The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-23
OF PURSE
FRAME MAKERS
BEAT EMPLOYERS
After 10-Week Lockout
Score Victory
BY SIDNEY AUER
(Worker Correspondent

The Pocket Book Frame Makers
Union of Greater New York after a
lockout crisis in the Triangle Metal
and Novelty factory, has forced the
bosses to take back the workers who
had been out for a period Of ten
weeks.
The bosses of the pocket frame
factories Of Brownsville elaborated
in locking out the workers of the
Triangle. The union, consisting of
young workers and therefore thought
weak and inexperienced, proved it
self just the contrary.
The union is the first attemnt in
the pocket frame industry to organ
ize the workers. Young and un-
known nevertheless it won its first
strike in the Triangle Metal Com
pany's shop with a general strike
call, which was instantly and whole
heartily responded to by all the work.
ers in that factory.
MiIitancy and Power Felt.
The bosses began to feel the mill
fancy and power that the union was
exerting in this and other shops.
They promptly got to gether with
the bosses of the Triangle, and Great
ed the lockout situation, which last
ed for ten weeks. The Triangle plant
was moved bodily from its former
location, and the workers who Lad
participated in the strike, were fired
wholesale.
Many of these union members have
families and parents who are depend
ent on them for support. Many of
them could not afford to stay out
on a lockout for ten weeks.
Gangsters Break Up Meetings.
Gangsters broke up the meetings
Of the union and interfered with the
distribution of leaflets and with pick
citing.
When a group of workers entered
the synagogue that is owned by one
of the bosses who is the most union
hating Of the whole group they
were arrested and had to endure po-
lice persecution.
Time and again similar devices
were used to break up the activities
of the union and break down the NOR
al and militant spirit and courage Of
the workers. But in spite of this the
union members continued together OH
lockout and refused TO 20 TACK to
work without the acceptance Of the
entire force of workers back to their
jobs, and the acceptance Of union con-
ditions.
So the workers stayed out for ten
weeks and now on the eve Of the
eleventh week the bosses have learn
ed the lesson that the union has only
begun to teach them-that the work
ers in the pocket book frame indus
try have only begun organizing and
demanding their rights. After the
tenth week when the bosses heard
that the union was still going to con-
tinue fighting and instead Of weaking
would strengthen the picketing, they
gave in, shaking around the knees
and getting cold feet at the splendid
struggle and courage OF the young
but militant union. They have been
accepted back to work with recogni-
ton of the right to belong to the
union.
To Organize Trade.
But the work of the union is not
finished. 1t is now going to carry
on systematic drive TO organize all
the workers in the trade. II will con-
tlnue fighting for the rights and the
demands of the pocketboolS frame
makers in greater New York, and all
members Of the trade are invited to
join the union and help in the splen-
did and winning work Of organiza-
ton.
Money For Militarsm.
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