The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-08
Strike Strategy
by bUkCh

are very necessary factors, but without revolu-
tionary policy and program of acton-even
in strikes where the economic demands are of
the most elementary nature-there can be no
revolutionary strike strategy. These disrupt
i've and strike-breaking methods of the bu-
reaucracy have to be discussed among the
workers as part of strike preparations, so
they can be successfully defeated by the work
erS.
Prevent Strike Breaking.
Systematic strike breaking by the A. F. of
L. apparatus places before the entire move
ment the question of how to prevent the dis
ruption of strikes. This can only be assured
by the complete uprooting of the influence of
these fascist leaders and their class collabora-
ton policy among the workers, which means
that the. sharper the class war RACES and with
the increasing of strike struggles, the NOSE
energetically must we fight against these
agents of the bosses who operate within the
ranks of the workers-not by merely calling
them names, but by exposing their class col
laboration policy and giving the workers con-
crete examples of their treachery.
Don't Court Defeat.
To neglect to do this work in preparations
for strike struggle, to say the least is court
ing defeat A strike means to fight the en-
ployers and the A. F. of L. bureaucracy on
for struggle on the basis of class war; In or
der to attain this, it is necessary: D To
sharpen the fight against the A. F. of l., and
the socialist bureaucracy, showing the work.
ers before and especially during the strike
if led by them-that the enemy is now within
their own ranks; (2) During the election of
the strike or lockout committee struggle must
be waged against any of the bureaucrats being
elected to the strike committee the basis
that they strike breakers; go To fight
against appointment of the strike committees
from above to have workers reject these APP
pointed strike committees and to elect their
own rank and file strike committee; (4) To
sharpen the fight against arbitration, so-called
impartial chairman, and other reformist meth
DDS of smothering the strike; 80 To system
atically expose before and explain to the work
ers of the company union apparatus, its tao
tics of class collaboration co. To expose all
attempts at secret negotiations With the en-
ployers, having the strikers declare that no
agreement signed by the bureaucrats will be
accepted by them, that only the strikers can
negotiate an agreement or declare the strike
ended; Cd To bring the strikers under the
leadership of the revolutionary unions and
the T.U.U.L.
With two Trade Union Centers-the COM
pany union center-A. F. of L.. and Revolu-
Unity League-there are many diversified
problems. In this situation our most import.
ant task is to broaden the base of the revolu-
tionary unions among the millions Of morgan
lied workers, and to strengthen the revou.
tionary minorities within the ranks of the A.
F. of L. and company unions and to liquidate
these organizations by winning over the men,
bers to the program of the T.U.U.L and into
membership.
The task of the revolutionary industrial
unions is to win the unorganized and liquidate
the company unions. This is one Of the main
organizational detectives in strike preparation
during the strike and as result Of the strike.
In an industry where the company union
still has organizational influence over the work.
ers Gob controD the revolutionary unions, in
preparing for strike struggle, must be wide
awake to the influence that job control has on
the workers, and the easy manipulation Of this