The daily worker., 1927-02-18
SETTLE TWO MORE
PASSAIC TEXTILE
MILL WALK-OUTS
Terms Along Same Line
AS FOrstman-Huffma
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PASSAIC, N. j., Feb. II. - The
strike in two more Passaic textile
mills ended yesterday when the work
ers of the Gera Mills and the New
Jersey Worsted Mills at a meeting
held at MolSray Hall, Fourth Street,
Passaic, decided to return to work on
terms similar to those accepted by
the Forstman and Huffman workers
earlier in the week.
Starr Reads Letter.
James Starr, vice president Of the
United Textile Workers of America,
who has been conducting the strike,
read to the assembled workers a let
ter that Judge Cabell received on
Tuesday from the vice-president and
general manager of the Gera and
New Jersey Worsted mills, both
owned by the same corporation. In
this letter the bosses stated that
their workers could belong to any or
ganization they desired without any
discrimination.
Vote for Acceptance.
After Starr read this letter at the
meeting, presided over by Gustav
Deak, president of the local union,
speeches in favor of acceptance were
made by Eli Keller, Secretary of the
local; Frances Coco, general organ
izer; Ben Leninski, Polish organizer
and several others.
A secret ballot was then taken
which showed almost unanimous
agreement for acceptance.
About $500 workers are effected
by this decision. 1t is believed that
some of the workers will return to
the mill by tomorrow and others will
follow suit within a short time.
The only mill which is still on
strike now is the United Piece Dye
works of Lodi, N. j.
Starr Tells of Settlement.
In his speech Starr said:
"We have been trying for quite
some time to get some sort of under
standing or agreement. But owing TO
the circumstances that surrounded
the Gera Mills they were not free
to act before because Mr.. Forstmann
had some sort of hold over the Gera
! and so long as Mr.. Forstmann held
out they held out.
I'VE have doae our best, but we
were not so successful as we We're
with Botany, Passaic Worsted and
Dundee. But even with the settle.
ment we now have there's a good
chance for building a strong union
without any interference from the
employers.
Sees Strong Union Coming.
"If you workers want to maintain
an organization and protect your
selves in the future you have the OPP
portumty. The time should not be
far distant when you should have a
powerful organization as we are
building now in Botany and the other
mills.
"One Of the wo.6oIs Of the labor
movement and its sympathizers IS
that the workers in Passaic and vi
cinity were enabled to hold out so
long. When a Strike Gf $4,000 work
ers gees into effect and holds out for
one year and more, it should teach
the employers that the workers had
real grievances, otherwise they would
not have been Kept out so long By
any man or set of men.
Praises Doggedncss of Strikers.
4 "You have stuck doggedly by your
convictions. You have fought cour-
ageously for union. The working
class OF this country, and even the
press, have given credit to you be-
cause of your courage and tenacity.
And | am convinced that the Ameri-
can labor movement will continue to
send you relief while you are waiting
/ to return to work.
THE bosses have at last conceded
the right of their workers to belong
to any trades union organization.
You have forced them to say that
they viii not discriminate against
workers for belonging to a union.