The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29

Edward Ackerley to split their ranks
wide open with two wage scales
which pays the alteration painters
So 80 less a day than the other paint
ers get The two wage scales was in
stituted by establishment of a de-
partment called Maintenance DEE
partment" in which alteration paint
ers are showed. and over which is
established as dictator the notorious
CRATER Philip ZauSner, convicted of
taking $4,000 out of the treasury
some years ago, run out by the men,
bers but put back by crooked politics
and the general officers.
Dictator In Action
At the last meeting, Sept. 20, of
the Painters District Council, Acker-
ley simply rose and read into the
minutes the following dictatorial
statement:
IT instruct this Council to the eff
feet that the department for the or
ganization and control of mainten-
snce and repair work, as defined by
the trade agreement, shall at once
be instituted, and to this end I have
appointed former secretary Brother
Philip Zausner as manager Of this
department, with power and author
ity to appoint an advisory committee
and organizers and to generally take
full charge of the affairs of the
members working under the jurisdic-
ton of this department and of the
relations between employers and the
Brotherhood brotherhood OF Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhangers of
America) relative to maintenance
(alteration) work, under the entire
supervision of the Vice-President
(Ackerley himself.
Responsible Only To Aekerley
1.-THE manager of this department,
Brother Philip Zausner, and the day
secretary, Brother David Shapiro,
whom I have designated to act as
business manager of District Coun-
Gil No. g, while acting independently
in their respective positions, shall al
all times cooperate in matters af-
fecting the welfare Of the members
of this district and the Brotherhood
in general, and shall be accountable
| for their actions to the undersigned
(Ackerly, again.
Oh, Yes, The Money.
81 furthermore instruct the secret
treasurer in conjunction with the
trustee to maintain a separate fund
under separate bank account out
of all revenues to be assigned to the
maintenance department, and to
make all salaries and expenditures
incidental thereto out of that fund.
"The revenue for the up-keep of
the maintenance department. shall
consist of fifty per cent of all work
ing card fees, fifty per cent of all
initiation fees, and such assessments
as the membership may decide upon
Thus, into Zausner'S tender hand
ling, is turned large share Of the
revenue of the union, and zausner is
accountable for agreements, deals
with the bosses, brides and whatever
he wants to do-to no one but Aek-
erly himself, not at all to the mem
bership.
Fight Is On
Against this outrageous wage cut
ting, splitting of the membership
and tyranny, the rank and file are
rallying to fight around these de-
mands put forward by the left wing;
1. Nullify and void the agreement
made between the employers and
Ackerley;
2. Abolish the alteration depart.
ment;
8. One scale of wages for al
painters;
4. Reorganize the District Coun.
ell;
5. Elect new delegates who ar,
honest representatives of the ranl
and file;
6. Elect new agreement com
nlittee, which shall negotiate with tn
employers for one scale wage ant
conditions on the jobs;
7. All agreements must be rattle,
by the membership by referendum
vote before it is signed.
SOVIET FILM IN BRONX
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