The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-24
ORGANIzATIONAL.,
POLITICAL TASKS
IA
ARE SET FORTH
Stresses Work Among
Women, Youth,
Children
Plan for Education
Greet New Union of
the Coal Miners

At the second session of the con
vention delegates from q cities anC
7 states unanimously passed min,
major resolutions dealing with the
policies of the new union. CHIEF
among these are the resolutions or
organizational work, injunctions anc
independent political action anc
economic demands.
Other resolutions deal with strike
relief, in connection with which tht
utilization with the Workers Inter.
national Relief is specifically men.
toned; endorsement of the Interna.
tional Labor Defense and condem.
nation of "the capitalist murderers
of Sacco and Vanzetti"; greetings to
and endorsement of the new Mine
Workers Union recently formed in
Pittsburgh, the new Furriers Union
and the National Organization Com
mittee of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union, formed to
organize new union, and endorse
ment of labor sports and the Labor
Sports Union, an organization
formed to promote sports among
workers to build up class solidarity.
The resolution of organizational
activity calls for the division of the
textile industry into territorial divi-
sions and the assignment of organ
izers to each division.
The most detailed resolution in
troduced and passed was the one on
educational activities. "The A. F.
of L. and United Textile Workers
police on education" reads the res
olution, sis one of class collabora-
ton and in the body of the res
olution detailed planks are laid "for
the systematic and immediate estab-
lishment Of a comprehensive educa-
tional system" The plans provide
for speakers, teachers, research
workers, the establishment of a
weekly national textile newspaper
and periodical mill papers, the build
ing up of system of worker CORE
spbndents, the establishment OF a
school for union members with
courses in economics and trade
union history and problems, and for
the organization of educational
tobrs of English and foreign-lan-
g4age union organizers.
Beginning with a condemnation
off the American Federation of La
boris support of the political parties
of ANDREW w. Mellon, who was
one of the chief breakers of the re-
cent miners strike" John J. Ras-
hob and DUPONT, the resolution on
"Injunctions and Independent Polit-
ical Action" calls for the militant
carrying on of all strikes, mass vio-
lation Of injunctions, mass picket
ing and the formation of a Labor
Party "to represent the interests of
workers and which would no. per-
NIT the use of government machin-
cry to break strikes"
The resolutions on social demands
and the unemployment problem in
the industry call for the organiza-
ton Of all unemployed textile work.
ers into the new National Textile
Workers Union and for the estab-
lishment of fund for the relief of
the unemployed, maintained by the
employers and controlled by the
union. Some of the demands made
are for the 40-hour, 5.day week
for the abolition of the speed-up
system, overtime work, wage cuts
and low wages. The resolution ends
with a demand for equal pay for
equal work for women and youth
workers.
Another resolution dealt with
work among children and the role
OF the unions activity among women
who constitute a large percentage
of the total number of textile OPP
eratives.
The resolution on children points
out that the mill owners realize we'll
enough the important role played by
children in determining the spirit
among the workers, shown by their
intense activity in propagandizing
the children and to poison their
minds against the aspirations of the
working class. The resolution then
calls for the organization of the
children into permanent bodies that
are to be involved in all activities
of the workers.
The resolution on women calls for
the greatest diligence in organizing
women who constitute almost half
the total number of workers.