The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-10
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ADDS PROGRAM.
New GEB Based on
Trade and Territory


groes, 40 were young workers, and
about $50 were women workers.
The trades represented were:
women's wear, 238; mems clothing,
SO; fur, SO; headgear, SS; white
goods, Is; unemployed, 20, and mis-
cellaneous, including sheepskin and
sailors suits, 8.
Although there were no essential
changes in the draft program as
presented by the GEB there were a
number of very important addi-
tions. These additions were adopted
by vote of 256 against II, the lat
ter representing the insignificant
group of Lovestoneites. A section
to cite specific examples of the eff
fects of naturalization on the con-
ditions of workers in the shops, in
order to more clearly formulate
methods with which, to combat
speed-up, ETC., was adopted as an
addition to the draft program.
Additions to Draft Program.
Other points in addition to the
program were: More attention must
be paid to the Negro workers, who
are the most exploited section of
the working class. For this pur-
pose the Negro Department of the
N.T.WI.U. must be activized to the
greatest extent.
For the women there are special
demands:
1. General raising of the wage
level.
2. Seven hour day and no over
time.
8. Equal pay for equal work.
4, No discharges.
5. No night work.
6. Eight weeks vacation before
and after confinement.
To show the women workers the
conditions that exist in the Soviet
Union as compared with the u. S.
will help draw them into the N, T,
w. l. U.
A section on the problems of the
youth was added and it was de-
clared that more attention must be
paid to them than was indicated in
the draft program. The problems
of the Spanish workers were taken
up because more and more of these
workers are being drawn into the
industry.
To set up territorial districts in
stead of as at present the city dis
tricts, was a most important addi-
ton. This was done in order to
draw into the union needle workers
in outlying sections.
Cooperation Between Sections of
T.U.U.L.
A motion for close cooperation
between the N.T.W.I.U. and the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union was
adopted because of the contact in
some of the needle and textile
trades. This same idea was brought
forward in connection with the Ma
tional Miners Union. 1t is intend
ed that a drive for needle workers
be made in the state of Illinois.
Closer relation with the Canadian
N.T.W.I.U. was decided upon.
1t was moved that a thorough
analysis be made of the Strassburg,
Germany, convention of 1929, where
the question of strike strategy was
outlined. Instead of pulling" COM
mittees, by the strong members of
the union, the new policy of shop
committees would be substituted
When a strike is called the work
ers will go out of the shops led by
their own shop councils.
An important addition was the
proper preparation for strike re-
lief. In the past this problem has
been somewhat neglected.
Boruchovich read the constitution
and it was adopted with very few
changes. 1t embodies the shop
delegate system and shop basis for
union organization.
Ford, Negro organizer of the T.
U. U. L., greeted the convention in
the name of the R.I.L.U. He
stressed the Importance of the Fifth
World Congress of the R.I.L.U., to
be held in August.
A member of the World War
Veterans League greeted the con-
vention and expressed the firmest
conviction that the world war vet
Grams in the coming war would be
depended upon to turn the imper-
ialist war into a class war.
Enthusiastic Closing.
Great enthusiasm attended the
report of the resolutions committee
which was given by Rose Wortis
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted on the following: Support
of the Chinese and Indian masses
in revolution, the Workers School
the International Workers Order
the Arteff, the Jewish Workers
University, the Daily Worker, Morn
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