The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-26


unprecedented proportions we're met
with tunultuous applause and cheers
The new striking shops received a
great ovation as they came into the
halls and declared their solidarity
with the United Front.
Scores SchIesinger SeIlout.
The United Front Strike Commit
tee issued the following ringing call
to all dress strikers under the lead
ership Of the International:
Ten days ago, the Schlesinger-
Dubinsky clique, with the aid of the
bosses, declared their strike lockout
in the dress trade. The bosses shut
down the power and sent you out of
the shops in order to give the Schles-
niger clique a chance to squeeze
money out of you and to send you
back under the same miserable con-
ditions.
"The strike lockout of the bosses is
being carried through at the same
time when the United Front Strike
Committee is carrying on a strike of
the dressmakers for union conditions.
Eve workers of the shops who must
earn living from our work, turn to
you with this call. Unite together
with us in the strike against the
bosses and for union conditions. Our
interests are the same in the shops
and on the picket line.
Before the strike and since the
strike, the United Front Committee
has carried on a consistent struggle
to unite the ranks Of the dressmakers
because we know that through unity
of the workers we can win decent
living conditions for all workers.
Thousands of workers Joined the
ranks of the United Front Commit
tee and are fighting for union con-
ditions in the shops. About 100 shops
have already settled on the basis Of
union conditions. But this is not
enough, We must see to it that no
striking shop returns to work with
out improved conditions.
strikers of the international: Long
before the strike lockout was declared
by the leaders of the International
they had already agreed on sellout
settlement. The so-called conferences
between the Association and the
Schlesinger clique, carried on behind
closed doors, are simply finishing
touches to the sellout, which will
mean more starvation, more misery
for the dressmakers.
without the knowledge or consent
of the strikers, they have agreed to
arbitration so that with the aid of
Walker and other Tammany politi-
clans they can drive the dressmakers
back to work under even more mis-
cradle conditions.
Strikers of the International: In
Montreal, Canada, the International
clique, after a one days fake strike,
sent the cloaknakerS back to the
shops under a 10 per cent wage cut,
10 per cent reorganization, and check
off system. Do not permit the
Schlesinger Dubinsky Zimmerman
clique to drive you back under a
similar sellout In New York. Now
that you are down on strike you have
the opportunity to get real improve
ments in your conditions.
you must not permit yourselves to
be fooled by the loud proclamations
of victory which will be made by the
leaders Of the International, the For
ward, the Day and the entire capt.
talist press in a day or two which
will come out with screaming head
lines that the International has de-
feated the demands of the bosses and
has scored a victory for the workers.
The aim of this publicity will be to
confuse your minds and to drive you
back to the shops, under the old con-
ditions. Recall the hullabaloo that
was made In the same bosses press
about the victory of the cloakmakers
in 1929 and the dressmakers In 1880
and the actual conditions in the
shops after the so-called victory. The
general agreement which they have
made will look good on paper but will
mean wage cuts in the shops. You
must not return without any real i'm
provements In your conditions.
How Can This Be Done?
81. Get together with hte work
ers of your shop. elect a shop strike
committee, work out your demands
on the basis OF the demands of the
United Front Communications a Is
per cent increase in pay, 40 hour
week. the right to the job, no dis
elimination against Negro and
young workers.
"2. Organize strong picket
line and continue picketing until
your boss Is compelled to give in to
your conditions.
"3. Get together with the sttik-
ers of the other shops and help
them organize their shops and con-
tinue the strike for union condi-
tions.
"a. Fight against the ssllout
agreement and mobilize the work
ers Of your shop and all other shops
to vote down the fake settlement.
IS. Insist that only the strike
committee OF your shop has the