The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-04
joint BOARDS GENERAL STRIKE
CALLS OUT new YORK FURRIERS
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duct for distributing leaflets were
dismissed in Jefferson Market Court.
Mike Intrator, Frank Braunstein and
Leon Litwin, taken on charge of
assault, will come up for further ex-
animation next Tuesday. Intrator was
placed under $1,000 bail, Braunstein
under $1,000, and Litwin was re-
leased without bail.
The Associations lawyer Mako
WITT tried to raise the old cry of
"gangsteTism" when the workers
were brought to court; but this was
promptly answered by the unions at
torney Jacob M. MandeIbaum, who
has been engaged as associate counsel
with, Frank P. Walsh for the dura-
ton Of the strike. Mandelbaum stat
ed that since the Joint Board had 95
per cent of the workers Loyalty sup
porting it, there would be no neces-
sity Of resorting to the use Of gang
sters TO do its picket work.
Prove Falsity of Charge.
"The Joint Board has offered, and
it offers now" said Mandelbaum, ito
prove the absolute falsity of this
charge"
The striking workers marched in
an impromptu progression from the
fur market TO four East Side halls
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
and there they were addressed by the
members Of the Strike Committee.
Members of the independent and fur
trimming shops at these meetings
voted to give 10 per cent of their
wages as a strike assessment. They
were anxious to give 10 per cent. but
ten per cent is all that is needed
now. They will give more later if it
is wanted. These workers, who came
out for one-day stoppage will re-
turn to their shops on Monday. All
Of them received working cards to-
day.
'NO Strike at All"
While this demonstration Of thou
sands of workers was still at its
height, right wing leaders were busy
denying that there is any strike at
all. H. Schlissel, manager of the
reorganization committee" of the In
ternational declared that a total of
90 workers had walked out of Asso-
ciated shops. This is so ridiculous
it needs no answer, specially since
Schlissel himelf proceeds to say,
Anyway you cannot say that all the
workers who did not go to work went
on strike. Lots of them would have
stayed away anyhow. And you can
not count those who stay away next
week either, because Monday and
Tuesday are holidays"
Shops Tied Up.
Ben Gold, manager of the Joint
Board, stated that Schlissel knows
very we'll that most fur workers do
not remain away from their jobs on
these holidays. Gle is looking for
some sort of apology for the fact
that the workers came down from the
Associated shops almost 100 per cent,
and are going to stay out until these
manufacturers live up to the agree
ment they have violated"
Gold announced that on Monday
or Tuesday a complete list of shops
would be ready, with a report on
just how many workers are scabbing.
Vol Raises Red Cry.
Among those denouncing the strike
yesterday was Matthew Vol, acting
president of the National Civic Fed
Grafton and member of the a. f. of
L. Reorganization Committee in the
Furriers' Union. Vol as usual raised
the "red terror" cry. He knows so
little about the Furriers' Union that
he denies that the Associated is in
any way disregarding its agreement
with the International Fur Workers
Union. He does not know that the
agreement was signed with the Joint
Board, not the international, and that
the Associated has not only violated
this agreement by forcing workers to
register with the International, but
has broken it in o~e detail after an
other in the shops.