The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-06
Trade Union Unity Council Call
to Smash Injunctions
by BURCK

Union organizes and calls strike in previ-
ously unorganized shop, an A. F. of L. organ
izer sells the boss union window card and
the use of his private injunction. Then the
business agent instructs the police whom to ar
rest. They are taken before good republican
magistrate who sends them to Tammany Halls
Court of Special Sessions and the striking
workers are sent to prison for 80 to 60 days
without jury trial, denied even the right to
plead their case. Z
Socialist Lawyers Prosecute
This form of united front is widespread. Just
to cite a few examples: 1t was Solomon the
socialist lawyer who applied for the injunction
on behalf of the A. F. of L. Grocery and Dairy
clerks Local 1913 against the Food Workers In
dustrial Union His firm, little more in
direct, also applied for injunction for the
owner of the struck firm. 1t was Heller,
socialist business agent, and Rosenzweig, a
democratic business agent of Local 1888 chat
aided the police in beating up the pickets which
resulted in the murder of Steve Katovis Ep-
stein of the Food Craft Councils, Max Schnei-
der of the socialist-contro!led International La
dies Garment Workers company union, End
host of others are active in this work and lave
framed up with the employers, the police and
the courts, which resulted in the clubbing Of
workers, the breaking of strikes and the send
ing of hundreds of workers to prison in the past
few months
Only the Communist Party raises the slogan Of
Smash the Injunctions' and the standard
bearer, VIM. 2. Foster, candidate for governor
now hes in prison for so-called unlawful as
sembly, while the republican, democrat and So
cialist parties unite to crush the workers by the
use of injunctions and Section 600 of the Penal
Code. Smashing the injunction by mass viola
ton carries with it support for the candidates
and the election program of the Communist
Party.
Strikes Illegal
The injunction law land the application oe
Section 600 of the Penal Code) virtually ort-
law strikes, militant picket lines, free speech
and the right of assembly. 1t legalizes ard
compels the workers to accept the A. F. of L.
company unions and class collaboration policy
Ii the employer finds himself in strike strug-
gle with the revolutionary Industrial unions, all
he has to do, is to buy A. F. of L. window
card take out membership card in the bosses
association and the courts will issue an injunc-
ton against the workers and the union not to
interfere with the A. F. of L. If the workers
persist in fighting against wage cuts, they are
declared criminals and sent to prison under
Section 600 of the Penal Code.
The same procedure is followed by the en-
PioyeIo dsSocidtlOH. lney, zoo, nave blanket
injunction against the revolutionary unions,
covering all members of their ASSOCIATION, or
those who may become members. Should a
strike in non-union members shop or factory
take place, he does not have to go to court or
hire host of lawyers. All he has to do is to
sign up with the employers association place
an A. F. of L. card on display at so much per
business agent and in few hours time, gun
men, thugs, police and the courts are in action
against the workers
Smash Jniunctions
1t is futile and lost cause to fight this
battle against injunction and Section 600 on
purely legal basis. There is no redress by law
for the workers in this fight They must smash
the injunctions and along with it, the applica-
ton of Section 600 of the Penal Code This
can only be done by the uniting of all working
class forces, the deliberate selecticr IF mo or
more shops or factories for organization, for
strike against wage cuts, and for mass vioa-
ton of the injunction whenever it is issued.
Joint Conference
In order to meet the present situation and to
organize the Workers for struggle against wage
cuts, unemployment and to smash the injunc-
ton, Joint Conference is called Of the Trade