The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-15
Organize and Strike Against Wage
Cuts,
'otatement by the National Committee of the
Trade Union Unity League.

THE Paterson, N. J. local of the National
Textile Workers Union, affiliated to the
Trade Union Unity League, led successful
strike in the Columbia silk mill and forcod
the bosses to grant 20 per cent wage in.
crease and the eight-hour day. All strikers.
at the meeting before going back to worl,
joined the National Textile Workers Union in
oooy and accepted the program of struggle
Dased upon shop organization of our National
Textile Workers Union.
Not less than fifty direct wage cuts wore
reported to the national office of the TJTUT
during the last week. There is no douht tba+
many more took place of which the national
Office OF the T.U.U.L. lacks information All
inns goes TO show the correct analysis of the
National T.U.UL. Bureau at its last National
Executive Board meeting in which the center
OF our perspective calls for "Organize and
Strike Against Wage Cuts"
Strikes ike the one in Paterson. N 7 arc
taxing place daily throughout the length and
nredth OF the country. Especially do we no.
lice militant upsurge amongst the textile
workers IN the South. In the mining Industry.
IN the metal industry, marine industry. etc,
we IND these workers are ever moro develon
ing miltancy against the increased system
OF wage cuts. The victorious Paterson strike
led by our National Textile Workers Union.
ihus' serve as concrete example of how to
lake organizatlonal advantage of the increased
possibilities winch are developing among the
masses of workers for revolutionary trade
union organization under the leadership of tbe
T.U.U.L. and its affiliated national unions and
national leagues. We also notice at the rres.
ent time developing dissatisfaction among
the oil workers against the policy of wage cuts
in the oil industry.
The National T.U.U.L. Bureau calls to the
attention of all of our affiliated national unions
and national leagues, as well as all of the
districts and locals of the Trade Union Unity
League, Of the serious situation and the in
creased favorable conditions which are devel
oplng IN the every day class struggle. Cen
erai agitation, general distribution of leaflets
and literature, as well as occasional mass meet
lngs, are by far not sufficient The immed
late task must be increased shop activity such
as the building up of concentration committees.
that is, committees of action, especially in
tnose shops and factories where the wages are
oeing cut. Organize and strike against Wage
cuts means the immediate preparation of ac-
tually leading the workers into strikes on the
basis OF organizing shop committees and broad
rank and file strike committees composed ot
I.U,U.L members. unorganized workers and
RANK and file members of the A. F. of L.
IN paterson our union was not only able to
fl'p INC wage cuts and the Speed-up, but
through proper organization the bosses were
compelled to give an increase in wages and to
establish the eight-hour day.
IN Minnesota the Trade Union Unity League
ls leading strike under its own leadership
and by its independent initiative
The REPORTS of wage cuts sent into the ma
tonal office, many of which were sent bv
workers actually working in the shop, called
for leadership and organization by the rcyc,u-
tionary unions.
The success of the textile workers in Pater-
son is result of genuine shop organization,
based upon struggle, skillfully applied by our
responsible comrades in the textile workers
union. The TU.U.L. Bureau greets these
workers who Joined into our union and
calls upon our affiliated organizations to take
an example from our National Textile Work
ers Union local in Paterson.
The campaign to build the "Organize and
Strike" fund has only one base for its success
and that is to actually carry out our central
slogan "Organize and Strike Against Wage
Cuts" and on the basis of the preparation for
strikes we will succeed in the building up of
the "Organide and Strike" fund Of 100000.