The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-05
STIRRING CALL is ISSUED TO ALL
CAP And millinery WORKERS

for an immediate campaign to or
ganize the unorganized, under the
leadership of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union. 1t de-
cided to call upon the expelled To-
Gals to affiliate with the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union.
It decided on an intensive cam
paign to expose and repudiate the
decisions Of the Zaritzky packed
convention, and to enlighten the
workers who are still in the locals
that have not yet been expelled
from the International, the urgent
need for unity with the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union,
The only organization in the needle
trades today that is really cham
pioning the cause of and leading
the needle trades workers in a
militant struggle against the
bosses and their agents, the re-
dictionary right wing Clique.
Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers:
Sisters and Brothers: What are
the problems confronting the
workers of our industry today?
What can we do to solve these
problems?
Our trade is practically unor-
ganized today. There are close to
10000 workers employed in the
trade and only about $500 of these
are organized. More than two
thirds of the workers are women,
who are the lowest paid in the
industry. The speed-up system,
standards of productions and low
wages have been gradually intro
duced into the trade.
The capmakers agreement in
New York expires in July. And
the administration is again con-
spring with the bosses to rob the
cap makers of their basic gains,
40 hour week and the week work
system. 1t is evident that they
are already scheming to camou-
flage this betrayal of the workers
interests in manner similar to
Hillman's hire and fire supple
mentary agreement.
In the millinery trade in New
York, reorganizations have as
sumed such proportions, throwing
out more workers into the army Of
the unemployed, which threaten
the very basic conditions of the
millinery workers. Zaritzky and
his lieutenants in the millinery
union are helping the bosses in
their reorganization schemes so
as to weaken the union and carry
thru their plans to return to the
piece work system thru the re-
establishment of a collective agree
ment. They are granting wage
reductions in individual shops.
Call to Action,
Sisters and Brothers! The Zarit-
zky convention has shattered all
hopes for unity even among those
workers who had entertained the
illusion that, realizing the destruc-
ton brought upon our union by
Zaritzky's ruinous policies, the
convention would make an end to
his pogrom policies, and would
unite the workers for struggle.
The Conference of Representa-
tives of organized, unorganized
and minority groups of right wing
locals offers the only hope, a con-
structive program of action for
the Hat, Cap and Millinery Work
ers. The National Committee calls
upon every worker in our trade to
rally to the program adopted by
the Conference. 1t calls upon the
workers in the unorganized CEN
tiers to form shop and factory COM
mittees, and with the aid and CO.
operation of the National Com
mittee elected at the conference, to
Immediately take steps and begin
organization work in the various
centers. The National Committee
calls upon the workers to organize
their ranks and carry on the strug-
gle in their respective locals for
affiliation with the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union. 1t calls
upon the Hat, Cap and Millinery
Workers to carry on struggle
for the following program, worked
out and decided upon by the left
wing conference:
/. For organization of the un-
organized with particular at
tention to the specific prob
lens of the young workers,
women workers and Negro
workers.
2. For shop and factory dele
gate form of organization.
3. For a minimum wage for
young and adult workers.