The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-14
((Conclusion.)

! grabbed him by the throat pulling
out his necktie. He was quickly
pulled away; then some of MartePs
henchmen thugs threatened to beat
up Whittier, but when these thugs
were themselves threatened if they
started any rough stuff they sneaked
off like whipped ours.
Several members bitterly de-
nounced Martel for his gangster tao
tics, so to save his face, Martel ap-
pologized to the membership and to
Whittier personally.
One of the clique then made a
motion that '-cte be taken to de-
eide whether Whittier remain in the
union. The motion was made in
such a way, the majority of the
members were quite confused, es-
pecially those speaking very poor
English Of whom there are a great
many. Whittier had tried to get
the floor again but was ruled out of
order even when he spoke in spite
of the chair.
The confusion coupled with the
habitual A. F. of L. terrorist tactics
had their effect, and Whittier's ex-
pulsion was voted.
However, faker Martel has some
bitter pills mixed with his union
honey. The poorer paid member
ship, and they constitute the
majority, are very much dissatisfied
with the manner in which the af-
fairs of the union are conducted. So
much so, many have stopped paying
dues, and the dues collector in the
Copley Plaza, the second biggest
hotel in Boston and a stronghold of
Martel, has point blank refused to
try to collect any longer.
Many complaints and grievances
have been made at various times,
but the business agent totally
ignored them or made excuses to
prevent action. Very often the COM
plainant lost his job.
When dissatisfaction became too
apparent in the membership, he paci-
fled them by saying the membership
is too weak numerically, (458) that
we had no contract with the bosses;
and until an agreement was signed,
nothing could be done.
Whittier had demanded that the
membership draw up list of de-
mands to be embodied in the con-
tract. Martel and his henchmen
violently attacked this motion, and
said, "the membership have nothing
to do with drawing up the contract;
a committee will do that, who will
bring it before the membership for
approval"
Bosses Ads.
At recent Sick and Death Bene-
fit Dance held by this local, calling
themselves The Cooks and Pastry
Cooks Association (not union),
souvenir book was given away. All
the ads in it were from bosses, in
GLIDING one from the notorious scab,
anti-union Hood Milk Co.; a whole
outside page from the Boston Hotel
Men Association; (S50) and the best
one of all from an employment
agency, setting forth in vivid terms
that 1--WE select and Investigate be-
fore sending out an employee to a
position; also we use the best means
and care to safeguard the interests
of the employer"
Beg Bosses.
There was not one greeting from
a union, not even from the Walters
Union from whom they rent office
space. On every page there was an
article to the various department
bosses begging for an opportunity to
show them how faithful and "loyap
to their (the bosses) interests the
union is. Not one word on behalf of
the workers interests. AS one rank
and filler put it, "the bosses have
given US money to buy silken cord
with which to hang ourselves"
Arch-Betrayer.
Faker Martel tells the bosses first
the union affairs, then the member
ship. This was very we'll exempli-
fled at a Hotel Mems Conference,
called together at the especial re-
quest of Martel. He told these good
bosses" of the wholesale meat men
sending chefs to work and gaining
much graft thereby; but con-
veniently forgot to mention the
heavy toll exacted from the workers
by the employment sharks. "There
will be no trouble, everything will
be settled peacefully" meaning
there would be no strikes. II won't
allow any reds in, and when
'radicalism' comes into the union l
will get out"
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