The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-04

W day. The number is still increasing. Ever
larger masses of workers in all industries are .
thrown out of shops and factories. The at
tempt of the bosses to throw the entire burden
of the economic crisis upon the workers re-
suits in the increased speed-up and increased
wage cuts. The mass lay-offs swell the army
of unemployed. The increased speed-up and
growing crisis threatens hundreds of thousands
of workers still employed with the imminent
danger of unemployment and starvation.
For several years before the present crisis,
naturalization i. e., the speed-up, all kinds of
efficiency devices and improved machinery
threw 100000 workers permanently out OF
work. This growing army was further increas-
ed by large numbers of agricultural workers
and bankrupt small farmers forced off the
land. Today, mass unemployment gigan-
tic scale confronts workers in the U. S. A.
we'll as in other capitalist countries.
The fight against unemployment is the
fight of the whole working class. The strug-
gle against unemployment is the struggle
against naturalization and increased exploita-
ton generally. 1t is the vital concern of the
employed as we'll as the unemployed. The
present economic crisis has been marked by
a general lowering of wages and living stand
ards in the various industries, by growing at
tacks of the bosses and their social fascist and
fascist agents against the conditions of all
workers. The bosses further take advantage of
the army of unemployed to cut wages. The
speed-up is pushed to the limit in all industries
Accidents, industrial diseases and fatalities
show an enormous increase. The strength of
workers is taxed to capacity. The complete
physical exhaustion and breakdown of the
workers comes at ever earlier age. The strug
gle for unemployment insurance and for I'M
mediate unemployment relief is therefore an
integral part of the fight against rationaliza
ton and for social insurance. The first con-
dition for the development of the struggle
against unemployment is the organization of
the unorganized, the building of the new revo-
lutionary unions and industrial leagues into
mass organs of struggle. The development
of mass movement for the struggle against
unemployment and the building of the revolu-
tionary unons becomes the burning task of
the hour for every union and industrial league,
for every member of the Trade Union Unity
League. The $4,000 TUUL membership re-
cruitng drive, and the struggle against I'M
employment one campaign.
The following program should become the
| program of immediate action for every TUuL
organization. 1t must be translated in organ
ization and struggle of employed and unem-
ployed, in the building of the revolutionary
unions against naturalization and for unem-
| ployment insurance.
| 1. Each union and league shall Immediately
establish special committees in the center and
| local organizations to direct a campaign for
| establishing mass unemployed councils in the
respective industry, and for mass recruiting
| into our new unions.
2. Each union league, and revolutionary OPP
| position in reformst unions shall Immediately
! work out complete program of action based
| on the situation in the industry, linking up
closely the immediate unemployment demands
campaign and struggles in the industry.
| 4. Each union and industrial league, etc.,
should set up an unemployed council in its
| respective industry on the basis of unity of
| action between the employed and unemployed
in the industry, in the struggle against ration
| alization for the organization of the morgan
| lied and for work or wages; -unempoymen
| insurance.
4. These mass industrial unemployed coun-
| ellis shall be affiliated with and work under
| the direction of the respective unions in
| dustrial leagues.
| 5. Only in such cities where no union or
| league exists shall general unemployed coun-
ellis be organized, embracing workers of mis-
| ceaneous industries. The organization of gen.
| eral councils shall not be attempted where
| there is Union or League.
| g. Such councils shall be considered tempo
| rary and transitional organizational forms
| which must serve as the basis for setting up
| TUUL groups and industrial unemployed coun-
ellis around these groups which are linked up
with the national unions or leagues in the
| TUUL district and local committees.
T. Such general councils in cities where there
is no TUUL organization should be affiliated
with and directed by the TUUL center in the
! district or nearest city.
g. The chief task of the general council
shall be to develop a campaign in the shops
and factories, in A. F. of L. unions, etc., for
| the organization of shop committees, united
| front committees and TUUL groups and in
conjunction with the struggle for the demands
| for the unemployed based on local conditions
| 9. The local TUUL council shall I'd and d.
rect the activity of the unemployed movement
Local TUUL's shall set up special committees
to give daily attention, direction and leader
ship to the struggle against unemployment and
the building of mass unemployed councils
The local TUUL organization shall coordinate
and check up on unemployed campaigns of
local unions, local leagues, and opposition
| groups in reformist union. 1t shall be respon-
sible for linking up the struggle against un-
employment with the TUUL recruiting cam
paign, and general struggles in the sections