these resolutions in a
speech showing the need of activities
Of this character by the participating
organizations.
Refer "For a Labor Party Resolution"
to Executive Committee.
Anna e. David, of the Chicago Nil
linery Workers Union, presented the
following resolution endorsing the
formation OF Labor Party at the
final session Of the conference.
Resolution for Labor Party.
Whereas, long experience has shown
that whenever the workers fight FOR
higher wages and better conditions, the
employers use the police, courts and in
functions against them.
whereas, the workers interesta are In
direct conflict with those OF the em-
and
Whereas, the republican and demo-
cratic parties have shown IN every case
involving the interests OF the workers .
that they are instruments OF the em-
ployers; now, therefore be Il
Resolved, that this convention declares
ltsef Tor independent political action by
the workers thru the formation OF 4 labor
party and instructs It's officers and az
nliated organizations to Support the
moyement for the foundation Of a labor
Considerable discussion deyeIoped