The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-15
FUR WORKERS TO
ACT ON REQUEST
OF UNITY M EE 7
Workers Will Make
Decision at Meet
Called by NTWIU

The Cooper Union meeting of the
fur workers Thursday will act on the
communication of the subcommittee
of the Unity Conference asking for
delegates to the conference. In the
reply of the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union to this communica-
ton it is pointed out that the
NTWIU "is not controlled by clique
or a political group. 1t is controlled
and managed by the workers. In line
with these basic principles guiding
our union, we have decided to submit
your communication for action to
mass meeting Of the fur workers.
The NTWIU points out in its an
swer that the decision of the workers
will be the decision of the union. 1--WE
c"-"f'6ont." states the letter of
the union, that the fur workers who
,-.aAy concerned with the prob
lie moi unity will make a decision
that will best serve the interests of
all workers in the fur trade"
1t is expected that the fur workers
will come en- masse to the Cooper
Union meeting to have their say on
this most important problem of unity
which can be accomplished only by
unity in the ranks of the workers
and not by unity Of cliques.
A call for the mass meeting will
be issued to the workers in leaflet
form today.
Dog Workers Shop Chairmen Meet
Tonight.
Tonight, right after work the shop
chairmen and delegates of the dog
skin shops will meet at the office of
the union, 131 w. 28th st. The order
of business will be a report of the
executive committee of IS on the &C
tivities, discussion on the fake
unity maneuvers of the Kaufman
Stetsky clique, and many other prob
lens relating to the campaign to
unionize the fur workers.
Fur Workers of Building BIS 18th Ave.
Called to Meeting.
A special meeting of all fur work.
ers employed at 315 Seventh Ave,
will take place tonight right after
work at the office of the union, 131
W. 18th st. At this meeting special
machinery will be organized to
spread the union campaign to every
shop in the building,
Dressmakers of 35th st. Meet Wed.
All dressmakers employed on 35th
st. will meet at the office of the
union, 81 w. 29th ST., Wednesday,
right after work to discuss the ques-
ton of the united front, how it can
be concretely put into action.
Comrade Ben Gold, secretary of
the important problems of the Dress
makers.
Millinery Membership Meeting Thurs.
Since the last membership meet
ing, the Millinery Department has
made considerable progress. A num-
Der of shops have been unionized. In
a number of other shops committees
have been organized to prepare for
complete unionization of these shops.
The Millinery Department of the
Industrial Union is now conducting
two strikes for better conditions. At
this meeting report will be given
on the activities, and the new men,
bers who came into the union as a
result of the shop strikes will be Of
ficially installed.
All millinery workers are called
upon to attend this meeting.
Effective picketing was carried
through in front of a number of the
shop strikes conducted by the In
dustrial Union in the branches of
the trade. AS a result of this picket
ing one bathrobe shop, and one dress
shop were forced to conclude settle
ments with the union.
The strikes against the other shops
continue. Needle trades workers are
called upon to assist the strikers on
the picket line.