The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-22
TWO FAKE INSURANCE BILLS
BEFORE NY. LEGISLATURE

scheme: ANY person who has attained the
age of twenty-one years. who is unable to sup
port himself and his family because of forced
idleness; is citizen of the United States and of
the State of New York for at least three con-
tinuOus years Immediately preceding his appli-
cation for relief; is not at the time an inmate
of any public institution"
Thus the great bulk of young workers-below
81 years of age, whose number is tremendous and
whose wages are miserable; the unnaturalized
foreign-born and the large number of migratory
and seasonal workers, who are not able to re-
main in the state or locality for period. but
must move from place to place looking for
job-these workers are barred from insurance.
But this is not the worst feature. Those who
will receive insurance will get it in the form
of work on public works for two days week at
the rate of IS a day. The purpose of this pro-
vision is to lower the condition of the building
trades workers and all workers generally for the
further provision is made that awards shall be
made as hitherto, except as to the scale of
wages. This bill is supported by the State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Thus these two bills are directed against the
bulk of the working class, against the seasonal,
migratory and young workers, against the mill
tant workers, against the foreign-born workers,
Against these two bills representing the So
called progressiveS. the socialists and the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, the workers put the
Workers Insurance Bill, which is to go into
effect at once, to cover the workers from the
first week of unemployment, without discrm-
nation to race, age, color. sex, nationality,
and TO prevail during the entire period of I'M
employment. In addition, contrary to the above
two bills, the workers unemployment insurance
fund is to be administered by Workers Com
mission of workers in the shops and unemployed
workers so that no discrimination will take place.
The purpose of introducing the above two
bills is to offset the fight for the Workers IN
employment Insurance Bill. The date for put
ting into effect is such that the 100000 I'M
employed workers in New York will starve to
death before obtaining any insurance In the
meantime, according to Steingut. Roosevelt and
Hastings they will have to be content with
salvation army, police line and bread line char
ity.
The workers will not accept these conditions.
but are fighting for the real insurance provided
by the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill,
which will be placed before the United States
Congress on February 10, backed up by mil
lion signatures and by the militant struggles
of the unemployed and employed workers all over
the country for immediate unemployment re-
lief and insurance.
Sign the Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill Become a collector of signatures for the
Bill! Fight against evictions Demand inlned-
late relief from the cities! Organize in the
fight for Unemployment Insurance!
Roosevelt, the socialist party, State Fedora
ton of Labor, Steingut and Hastings, repre-
sentatives of the capitalists, are carrying on
vicious campaign against the workers who are
fighting for relief and insurance. Expose their
fraud as enemies of the workers in the shops
and on the land-enemies of the militant for
eign-born and young workers-enemies of the
entire working cassl
Join the Unemployed Coulcils Employed
workers, join the unions of the Trade Union
Unity Leaguel Together fight for unemploy-
ment insurance against wage cuts, speed-up
worse conditions Together we will put through
our demands!