The daily worker., 1929-05-20
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tScuAc dttu UtlSI lHuuStIlcS WHcIt
struggles are being waged.
S.-Against police brutality and
injunctions in labor struggles.
9.-Protest against the impris-
Onment Of the acting district or
ganizer of District 2 of the Com
munist Party in New York, and
the continued Imprisonment of
young workers arrested during
the police parade in New York
for protesting the police brutali-
ties.
10.-For the organization of the
office workers.
11.-Support for the Paterson
dye workers, preparing for a gen.
eral struggle.
Reimbursement for the In
ternationaI Labor Defense, the
Workers International Relief, the
Workers School, the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League, the Anti
Fascist Alliance, the Daily Work.
er, Freiheit, Labor Unity, organ
of the T.U.E.L., and all the rest
of the workers press. Also of
the First National Conference of
Worker Correspondents.
13.-For unemployment, sick
ness and old age insurance, to be
paid for by the industries and ad-
ministered through the workers
organizations.
14.-For international working
class unity.
Starts Saturday.
Called to order by George Powers
# the Architectural Iron and Bronze
Workers Union, the Metropolitan
Area Conference Of the T. U. f. L.
,ot under way Saturday afternoon at
rving Plaza, with representatives
f every left wing union and of
groups within the reactionary ui.ions
present and enthusiastic.
After election of Fred Bieden-
,app, manager of the Independent
Shoe Workers Union. first as tenn
'orary and then as permanent chair
nan, representatives Of each union
md each body of militant workers
topped to the platform and greeted
he T. U. E. L. Convention in the
lame of the organizations which
ent them.
Cafeteria Workers Greet.
A tremendous ovation was given
dichael Obermeier, organizer of the
Food Workers and
eader in the cafeteria strike.
He hailed the conference as evi-
lence that the policy of the t. U.
:. l.. was completely the opposite
# the A. F. of L., and stated that
he cafeteria strike had proved that
'nder the leadership of industrial
and the 7. U. E. L. the
ooks, counter men and bus boys of
he cafeterias can and will be or
;anized, although the old unions
ave declared them hopeless and re-
used to touch their cases.
]. Louis Engdahl, speaking for
he Daily Worker, reviewed the bat
les of the workers going on at pres
mt, which the Daily Worker is en-
supporting, and pledged
he continued support of this paper
o the rev union center.
Engdahl also gave greetings to
he conference from the Fourth
World Congress of Worker Core
ipondents, and urged support of the
First Conference of Worker Core
ipondents in America, to be held
loon in Cleveland, Ohio.
Struggle in New Jersey.
M. Russak. representing District
Of the National Textile Workers
Union, pointed to the conference as
he proof that the New Jersey tex
lie workers, on the eve of a tre-
nendous struggle, will have the ac-
i've support of the other organized
Fifty thousand textile workers Of
orthern New Jersey are looking to
GU to see what struggles will be
orn here" stated Russak.
The dye workers of Paterson, a
ity already historic for it's labor
attles, are organizing, the speaker
nnounced.
Militant Needle Workers.
The Needle Trades Workers In
ustrial Union sent it's greetings
trough Delegate Boruchowitz, who
old of the two and a half years
truggle of the left wing needle
in New York.
"The new trade union center to be
established here means bigger VIC
cries." said Boruchowitz, after tell
ng of the successful dressmakers'
trike waged by the month-old
Ieedle Trades Workers Industrial
Tnion.
He tcld of the certainty Of fur
nd cloak strikes in the near fu-
ure.
Negro Worker Speaks.
The food workers delegate had
nade as one of his principal points
he fact that the new unions took
4 every worker in the industry,
;ithout regard to color or nation
lity. recognizing them all as full