The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-29

the National Unemployment c.
July 4 and 5. The statement
emphasizes especially the need
for intensifying activity, and
the necessity of making a COM
mon struggle of all organized
workers and the unemployed.
The unemployment organization
and the struggle of the unemployed
is not to be separated from, but is
to be in the center of the general
struggle of the unions against
speed-up and bad conditions, and is
to be a part of the campaign for
$4,000 new members before the
end of next month, for the TUUL.
The T. U. U. L. Bureau statement
is in full as follows:
"The present economic crisis is
developing deeper and is affecting
more sections of industry and more
millions of American workers. Over
100000 workers are walking on
the streets and looking for work.
The bosses are increasing their Of
fensive against the living standards
of the American working class. To-
day, more than ever before, is the
struggle against unemployment a
burning issue before the revolution
airy trade union movement and the
whole working class.
The bosses are shifting more and
more the burden of the economic
crisis onto the shoulders of the
working class. Increased rational
ization means for the workers in the
industries more speed-up, more
wage-cuts, and general worsening
of working conditions. 1t also
means an increased army of unem-
ployed workers as we'll as an in
creased army of only part time en-
ployment, affecting millions of
workers. The fascist and social
fascist leaders of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in collaboration
with the government and the bosses
are increasing their strike breaking
policy against the militant upsurge
of the American working class.
"The executive board of the Trade
Union Unity League, at its last
meeting, decided that we must call
upon our affiliated industrial unions
and national industrial leagues to
redouble their activities and place
into the center of our task the
struggle against unemployment bas-
ing this struggle upon the program
of unity of action between the en-
ployed and unemployed workers in
the industry. The struggle against
unemployment, based upon the pro-
gram of unity for the immediate
demands, such as work or wages,
unemployment insurance, etc, is the
tactical key to connect our revolu-
tionary unions with the mass of un-
organized workers in the basic in
dustries.
"The national affiliated unions
and national affiliated industrial
leagues, as well as our revolution
airy oppositions within the reform
list unions, must build up immediate
ly the necessary organization and
machinery in order to build up in
their field of activity mass unem.
ployed councils around the unions
This means unemployed councils are
to be built up on a dues paying
membership basis, and to be affil.
lated to our revolutionary unions
and revolutionary industrial leagues
The work of the mass unemployed
councils in the industries must be
directed and guided by our affil.
lated national unions and affiliated
national leagues and by our revolu.
tionary oppositions within the re.
formist unions on the united from
basis.
"The task and everyday work Of
the unemployed councils must be
directed against the conditions il
the industries, such as the struggle
against the increase of rationaliza,
ton, against the speed-up and wage.
cuts, and on the basis of this, com
mittees of action made up of EN-
ployed and unemployed workers
must be organized. The major tasl
of our affiliated unions and leagues
is to draw into our organization as
many unemployed workers as pos
sible and make them good standing
members of our red unions.
eve must at all times keep il
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