The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-07
DEMAND RELEASE NEEDLE MEETING
Committee OF 4 $50 TOMORROW
Opens Greatest Drive;
5000 New Members

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work, in Cooper Union, is the great
opening of the drive.
The union states:
Items of thousands of needle
trades workers are unorganized and
ruthlessly exploited, working under
an inhuman speed-up system, piece
work, and long hours. Women
workers, young workers and Negro
workers are being drawn into the
industry and are doubly exploited
by the bosses.
Unemployment is becoming more
widespread from day to day. The
working conditions are becoming
more and more UNDESIRABLE. The
bosses of the needle industry, just
like the bosses of other industries,
are carrying on an organized cam
paign to intensity the speed-up sys-
tenn, lengthen the hours of labor,
and to reduce the earnings of the
workers.
1.-THE tens of thousands of unor-
ganized workers, employed and un-
employed, are used by the bosses to
further reduce the conditions of the
workers.
"The company unions in the nee
die trades, Sehlesinger in the cloak
and dress trade, Hillman in the
mems clothing trade, Stetsky and
Kaufman in the fur trade, Zaritsky
in the cap and millinery, ETC., are
used by the bosses as agencies to
put through their explorations and
oppression against the workers.
"In the needle industry the Nee
die Trades Workers Industrial
Union is the organization leading
the workers in the struggle against
the bosses and their agents, lead
ing the struggle for the organize
ton of the unorganized, for union
conditions and union control.
"Our union is built on the shop
delegate system and is controlled
by the workers through their shop
representatives.
"Our union calls on you to take
up the struggle for union condi-
tons!
"Organize shop committees! Join
| the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union!
"At Cooper Union, on Thursday
we will analyze and discuss the past
activities of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, analyze
the mistakes that have been made
in the course of our work, so as tc
rectify those mistakes and clarity
the plans for our struggle to or
ganize the unorganized, the strug-
gle for union conditions and union
control, for the 8-hour, 5-day week
guaranteed minimum wage scales,
unemployment insurance, the right
to the job, and all other union con-
ditions.
Convention Coming.
Thursday at Cooper Union, we
will discuss the coming convention
of the Needle Trades Workers In
dustrial Union, which will take
place on June 6, 7, and 8, alongside
with the membership campaign, the
campaign for the election of dele.
gates to our convention from or.
ganized and unorganized shops, and
the election of delegates to the con.
gress Of the Red International OF
Labor Unions in Moscow.
Needle trades workers! Help tc
fulfill our quota of 5000 new mem.
bers by June 80! Build your union!
Let US organize in the struggle for
union conditions, in the struggle
against the bosses and their agents,
in the struggle against speed.up, re-
duction, reorganization, long hours,
and unemployment! Remember, NEE
die trades workers, that in your own
hands lies the power to free your
selves from the present miserable
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