The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-09
Strike of Fur Rabbit
Workers Gains Strength

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til we have organized all of the scab
shops. No matter how long it takes,
we will stay out until we achieve
victory.
Stop Giving Work.
eve demand that the dealers stop
giving work to the open shops. Not
until we are sure that will be the
procedure in the future will we end
the struggle"
Local 25 will hold a special meet
ing tomorrow at Montgomery Hall,
l p. M, when the latest develop
ments of the stoppage will be dis
cussed.
The fight against the open shop
is being conducted jointly by a COM
mittee of 10 representing the two
locals. They are Local So of Brook
Ign and Local 25 of Newark. Moe
Harris is business agent of the
Brooklyn local. while LANCER is head
of the New Jersey organization.
Unity Committee Meets Tomorrow.
Representatives from every fur
centre in the United States and Can
ada will attend the meeting of the
Executive Board and Unity Confer
ence Committee of the international
Fur Workers. Union, which will
gather tomorrow at the Joint board
headquarters, in answer to the call
of H. Highlander, chairman, and I.
Wolliner, secretary Of the Unity Con-
ference.
The delegates meet to consider the
trade situation and conditions in the
union. Union conditions in the fur
shops of New York. the largest fur
centre in the country, have broken
down because of the weakening of
the union as a result of the union
smashing policies and tactics of the
International and A. F of L. officials.
This has introduced chaotic condi-
tions in the New York market, af-
fecting not only the workers, but the
industry as a whole AS a result
of this demoralized state of affairs
in the trade. the workers of New
York are subjected to unemployment
during the months that normally
constitute the height of the season,
and are receiving unprecedented low
wages.
Caused by Contracting.
This condition is caused by the
widespread contracting and corpora
ton shops which are working under
non-union conditions and with the
absence of any union control-a con-
dition directly traceable to the treach-
cry of the international and A. r.
of L. officials.
Of course. these conditions effect
not only upon the union in New York,
but upon unions in every other To-
cality as we'll The union in New
York has always been the backbone
Of the International Fur Workers
Union and its breakdown endangers
the very existence of the entire In
ternational.
TO Consider Remedy.
The executive committee of the
Unity Conference Committee will
therefore have as its main object at
this special meeting, to consider seri-
ously this situation and work out
proposals for remedying it. The ex-
ecutive committee does not aim to
intensity or prolong in any way the
internal struggle that is going on in
the International. On the contrary.
it seeks to put an end to this strug-
gle and bring about unity of all the
International locals. including the
New York Locals /, 5, 10 and Is, and
the New York Joint Board, which
constitutes the backbone of the In
ternational. The committee believes
that this is the only remedy for the
present deplorable conditions in the
trade and the union.
Delegates at tomorrow's confer
ence are TO congregate at the joint
board office at 10 a. m. and from
there go to . meeting hall for their
deliberations. H. Highlander of To-
ronto will preside.