The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
WILL FIGHT BOSS
SCHEME OF WAGE
CUT, LONG HOURS
Prepares for June IL
Unity Convention

"On June LIST and End, the mill
INT workers of this country, at a
all of the National Committee of
he T. U. E. L., will gather at the
'rade Union Unity Conference in
leveland, to unite their forces in
he struggle against the bosses,
peed-up systems, open shops, low
ages, a new imperialist war and
ght for the immediate improve
ent of the economic conditions of
e workers and for the building of
strong and powerful labor move
emit in this country" says the
Iomen's Department of the Trade
Mon Educational League, calling
special shop delegates conference
{ working women May a to pre-
are for it and make plans for or
anization in New York.
"The June IL conference" says
lie T. U. E. L. call, (which will set
its main task, the organization
{ the unorganized into new mill
mt unions and particularly the or
anization of the millions of work
ig women who are today the most
lslaved and most exploited section
{ the working class, without organ
alton, without security, without
rejection, is an event of great i'm
ortance to every woman in shop,
ill or factory.
'The Women's Department of the
U. E. L. has arranged confer
nee of shop delegates in New York
or Saturday, May 4th, 1929, 2 p.
/. at Irving Plaza Hall, 18th Street
nd Irving Place, where the repre-
entatives of shops from Needle
rades, Textile, Manufacturing and
torres, will gather to discuss their
roblems in connection with the
rade Union Unity Conference and
egin widespread campaign thru
9t the entire city for the election
women delegates from unions and
Dm shops to the Cleveland Con-
ention, so that the voice of the
omen workers of this country
gainst exploitation, against the i'm
ending imperialist war, against
zen shors and speed-up systems
I'd against the treacherous bureau
'acy of the A. F. of L., and the
ght wing, will be heard throughout
,ery corner of the country, bring
message of hope to the millions
exploited women workers and
lily around the new unions and
'ound the New Trade Union Gen.
r."
Fighting DECENTRALIZATION"
The call for the shop delegate
Inference Of working women re-
ties how the open-shop bosses have
zen conducting a drive especially
sainst the standards of living of
omen workers. In the textile in
lstry, needle trades, and other
ght industries. millions of women
I, and they are more and more
ng used, at low wage rates, in
heavy industries. The A. F. of
has not organized them. The at
mpts of progressives in the A. F.
L. unions to extend organization
I'VE been met with explosions.
omen workers, however, have
ken prominent parts in great
rikes, and they are awakening to
need of organization.
Build New Center.
"The first step by which the
illions Of working women in all
dustries can better themselves
ON the present conditions of
avery is in building the New Mill
nt Section of the American Trade
Mon Movement" says the call, and
ntinues:
"The Conference in Cleveland on
ire l and 2 will be conference
representatives not only from the
w unions but of the workers of
unorganized factories and will
we amongst them delegates from
cry industry and every section of
e country.
"Take up this call with the work
of your shop whether organized
unorganized.
"Elect delegates for the Confer
n T. -.