The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25
FURRIE:RS TOLD
OF new TASKS
Industrial MON in
Survey of Strike

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miserable economic conditions of the
furriers, the terrorism and the pro-
vocative activities of the right wing
clique, we must conclude that altho
the response of the furriers to
the strike call of the Industrial
Union was not satisfactory, never
theless it furnishes sufficient evil
dence that the Industrial Union has
"a good following among the furriers.
The greatest hindrance to the de-
velopment of the strike was the fact
that the. great number of workers
Of the Associated shops remained at
work. Because of this handicap the
plans Of the General Strike Com
mittee for spreading out the strike
could not materiahze, and the union
was compelled to conclude early set
Elements with the firms whose
workers were on strike. More than
three hundred shops settled with
the Industrial Union, granting all
demands including assurances for
July increases in wages. Amongst
those employers who concluded set
Elements with our union were many
important firms, members Of the
Trimming Association.
It is clear beyond question that if
all the workers of the Associated
shops would have cast aside their
pessimism and fear of right wing
terrorism and Joined the strike, the
bosses would have been compelled
to settle with the Industrial Union,
and their company union would now
have been a thing of the past.
Thousands Are Fighters
The statement points out that the
thousands of furriers, who answered
the strike call of the Industrial
Union are loyal and devoted to the
union and support the left wing
leadership. Answering the question
about the furriers who are employ
ed in the Associated shops who re-
NAMED at work during the strike,
the statement says: "The A. F. of
L. and socialist traitors will never
win the confidence of the furriers
The thousands of fur workers will
never recognize the right wing
union breakers and scab agents as
their leaders and representatives.
The statement poses the question
whether the bosses and the right
wing clique will succeed in keeping
the furriers under the bloody re-
gime, and answers with a close
analysis of the situation in the in
dustry and the economic conditions
of the furriers."
Courageous Struggles.
con the other hand all furriers
without exception, know that under
the leadership of the left wing they
succeeded in building up a powerful
union which carried on an aggres.
sive and untiring struggle against
the bosses in the interests of the
workers. The daring and courage.
Gus struggles of the furriers under
the left wing leadership WIN for the
workers the forty-four week, in
creased wages averaging to almost
fifty per cent, the abolition of sec.
4 concentrating and the sweat-shoI
system, and many other important
gains which greatly improved the
/ living conditions of the ful
I workers."
| In order to prepare to lead the
coming struggles successfully anC
in order to work out a clear fight
ing line of policy review is made
Of the factors forced upon the fun
workers two and a half years ago
and which is still going on undated
The statement concludes that
from the above facts it becomes
clear that the Union must imme.
diately begin a patient, persistent
and carefully planned organization
campaign to unite all the class-con.
scious and tried union fighters, anc
to draw thousands of passive fun
workers into the activities of the
Industrial Union; thus to create 9
mass movement to resume the oper
fight against the bosses and their
company union at the opportune
time, when the mass of the fur
workers will be prepared, modified
and determined u undertake the
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