The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14

ment insurance and other labor legis-
lation," stated Joseph lack, secret
arv Of the T.UU.C., yesterday.
The Trade Union Unity Council
is the central de1eeate BODY of scores
OF fighting unions and leagues in
New York City. 1t includes the
heroic Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union which has in a whole
series of battles recently forced boss
after boss to establish union coodi-
lions and raise wares. The N.T.W.
III. has forced through the first case
on record of a whole association of
employers being made to provide the
fumes for unemployment insurance
without expense to the workers. but
with administration Of the fund by
the workers.
Also affiliated with the TU.UC. are
the Food Workers industrial Union,
Metal Workers Industrial Union,
Marine Workers Industrial Union.
and many others, whose names need
only be mentioned to remind work
ers of victorious struggles for thines
on which the Albany conference will
demand legislation.
ENERGETIC Support
'@The T.U.UC.", said lack. will
not only endorse and send de1eqates
to the Albsnv conference, but it calls
on all its affiliated unions to do like
wise. On the first day of the call
10 the conference. Secretary Potash
&c fha Naodla IHyo-fyare r,,d,,e&,-;oI YrY,
ion pledged the full support of that
union. All Others in the TUUC.
will surelv do likewise.
I'VE call not only for formal en-
dorsement, but for active and ener-
getic support of the conference. All
unions and workers organizations
shor1d send deleeates to the preli-
minsry conference on arranaements
of the state conference" The preli-
minarv conference will meet Jan. %
at pm. in Irving Plaza Hail.
Alexander Hoffman, general or
ganizer of the Needle Trades Work.
ers Unemnloyed Council, which
carries On a continuous demand on
the Gibson committee for more
Jobs and no discrimination AGAINST
Ne~rces, hailed the call for the
Albany Conference. "Our struggles
have convinced us that through
them we can achieve results" he
said. But much more can be ae-
complished by all workers together
THROUGH srch movement as can
be rallied THROUGH the state confer
ence in Albany. We call on all I'M
employed workers organizations
particularly to come to the front
in support of this conference. and
to take part in the preliminary
conference Ian. I'll in New York"
Type of Bills
An indication of the type of legis-
lation the Albany conference will
consider is seen from the proposal
of the New York State A. F. of L.
Trade Union Committee that a bill
be sent to the Legislature from the
Albany conference. that shall follow
the line of the sample bill worked
out by the Nation Wide A. F. Of L.
Rank and File Conference, held
short time arc in Cincinnati
No Tax On Workers
That bill specified unemployment
insurance guaranteeing the average
wages in the respective industries.
but in no case to be less than $40
a week for adult workers, So extra
for dependents, for the entire period
of unemployment.
1t called for no discrimination of
any sort, whether for age, race, ma
tionality, color or political opinion.
1t demanded the costs be borne
entirely by the employer and the
government, with the present war
fupds placed in the insurance fund.
For part time workers, the pro-
posal is enough insurance benefit to
make up their income to what it
would be with the full unemploy-
ment benefit paid And it provided
for payments for sickness, old age,
accident and maternity.
ers International Relief Band Worh-
ers ChorlJsps M. hundreds of voices