The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-16
WORKERS SHELF
The REMAINS OF
A. F. |. UNION"
Drive Is Opened for
$4,000 Fund for
Organization
Will Call Convention


Holding what the hall keeper
termed. the largest crowd that ever
filled the building, old Cooper
Union last night was crammed while
at least 1000 fur workers enthusiasts
tically voted endorsement of the
resolution of the International Fur
Workers United Front Committee
that new national organization Of
fur workers, Independent of the A.
F. of L. be launched.
Jam Hall.
People literally jammed tight
every inch of available standing
space, including the large corridors
beyond the doors and many hun
dreds were turned away from a
meeting that proved to be one of
the most historic steps in the ex-
citing history of that organization.
After listening attentively in an
almost overpowering heat to speak
ers from nearly every American and
Canadian local of the International
Fur Workers Union, including
speakers from the group which split
off from the right wing New York
Joint Council, the assemblage rose
as one man for the standing vote
asked on the resolution calling for
the formation of new and real In
ternational union of fur garment
and fur pelt workers.
Although more locals are official
participants in the new union move
ment, the time and crowded condi-
tion of the hall permitted speakers
only from Local 1, 5, 10, Is, 25, 30,
40, 70, 81, So and Progressive Bloc
of the Joint Council. The interna-
tional committee also includes 81, SO,
SO, Toronto and Winnipeg locals.
The entire former International con-
tanned only several more local
unions.
Convention Called.
The thousands of workers also in
structed the leaders to call formal
convention for the official naming
of the new union within not more
than 60 days from last nights meet
ing.
With thunderous and protracted
applause, the spirited meeting
greeted the introduction of Ben
Gold, manager of the left wing
New York Joint Board, which is
leading the fight for real workers
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of the A. F. of L. and the bosses.
Other speakers were: S. Liebowitz,
of the Joint Board; H. Sorkin, S.
Wexler and j. Winnick of the "Coun-
Gil" bloc; M. LANCER, Newark; G.
Perlman, Boston; S. Burt Philadel-
phia; M. Stien, Newark, S. We'll and
L. Bricca, Brooklyn; A. Sotiropolos,
Greek Local 10; and S. Soulounias of
the Joint Board, Greek branch. M.
Englander of Canada, was chairman.
Louis Hyman, Chairman of the re-
Gently launched new C,oakmakers'
Union also spoke.
$4,000 Fund Drive.
Two other resolutions were also
unanimously carried. One was for
launching a drive to raise an or
ganization fund of S25,000 which
was to be used to begin a campaign
to organize the open shops, and the
other was a resolution of protest
against the use of the police indus
trial squad as open assistants of
the right ling in the new terror
campaign started by them.
The chairman also introduced to
the meeting worker who had been
slashed by right wing thug in an
attack on a shop that morning.
Meyer Weinstein, the victim, had re-
fused to go to a meeting of the
right wing and for his refusal was
held by members Of the police squad
while being cut up by W. Yacker,
the thug. Yacker was later ar
rested on warrant sworn out.
New Union Call
The resolution calling for the
formation of the new union declares.
"In view of the above facts, we,
the thousands of fur workers and
the elected representatives of Lo-
Gals /, 8, 10 and Is, of Locals SS, So,
54, SO, %, 80, 40 and 81 of the re-
spective: New York, Brooklyn. New
ark, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto,
Winnipeg; and the Progressive
Bloc. formerly of the Joint Council,
assembled in Cooper Union on We'd
nesday, August Is, hereby pledge
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