The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Food Workers March Forward

Why? Quite definitely-the leadership, the
structure, fake progressive phrases, fail to
supply the needs of the workers even in the
skilled part of the industry (bakeries). The
workers in big majority of the A.F.W. shops
as well as the A. F. of l.. shops work ~
to IA hours and even as high as Is hours
day.
For years no attempt has been made either
to organize the unorganized on mass scale,
although tens of thousands of dollars have
been lying in the treasures of some of the
locals, or to stop the degeneration of union
conditions in the shops.
Suspension.
The immediate reaction of these Musteites,
socialist party, social reformists was to coun-
teract the expression of militancy of the work
ers by suspending from this small organiza-
ton locals led by militant rank and file ele-
ments who have been continuously conducting
struggles in the interests of the workers.
These signs show, evidently, the needs and
the willingness of the workers to struggle.
The National Committee of the Food Work
ers Section, Trade Union Unity League, has
laid plans through the country for the mobii-
cation of the workers under it's leadership,
for the building of national industrial union.
In every important food center in the coun-
vening of the masses of food workers through
T.U.U.L groups, shop committees, mass meet
ings, conferences and conventions in prepara-
ton for national convention to be held in
July in the City of Chicago The realization
of the situation demands sharpening of the
tempo in order to make up for our tagging
behind the masses of food workers. The re-
sponsibilites for this important campaign and
the success of the National Convention which
will be the base of the new union, nationally
rests with those foodworkers who are the
militant fighters in the class struggle the men,
bers and followers of the T.U.U.L.
In New York, April 20, the city convention
of food workers will be held for the building
of an industrial union of food workers in
the City of New York. We must realize at
this late hour before the convention that we
have not done enough work in mobilzing the
workers in the food industry for this struggle
But in spite of all the shortcomings, the base
of the industrial union in the convention will
be representative of great masses Of workers.
One important point has to be realized. With
the building of our industrial union there must
be sharp orientation towards the great mass
es of exploited workers in the food factories,
large bakeries, etc. Tens of thousands Of work.
ers employed in these factories, thousands and
thousands OF women and young workers, Ne
gro workers, when approached with our pro-
gram of struggle will surely respond.
Let us go forward marching at the head Of
the food workers in the struggle for the build
ing of National Food Workers Industrial!
Union, against unemployment, capitalist wars,
for the defense of the Societ Union, for solid
mass political strike on May First, against
the capitalist class with it's vicious oppression
Of the workers and for international solidarity
with the working class of all countries under
the leadership of the Red International of La
Dor Unions