The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-28

Dl1dlC experience SuCn IQfDulGnI
times. Injunctions, gangsters, police
mems clubs, judges and even ku klux
khan were invoked against the I'M
daunted and rebellious strikers.
Many suffered broken skulls, Jail
sentences and other familiar abuses
from the hands of the city guardians.
But no power was strong enough to
break the spirit of the strikers for
the moment. Like a mighty avail
anche the enthusiasm Of the strikers
smashed all the barriers before them.
The Buffalo tailors were determined
to win at any cost.
Buffalo Defeat.
But in spite of the enthusiasm and
sacrifice the strike was lost. Os-
tensibly an agreement was supposed
to have been reached between the
union and the employers. But sub
sequent events proved the contrary.
After this faxed or "misinterpreted"
agreement was announced to and ac-
cepted by the strikers it was revealed
that this agreement was merely a
memorandum devoid of any binding
obligation on the part of the en-
ployers.
Dark ages and hard times con-
tlnued. Many active workers were
forced to leave the trade and seek
a living in other occupations. The
rest quietly accepted their bitter lot.
Four Years More.
-Four long years replete with SUI
ferlngs and sorrow again dragged by
with the lot of the Buffalo tailors
getting worse every day. But 10 and
behold, the National Office began
suddenly to show signs of life. This
time an Italian organizer, Licastro
was the man sent in to drum I'm the
buftalo workers. In justice to the
above organizer it should be stated
That he came there with honest in
eentlons to do organizing work. He
knew that the job was not an easv
one and practical-like, he formulated
a program for action and broupht it
before the National Officials. But.
as was to be. expected his recon-
mendation was rejected. "'Whv
bother about Buffalo," he was told
Dy the chiefs. A few months 1ato~
ne was recalled and the tailors wara
again left to themselves, moro die
appointed than ever before
mus far we gave a general dos
cription of the condition of the R,1f-
faIo tailors, we recounted = bit If
tnelr history Of recent years. We left
them almost exactly the wav wa
louno them; underpaid, overworked,
disappointed and betrayed.
The Dark Background
Behind the dark history of +ba
workers in Buffalo looms the sicken-
ing shadow of inactivity, Of fraud, of
inslncerlty, Of bureaucracy and be-
trayal, so common among the Anal
gamated officials. The Burial
clothing workers, just as thousands Of
others in similar conditions, are viz
TINS OF political manouvers that the
unorganized is merely a matter Of
business expediency to these bureau
Gratis.
When the Rochester agreement is
about to expire and wishing to be in
the good graces Of the employers
Hlllman gives the orders to d,1n3
things up in Buffalo a little. That
makes the Rochester market more
stable in the eyes Of the EMPLOYERS.
IL brings more business to the union
market, etc. At any rate that was
a good policy until recently.
Organization Neglected.
The organizing Of the unorganized
Is no more an important Issue with
the Amalgamated leaders. The union
officials and the Rochester emnlovare
nave united, joined hands stead
fastly against the Rochester Com
munlsts-two of them, Pete Team
ana Sugarman, both expelled-and to.
gether as parties to the same agree
ment, they decided not to bother
ABOUT the Buffalo workers anv moro
its a waste of money, don't YOU
know? Yes, my dear tailor Brothers
you need not pay assessments for ont
OF town organizing work anv moro
Everything is now fixed up to date
The union and the shop bosses have
unanimously agreed that money spent
on organizing the unorganized Ia
total wastage and considered ineffi-
cienT IN highly modern organization
SUCH as ours. All you have to do is
work harder and faster for less
money and don't ask any questions II
you wish to keep your job. That's all
Isn't it glorious?
The Present Situation.
The organization Of the unorgan-
lied workers, to whom the rise of
the Amalgamated brought new hope,
will not be carried out by the present
leadership. The Hillman administra-
ton now is sunk just as deep in the
mire Of union-management coopera
ton and efficiency unionism as is the
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