The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-18
BIG WAGE CUTS
FOLLOW IN wake
OF The SYSTEM
Worker Council Other
Plan of Owners
(Bp a Worker Correspondent

vorkers of the Bigelow- Hartford
Carpet Co. went out on strike for
IN increase in wages, stayed out
about q day or so and suddenly went
rack to work again, but the next
lay the company announced a ten
7er cent cut in the wages of all the
workers in the mill, excepting those
hat were on strike. The next day
he latter got an increase in wages
# from five to ten per cent. Which
means that the company cut the
wages of 80 per cent of the workers
n the mill and increased the 20 per
'ent, thus dividing them one set or
raft against the other; and finally
Introduced the New Departure"
which is quite well explained in the
'nclosed clipping.
This "New Departure" is being
'ollowed by all of the bosses around
his part of the country, including
Hartford, New Britain, Middletown,
tic.
The U. S. Rubber Co. in Hart
ord the other day announced the
'ormation of a workers council in
he plant. The way this company
proceeding is by selecting three
f its Stools" to be proposed to the
~orkers, to vote for and "elect"
hem as "their representatives" to
'eet with three of the representa-
ives of the company to form the
o-called workers council' in the
liant. A seventh member TO the
'onnril is TO be appointed by the
Nard of directors These schemes
20 hein~ introduced bv the bosses,
nd the linoitless exploitation is go
- on while the so-called leaders,
= rather misleaders, of labor are
'oet'n" in New London. and instead
n~"nosine plans how to organize
he 90 par cont of the unorr ,nfaed
-o-'ko~q ~ This state. theV ,,-- har-
7~@1in~ obo"t "this finn being I'M
'~ir ~ labor" that "hair tonic be-
20 on tho black Est. ETC." which all
zoos n show that thew are like dogs
-~de~ the masters table barking for
-~lnohs.
CHARLES MITCHELL.
FDTTGR'S NOTE: The scheme,
-alated in the clipping. which APP
>ears below. Nv which the Bige-
'nw-Hartfo~d Garnet ca. plans tn
e"-r' workers council cf
FOOLS ca-not receive too careful
~'+~-A;~-- from cvo~v worker. Sim
liar schemes, under this or other
1890 go being emnloved whole
sole throughout the United States
~ delude and further control the
"r"~N"rs. N tho interests of class
~orah"~~'inr. that is to say, in the
losses interests.
No. 49, bolt 1T the end of
the third paragraph.
A NEW DEPARTURE
The Bigelow- Hartford Carpet
60. announces a new plan of con-
Quoting business which is an in
rovation as regards employe par
ticipation in the mana cement of
the company.
Three separate groups have
been established, a works council,
foremen's council and an advis-
ory board, each with definite ac-
tivities in regard to improvement
of working conditions. lettering
manufacturing methods and gen.
orally promoting a spirit of CO.
operation, harmony and good fell
lowship throughout the plant.
In addition to the three groups,
a suggestion system also is to be
installed. providing for boxes to
be placed about the mill in which
employees are to deposit signed
suggestions on any matter per-
tanning to plant problems. Cash
rewards are promised for sugges-
lions which result in manufactur-
ing economies of improved quail
itv.
Here is the novel plan as it has
been worked out and is ready for
the great experiment.
Membership in the works coun-
ell shall be limited to workers
only. That is, no one in super
visory capacity shall be eligible
for membership in this group.
So far as is possible. represent
tation in the works council shall
be on the basis of one represen-
tative for every seventy-five en-
ploves in a department. Where
small departments make this inn
possible. the employees of several
rooms shall be considered as one
unit so as to make up the re-
guired number.
In order to get the organiza-
ton started, the overseers have
appointed temporary members
from their respective departments.
These temporary members shall
comprise the works council until
tho first regular election has been
held. 1t should be thoroughly I'M
derstood that although these mem
hers have been arbitrarily ap-
pointed. az soon as the Organiza-
ton Is functioning smoothly, men,