The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-16
Militant Company UniOnism

The company unionsm which appears as rival to
the American trade unions in such industries as New YORK C
traction and the West Virginia basng itself on the
yellow dog contract forced the workers. by no means Oh
passive character.
This is militant company unionism.
It can be combatted only by militant policy
and tactics on the part of the labor movement
We published the first page of The DAILY WORKER
Monday H. of leae distributed recently to traction
workers by marlborough Rapid Transit Company This leaf
signed by Frank Hede president and general manager OF
the nerborough Of this document dcoses the TACT
that Hedey speaking the traction workers members OF
Brotherhood of marlborough Rapid Transit Company
Employees His language almost identical with that of union
official engaged in jursdictona conflict with rival union
One paragraph deserves special mention 1t says:
you have your constitutional right organize by
joining nterborough Brotherhood 1t wise choice be-
the Brotherhood through home rule gives better protection
complete collective bargaining between yourselves and the
without interference by OuooWn aDor lead
ers' (OT emphasis)
Hedley president general manager of the l. R. t. is
speaking union organizer The union of course is COM
pany but its leadership has decided to trade union tao
tics-and does use them, milantiy.
In the capitalist press Hedey speaks of calling strike
of loyal employees against the Amagamaed Association OF
Street and Electric Railway Employees.
For workers who little experience with the
will be somewhat difficult to plumb the full
depths of vcousness in the tactics of the l. r. l.
1t will be impossible them understand the vital issues
involved if the leaders of the labor movement policy
of trying appear patriotic than the PETERBOROUGH more
the interests of the public stress continues to be
laid upon the higher efficiency of A Of unions as against
To fight company union which issues leaflets holds mass
meetings puts all the trappngs and regaa which trade
considered dstncvey their which uses
trade union terms speaking workers is trying to deceive
something is than old line trade union policy and
tactics
The Amagamated Association must all unions in
situations that workers understand that it will fight
for the interests of the workers.
To continue deny any intention of striking to tone down
deny the necessity of struggle against the traction barons IN
functions and police to play into the hands of the
give the slightest impression that the traction workers will
be able to organize smash company union without striking
1t can said with complete certainty that the only crcum
under which this could would be agreement by
the Amagamaed Association that would do for the
workers and just much for the traction barons as the company
union does.
under present leadership they will
fighting for this kind of organization They have
already-the traction barons company union
The traction organized part of the Amer
labor movement but not by union officials creating the i'm
preston that the union for which they speak differs from COM
pany unions only in name.
Neither can the traction workers convinced ability
of the labor fight them union officials attach
Importance to the meaningless words of capitalist party
politicians expressing sympathy for the traction workers. than
they do to intensive organization work.
The be told that they depend
upon Governor Smith Mayer Walker for sympathy
substitute for organization and struggle then they court disaster
of strike the state authorities the police and
the of the state and city, will be found they always
have side the traction baron and their union
The right organize" has legal basis in the United
States 1t nothing unless the will organize is backed
by power of the labor Organization campaigns
carried against militant company unions and powerful capt.
taists will meet the solid opposition of all branches of govern
Once this who face big struggles there
can be Generalization created by disappointment resulting
from that governors and mayors who looked upon
as of labor appear deadly enemies modelling
eminent forces against the workers.
The Soviet government be recognized by
Federation of the United States according