The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-17
LEFT LEADERSHIP
ADDS MEMBERS TO
CUSTOM TAILORS
Secretary Has Record
Of Strict Economy

the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union, and an answer to the
various untiuthful and misleading
charges made by the leaders of the
rights" are given in full report
issued yesterday by Don Wishnevsky,
the secretary organizer.
Win Forty Hour Week.
The membership of the local has
been increased by 373, plus AZ APP
plicants; the present total member
ship being 1891. Twenty-seven new
shops were completely organized. A
substantial increase in wages was
gained. The 40-hour week was es-
tablished and the agreement secur-
ing these gains until September Is,
1928, contains a clause stating that
should the cost of living rise, the
question of increased wages shall come
up for discussion.
Wishnevsky points out that the left
wing administration succeeded in maxi
ing these gains for the workers in
spite Of great handicaps, arising both
from the strike in the trade, and from
the active opposition of the reaction
airy elements within the union.
Right Wing flinders.
Brother Torchinsky, at the install
lation meeting last year." says the
report, STATED that he and his friends
would do their utmost to hinder our
work. He has kept his promise
throughout the year. There was not
solitary thing proposed by us for
the welfare of the members about
which they would not spread insinua-
tions and lies of the vilest nature in
order to achieve their egotistic, po-
litical and material ends Yes, ma
terial ends must say, because many
of these Instructors happen to work
n shops where they make twice the
amount of money that other workers
make. There are, among them, peo-
pie who work fours seasons a year"
Oppose Organization.
These have been the ones most ac-
tive in opposing the job of organizing
the unorganized workers, who form
very large proportion in this trade
and who are a constantly increasing
menace to the unionized workers and
the standards they have won.
Unorganized women workers are
replacing more and more of the male
workers-members of Local 3S-in
the large Fifth Avenue shops, and
only an aggressive organization cam
paign can stop this undermining of
the work which has been accomplished
in the past.
Let's VIII Support.
If such an organization drive is
taken up and vigorously carried on
by the new right wing administration
this next year, Wishnevsky promises
the fullest cooperation on the part
of the cleft wing" in spite of the
opposition and sabotage practised by
the reactionaries during the last year.
Will Organize Anyway.
But, if, on the contrary, the new
administration is going to fall asleep
and do no work among the morgan
lied women, and the other non-union
workers, Wishnevsky promises that
they will not give up the fight for
organization work.
Because we realize, as workers who
have to make our living in this trade,
that we must not only see conditions
today but we must also look into the
future and therefore, desiring to Sc
cure ourselves for the future, we shall
hammer away until all the members
of the union come to realize that this
problem is the most important and
they will unite to elect an admins
tration that will do this work"
Rigid Economy.
Wishnevsky gives a set of figures
calculated to answer effectively those
directors who have been bowling
about extraordinary and extravagant
expenditures by the left wing admin
istration. The rights have been talk
ing constantly of the $4,000 in the
treasury when the lefts took office;
but they neglected to mention the ST.
05S debts which were also there. The
report states that:
To-day, after an organization drive
and a strike-which according to the
auditors report cost us $9,028-we
have as assets $9,237.4S and as liabili-
ties $9,182.57. In comparison with
what there was when / entered Of
Z flee, there is $4,000 less now; $4,000
spent in year of strenuous activity"
81, Tax Money Still Due.
This financial accounting also shows
th.Nt Of the So tax levied to meet the
EXPENSES of the organization work and
the strike, over $1,000 is still due.
The years work Of the left wing
administration shows gain in abol-
ishing illegal overtime and Sunday
work IN many shops; large increase
in the amount collected as wages for
discharges, overtime and strikes; an
increase in pay, and shortening of
hours for the unorganized workers,
due to the effects of the organizing
campaign; and a definite policy of
cooperation between Local 3S and
other unions such as Locals Al and &c,