The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-30
UnorganizedA Are Main Problem

| over the decision OF the fourth con-
gress of the R. |. L. u, causing
hesitancy in the building of new
unions.
Gang Rule.
Stuffing of ballot boxes, packing
of conventions, wholesale expulsions,
revoking of charters, use of gunner,
police terror, eliminating in the de-
struction of the union, are the meth
DDS used by the bureaucrats. The
left wing must not fritter away val
liable time and energy in a death
struggle for the control of the ap-
paratus. 1t is because of this phe-
nomena which has become general
since the worlds war, expressing
the class nature of the struggle,
which makes impossible the develop
ment of real campaigns to organize
the unorganized under the leader
ship of the A. F. of L. bureaucrats.
Therefore the main task of the left
wing minority is to expose these
traitors and to win the membership
to the support : and participation
in all struggles of the workers and
for the program of the T. U. U. L.,
capturing the local units, affiliating
them to the 7. U. U. l.. at the ap-
propriate moment, thus drawing
them into activities directly under
the leadership of the T. U. U. L.
The work of the left wing minori-
ties within the old unions in the
campaign to organize the morgan
lied is complex problem. The
question Immediately arises, shall
we, as left wing, knowing the
traitorous character of the bureau
Gratis who will betray the workers
at every turn, bring the workers
into the old unions? While we may
not be able to avc.1 this in some
cases, in general we should organ
ize the unorganized into shop COM
mittees under the leadership of the
left wing, outside of the craft
unions, intensifying our activities
within old unions for an industrial
union with the shop committees as
the basic un..t5, based upon a class
struggle program of action, through
united front action from below. Thus
forcing united action of all workers,
the few that are organized and the
many that are not under the leader
ship of the best and most militant
elements from among the ranks of
the workers.
Emphasis on New Unions.
In this period it is essential that
we strengthen the various national
industrial committees of the T. U.
U. l.. so that clarity of policy and
definite national direction can be
given to the left wing groups oper-
ating to main degree within the
framework of the old union.
However, at this period the main
emphasis must be placed on organ
izing the unorganizc1 into new
unions. Here, although the task is
tremendous one and the problems
are many, they are simple and easy
Of understanding, although the exc
cution may be very difficult. We
do not always have the choice when
and where to start our campaigns,
but at all times we should pay spe-
cial attention to the basic war indus
tries. Pay special attention to the
methods and tactics used in the cam
paign. Successful methods used in
one campaign might be runious in
another one. There is no blue print
that can be used as step by step
chart in campaigns to organize the
unorganized. 1t may be open mass
meetings in some industries, it may
be secret or semi-secret meetings of
militants in another.
More Than Propaganda.
Today, in our campaigns to organ
ize the unorganized we depend al