The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
StrikirG Miners
March to Close
Steel Mill
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pieces. The miners are dissatisfied
with conditions, and though they
have not yet clearly formulated all
demands, are already fighting for
the six-hour-day, the rights Of the
mine committees and for full union
recognition.
But despite unclarity on all issues
of the code, especially arbitration,
ETC., the strike is already effectively
against the code and the agreement.
On the other hand, it is now clear
the main bulk of operators refuse rec
ignition of the U.M.W.A., but main
tain the open shop policy on the
pretense of the agreement not affect
ing so-called captive" mines.
All big corporations, including the
Prick Coke Co., the U. S. Steel, Beth
lehem Steel, Midland Steel, Jones &
Laughlin, of the Mellon interests, etc.
take the position expressed by E. T..
Weir, chairman Of the National Steel
Corporation:
"Our mines will meet the wage and
working conditions, but we see no
reason why we should conform to
code designed to meet requirements
of purely commercial producers. La
Dor policies will be decided when they
arise"
For Open Shop
Another steel concern representa-
tive stated President Roosevelt's ex-
tension Of the code to all mines out
side OF those with union contracts
is equivalent to an open shop declar-
alton"
Thus we see that as far as the big
trusts are concerned, the Mellon, Nor
gan and Rockefeller interests, they
are for the open shop and the U. M.
w. A. remains where 1t was before
the big so-called victory" that the
miners were told Lewis scored.
This situation clearly reveals that
the MIRA and Roosevelt tried to
swindle the miners by giving them the
open shop and to force them back
to work.
The Lewis, Pagan, Feeny leadership
is in the crisis Of its life.
The miners are disregarding them.
Yet they are making every effort to
send the miners back to work and
to stop the spreading of the strike.
They are. bending every effort to
get the miners back by Oct. End,
when the code and agreement go into
effect and when Lewis hopes to come
out as hero at the A. F. Of L. con-
vention also opening in Washington
on that date.
Aim to Break Strike
Murray. OLeary and Pagan. U. M;
w. A. officials in Pennsylvania. are
workine feyerishly for q return to
work by Monday.
James Mark, president Of District
2, called upon the miners to 90 back
to work and against the strike. stat
ing:
II am urging all miners idle to re-
turn to work Immediately" He called
the marching miners "agitators' and
Outsiders" and said of the miners
"They are not consistent in first con-
| Quoting a strike because the code was
unsigned, and as soon as 1t was signed
changing to something else"
Yes, the miners struck for code
but now they are striking against
the Lewis MIRA sell-out slavery code
AS before, they are striking for higher
wages, for better conditions for the
rights Of organization. Only now, the
strike is of much greater SIGNIFICANCE
and the miners are learning much
and beeinning to free themselves ~
many former illusions. Thew are tax.
ing some forward steps to free them
selves from Lewis g. 90.
The National Miners Union and LEFT
forces in the U.M.WA. are showing
the miners the road to victory.