The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-16
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and even SO per cent. Thousands
of them now wax from in the
morning until at night. Bosses
stand at their elbow urging them
on to faster and faster work, and
there are countless dressmakers who
find SIS, $18 and $40 in their pay
envelopes after so and go hours of
the most back breaking work mag
Unable.
IL. G. w. Aid Bosses.
The I. L. G.. W. has aided and
advised the needle trades bosses in
every attack on the standard Of liv-
ing of the dressmakers, but its trait
orous policy is rapidly opening the
eyes of its members, many of whom
are flocking to the banners of the
fighting union, the N. r. w. l. u.
Members of the I. L. G. w. are
now on all the important strike COM
mittee of the Industrial Union and
are expected to be among the most
militant dressmakers in the coming
strike.
The most recent evidence of the
manner in which the l. L. G w. and
the bosses work together was af-
forded on Saturday.
Victimize Negro.
Anna Mckay, a Negro dressmaker,
obtained job at Click and Sales,
BAT w. Both ST., only a few days
ago. On Saturday, when she opened
her pay envelope, she found that her
wages were short $40 and that she
was fired. She asked her boss why
he hadn't paid her her full salary.
The boss replied that he had taken
cut the $40 at the request of the
I. L. G.. w, which would enroll her
in the company union. without her
assent. She insisted that she didn't
want to enroll in the I. L. G. w,
but it was too late. Her $40, most
of her salary, was gone. She is now
a member of the N. T. w. 1. U. For
tunately for her, her experience with
the company union was short, if
painful.
Preparations for the strike are 60
ing full force ahead. Tonight there
will be as meeting of the Shop Dele
gates Council and all active dress
makers in Manhattan Lyceum, 66 e.
Fourth St., at p. m. A meeting of
the Strike Committee will be held in
the same place and at the same hour
tomorrow night.
Ten epen-air meetings will be held
in the needle trades market" near
Fifth Ave, today.
The campaign for strike funds is
gathering speed, but much is yet to
be done in this direction if the dress
makers are to be able to wage an
effective fight against the wealthy
parasites who exploit them. Branch
9 Of the International Workers Or
der has already raised s34 In cash
and $12 in pledges for the $4,000
strike fund In addition, one men,
Der has pledged 50 a week and four
others 81 week for the duration OF
the strike. Branch has also or
ganized Support -Dress-Strike
Committee of members, which has
promised to raise 5000 Immediately
and has challenged other workers
organizations to revolutionary COM
petition in the raising of funds fol-
the dress strike. Members Of Branch
9 are now selling Solidarity Certifi-
Gates of from 81 to $25 for the bene-
fit of the strike fund
The Ukrainian Workers organiza-
ton has. announced that it is or
gambling for the collection of dona-
tions to the fund and conference
of Finnish and Scandinavian organ
izatiens will be held on Feb % for
the same purpose.
Two members of the N. T. w. 1. u
have left for a nationwide tour OF
workers organizations to collect
donations to the fund. Their timer
airy is as follows:
Baltimore and Albany, Feb 16;
Syracuse, Feb. IT; Wilmington and
Rochester, Feb. 10; Washington, Feb
10; Buffalo, Feb 20 and 81; Rich
mond, Feb. 81; Erie, Feb. %; Nor
folk and Portsmouth, Feb. % and %;
Pittsburgh, Feb. %; Atlanta, Feb. "a
and Is; youngstown and Cleveland,
Feb. "a to 81; Savannah, Feb. 26;
jacksonville, Feb. %; Toledo, Feb. 81;
Miami, March l and 2; Detroit,
March 1 and 2; New Orleans, March
3; Houston, March 5; Galveston,
March Z; Chicago and Milwaukee,
March 8 to 7; Minneapolis, March s.;
Shreveport, March 9; st. Paul, March
O; San Antonio and Sioux City,
March 10; Omaha, March II; Dallas,
March 10 and IL; Kansas City, March
IL and 10; Memphis, March 10; st.
Louis, March IA and is; Chatta-
nooga. March IA; Nashville, March
49,, indianapolis. March l6, and Gin
an Ia