The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-07

upon basic industry, marine, trans
port, metal, chemical.
3. Very weak concentration upon
the formation of shop groups and
branches, and where such are form
ed, insufficient attention to their
activization.
4. OrganizatiOnal lOOsenesS and
considerable confusion in the uni
Ons' activities from the shop up.
5. Non existence or weak func-
tioning of the central departments
of the unions, such as organization
departments, law and defense, and
education.
6. Extremely poor strike prepa-
rations and relief organization.
Z. Opposition groups still remain
in an agitation stage and have not
evolved to independent leadership
of struggle.
s. Weak application of the tactic
of the united front from below.
8. Weaknesses in organizing ac-
tivities and leadership among the
unemployed in industry and linking
them up with the employed workers.
10. Gret weakness in activities
among Negro workers.
IL. Activities among young work
ers and women in industry still re-
main in the infancy stage.
The conference calls attention to
the exceedingly bad financial situa-
ton in all the unions and leagues,
the lack of planning in the work of
the unions, lack Of systematic draw
ing in of the actives in the every day
work of organization and leadership,
the lack Of check up as to the carry
ing out of decisions, all of which are
an outgrowth Of the basic weaknesses
of the movement as an organizer.
Rehabilitation.
The conference points to the ne
cessity of a far more rapid and sys-
tematic development of new cadres
of organizers and flnctionaries of
the unions in order to enable us to
cope with the growing demands for
capable personnel. The conference
records the following main weakness
es in the theological work of the
unions:
l. None of our unions engage in
political struggles even of the every
day elemental variety. They are not
politically minded. They fail to
raise the basic questions of the
right to organize, strike and picket.
Slow to move Jointly, each for it
SELF" they seek help when they are
in trouble, but fail to show coopera-
ton when others are in need. The
result is that collective action can
be brought about only partially and
that only under tremendous
pressure.
2. Our defense organization legal
defense, defense against gangsters
and police terror is chaotic and
haphazard, each union for itself.
5. United front activities are in
the main still in an agitation and
not action stage. This applies parti-
cuiariy to the food and marine
unions.
4. Our unions generally are at
the tail of events, they act more or
less planlessly, only under tremend-
GUS pressure from below. In effect
ing turns in their accustomed inner
tactics, they adopt the proper line
only under great pressure from
above. They are a driving force I'm
the main in an agitation sense,
only handling current questions
and trusting to proper develop
ments, This lack of driving leader
ship is the main cause of tremend-
Gus disproportion between the OBJ
jectivity extraordinarily favorable
situation, our great theological in
influence and the slowness of our
organizational growth.
S. Self criticism remains of a
formal character. Remedies for
shortcomings are not seriously
worked out, nor is there check
UP on the carrying out of correc-
lions, the same mistakes very often
being repeated again and again.
6. Practically no progress in or
ganiEation work in New Jersey, in
dustrially the most important ter
ritory In TINS district has been
made.
What Must Be Done.
The conference fully approves the
proposals of reorganization of the &C.
tivltles of the Trade Union Unity
Council and the inner life of the
union as regards organization, de-
tense, finances, education, relief
along the lines indicated in the re.
ports to the conference.
The conference approves the plan
OF reorganization of the Needle
Trades on the basis of factory build
ing and block organization as a suit
able method of mass organization
from below adaptable TO small shop
industry, this to be followed up by
the shoe, food, metal and the other
union.
In order that the proposals made
be carried out it is essential that
each union and league arrange
well prepared city conference of its
industry to put the line of this
conference into effect.
The next conference of the TUG