The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-22
TUUL Calls For
Unions to Train
More New Leaders
Ry Sidney BLOOMFIELD

The lack Of interest in working
class education by the leading
functionaries of the revolutionary
unions is astounding, In almost all
red unions and opposition groups,
educational work is unknown.
Where such work is slightly no.
ticeable, the "disagreeable" job is
passed on to the "kids," "a group
of young inexperienced but will
ing workers. as in the case of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union.
How many coipes of the theore-
teal organ of the Red International
of Labor Unions, "The R. 1. L. U.
Magazine" are sold to the num-
bers? How many copies of Labor
Unity" are sold? We will not ask
how many rank and filters, but how
many leading officials, have read
a copy Of the resolution of the
Eighth Plenum of the K. l. L. U.
on shop work? How many func-
tionaries have had systematic or
even a fairly good training in
Marx.sm-Leninism? To pose these
questions is to answer them. In
most cases the answers would be
in the negative.
This same negative attitude is
shown toward the foremost school
for Training for the Glass
Struggle" This cold attitude to-
ward the Workers School was the
reason that called for the adoption
Of the following resolution by the
meeting of the National Board of
the Trade Union Unity League on
July II, 1888.
Recognizing the increasing
need for basic theoretical train
ing for the members, and par
ticularly the leading cadres in
the revolutionary unions, in the
work of the Red Trade Union
Opposition, and especially in the
concentration work in the fac
tories, a training that is indis-
pensable for effective revolution
airy Leadership in the struggles
of the American working class,
the Executive Board of the
Trade Union Unity League goes
on record as endorsing the Work
ers School as the Central Train
ing School in our movement,
whose function is to develop
trained leaders in our ranks.
We therefore call upon all
revolutionary unions and groups
to give every form of support to
the Workers School, and urge
our affiliated unions ands OPPOSE
ten groups in all cities to con-
cider the Workers School in their
respective territory as their
school, to enter Immediately into
conference fer the effective col
alteration to establish a con-
t;nuous and systematic scholar
ship basis, with arrangements for
such SPECIAL courses as can DOS
sibly be instituted for the gem
eral and special needs of our
unions"
This resolution though brief, is quite
clear. But the functionaries go on
as though this resolution was of no
concern to them. The Workers
School sent to every union and oppo-
sition group its catalogue scholar
ship credentials and letter asking
for students for the fall term which
starts on Sept. 25th. We have reports
that in some AT. of L. unions our
letter was at least read to the mem
bership. 1t is now more than two
weeks and only one student has been
sent by the Office Workers union.
What a miserable showing!
The members Of these organizations
must take action on such important
questions. The functionaries must be
convinced OF the need of carrying out
the resolution of the National Board
of the TUUL in support of the Work
ers School and to help the rank and
file obtain an education. This being
the last week before the fall term
starts, all bureaucratic obstacles must
be brushed aside in the unions so that
members may register at the Work
ers School before it is too late.