The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-17
WORLD UNEMPLOYMENT DAY ADVANCED TO MARCH 6
The Schlesinger Slave Pact Is
the Basis for Militant Mass
Struggle. in the Whole
Garment Industry

The settlement of the questions of hours and working
conditions the section Of the needle trade industry reveals
the Schnger leadership of the international Ladies' Garment Work
ers as the chief instrument Of the bosses
betraya necessary
socias themselves have supplied the last item the long list
OF ntworkng class acts which the mass of workers in
the industry that the Schlesgr leadership constitutes the third
estate the trio BOSSES bosses and union
fivedy away This principal gain
secured by years Of struggle has been surrendered
arbitration committee designed throttle all struggle by the
workers. has been composed of representatives of three
velt and two representatives of the ILGW.
Thus even if the Gw representatives were fighters for the
working agents bosses that they the
union" is outvoted six to
mrcs this gang bandits destiny of the
needle trades entrusted Their the of the hawk
attempt the whole series
beraa extended period of put the whole burden
deepening industry entirely the backs
Of the workers
The schesnger union longer be correctly termed com
leadership that furnished by Tam
Hall and down to the last detail the tactics it takes orders
question Why necessary fake strike
establish smbance of picket line
together and display all of the parphernaa of struggle
stage which the capitalist the
police underworld ably assisted in order to put this
betrayal.
Precisely the mancy Of the needle trades workers
their tradition Of two decades struggle because of the
existence the industry of large section of workers under the lead
Workers Industrial Union affiliated to
Trade Union Unity League
Behind the of fake strike the betrayal was
carried sold but they have not yet
been legal omay The
needle trades workers have not surrendered
They They will not to be se down
cuts greater speedup alb
working conditions by bosses and bosses
agents masquerading as "arbtraors"
The stacked but the workers will call for
deck will have the of the class struggle
1t is here that NTWU has mighty role to play. Had the
policy International of Labor Unions and the Trade Union
section carried out the
gle industry would have been higher plane by this time
struggle against the trumvirate of actonboes govern
ment and bureaucrats-would have been in progress
tasksall
eies of building rank and file committees OF
struggle shophe organization by popular election OF
broad directing Committee of Action
The seou by Schlesnge far from making the task
of the harder lays bigger genuine basis for wide mass
struggles organization of the workers ever larger numbers INTO
the class struggle union
The have their commission deal in modern
slaves will be taken from the flesh and blood
of the needle They will be sweated to seal the bargain
The they have free hand They will drive
the workers before.
that the needle workers fight 1t the task of the
NTWU leadership of the developing struggles every
worker who is ready to fight.
Broaden the revolutionary union the needle trades
Broaden leadership struggle Fight for every shop
Establish file committee of action Challenge the bosses
and issue of hours and working
conditions.
Smash socialascsm the entire industry Build the NTWlU
in the shops No No speedup
submission slave of Shenger, bosses and Tam
man