The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
BY SEYMOUR wALDMAN

BY De MOOh WALDmAN
Daily Worker WASHINGTON Buro)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 20.
Irving Potash, the spokesman
,f a delegation of nearly 200 fur
7orkers of the militant Needle
rades Workers Industrial Union,
ebay presented the workers pro-
,osals to N.R.A. Deputy Admins
rator Earl D. Howard. The inn
ressive delegation of flu workers
ose to a man and made the large
Commerce Department auditorium
ing with their cheers as Potash
seconded the rostrunl.
Potash spoke emphatieally
against the slave wages Of the
r proposed code.
1gThe larger part Of the audi
more interested in what might
,e called the labor provisions of
he code" announced Howard at
O'Clock, six hours after the
5pening of the hearing. Perhaps
t would be well to say something
CON labor provisions" be added.
snow there are two groups rep
sesenteA, the Fur Workers In
,lustri'' MON (the N.T.W.IN)"
-trer aus applause from the
N.T,WIU. lasted for nearly a
full minute. "And the Interna-
ional Fur Workers Union A. F.
IF L.)"-not a hand clapped.
Howard Go'dstein of the Inter
) national Fur Workers, will speak
sissirst." Howard declared. The Mt.
VIII. workers laughed at How
ards sense of proportion. 81 re-
peat that the membership I am
5peakirg for is a bona fide, real,
xisting membership. It does not
consist of agreements, charters
and paper locals mentioned by
the A. F. of L. representatives.
who preceded Potash)," said Pot
ash. The workers applauded heart
~.
Shortly after the opening of the
nearing. Herman Paul. member
! of the N.T.W.I.U.. voiced the pro-
test of the workers delegation
against the presence Of Pietro
Lucei who, as MIRA. labor ad-
visor, sat behind his big cigar at
the administrators table.
eve object to the presence of
Lucci because he is connected
with gangsters-" said Paul.
''That's enough Howard in
terrupted imperiously.
A special policeman pushed
Paul down into his seat.
eve wish to be heard as the
various code provisions come up
Potash declared.
cat other fur hearings We were
forced to wait all day and have
not had ample time in which to
Epeak."
The proposed code, drawn W
by the Associated Fur Coat and
Trimming Manufacturers, Inc,
n provides for a work week Of 35
hours. The N.T.W.I.U, proposed
rHD hours.
bw Yhe employers MIRA. code Of
csh reduction in the established
! minimum wage scale while the
a N.T.WI.U. asks a 20 per cent
Increase on the established scales
ranging from $36.96 10 $60,72 a
week.
Y The code provides for IA week
minimum for floor boys. The MT.
kVI.U. proposes $40.
The code gives the emvloyer
ne, right to discharge. The Mt.
oE.LU. says "No discharge"
Concerning Section ia of the
N.R.A., which supposedly provides
Z for the workers free choice of
th4ir- own unions. The N.T.WI.U.
opposes ''any discrimination
against our union, the one chos-
en- by most of the workers. No
coercion shall be exerted on our
kworkers to join the American
Moderation of Labor Union TO
ave their own union" No I'M
.lMpIoyment insurance is provided
4ry in the code. The N.T.W.I.U.
koposes an unemployment insur-
|nce fund contributed to by the
employers only of per cent of
the total weekly payroll
The employers group, which de-