The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-04

When our temporary agreement eX-
pires April first, the Illinois coal OPP
orators demand wage cut below the
Jacksonville scale to $500 a day for
day work and tonnage rate of Sac.
The operators are determined not
only to cut wages but to destroy our
union and establish the "open shop"
We must counter this threat with
complete strike.
Down Tools April First-Strike
Every Illinois Mine!
There must be no settlement ex-
cept on the basis of the Jacksonville
scale and national settlement for
the central competitive field.
No Separate Agreements.
Separate agreements, signed by the
bankrupt official machine, with dis
trict or individual operators are IA
tai to our union and should not be
recognized!
Loading machines and mechanical
devices have already been introduced
into the Illinois mines, throwing more
miners out of work and helping to
break down the wage standard.
We must fight for the full tonnage
rate and accept no wage reductions.
We must take control Of the opera
ton of loading machines. We must
uphold union conditions!
We have been betrayed by the dis
trict temporary agreement, which is
just about to expire. The operators
with the assistance of Lewis and
Fishwick, put that over, hoping that
when the Pennsylvania-Ohio strike
was lost they would smash our union
in this district and wipe out the
Jacksonville scale. Despite this tenn
porary agreement most of our men
have been facing starvation. Lewis
and Fishwick say, "There are toe
many miners" We say NO. There
is unemployment everywhere. Tho
problem is to organize industry so
all many find work.
Five-day Week.
We must fight for the six-hour
day. five-day week and division Of
work.
The district and local settlement
policy of Lewis and Fishwick is en-.
tirely responsible for the arrogance
of the operators. This policy helps
to destroy our union. While the OPP
orators are now preparing to bring
about wage cuts and destroy our
union here, in Pennsylvania and Ohio
the operators several months ago de.
clared the "open shop" scrapped the
Jacksonville scale and are now try
ing to completely smash the unior
with the help of injunctions, state po-
lice and starvation.
We condemn this policy! Lewir
must go! Fishwick and the rest Of
these bankrupt officials must go! The
Pennsylvania and Ohio miners fight
is our fight! We demand national
strike to save the unionl We de
mand the organization of the unor-
gained miners and the rebuilding Of
a powerful miners union under hon
est leadership!
A national rank and file conference
to save the union has been called to
convene at Pittsburgh, Pa, April 1st.
This conference is of vital import
ance. Every local union should be
represented. We urge you to elect
delegates. Organize Save the Union
Committees in your locals without de-
lay.
The Illinois coal miners held a
Save-the- Union conference in Belle
vile, February 18th Rank and file
delegates from all over the state at
tended and resolved to fight against
wage cuts and to Save-the- Union
They established a District No II
U. M. w. of A. Save-the- Union Com
mittee.
Extend Illinois Strike.
Our District No. IL Save-the- Union
Committee now calls upon all coal
miners of the state of Illinois to
stand shoulder to shoulder with our
fighting brothers in Pennsylvania
and Ohio! Send your delegates to
the Pittsburgh National Save-the-
Union Conference!
Don't be intimidated by the reac-
tionary officials--take control of
your union!
We urge the miners of Indiana,
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and other dis
tricts that have temporary agree
ments to also strike on April first
for national agreement.
Strike against wage cuts, against