The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-28
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is seen in a statement made by
manufacturer and printed in Women's
Wear yesterday.
The manufacturer paints picture
of present conditions in the shops Of
members of the Associated Fur Man
ufacturers where there is no union to
fight the workers battles.
1--WE manufacturers can dicker
with workers on wage questions
much more easily than we could when
they were united" says the manu-
facturer. "I myself have been able
to handle the wage increase question
this year more to my own advantage
than for some time past, chiefly be-
cause l can deal with the worker in
dividually.
Throw Away List.
Formerly meaning for the past
two years, since the present Joint
Board was in office)- workers in
the shop drew up a list containing
each mans name, his present wage,
and the increase demanded. Then
the shop chairman presented it to
the boss, who had to deal with the
whole list at once.
with conditions as they are now,
l simply throw away the list and say
that I'll deal with each worker indi-
vidually on the wage question. And
they're afraid to insist because they
aren't unified"
These are indeed the conditions re-
ported by workers in Associated
shops. "When they make complaints
to the International about the situa-
ton" says the Joint Board, "they
are thrown out of the right wing Of
flee and in some instances lose their
jobs. We have many workers come
to us asking forgiveness and telling
how they have been taken off the
lob for insisting on the July increase.
The workers of many Associated
shops are asking our representatives
to come to their shops and try to
help them get the increases which
we got for them in 1926 and 1925.
Forward Spreads Lies.
"The right wing, through the col
umns of the Forward, has been an
nouncing that the fur workers in
Associated shops have been receiving
S12 and SIS increases. This is abb
solutely untrue, and this manufactur-
er's statement shows why. Because
the Joint Board is not recognized
there and cannot help the workers to
get them. In fur trimming and in
dependent shops July increases have
been given the workers as usual.
Many manufacturers have given them
without the intervention of the union,
in other cases cases the workers have
appealed to the Joint Board, and the
increases have been granted after a
conference.
When the Associated Fur Manu-
facturers came out in support of the
right wing dual union, the Joint
Board at the time declared that there
was a secret understanding between
the two groups in which one Of the
FALK-W Wednesday Night-July 27.
concessions granted by the Interna-
tional and A. F. of l.. officials was
that there should be no insistence
on July increases.
Is Eloquent Proof.
"Today's statement in Women's
Wear is more eloquent proof of this
claim than anything the Joint Board
can say. In contrast to this employ
er's account of what is happening
in Associated shops today, we can
show figures concerning July in
creases when the left wing Joint
Board was recognized in Associated
shops.
ain 1925, in the month of July
there took place 165 shop stoppages
for increases, affecting 17O6 workers
for whom $11.942 was obtained In In
creases. In addition to this, the Joint
Board succeeded in gettine woo -
creases for 1884 workers Of 15o shops
without any stoppages we"Niv
crease of s13,78950. Altogether, the
Joint Board succeeded in getting
during the month of July 1925, fol
1890 workers from 1923 shops, the
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