The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-04
In Philadelphia
Needle Trades
Factories
BY S. DAvIDMAN.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The mass
meeting of the Special order made
tailors" last Friday, July 2s, at 1908
Tasker, which was called by the Gus
tom tailors department of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union, was
success. Over 60 workers listened
to our speakers about the situation in
the trade in connection with the In
dustrial Recovery (Slavery) Act, and
discussed the problems of the trade.
Forty joined the industrial union.
During the coming week there will
be several meetings to prepare for
further struggles.
The furriers' department of the In
dustrial Needle Union, at a mass
meeting last week, unanimously de-
cided to call a general strike for next
week for the following demands:
Thirty-five hour week in the busy
season and 30-hour week during SLOW
time; minimum wage for cutter, 5000
per week, for operators, $41.o0, for
finishers and nailers, 1880; Unem-
ployment insurance by the bosses;
time and-a-half for overtime.
The rank and file of the Knitgoods
Workers Union are starting cam
paign against the corrupt leadership
of the A. F. of L. including Mr.. Jo-
seph Schwartz, member of the S. P.
At their meeting last Tuesday, the
membership came out openly with it's
protest.
There is now a dissatisfaction
among the dressmakers against the
leaders, Reisberg and Rubin, the two
vice presidents of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union. At
the last meeting of the pressers, the
membership demanded the resigna-
ton of Reisberg and Rubin, and con-,
demned the last agreement with the
bosses, which made them slaves for
the last two years.
The pressers of the Goldstein and
Levin shop came out with a strike
against the agreement, after the lead
ers of the International sent them
back to work under the same condi-
tions. In addition to this the bosses
hired under pressures assistants TO
get the same work for lower prices.
A great number of cutters were
fired. A small number of cutters are
working overtime. The leaders do not
do a thing about it.
The bosses with the representatives
of the International discriminate
against Negro workers, old and young
Under the blanket code, the bosses
say that they are slow workers and
fire them first
The B and x Shop fired six Negro
workers.
A mass meeting will be called soon
of all dressmakers of Philadelphia to
discuss the new code and the Indus
trial Recovery Slavery Act.
The Utility Dress Shop at I'll No.
18th ST., which closed down the en-
UlI6 SIlOD bWO WCChS d6O, UOOA NceSh
only go workers of the $50 who used
to work there. The A. F. of L. union
did not do thing against it.
On Sunday, August 9Th, the custom
tailors of the Industrial Union
will celebrate their victories on
the organizational front at their pic
mic in Pulasky Park. Ben Gold will
speak.
All workers are asked to bring their
friends Sunday, at nine in the morn
ing to 1908 Tasker or 2014 N. 32nd,
where buses will be waiting; and at
10 at the office of the union, 936
Arch st.
As mentioned last week, all shop
workers are invited to write for this
column. Bring your news, write
ups from the shop to the office or
your union, 936 Arch St.