The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-22

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e profits. They have big machinery
which takes the place Of the workers,
At the same time they are replacing
whatever cid workers there are vet
on the job, by young workers who
are greatly underpaid and are made
to turn out more work.
Not only that, but the young work
ers also suffer from the terrible
speed-up system, which is known as
the DOGGY" system. The DOGGY
system is a new system whereby the
bosses find out Just how much each
one turns out and at the same time
uses this as a club to speed-up the
workers. Those workers that can
not \keep up with what the bosses
want them to put out, are thrown
out of jobs first. They use the b.
gey system to pit one worker against
the other worker and in this way
divide the workers.
Fire $4,000 in Month.
In the last month there were about
$4,000 workers laid off including
thousands of young workers. The
bosses are trying to blind the young
workers at the Western as to the
rotten conditions and also to prevent
them from organizing by keeping
up company sports. But the young
workers must not be fooled by this.
I heard many young workers say,
Damn this dirty job. We should
get more money for this work, etc. I"
The young workers, together with
the adult workers, in order to i'm
prove their conditions, must organize
and fight for it.
Here's Real Slavery.
In Department 6571 we find quite
few yang workers working at the
rotten rosin and pitch work for SSc
an hour on the basis of gang piece
work. In department 5796 we find
a few workers working as janitors
lifting heavy pans,
The Western Electric has a safety
slogan of not to lift heavy pans but
# the young workers should ask for
more help, that is, extra men, then
the boss answers. "If you can't do
the job, we will get some one else
that can" In department 6344,
building 34-4, we find young work
ers polishing and buffing dust sill
over the building. This is very in
furious to their health.
In department 634l, building 3o-4
We don't as yet find young workers
employed there, however, it Won
be very long before young workers
will be put in to replace the older
workers. This department is very
stinky. not fit for human being
to work in. Tt even makes you sick
TO walk thru it, let alone working
a whole day in it.
In department 1886, building 1922,
we find young giYls taking the place
Of men and working at such work
as the punch press. These girls are
forced to lift heavy pans and gen.
orally have to work very hard.
In the junk department, building
sci, we find young workers work.
ing the dirty. oily, junk There are
young girls and women working at
this filthy junk.
In department 6Ss7, building 37-2,
we find chat there was big !sy-off
of about 60 percent of the entire de-
partment. All over the plant, in
every department, we find big lay
offs.
Join the Army? Rats!
The bosses tell the unemployed
workers to join the army and navy
and be real patriots. By that they
mean that the young workers who
have worked hard at the shops, and
were thrown out cf work by their
greedy bosses, should take up arms
and shoot down the workers of other
countries in the interests of the same
bosses that threw them out of job.
All young workers at the Western
must fight against unemployment,
against the speed-up system, and
low wages. Demand living wage!
Demand the six hour day and five
day week for all workers under Is!
Fight for unemployment insurance
Down with the DOGGY system!
All young workers at the Western
Electric should join that organiza-
ton that at all times fights for the
interests Of the young workers -
the Young Communist League. The
workers at the Western must lay
down their tools on N-..,-. 26th
and join hands with thousands Of
other workers in demonstrating
against unemployment.
Western Electric Worker.