The daily worker., 1930-11-24
(Continued.)
Ry JOHN LITTLE

The tactic of the united front from below is
very important in our work for the broadening
out of the struggles of the young workers. This
basic tactic is not as yet clearly understood by
the entire membership of the Y. G. L. and espe-
cially by the youth comrades involved in trade
union work The recent Flint, Mich. auto strike
is an outstanding example. Despite the large
percentage of young workers involved (approxi-
mately IS per cent? and in face of the sharp
attack upon the standard of living Of the young
workers, we failed to utilize the youth issues in
volved in that struggle for the general mob
ilization of the young workers. Mass solidarity
demonstrations of the young strikers, together
with the young workers not directly involved in
the strike is one of the most effective means of
developing this united front This alone, how
ever, is not sufficient. The solidarity demon
strations must be combined with the endorsing
and support of the young strikers demands by
the broad mass organizations (sports, cultural,
fraternaD of the young workers.
The tactic of the united front from below can
be applied in any youth issue that reflects the
struggle for the betterment of conditions of the
young workers generally. AS, for example, the
struggle for relief of the unemployed youth. The
main emphasis of this united front from below
tactic must be based in the shops and in the
neighborhoods. This is especially true in the
fascist and bourgeois youth organizations where
we must struggle to split away the working g-class
youth. In all events the elimination of this
united front must result in closer cementing the
ties between the revolutionary trade unions and
the broad masses of the workers.
Youth Shop Organizations and Shop
Committees.
Shop committees of the T. u. U. l.. are to be
formed in all shops. These committees are to be
composed of workers duly elected by the workers
in the various departments and are to be con-
sidered the basic organizations of the T. U. U. L.
The task of the shop committees is to take up
the grievances and conditions of the workers in
their factory. In the factories and industries
where the majority of the workers are young
workers, the majority of the shop committee
should be comprised of young workers. In all
cases the youth should receive adequate repre-
sentation with voice and vote on the shop COM
mittee. Where the factories are large and en-
ploy large proportion of young workers, youth
shop committees are to be set up. In these cases
the work of the youth shop committees is to CO.
ordinate the joint struggles of youth and adults.
The youth shop committees take up the question
of wages, conditions hours, etc, of the youth
in their shops It will be responsible to the youth
section of the union for the development of
special youth activities and forms within the
factories.
The shop organization committee is comprised
of members of the T. u u. L. The task of this
committee is to organize the entire factory into
the T. u. u. L. The members of the organiza-
tional committee are not be known to the bosses
but only to the workers. This committee leads
the fight against the attempts of the bosses to
worsen the conditions of the workers. All work.
ers that are willing to fight against the bosses
are eligible for this committee. Here 1t is i'm
portant to point out that we have confused the
roles Of shop committees and shop organization
committees. Very frequently the slogan of OR
ganize shop committee would be put forward
in factory in which we don't have sufficient
contact In this case the correct slogan to put
forward is Build shop organization commit
tee"
Labor Sports
The development of sports presents to the Red
Trade Unions one Of the best means of reaching
large masses of young workers The Y c. L..
together with the T. U. U. L., have neglected this
form of mass organization. The Labor Sports