The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Neev G. WA. Rulings

THROUGH the back door, with suppression of pub
lcity the rules OF the Civil Works Administration
have been amended by series CT instructions from the
federal c. w A, issued through the state c. w. A.
offices to their local Offices These amendments in
addition to rules routine matters contain two kinds
of rulings" u Rulings which apparently uphold the
rights OF the workers and which are nowhere lived up
to, and p contradictory ruling which nulfy the work
ers rights and worsen their conditions.
The new rulings given elsewhere in this issue which
the state chairman of the New York state c. w. A.,
Alfred Schoelkcpf says "suppant all previous rules
concerning wages and hours among other things deny
all non-citizens the right to work under the c. w. A.
by stating that citizens throughout the whole state
shall be given jobs before n-ctzens are hired This
ruling discrminates against foreignborn workers and
is attempt to split the foreign born and native born
unemployed and prevent their solidarity. Under this
ruling many foreign born workers have already been
fired from c. w. A jobs.
These rulings of the c. w A. state that there will
be no discrimination because of race, creed
bership in any organization but the Daily Worker has
hand many reports Of widespread discrimination
against militant workers and against Negro and for
eign born workers
The clause against discrimination is further con-
tradiced and nulifed by two other sections of the
new rulings. The first declares that organized labor
shall be secured through recognized union locals"
The securing of c. W. a. workers through local unions
is desirable but the c. W. A. does not secure these
local unions Instead in Detroit and Cleveland this
ruling means that the placing of organized c. w. A.
workers in jobs is put by the c. w A. in the hands
of the A. F. Of L. officials The unions of the Trade
Union Unity League Disseminated against. The
A. F. Of L. officials discriminate against militant work
ers Cas- in Cleveland).
Secondly the Board of Labor Review set up by the
P. w. A is extended to c. w A. workers. 1.-THE deci-
sons of the Board of Labor Review shall be binding
upon all parties state the c. W. A. ruling Thus the
Civil Works Administration tries to avoid recognition
of the workers elected job committees, and unions
of the workers choice and tries to outlaw strikes
on G. w. A. projects for better conditions
THE c. w A. workers. in the face Of these new rulings
should demand strict enforcement of all rulings
against discrimination especially against Negroes for
eign born workers and non-ctzens, and members Of
militant workers organizations in the giving out of jobs
and while at work Demand strict enforcement of the
original scales for skilled and unskled workers
Demand strict enforcement of the thirty-hour week.
with free transportation from and to jobs, and time
spent in travelling to work in remote" places to be
counted as working time. Demand recognition of the
c. w A. workers elected job committees and the unions
Demand the right to strike and organize for better
conditions Demand full workmens compensation on
all jobs Demand standard trade union wages and
working conditions for all skilled and semi-skiIed
workers. Demand registration and assignment of jobs
to be controlled by elected committees of the workers
themselves.