The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-31
Strike Starts When Cut
Is Trailed by Speeding
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is S25 per week for 48 hours work.
Some workers receive as high as $32.
A few receive slightly higher wages
and a few receive as low as SIT, but
most of the workers receive approx
mately $25.
Earn Little.
"a canvass of these workers on
strike found the assertion of Mr..
Eglee that 80 per cent of the en-
ployes are earning more money now
than before the reduction to be ut
terly false.
There are factories in Peabody
that pay higher wages than the A.
G. Lawrence Co. Mr.. Eglee knows
this. Mr.. Eglce also knows that work.
ers in other leather cities in the
United States receive higher wages
than the workers in Peabody. The
workers in Lowell receive higher
wages than the workers in Peabody.
Company Union.
Mr.. Eglee states the Assembly is
an organization of the employees and
because he says so that makes it so
But Mr.. Eglee IS not kidding the
workers into believing that the RS
sembly' is an organization of the
workers into believing that the AS
sembly' is an organization Of picked
workers and foremen and that it is
organized, maintained and controlled
by the company. The workers also
know that the Assembly, composed
Of II workers and II representatives
of the company can never secure
Justice, service or cooperation for
them. If the workers thought so
they wouldn't have gone on strike.
"Mr. Eglee states that everything
was going along well when suddenly
the union made demand to talk over
the situation with the company.
Everything was not going along well
and the union did not suddenly de-
mand a conference to talk over the
situation. The situation had been
brewing and stewing for many weeks.
The company knew it. And the action
of the union in requesting a confer
ence was not sudden.
Asked Conference.
"Mr. Eglee knows and the company
knows that the committee of the
workers waited upon the company on
Tuesday last and again on Thursday
and not until after the company re-
fused to meet the committee of their
own workers was action taken.
"Mr. Eglee states that three-fourths
Of the workers did not want to go
out. This is also q misstatement.
The workers met in City hall, Pea
body, on Wednesday night and almost
unanimously voted to strike if the
company refused to meet the com
nittee, The strike was 90 44-10O
per cent perfect.
IF there were any tears shed when
the strikers received their money last
Thursday, they must have been shed
by Mr., Eglee and they were probably
Of the crocodile vorietr Only the in
terest Of a man like Mr.. Eglee could
be sufficient to cause the shedding
of tears that he describes.
"Mr, Eglce states The company is
not going TO USE scabs or strikebreak-
ers This is interesting in view Of the
fact that Mr.. Blake, the head of the
police department, got through this
week rather than handle any situa-
tion chat might arise as the result Of
'scabs' or strikebreaIlers being en-
ployed.
"Mr. Eglee is quoted as saying the
strike is Illegal and unlawful ard
that the company does not consider
the men on strike. Fortunately Mr..
Eglee is not the authority in this
state t. decide whether strike is
lawful or unlawful.