The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30
COAST WORKERS
AT conference
BACK T.U.E.L MEET
Agenda Announced for
Cleveland Sessions

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| Cleveland Sessions
A highly successful preliminary
conference in preparation for the
Trade Union Unity Convention to
be held in Cleveland August 81
September 2 was held recently in
Seattle, Wash, the Trade Union
Educational League reports.
The Cleveland convention, which
will begin the building of a new
trade union center in the United
States, will also mobilize for the
working masses against imperialist
war and for the defense of the So
Wet Union, and will fight for the
release Of the Gastonia strike lead
ers and strikers.
From Heavy Industries,
Twenty-four delegates, represent
ing heavy industries in Aberdeen,
Tacoma, Everett and Seattle were
present at the Seattle meeting and
discussed the principal tasks to be
taken up at the Cleveland meet, in
Guiding the fight against wage cuts,
speed up, and for trade union unity;
the fight against the war danger
and the defense of the Soviet Union,
etc.
OF the "a delegates, nine came
from saw mills, were single
weavers, two loggers, and the rest
were carpenters, boilermakers,
members of the building trades in
dustry, etc. Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed at the conference at the con-
clusion of which delegates were Sc
lected to attend the historic conyen-
ton in Cleveland.
The workers of the Northwest,
scene of many great labor strug-
giles, are looking to the Cleveland
conference as the beginning of new
struggles under militant leadership
united in a fighting trade union
center.
DCANI bStiOlt IlScts
Word comes from Detroit that
the preliminary auto conference,
scheduled for August II, has been
postponed to August "a. A large
number of delegates have already
been chosen for this conference
which, in turn, will choose represen-
| tatives to the Cleveand meet,
Many Respond.
Preparations for the Cleveland
convention are going forward rap
idly, the T. U. E. L. reports. All
districts are reporting enthusiastic
meetings and promise a full delega-
ton to the convention.
In the metal mining regions of
Minnesota and Michigan, the T. U.
E. L. organizer reports the arrange
ment of nine regional conferences
which will lay the basis for union
organization and also elect delegates
to Cleveland.
The Illinois Conference of the Ma
tional Miners Union, held recently,
will send its quota of delegates to
] the convention; j. Rubin, Boston T.
u. E. L. secretary, promises a mini
mum of 35 delegates, stating that
If finances permitted they could
double this number.
Texas-and Alaska.
The highly successful Southern
Textile Conference, held in Besse-
mer City, N. c., Sunday, elected
delegates to Cleveland. Delegates
have already been elected by the
cabinetmakers' A. F. of L. local in
Rockford, ILL.,, and by number of
shop committees in the steel mills
of Indiana. Delegates will be pres
ent from Rockefeller's domain in
Whiting, Indiana.
From two points 10000 miles
apart comes news that in Houston,
Texas, an "outlaw" Longshoremen's
union, composed of Negro workers,
will be represented, while in North
crn Alaska group of workers have
sent in money to Seattle for T. U.
| U. S. stamps.
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Decide on Agenda.
The National Committee of the
T. U. E. L. at its last meeting de-
cided upon the agenda for the
Cleveland Convention as follows:
/. The Fight Against Wage Cuts,
Speed-up (rationalization) and for
Trade Union Unity.
2. The Fight Against the War
Danger-Defense of the Soviet
Union.
3. The Organization of the I'm
'rganized and Strike Strategy.
y 4. The Struggle of the Colonial
Peoples Against American Imper-
ialism.
5. Trade Unionism and the Ne
gro Workers.