The daily worker., 1930-04-30

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keep the good graces of the anthracite COM
panes The hard-coal miners must make a
determined and courageous fight against the
fascist UMWA officialdom whose sole interest
in the miner is collecting his 81 dues and $500
each month in assessments.
At the present time, new group of So
called progressives has been formed in Illinois
under the leadership of the corrupt company
agent 900 year Peabody Coal Co. man
Harrington. Fishwick-another one of the
agents of the Peabody Coal Company, who is
as corrupt as any of them, is also "leader''
of this new movement. Howatt, Hapgood and
Brophy are lined up with the crew of fakirs.
Howat-when the fight became hot-jumped on
the Lewis band-wagon for $3.50 a month job.
Brophy went into busness-and quit the fight
against the Lewis machine. Hapgood is
spneless creature-who swings with the wind
like weathercock. These people want to
''reorganize" the UMWA, and shift the trea-
sury for themselves. These social-fascists are
very dangerous enemies of the miners because
of their use of progressive phrases. The
miners in the anthracite must be guard
against these elements. The hard-coal miners
must fight ruthessly against all those who
support Harrington and Fishwick in any man.
er whatsoever.
Tasks of the Rank and File-Fighting Demands
of the National Miners Union.
What must the rank and file anthracite
miners do? The first and foremost task is to
prepare to defeat the Lewis sellout. The miners
must prepare for strike on September 1st No
honest rank and file miner need suffer from
any illusion that he will get any increase in
wages-or better conditions-or even the pre-
sent standards-without struggle. The
miners must begin to establish Rank and File
of Act in nd
liery. The Rank and File Committees of ,tion
must take in all miners regardless of whether
they are UMWA men, NMU men or un-
organized.
The Committees of Action must assure
leadership in the mines. 1t must prepare t! e
miners for strike on September 1st. 1t mu,
serve as strike committee of the rank ar,
file. 1t must work above the heads of the
UMWA misleaders, and under the direct
leadership of the Rank and File Union-the
NMU. At the same time, the Committees Of
Action must fight now for the immediate de-
mands of the miners even before September
1st. The Rank and File Committees must be.
come the basis for the Union in the mnes
The rank and file must begin to build and
strengthen the National Miners Union-the
militant, fighting Union of all the miners.
The NMU is preparing to call a national
general strike of all miners on Steptembei
1st, in support of the anthracite miners anil
for one national agreement for soft and hard
coal fields (as well as metaD.
The NMU proposes the following program
of demands for the anthracite miners:
~ $3.50 basic, minimum day wage for ~
miners and laborers.
2.) $3.50 day wage for all outside men.
81 hour day and day week.
4.) Abolition of the contractor.
acknowledgements Incuropco ooJ o1J ,~.
pension.
g. Abolition of the Cancellation Board and
all class collaboration schemes.
~ All tools to be supplied by the company
free of charge to the miners.
81 No d iscrimination against young and
Negro workers-Equal pay for equal work.
81 Rigid enforcement of all safety laws.
1O) Against the speed-up system.
H. Organization and recognition of rank
and file pit committees of the National Miners
Union, and full mine control and job distribu-
tion by the rank and file committees.
12) No child labor in the mines.
49, weeks vacation with pay.
14) Installation of sprinkler system for eli
mnaton of dust.
15o Full sanitary conditions in mines.
Demands for the machinists and helpers in
and around the mines will be considered at the
Conference of the NMU.
Miners! Prepare for struggles! Build the
Rank and File Committees of Action!
Nf"aniZe into the real militant rank and
file miners union--the NMU and fight for
your demands and interests!
Strike on September 1st! Fight for better
condtions-higher wages-shorter hours-un-
employment insurance!
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