The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-29

the a. z. OF l.. convention meeClQg
November q in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The last A. F. Of L. convention de-
nounced unemployment insurance
since then Green and the executive
council have warred against it for
over six months, going SO far as to
lift the charter of the Minneapolis
Building Trades Council for advoc-
ating it,
Rank and File Want Insurance
The New York A. F. Of l.. Com
mittee for Unemployment Insurance
and Relief secured, nevertheless. in
dcrsement by 300 locals of A. F. of
L. unions for The Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill, and a great
mass movement inside the A. f. of
L. took place in favor of unemploy-
ment insurance.
Whereupon capitalist papers, print
ing an inspired story of the July
session OF the executive council, de-
clared:
Unable to withstand the rapidly
mounting tide of sentiment for COM
pulsory unemployment insurance ev-
idenced by q flood of communica-
lions from local unions city cen
trail labor bodies and state fedora
tons of labor, the Executive Coun-
Gil Of the American Federation of La
Dor abandoned today its traditional
opposition to unemployment insur-
ance"
In connection with this statement
the New York A. F. of L. Commit
tee for Unemployment Insurance ex-
posed the Executive Council proving
that it was opposed to insurance and
that this is only maneuvre to stop
the growing rank and file movement
for unemployment insurance.
Defiance or Trickery?
Already 10 days have passed since
the Executive Council has been in
session and not a word about VIM.
Green's plan has been issued. There
are indications that the arch reac-
tionary, Matthew Vol, President of
the Civic Federation and Vice Presi-
dent OF the A. F. of L. is opposed to
any kind Of unemployment insurance.
What is more, he is even opposed to
mentioning it at the coming conven-
ton.
On the other hand some Of the
officials fearing the rebellious mood
of the rank and file would like to
bring in some fake recommendations
similar to that proposed by the DEM
ocratic Party election platform.
A. f. l.. Executive
Green himself, in speeches and
statements since July, has proposed,
or indicated that he might propose
a kind of unemployment insurance"
which is really employees group in
surance, under state not even ma
tional supervision, and with the en-
ployees paying either for the whole
thing or a large part of it,
At Expense of Capitalists
The New York AFL Committee is
supporting the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill which demands
unemployment insurance be paid by
the government and employers to all
workers regardless of color, religion,
nationality, old or young, citizen or
non-citizen, native or foreign born,
man or woman. The rank and file
of the ALL favors this bill.
The New York AFL Committee
with the other existing AFL commit
tees is calling a conference for un-
employment insurance simultaneous
! ~ with the AFL convention in Gin
cinatti on Nov. % and % is the
American Federation of Labor Hall,
1918 Walnut st.
Hundreds of AFL local unions will
be represented at this conference and
they will present their demands to
the AFL convention. All AFL mem,
bers are urged to carry on a struggle
for unemployment insurance and inn
mediate relief in their local unions
The local unions still have time to
elect their delegate to the Cincinatti
AFL conference.
For more information write to the
New York AFL Committee for IN
employment Insurance and Relief,
TOO Broadway. Room .336 N Y C