The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-18
TRY TO DISRUPT
MOVE FOR REAL
JOBLESS A ID
Weinstock Fought Pay
Cuts in the Black
Bill

NEW YORK.-With nine painters
expelled in defiance Of the union
Constitution from the Brotherhood by
District Council No. Thursday night,
the threats made against the A, r. Of
L. rank and file by President Green
in his attack on Louis Weinstock be-
fore the Senate Judiciary Sub
Committee found its concrete ex-
preston.
Those expelled are: Hans Simon
sen Of Local $50, Louis Weinstock-
499 Harry Rothstein-490, Sam b.
garad-905, Irving Redler-I2l, Isa-
dore Sachs-21, william Gersh-892.
Max Boardman-490, Simon Solomon
400
Wave Of Expulsion
The EXPULSION action so far effects
members Of seven different locals.
But with Is other members Of various
locals facing trial under the same
charges today, and 7 additional mem
bers coming up for trial on Satur-
cay, Feb 25th, the expulsion drive by
the officialdom viii assume whole
sale proportions. The locals are being
urged not to recognize these explu-
sions carried through by the bureau
Gratis in defiance of the union rules.
The expulsion of the nine members,
grew out of charges based on the
proceedings at the Mock Trial ar
ranged by the rank and file ON Jan
uary IA, 1888. But the majority Of
those expelled, as well as those now
under charges, took no part what
ever, at the trial.
Expose Officials
The Mock Trial was held in res
ponse to the requests of rank and file
members of numerous locals, and
practically all of the District Council
officials themselves participated In
the trial.
Louis Weinstock acted as prosecu-
tor. and brought numerous charges
against the District Council and the
General Executive Board officialdom
The Council officials failed to answer
the charges brought by Weinstock,
that the union was losing members
while spending huge sums on So
called organizers. But the charges
were unanimously upheld by some Of
500 painters pre- Ant at the trial.
Indications of the present attack on
the progressive section Of the Broth
erhood and the rank and life gem
orally were to be found first in the
manuevers of the General Executive
Board to postpone the painters con-
vention scheduled for the month Of
September this year, and again in the
speech of Pres. Green in Washing
ton.
Purpose Of Explosions
The explosions are aimed to disrupt
the rank and file movement in the
A. F. Of L. for unemployment in
surance. '--
This rank and file movement was
endorsed by more than 1000 local
unions throughout the country, and
forced the of-icisldom of the A. F. Of
L. to reverse its previous obdurate
attitude and to adopt plank in
favor of unemployment insurance.
Fought Pay Cuts
On January 10th, 1888 the rank and
file Committee for Unemployment IN
surance and Relief sent its Secretary,
Weinstock, with the approval Of his
local union, to Washington to attend
the hearings Of the so-called 30 hour
Black Bill, where he proposed the In
clusion of a minimum wage provi-
sion to the bill and no further re-
duction in pay for the workers.
For this stand he was viciously
attacked by President Green who
together with the A. F. Of L. Execu-
tive endorsed pay cutting the Black
Bill.
A. F. of L. locals throughout the
country should Immediately send In
protests aaginst the explosions Of the
militant workers.