The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-31
.UNEMP. COUNCILS
CALL WORKERS TO
FIGHT IRT BOSSES
$111,3O0 "Relief" Is
Wage-Cut, Lives of
Riders in Danger

NEW YORK.-The following is a
copy of the latest spiurge of the I.
R.T. bosses in their Subway Sun, y
displayed in all cars on the COM
pany's subway division:
The receivers and the manage
ment Of the Interborough Line are
proud to announce that the Of
ficers and employees have eo1itri-
buted voluntarily TO the Emergency
Unemployed Relief Committee, for
1888, a total Of $111,300."
The Unemployed Councils of New
York have issued the following state
ment calling upon workers to organ
ize and protest against the relief
donations I.RT. workers are forced
to contribute, the speed up and lay
offs which endanger the lives of the
people, and against the attempt to
raise the fares.
"The IR.T. has donated Sill 800
for the Gibson Relief Committee.
This generosity is the greatest de-
ception to keep up the murderous
lay off policy Of the Integboroush
The $li1,30o was blackjacked out of
the men from their low wages under
the threat OF losing their Jobs. The
splash in all the trains and in the
press is a publicity stunt to hide the
direct role Of Mr.. Hedley and his col
leagues. Already mass lay offs are
taking place.
In spite Of the fact that subway
trains, elevated and street cars are
undermined, the speed up system
has consistently increased, resulting
in lay offs. Now more lay offs are
on the program, even for the main
tenance men.
Mere Risk To Life
THE Yieieusness OF these dividend
coupon clippers and directors OF the
PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit Is not
diinrned even by the fact that the
lives Of millions of passengers are
endangered. These layoffs will in
crease the danger of travelling. The
people of New York have not for
gotten some OF the tragic accidents
resulting in the loss of many lives
600 dead on the Culver Line, mat
ter Of 10 years ago, besides dozens
Of others). Mr. Hedley and the Of
ficials of the PETERBOROUGH receiving
as high as 100000 in salaries a year
care nothing either for the over
worked fnterborough men with their
low wages or those laid of and
doomed TO starvation, or the en-
dsngering of the lives Of the passen-
gers. Now. when every nickel counts
to the workers, both employed, part
time and unemployed, the company
heads are manipulating with crooked
politicians to increase the fare in
spite Of the millions Of profits they
have made.
Plot To Cut OFF Relief
-Four of the I.R.T. directors are
also directors Of the Gibson Relief
Committee which raised over Is
million dollars for it's "relief" work
and in spite of the fact that only
close to four million Of this money
has been used. registration is closed.
The Unemployed Council of Greater
New York is we'll acquainted with
these generous acts" of Hedley and
his like. The only thing that can
force the Hedley's and Interborough
Rapid Transit to stop its layoffs, the
endangering of lives of the public, in
creasing the fares, is a. tremendous
protest movement OF the workers Of
New York, employed and unenployI
ed and a militant resistance on the
part of the Interborough workers
themselves against the layoffs.
THE Unemployed Councils Of
Greater New York pledges to mobil-
lie in support of any movement In
terborough workers groups will de-
eide upon against the lay offs We
also call upon the workers to organ
ize protest meetings. Send in copies
Of the resolutions to the Inter
borough, City Government, stimulat-
ing the greatest wave OF protest"