The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-18
The A. F. OIL. Hosiery Union Has
Turned Into An Open Co. Union

organized workers is forcing the unorganized too
to take wage reductions Already the Apex
mon union) is giving wage cut to the work
erS-they to compete with the union shops
What joke! 1t is only too bad that this joke
is at the expense OF the workers-both organized
and unorganized.
Those voting for the wage cut will soon find
out that, the reasons given by the socialist Mr.
McKeown, or any of the other officials, is only
to fool the workers to take the wage cut with
out a struggle. The officials no more represent
the workers-they have sold the union to the
mill owners.
A.FFH.W. Open Company Union!
The workers, who voted against the agree
ment, in Paterson Philadelphia and all other
hosiery cities must now teach to the rest of the
workers what the wage cut agreement means"
1t means the following:
l. That 30 to As per cent wage cut should
not be accepted without strike struggle of all
the hosiery workers, organized and unorganized
2. The check-off system does not only mean
the collection OF dues and assessments by the
bosses for the officials 1t also means a black
list against any worker, who will not side with
the machine. Every job will be controlled by
the officials and the boss. All who will dare to
speak against the bad conditions in the mill will
be out of 2 job.
3. Point No. 7 in the agreement says that if
any department will go out in strike without
the o. K. Of the impartial chairman CD the
union will supply scabS to take the Jobs Of the
workers on strike This takes away the right of
the workers ever to fight against any grievances
in the mill The union becomes an open strike
breaking agency Of the bosses. Not a union for
the good of the workers. It is now an open COM
pany union.
Organize and Strike Against the Wage Cut.
The organized workers members of the A. F.
F. H. W., must realize that with this agreement
the officials are openly turning the union into
an instrument with which they are making the
organized workers take drastic wage cut. They
say that this will give the jobs from the unor-
ganiZed to the organized This is a child's tale.
This should open the eyes of every worker in
the hosiery industry, organized and unorganized,
to the role the A. F. of L. unions are playing.
This union is openly selling the workers and
what's more they are dividing the workers into
organized and unorganized employed and unem-
ployed. Every worker must realize that we have
the boss class TO fight end must not fight
against each other. The following steps must
be taken at once in every mill To organize all
the workers against the wage cut in all the mills
organized and unorganized:
l. Demand rank and file control Of the union.
Take away the power from the officials TO ne
gotiate.
O. Don't accept the new agreement but Or
game in the mill and in every department
committee which will unite all workers against
wage cuts
g. Since most of the workers are unemployed
and the vast majority in the industry are not
organized, united front must be organized of
the organized and unorganized. This United
Front Committee for action should meet and
prepare a general strike of all the hosiery
workers
When we will convince the unorganized work.
ers that the organized will strike with them the
unorganized workers will not scab They too are
getting wage cuts. They too are working part
time. All workers together will be able under
the leadership Of the United Front to organize
and put up fight against the wage cuts.
The National Textile Workers Union will give
all help and leadership to the hosiery workers
in their struggle against the wage cut agree
ment. The NTWU will Up to unite the or
ganized with the unorgal' ed workers. The ma
tional office of the union is in Providence, r. L.
P. O. Box Al.
The office in Philadelphia is at s3e Arch ST.
until q. new office will be located. We have Of
fices In many textile cities e"