The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-19
NATIONAL BOARD
OF N. M, U.PLANS
FOR BIC STRIKE
Reorganization; Drive
Into South; Lessons

stance of the Southern capitalists,
their classic role of confusers and
betrayers of the working class. They
have become especially active since
large sections of the working class
have accepted the program and lead"
ership of the T. II. U. L."
1t was pointed out that large num-
hers of miners in the Southern states
alabama, Kentucky, North Caro-
Ina and Tennessee - coal, copper,
aluminum) are ripe for organization
in the N. M. u, and that the U. M.
w. A. has again started fake or-
ganization campaign in the South.
The board decided to send at once
one or more organizers into the
South and carry on it's work in close
cooperation with that of the TU.U.L.
and other militant unions.
Strengthens Youth Activity.
Realizing fully that the introduc-
ton of machinery has made it pos
sible for more and more young and
inexperienced workers to be brought
into the mines. vino take the places
of the older miners and Tor the most
part are more cruelty exploited, the
hoard expressed the determination
to strengthen and intensity the ac-
tivities Of the youth department. 1t
was decided to give the department
greater autonomy and full co-opera-
tion by all the leading committees
of the N. M. U
The struggle in the coal fields, it
was pointed out, is primarily a So
cial struggle involving at times the
entire working class affected. The
board decided to increase it's work
among the wives and daughters of
the miners, organize them into Aux
iliaries and give them definite tasks.
N. NJ. U. Extends Work Among
Negroes.
The board decided that more work
must be done among the Negro min
ers, considering that the Negro min
ors and their families are more rob-
led and oppressed than even their
white brothers, and likewise taking
into account the large number Of
Negroes in the industry.
1t was pointed out that the N. M.
U. has succeeded in breaking down
anti-Negro prejudice to a consider
able extent. In assigning I. Haw-
kins to be full-time head of the Ne
gro department of the union, the
board urged all members to make
special efforts to organize the Negro
miners, combat all forms of racial
| prejudice, and to see to it that all
Negro members are given respons-
lille positions in all departments of
the union.
Notes Improvement in Goal
Digger"
The "Letter to the Members of
the N. M. u" in discussing the
Goal Digger, official organ of the
Union, points out that with the in
clusion of the metal miners in it's
ranks, it becomes necessary to
change the name of the paper to
express the wider industrial charac-
ter of the N. NJ. U. The paper, it
declares, must be made self-sustain-
ing and must become An effective
organizing instrument at has i'm
proved considerably in content" the
letter says, with departments in
Italian and Croetian. more pictures,
and in general is much more read
able than formerly"
Unemployment in Mines
The "Letter" declares that the
| struggle against unemployment IS
enc of the most important tasks,
second only to the organization of
the unorganizec and must be car
ried on in close connection with it.
1t urges the formation of Unernploy-
ed Councils, and all unemployed min
ers organized into them.
'In all the work among the unem-
ployed, the N.M.U. demand for the
six-hour day must be kept in the
foreground, and the demand for the
recognition of the Soviet Union be
popularized." All local unions, dis
tricts and sub-districts are urged to
support in every way the demon
strations against unemployment on
March 6.
Revised Financial System.
A decision Of the most fundamen-
tai Importance to the future o. the
N.M.U. was made in the proposal
adopted to reform the unions dues
system, which is considered entirely
unsatisfactory. "It is necessary"
the "letter" stated, "that this de-
cision be carried out at once, so that
the work of the union will cease to
be crippled by lack of finances in
the face of increasing struggles and
greater demands upon the E.E.U."
Calling attention to the fact that
in every struggle of the miners and
other workers they have to meet
the attacks Of the poli2e, troops,
professional gunner and the social
fascist bands of the labor arlstoc-
racy and the middle class, the 'iet-
tier" urges the formation of Workers
Defense units as an integral part of
the work of the union.
The duty of the Workers Defense
units would be to protect meetings,
a I;rnrr,n Fascist ha nkis nrauent the