The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-12
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IN NAVY YARD
ALL. Takers in With
Govt. Bosses
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men and veterans of the Spanish
American War. After working in
the Navy Yard year, man is en-
titled to so days vacation with pay.
Many of the men laid off had but
month, some as little as six days
to go, before their year would be up.
Navy Yard men remember how
last April %, when the 10000 ton
cruiser Pensacola was launched,
William Green, Frey, O'Connell and
host of other A. F. of L. fat
salaried men patted the admirals and
Wall Street men on the back, saying
how they were happy to help launch
the big Pensacola which was design
ed to blow thousands of workers to
smithereens.
At the launching of the Pensacola,
Harmony Banquet" was held, for
which the Navy Yard workers had
to buy tickets or lose their jobs.
Besides Green, there were pres
snt at the launching a host of other
loyal servants of the Wall Street
Government. Among them were in
| cluded
Charles Frances Adams, secretary
of the navy and exploiter of thou
sands of Massachusetts textile work.
ers; Secretary of Labor James ].
Davis: Joseph Ryan, president of the
New York Central Trades and
Labor Council John Sullivan, presi-
dent of the New York State Fedora
ton of Labor; Frank Morrison, Sec
rotary of the A. F. of L.; James
O'Connell, president of the A. F. OF
L. Metal Trades Department; Peter
j. Brady. president of the Fedora
ton Bank and Trust Co. "labor'
bank, and many admirals and naval
"dignitaries.
The launching of the 10000 ton
Pensacola gave the lie to the shout
ing of Wall Streets government that
it wanted "peace and disarmament"
Lay-off Shows A. F. L. Takers Up
And what's happened to the Navy
Yard worke RS since, including the
present lay-off, gave the lie to Will
liam Green, Frey, O'Connell, and
the whole thieving pack of A. F. l.
fat-bellies, who told the workers al
the banquet what the A. F. L. hao
done and what they were going tc
do for the Navy Yard workers.
Said Navy Yard worker to {
Daily Worker reporter yesterday
This lay-off looks to many of US
Navy Yard workers like the start Of
whole series Of big lay-offs.
"The A. F. of L. is powerless t.
do anything; all those takers do il
go crawling to Washington begglnf
FOR work, for more cruisers to b.
built at the Brooklyn Yard.
They're now dickering for new
wage scale. The machinists herr
want 81 an hour, but they'll get nj
backing from the International Of
ficials. We expect a cut, or maybe
measly increase of cent an hour
More Lay-off to Come.
"This lay-off IS only the begin
ming. They generally furlough thu
men, but this time the men laid of.
will have to start anew if they arr
hired again--Iosing all seniority.
"Why, the A. F. of l.. has fore
man as one of its officials, The
secretary of Local 556, Machinist'
Union, and that fellows speeding
us up.
"What the men should do here il
join the Metal Trades Workers
League of the Trade Union Unit!
League. That's the organization
that's based on shop committees o,
the workers, and it don't crawl OIL
its belly-it fight"
While men are being laid off
workers at the Navy yard yesterda,
revealed to the Daily Worker, tn,
government is feverishly rushing
thru a big army order for shells
and the men at the Navy Yard arr
working on the cases for this am
munition, threading them.
Speedup Gets Worse.
The speedup at the Yard is get
ting worse daily. At the same tim'
the Yards officials, while the A. F
Of l.. takers look on silently, arr
putting over all sorts of tricks OF
the men, such as putting OH an ap
prentice instead of man, etc.
| Instead off making fighting de
mind for 40 hour week for frs
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