The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-25

ped; he had felt the companys
might; and, he knew that now, fired
for being an agitator, he was black
listed in every steel mill. well, now
he'd fight all the harder to organize
the steel union" he thought grimly.
His eyes lifted, and he saw a black
mass Of men coming across the yard
from the open hearth. A ray Of hope
fiickered in his heart Dayley, War
dell, and KollIosky were leading!
Coming up to Red, they linked arms
with him and said, "Cmon, we're
goin to tell Reynolds where TO head
off"
DACK in his private Office, Reynolds
- slid his fat launches into we'll
upholstered chair. "There'd be no
damned union in the open hearth"
His pudgy, hard grey eyes squinted.
THE slayes'd be scared now. They'd
knew now that they'd be fred if
they opened their traps!" He heard
rumble Of feet and hoarse voices
outside; growled irritably. Then the
door swung open: black mass of
hsrd-boiled men packed the outer
Office. Red, Dayley, Wardell, and
Kolkosky entered.
WardeI spoke first. You're taking
Red backl"
Apologize red surged up through
thick, beefy neck into Ramsey's
heavy jowls. 81 am, am I? You go
to hell-I'In running the open hearth
department, not your
mo work until Red goes back.
Well let the steel freeze up" added
Kolkosky.
"An' we're goin' to have the right
to organize in any union we want!"
said Red. The others nodded assent.
Reynolds tried another tack. He
softened his harsh voice into faith
erly tone and said why, men, I'm
surprised. And especially at you,
Wardell. Haven't We got q good
Works Council to consider your
grievances. Now you just go back
to work and I'll forget all about
your coming here and starting this
trouble. Let the Council take up
Reds case"
"You lay off Red and let us Or
ganize or no work. Let the steel |
freeze!" Kolkosky replied grimly. |
I'VE men are all sticking together. |
We walk out in a BODY! Dayley |
added, thinking to himself. And I'm
tn guy that always said that work
ers wouldn't stick togetherp
GO to hell! Get out of my Of
ficel" screamed Reynolds, on the
verge of stroke.
80. X" the four workers replied,
and turned to go.
us bluff failing, Reynolds felt like
IL he was tumbling into pit that
had no bottom. What had happened
to these workers? He had con-
compared them to cat
tie all these years, bulldozing and
bluffing them with his hard-boiled .
His thoughts swept to the
molten steel in the open hearth fur
naces. 1t would cool and harden
The expensive furnaces would be
ruined. He called out hastily to the
committee: "Hey, wait minute. I
reconsider. I grant your demands!"
Put that in writing. Red gets his
job back and We havel the right to
organize in the Steel and Metal |
Workers Union" Dayley said. and
turning to Wardell and Kolkosky,
asked; do you agree?"
Yeah" replied Warde1l, after a
pause. He looked at Dayley with |
surprise. A breezy "good-fellow,"
politician" he went with the wind. |
"But you always argued with Red
here against the union. How conner"
Red grinned. Excited and happy,
he blurted out; "Dayley always said
the workers wouldn't stick together.
and then be turns right around and
them!"
Jaw. 7 Just wanted to help you
out, Red,!" replied Dayley. And a
guy has a right to change his mind,
hasn't hep"