The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-26

the Interests OF -the Negro steel
workers; from the smallest depart
mental demands in the mills to the
fight against lynching and all forms
OF social discrimination.
Fight Against Jim Crowism
The s. w. I. U. must become the
steuHeh defender of the rights Of the
Negroes in the mill and steel towns.
Our leaflets, speeches, group and
mass meetings must constantly ez-
pose the miserable working and
living conditions under which the
Negroes are forced to slave and live.
On the basis OF joint meetings with
the Negro and white steel workers,
We must formulate concrete and
practical demands that Will lead to
struggle to abolish these conditions.
The conditions Of the Negro workers
in the mills must not be separated
from their SOCIAL conditions in the
towns. These two factors cannot be
separated. AL efforts OF the bosses
at social discrimination, segregated
housing, discrimination in relief, Jim
Grow restaurants, amusement places,
hospitals, eVictions, threats OF
beating and lynching, etc., must be
met by the S. w. I, U. by demon
STATIONS TO the extent Of physical
protection for the Negro steel workers
and their families. Similarly, all
forms OF Discrimination in the mills
aggregation, denial of the better
paid categories Of jobs, forced unpaid
for overtime, discrimination in hiring,
etc., must be stubhornly fought.
We must take the following steps
Immediately:
I. An theological campaign in
every department group, mill branch
and general local
2. immediate assignment of small
committees in each mill for special
Negro work.
3. Issuance of special Negro leaf
let's to employed and JobIess Nc
groes.
4. immediate organization of spe-
ciaI organizing crews TO canvass
Negro sssel neighbcrhoods to recruit
Negro steel workers for the S. ".
I.U.
s. Immediate organization u
meetings especially In the Negro
neighborhocds to discuss their So
ciaI conditions and TO formulate
demands. White workers and com
r1itteeS Of eur owl. members must
participate In these meetings.
6. Immediate election Of cne com
rade in each department who Is
to be held responsible for Negro
work in that department. ms
connrade Is TO draw on our members
for this work.
a. Every executive committee (lniII
branch, city and district) is to elect
at once one comrade or small
committee to he responsible for this
work
8. Immediate drawing in OF Negro
steel workers to leading commit
tees and responsible posts.
9. Each district, mill branch and
department group to set a definite
quota for recruiting Negro steel
workers and to set time for the
accomplishment of this task.
10. Immediate steps must be taken
to organize Unemployed Branches
of the S. w. I. U. in the segregated
Negro steel neighborhoOds and as
signment Of white steel workers TO
these branches.
II. Struggle ruthlessIy against all
chauyInist tendencies among the
workers.
The most outstanding demands for
the Negro steel workers are as fol-
lows:
1. No discrimination in categories
of work. The right and practice of
Negroes to work on any ica in any
Department..
2, Pay for all overtime.
5. Equal pay for equal work
4. No .diserinnina ton in hiring.
5. Against segregation IN the steel
towns,
6. Better and equal housing Eor
Negro and white workers
Z. Against al Jim Grow, laws and
practices In the steel towns these
laws and practices are transferred
from the towns into the mills fer
the purpose Of maintaining in
equality and division on the JOB
10 make Impossible q joint struggle
Of Negro and white workers for
better conditions).
9. No discrimination in the dis
tribution Of relief TO part-time and
Jobless Negroes.
8. Demand full economic, political
and social equality for all Negro
work and their families, linking this
demand up with the demand for
the right OF self deternination OF
tho Negro masses in the Black Belt
of the south where they form q
majority.
These demands, which are basic,
must be transferred from the prop
uoapda Stspa IN tina ,,oiy,t ~ actual