The daily worker., 1931-05-18
suRscRIPTIoN RArps:

vide agItationaI campaigns IN the principal in
dustries the issues arising out of the capt.
talist offensive, and seriously undertake the
ganization of strike struggles around the issues
raised in agitational campaigns.
The capitalist offensive has already called
forth strikes which show the growing determine
ton of the workers to resist the attacks on their
living standards. These strike movements will
involve increasing numbers of workers. The T.
| UU.L must strive to stimulate, organize and
lead these developing strike movements The
T. U. U. L. can organize and lead these strug-
giles only if it applies in practice the resolutions
and decisions of the Fifth r. L L. U. Congress.
1t is necessary that all leading cadres acquaint
themselves with these decisions and that they
be given wide circulation among the masses. E1-
pecially must the T. U. U. l.. adherents learn
and apply the lessons of the Important strike
struggles of the international revolutionary and
trade union movement of the past year. and the
lessons of the strike struggles in the United
States (Flint, Philadelphia, New York garment
workers. etc..
First of all, strikes must be prepared by
drawing in the largest numbers of workers af-
fected, to the leading organs of the strike move
ment. The harmful practice of a few r. l. l..
U. adherents calling strikes and appointing the
strike leadership from above must be stopped
This method must be replaced by the election
of strike committees by the workers themselves
The selection of slogans and the putting forward
of specific demands, and the election of the
strike leadership, must at all times be preceded
by the widest possible preliminary discussion
The most active recruiting must be carried on
during strikes.
4.-Building the Revolutionary Unions
In the concentration on particular indus
tries and areas, We must keep The building of
the revolutionary unions and strengthening the
organization in tho very forefront Of our activ-
ity. 1t is essential to carry on an theological
campaign to convince all members and support
ers of the T. U. u L. of the need for attention
to the daily ISSUES of the capitalist offensive ant
for the actlvzation of the members on the basis
of trade union democracy.
The internal life of the unions must be RAD
icaly transformed, paying particular attention to
work at the bottom - regular meetings of union
locals, printing and discussion of reports of ple-
NUNS and conferences, discussion Of the most i'm
portant resolutions of the leadership of the un-
ions, the T. U. U. L. and R. I. L. U. There must
be fight for regular collection of dues pay
ments and the complete consolidation of the fl
nancial system. 1t is necessary to secure the
functioning of the principal departments Of the
7. u u L. Bureau and of at least five or six
of the most important district committees
1t is necessary to speed up the development
of new cadres. For this purpose it is necessary
to lay the greatest stress on the fearless promo
ton of new forces to leading committees of the
unions into the leadership of struggles, etc, par
ticularly in the heavy industries The youth and
Negro workers must be resolutely drawn into the
leadership. Special measures must be adopted
such as the setting up of national T. U. u L.
school, the organization of weekend courses for
workers in the districts, ETC.
The development on a much wider scale than
before of the cultural activities of the unions is
essential (the establishing of educational fea-
lures in the work of the individual unions, the
utilization in this connection of workers educa-
tional conferences, the setting up Of study cir
cles, the organization of conferences of worker
correspondents, etc..
While some improvements are noticeable IN
Labor Unity it is essential that it give more di-
rection to the struggles while at the same time
becoming still more popular consolidating its
corps of worker correspondents and organizing
systematic distribution in the factories At the
same time, it is essential for the unions in the
industries selected for immediate concentration
to make the utmost efforts to revive, stabilize,
and extend their own press.
The neglect of work among women, particu-
larly in textile, metal and other basic industries,
must be overcome. An active committee for work
among women must be set UP at the national
headquarters of the T. U. U. L. and in those
districts selected for concentration. In the unen-
ployment movement special emphasis must be
placed upon organizing the women and particu-
lar demands be worked out in cooperation with
the unemployed women themselves
5.-Work in reformist unions, the building of
revolutionary oppositons, in the A. r. of L.
unions the Railway Brotherhoods, ETC., Is an
immediate task of the T.U.UL. This task is all
the more urgent because of the developing at
tack on the wage scales and working conditions
Of the members of these unions which the Off
cial leadership is helping to prepare. BY united
front tactics the T.U.U.L. must fight to wrest
this leadership Of the struggle of these workers
from the bureaucracy. The Bureau of the T.U
U.L. must take up a special order of business
the situation in the AF. of L. railway unions
work out plan of immediate action and issue
statement directed to the workers who are
members of these unions. The plan of action
must include concrete and immediate organ-
rational measures for building revolutionary
oppositions in these unions and the application
CT the united front tactics The TU.UL. bureau
is charged to report TO the R.TL.U. Executive
the plan of action and the steps taken to carry
it out, within two months
6. Work Among Negroes.
Negro work still continues to be the weakest
phase Of our movement We have little or no
organizational contact with the Negro masses,
even IN those industries where they have ac-
lively participated in the strikes led by the re-
volutionary unions In the South especially in