The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-15
Need for Organizing the Unemployed

the country must join the unemployed
in the struggle. The trade unions
must fight for the establishment and
further development of unemployed
insurance in their respective in
dustries.
This is necessary not only for the
relief of the unemployed, but also for
the protection of the trade unions.
The unemployed in every locality
must organize themselves into special
organizations. Councils of unem-
ployed, similar to the one organized
in Cleveland, Ohio, will prove of great
practical service in the struggle for
unemployment relief.
These councils of unemployed, to-
gether with the trade unions in each
locality, must formulate and present
to the local government concrete pro-
grams for immediate relief of the
unemployed.
Fight For Insurance.
Unemployment is no passing event
in the life of the workers under the
capitalist system. On the contrary,
it is chronic and permanent insti-
tuition, degrading the lives of the
working masses and exploited by the
capitalists to fasten and strengthen
their domination. Unemployment will
disappear only with the destruction
of the capitalist system.
For this reason, the workers of all
capitalist countries have been fight
ing for the establishment of perma-
nent unemployment insurance by the
government. Such government I'M
employment insurance, though made
quate, is at present operating in
nearly every capitalist country.
Only in the United States, with the
richest and most powerful capitalist
class in the world, government I'M
employment insurance does not exist.
The same is true of all forms of So
cial insurance which the American
ruling class refuses to accept.
With unemployment in the United
States having become permanent
institution brutally exploited by the
capitalists to degrade the whole
working class, the workers must
fight with redoubled energy for the
establishment of government unem-
ployment insurance.
But this insurance must not be per-
mitted to become another means in
the hands of the government and the
capitalists to Cypress and demoralize
the workers. For this reason the
workers must demand government
unemployment insurance controlled
by the trade unions, together with the
organizations of the unemployed.
Organizations Necessary.
The Workers (Communist) Party
of America calls upon the unen-
ployed, the trade unions and the un-
Iorganized workers to organize and
unite their forces for a struggle
against unemployment.
i Unite and mobilize your forces
against the cause of Unemployment
the capitalist system and capitalist
rule.
i Organize the unorganized and
strengthen your unions to defeat the
offensive of the capitalists.
Carry on political struggle
against the capitalist parties, or
ganize political party of your own,
Labor Party, to protect and defend
the interests Of the workers.
Organize Councils of the Unem-
ployed to join with the trade unions
ifT the struggle against unemCloy-
ment.
Fight for the shortening Of the
workday and division of work.
Fight for Unemployment Relief.
Fight for the overthrow Oh the
capitalist system under which unem-
ployment is inevitable.
Fight for Workers and Farmers
: Government.