The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-06
MANY STRIKES OVER
NEW CUTS; WORKERS
DESPERATE, REVOLT
MINERS ALL OUT
IN PAGE Mine
AGAINST PAY CUT
Prepare for District
Conventions

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 5.-Thc
Page mine of the Russet Coal Co. at
Coupon introduced a wage-cut of 16
per cent on tonnage and $1.92 on
yardage. The miners struck 100 per
cent. The National Miners Union
held a meeting with the miners where
strike committee was elected and
demands formed. The miners in the
Bennington mine CT the Bothlehcm
Steel Corp, four miles from Coupon,
also struck against wage-cut These
two mines are in central Pennsylva-
MIA. A mass meeting for five mines
was organized for Monday, May 4. A
general strike committee for the sec
ton will be elected to spread the
strike to other mines in the section.
Tom Rodgers is in charge for the
National Miners Union
The Driftwood and Sauerkraut
mines in Fayette and Washington
counties of western Pennsylvania
struck against wage-cuts approx
mately 20 per cent. This is the sec
ond cut since the first of January. A
successful meeting was held in both
mines. a strike committee organized,
picketing organized, demands formed.
Isaiah Hawkins is in charge of this
strike Mass meetings are organized
for Tuesday May 5, where the ques-
ton of spreading the strike to other
mines will be taken up.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, which has an agreement with the
c. A. Hughes Coal Co. in central
Pennsylvania (the only agreement
they have in the Pennsylvania btu
minous mines) accepted wage-cut of
10 per cent affecting about 600 men
The scale of wages paid in these
mines are the lowest in the whole sec
ton and the United Mine Workers of
America officially leads in putting
across wage-cuts.
The preparations for the District
Conventions in the Metal Mining Dis
trict, May 10, Ohio. May II, and
Pennsylvania, May 1924 are being in
tensified. F. Borich. the National
secretary, is in Ohio helping to
strengthen the organizational work,
for the convention. On May 3 he
spoke at meeting of miners at Mine
No. 6, which had large Howat local
After the st. Louis convention of the
TIoWat forces, the miners decided that
they could no longer support the
Howat movement. and invited the
National secretary of the National
Miners Union to speak on the pro-
gram of the National Miners Union.
The whole local is expected to effili-
ate to the N.MU. He will speak at
Piney Fork and Powhatan.
The Brownsville Section of the
NM.U. held committee meeting al
which steps were taken to organize q
score of mass meetings, also to help
spread the strike. A successful May
Day meeting with over 200 present
was held The Canonsburg Section
held successful May Day meeting
with over 300 attending. The COM
mittee in charge Of preparations fol
the convention is organizing a mass
meeting in every mine in the section
The Avella Section held a successful
mass meeting. Mine meetings are be-
ing arranged for In the whole dis
trict at all Of these meetings a large
number of miners signed application
cards to the NM.U. Thousands OF
miners are rsllviug around the pro-
gram OF the National Miners Unior
for immediate relief. The unemployed
councils in the entire district are be-
ing strengthened and new councils
built.
Only the organized power of the