The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-04
ZIMMERMAN SAYS
DRESSMAKERS TO
Reject CONTRACT
Sigman Simply Sold Out
Everything He Could

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8. c.. Zimmerman, manager of the
dress division Of the Joint Board Of
Cloak and Dressmakers' Unions,
characterized the new two-year agree
ment made with the Association Of
Dress Manufacturers by the Inter
national as Complete sell out"
"The employers boldly state that
the union is so weakened by internal
Mssensions that the contractors were
able to gain a majority Of their poil' S
while the union gained none'," Tim
norman said "For the first time in
the history Of the association, it has
won such concessions from the On
ion as practically wipe out conditions
Of work for which the dressmallers
have fought for years.
Sigman Sells.
president Morris Sigman, who
seized control Of the dressmakers' To-
cal %, with the false statement that
its leadership intended to call strike
in the industry, has succeeded in af-
fecting a complete sell out to the en-
ployers.
1.-THE union did not win one de-
mand, while the employers carried
eleven Of their demands, wiping out
the minimum guarantee, the labor
bureau, the guaranteed price schedule
for piece workers, lengthening the
trial period from one week to two
weeks, modifying the discharge clause
so that the workers will receive nc
remuneration if unfairly discharged
admitting firms to the association in
spite OF any difficulties with the I'M
ion, and making other concessions.
Dares Not Publish.
"Realizing the defeat for the work
ers that he has brought about, Sig
man did not dare to present the agre
nent to his meeting Of shop chair
men on last Wednesday, although it
now appears that it was signed at
that time. He well knows that the
dressmakers will be in revolt against
such an agreement, and will refuse
to accept its provisions.
"The full extent Of the disaster is
not known as yet. 1t has been Gus
tomary for the International to ar
range secondary agreements, III
which still further concessions were
secretly granted to the employers, in
the past. Such a secondary agree
ment has doubtless taken care Of, the
few remaining demands of the en-
rloyers that have not been granted
openly by Sigman."
Bosses Aid Sigman.
Replying to the statement of Nor
ris Sigman that workers would nor
he Disseminated against for failure
to register with The International,
Louis Hyman. manager of the Joint
Board said workers are being dis
charged from shops for refusing to
register at the instigation of the In
ternational, in cases where strikes
have been called to protect such work
ers, International officers, together
With strong-arm men, have been regu
larly on hand to encourage the scabs
going into the shops.
"Shops where strikes are now go
ing on because workers have been
discharged for refusing to register
with the International are as follows:
Struck Shops.
/. M. Raffer, $40 Eighth avenue.
Cooper Schlosberg. 242 West Seth
street.
Meskin Brothers, $50 Eighth ave-
nue..
Favorite Dress Shop, 12O West 31st
street.
Reisman. Rothman, and Beaver, 521
West 57th street.
Aronowitz and Barosia, I'll Broad
way.
Irene Frocks, 33 West 21st street.
Goldstein and Reznik, 244 Blake
avenue, Brownsville"