The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-22
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series of Strikes" engineered joint
ly by the bosses and the reactionary
labor leaders to force the workers
into the old union. This was the
meaning of the recent "strike" in
the New York cloak industry. This
fake walk out, called victory"
by the A. F. of L., brought no i'm
provement in the conditions of the
workers, but on the contrary, great
ly worsened them in every respect.
The reactionary A. F. of L. union
was partly rebuilt by this dragoon-
ing Of the workers into it as mem
bers. As for the workers condi-
tions, they were surrendered to the
employers. The whole business was
an Infamous betrayal Of the cloak
makers by the A. F. of LIS. P.
leaders.
Now it is proposed to repeat the
poisonous dose in the dress section
of the industry. The Schlesinger,
I.L.G.W.U. machine is preparing,
together with the dress manufac-
turers, general strike" of dress
makers. The collaboration of the
bosses and labor takers for this
"strike" is open, brazen and I'M
ashamed. The plan is, through
cajolary and terrorism to drive the
workers into the street for a few
days stoppage, to enable the labor
misleaders to squeeze them into the
I.L.G.W.U. which means under the
control of the bosses. The main
purpose of the "strike" is just that.
This is the meaning of the demand
for the "stabilization" of the in
| dustry.
This strike" is in no sense being
organized in the interests of the
workers. No demands for the latter
are being raised. The whole maneu-
yer is an integral part of the pro-
gram of the larger employers, and
the banks who stand behind them,
to rationalize the industry, 1t is
especially aimed to destroy the
revolutionary Needle Trades Work
ers industrial union, which has its
stronghold in the dress section and
whose fight has already led to I'M
proved conditions for the workers.
Such "strikes" as the one now being
openly furthered by the bosses and
the socialist labor leaders in the
dress section are the latest and the
most brazen methods to use the re-
formist unions to enslave the work.
ers.
The great bulk Of the workers
have no faith IN the proposed Liz.
WI. "strike," nor in the labor mis-
leaders who are organizing it. They
would not voluntarily respond to the
.IL.G.W.U. call. Hence the l.L,G.
WI. leaders are compelled to have
the employers practically lock out
their workers. The proposed move
ment cannot properly be called
either a strike or lock out--both
Of which imply resistance by the
union to the employers. But the
whole scheme for company union
ising the industry is being carried
out insidiously under the guise OF
strike.
Manifestly the necessary thing
for the Needle Trades Workers In
dustrial Union under the circum-
stances is to hoist the bosses and
labor misleaders by their own
petard. This is to say it should
utilize the present situation to create
strike sentiment and to organize
this under it's own leadership. This
it can do by intensifying greatly its
own organization and shop STRIKE
| activities for the enforcement OF us
| economic demands. This pollcy
, should be directed not only against
non-union shops but also against
those working under our union
agreements that may not be tuiiy
| oo,cnIvinr with them. To assume q