The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
GEM RAZOR CO.
PUT OVER PIECE
WORK, CUT PAY
II Workers F ir e d,
Terrorize Workers
on the Job

BROOKLYN, N. Y.--Tuesday at 2
pm. the Gem Razor Co. here began
the plan of introducing wholesale
piece-work for all the workers in the
plant.
AS scheme the change from week
work to piece work started in one
! department.. The frame makers"
who have for years been working in
the plant, we're affected by the new
speed-up, wage-cut devices of the
company.
The frame makers department on
the second floor of the plant were
we're getting SO cents an hour.
The company, not satisfied with
this miserable wages they were pay
ing to the workers came forward to
make more profits and speed the
workers more
The plans in the introduction OF
piece-work means a wage reduction
Of So and 81 per week per man.
The company demands that the
workers are to put out 1900 frames
day at Is cents per hundred.
The amount demanded by the
conany cannot be put out even by
the most exerienced man on the
job. With good days work all
man can put out is some 900 frames,
which would mean that the worker
cannot earn more than Sl.62 day.
This dastardly move of the COM
| pany aroused the entire department
The workers refused to accept the
bosses changes. AT this revolt of
the workers in the department the
company became alarmed.
However, to terrorize the rest of
the workers in the plant the man
ager ordered to pay OUT those who
refuse to accept the company's pro-
] posals
| Twelve men were fired The work
ers from the other departments, even
though number of them are still
working on Week-work, will soon feel
the new changes now going on
within the plant.
In short period of time all work
erS will be put on piece-work basis
thus reducing the wages of everyone
in the plant.
At present, beside the introduction
| of piece work, the company is also
replacing a number of men with
| young girls.
This means that number of
workers who have worked within the
plant for number of years will be
fired.
The workers who until last week
were getting time and a kuarter for
overtime, plus Is cents for lunch,
will not be getting this any longer
Last week the company declared
that everyone will be working on
straight time" and no more "25
cents TO be given out for lunches"
The methods Of terror going on
in every department in order to in
tinidate the workers, is becoming OBJ
vious every day.
On deartment last week the
workers were ordered 10 work over
time until 8 m. A worker refused
for some very good reasons. The
comany straw boss Immediately had
| him fired.
Terror, more seed-up, more wage
cuts, is expected in the plant. The
bosses will succeed if the workers will
allow themselves TO be terrorized by
the company's straw bosses.
Theanswer the workers are To give
to the terror, piece-work, .wage-cuts
and lay-off of men to replace them
with girls should be that Of ORGAN
IzATION.
Every Gen Razor worker should
become member of the Metal
Trades Workers League, the only
union of the metal workers which
fights in their interests.
Prepare today to fight back your
boss within the plant.
Get in touch with the Metal Trades
Workers League, l6 w. 21st St., New
York or with the Brooklyn office, 81
Graham Ave.
Organize and strike against piece
work, against wage cuts, against lay
off
Join the Metal Trades Workers
Industrial League.