The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-18
Carpenters CALL
TO PROGRESSIvES
Launch Plans for Next
Convention
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place in September but delegates are
already being elected. The Progress
sive Carpenters Committee has
drawn up a program to meet not only
the changes going on in the industry
and the open shop drive OF, the en-
ployers now taking place but the at
tack of the union officials who DUR
! ing the past four years have conduct
ed campaign of persecution and
open warfare against all progressive
ideas and against progressive local
unions and members.
The great majority of the members
look upon the union not any more as
a means of protection, but merely
something that takes from them a
certain portion of their wages every
three months for being allowed to
work in the trade. They are gradu-
ally realizing that they can obtain
work without belonging to the union
and are, therefore, drifting away from
the Brotherhood. At the same time,
the Brotherhood is securing decreas-
ing number of new members.
On the contrary, it is pointed out,
the officers of the union are using
their powers to demolish the organ
ization even further. The charge is
made that:
Record of Destruction.
"Since the last National Convention
the outstanding events can be record
ed; ~ In Denver the men were driv-
en- to work on the Old basis after a
signal victory for the 5-day week.
~ In Detroit the United Brotherhood
Of Carpenters and Joiners of America
was smashed to keep the old admins
tration in power. (3) In New York
the District Council was given sup
port in unfolding the former officials
of Local Union 2717 who were caught
redhanded in stealing the funds of the
Local Union. The charter of Local
Union 376 was revoked on flimsy
constitutional" grounds. (4) In Chi
cago the steal of the District Council
elections was given official approval.
(5) In the San Francisco District the
strike against the open shop drive was
taken over by the National admins
tration and the result was a miserable
failure (6) Throughout the country
members have been arbitrarily framed
up, fined and expelled because of their
stand for the rights and privileges of
the membership.
"The following programs proposed
as a unifying platform for all pro-
gresgives and we urge the nomination
and election Of delegates on the basis
Of support OF this program.
Progressive Program.
81. 5-day, 40-hour week. Weekly
wages to remain the same as before.
%. Uniform Building Trades agree
ments u expire at the same time and
to include the clause: comfy UN-
ION-MADE MATERIAL TO BE
USED" All agreements to be rati-
fled by vote of the membership.
SO. Job control through a steward
to be elected by the men on the Job.
This to eliminate indiscriminate hire
and fire by the bosses and to elm
mate the speed-up system.
"a. Joint drive with all other I'M
ions to organize the unorganized with
the slogan, "a 100 Percent Organized
Industry"
"5. United action with all other
crafts for the enforcement of wage
scales and union working conditions.
"6. For state unemployment
fund to be administered by local un-
ions.
~. To call national conference
for the amalgamation of all Building
Trades international Unions.
"S. Mass violations Of all injunc-
tons in labor disputes, struggle
against the enactment of the Federal
Anti-Stril1e Law and for LABOR
PARTY based on the labor unions.
80. Democracy in our union with
full expression of opinions without
discrimination, restoration Of revoked
charters and full reinstatement of all
members expelled for their opposition
to Hutcheson.
80. For limitation Of the powers
Of the general president, and for a
convention every two years."
Support Appeals.
The call ends with the reminder
that there are pending before the COM