The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-27
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thinking of strike.
Last Tuesdays issue of the Pater-
son News carried a resolution of the
United Textile Workers stating that
the reason they would go out on
strike was because they did not wish
to work with a picket line in front Of
the shop. This positively proves that
the U, T. w. and Associated mis-
leaders have no grievances and are
not concerned with the grievances
and conditions of the workers and
that the "strike" they are calling for
this Tuesday is not against intoler-
able conditions but TO prevent the
workers from going out on a real
strike against these conditions under
the leadership of the United Front
Strike Committee.
U. 7. w. Counts on Mayor
Further evidence of the scheme of
the United Textile Workers and AS
ISOLATED Silk officials to sell out the
strike while going through the mo-
tons of calling one is that con-
tainc in the Paterson Sunday Eagle
OF today announcing the general
strike called by the U. T. w. and
Associated Silk. The Eagle writes:
1T is most probable the manu-
facturers, if they do not take ac-
ticn themselves by closing down
first will call upon the mayors
labor conciliatory committee to
take up the various grievances.
This would bring both parties
together, employees, delegates and
employers"
This means that the bosses, the
UTW-ASW betrayers and the mayor
are cooperating in a sellout scheme.
A mass meeting called by the
United Front Strike Committee and
the National Textile Workers Union
will be held today at Summer and
Harrison Streets at $50 p. m. Senti-
ment for the National Textile Work
ers Union as the only union capable
of leading the strike is rising per-
ceptibly with the strike getting I'M
der way.
At mass meeting held Saturday
the demands of the silk workers were
read by Fred Bi3derkapp, a national
organizer of the Trade Union Unity
League. The demands are:
I've demand full recognition of
our shop committees and our union.
2-That there be no discrimination
3-That no worker shall be dis
charged without the approval of the
shop committee.
4-That equal pay be given TO all
workers for equal work.
5-That the filming system be
abolished.
6-That a record card of all work
performed Showing date of perform
ance, stating price of work, and
quantity Of work shall be given to
all workers.
THAT no worker shall operate
more than 4 looms.
S-That wages to every worker be
paid weekly
9-That there be no overtime, either
day or night.
10-That any and all loss of time
resulting from smashes which have
to be repaired by the workers them
selves shall be paid for at the rate
of rs cents an hour.
1l-That both the day and night
workers shall have one hour for
lunch time.
l2-That the working week consist
of 8 hours per day, for five week,
with no work on Saturday or Sun
day, for both day and night workers.
A price list was also read as part
of the strike demands of the silk
workers.
A truckload of strikers children
and adult strikers advertising the
mass meeting tonight we're arrested
by Police Saturday evening While
the children we're released, two
adults we're held in $25 bail each.
In a vicious attack against the
National Textile Workers Union and
directly aiding the United Textile
workers strike breaking sell out
schemes, Benjamin Gitlow, renegade
from the Communist movement and
secretary of the sslf-styled Love-
stone majority" group injected
himself in the Paterson strike sit
uation as an open-strikebreaker.
The strikebreaking declaration of
Gitlow was to the effect that the
National Textile Workers Union was
TO be condemned for not uniting in
the U. t. w. and A. S. W. officials
in their betrayal plan.