The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-15
Industrial Needle Union
Issues Call to Workers

Entitled, "Call of the General
Executive Board of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union to
the Cloakmakers, Dressmakers and
Furriers," the appeal of the new
union, issued yesterday, declares
over the signatures of Louis Hyman,
president and Ben Gold, secretary
treasurer:
Sisters and Brothers:
Our amalgamated convention has
united the cloakmakers, dressmak-
ers and furriers into one national
industrial needle trades union of
this country. Now we must imme-
diately undertake a struggle to
mc--1 an end to the unbearable con-
ditions brought about by the COM
pany union.
The misery, hunger and suffering
endured by the workers of our in
dustry is indescribable. Never be-
fore did the workers have to submit
to such long hours, low wages and
conditions of slavery as the cloak,
dressmakers and furriers do today.
The full responsibility for all your
sufferings falls on the heads of the
Sigmans, Schlesingers, Stetskys,
McGradys and Matthew Wolls, who
two years ago began the pogrom
against the cloakmakers, dressmak-
ers and furriers.
The bosses who will always resist
fighting union that they have to
reckon with, united with the corrupt
leadership to break the unions. The
40-hour week, week work, minimum
wage scales and all other union con-
ditions wrested from the bosses thru
years of bitter struggle have been
wiped out.
The Needle Trades Workers In
dustrial Union is determined to
unite the ranks of the workers and
carry on struggle for the i'm
provement of the workers condi-
tions. With this purpose in mind
the convention delegates, represent
ing locals of the cloakmakers, dress
makers and furriers' unions of the
entire country, came together and
launched our new union.
Workers of the cloak, dress and
fur industry! We call you to Join
hands with us in the struggle
against the bosses and their scab
unions. Until now you have brave
ly and heroically waged defensive
battle against the union-splitters-
the leaders of the company union.
Now the time has come to begin an
energetic offensive against the
bosses and their agents-for union
conditions.
We know that the bosses together
with the company unions will unite
against the workers. This must
not stand in our way. The fake
agreements and treacherous deals
concluded by the company unions
with the bosses will not be recog-
nized by US. We are determined
thru struggle to force the bosses to
recognize the organized power of
the workers. The 40-hour week
must be re-established. The earn
ings of the workers must be in
creased. The speed-up system and
piece-work, forced upon the workers
by the bosses with the aid of the
company unions, must be done away
with. Decent working conditions
union conditions-must be estab-
I-lished in our industry.
Workers of our industry! You
cannot improve your conditions, you
will not secure any gains without
determined struggle against the
bosses and their agents. Our sue
cess, our victory can only be
achieved when all workers of oul
industry will Immediately join our
industrial union, unite their ranks
as in 1926, and raise powerful fist
| against all enemies.
The dressmakers' strike will be
the first struggle under the leader
ship of our new union. The work
ers of the cloak and fur trade.
realize that the victory of the dress.
makers strike will be the victory Of
all workers. The call for the dress
strike, that will be issued by our in.
dustrial union, must meet with re-
Spouse of all workers who must
solidify their ranks in our fighting
army that will help lead the dress