The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
$4,000 Silk Workers
Continue Strike In
Paterson, EastOn
Call Natl Conference
to Form One Union In
Silk, Dye Industry

PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 10.-Al-
though the national strike front has
been broken with the action taken
by the United Textile Workers Off
Gals in sending the dye workers, the
Jacquard workers and the Allentown
silk workers back to work, the strike
continues solid in Paterson with
10000 still out and in Easton, Pa,
where there are 5000 on strike under
the National Textile Workers Union.
Ii the dye shops the U,T.W. Off
Gals sent the workers back to work
on the basis of closed shop agree
ment in which the strikers were sup
posed to be protected against dis
elimination and were to receive a
minimum wage Of S23,
Since the workers returned to the
shops three weeks ago, repeated vto-
lationS Of the agreement have &C.
CURED including discrimination, longer
hours and lay-offs. The U.T.W. has
not put up a fight to protect the
workers who are beginning to realize
that the union officials are concerned
only with the question Of dues COL
le1tion. There is growing opposi-
ton to the U.T.W. officials and in
creasing discomfort in the ranks Of
the dye workers.
Employers have told the dye work
ers that the agreement with the
U.T.W. was based principally on the
promise by the U.T.W. officials to call
strikes in shops where the employers
refused to live up to the prices set by
the Dye Institute. Formerly the Dye
Institute was able to punish under
selling by the smaller bosses by en-
ploying gangsters. This expense would
now be reduced by the readiness Of
A. F. of L. officials to act as their
agents in fighting the smaller COM
panies.
Silk manufacturers in Paterson are
refusing to pay the $25 minimum
wage proposed by the MIRA. and are
',olding out against recognition of the
A. F. Of L. The Associated officials
yesterday sent delegation to Wash
ington to appeal to the MIRA. raising
false hopes among the silk strikers
that the N.R.A. will take any action
against the bosses.
More than 800 workers returned to
work at the Onandago plant in Eas-
ton, Pa, and will receive 1898 for
100000 picks, the highest rate paid
in the industry. The shop was
settled on the basis of recognition of
the National Textile Workers Union
and the shop committee. Two other
mills remain out on strike.
The United National Strike Com
mittee organized at the Initiative OF
the National Textile Workers Union
is calling a conference Of represen-
tatives from all silk centerS in Pater-
son on November 10 to discuss the
formation of one union in the silk
and dye industry. The conference is
to be held in Paterson on Nov. 10.
At the same time the National Tex
tile Workers Union in Paterson is
organizing a shop delegates council
composed of representatives of every
mill and of every department in the
larger plants to meet regularly to
form a united front basis for build
ing one union in the silk and dye
industry. All shop grievances will be
taken up by the Council which will
prepare the action necessary to en-
force and maintain any gains won in
the shops and counteract any be-
trayal practiced by the U,TW. Of
ficials.
The shop delegates council, the
basis for which has been laid in 40
shops, will also publish a bulletin
called the Silk Workers Voice. The
Council will meet on November 10 at
Oakley Hall, 211 Market Street, Pater-
son at 10 a. m.