The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-04
Some Conclusions from the Chicago
Stockyard Workers Strike
CAN EDTTORIAL.)

urderesnation Of the role and influence of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. Even up to the end the
leading comrades In the District Bureau were not
Of the extent Of the A. f. L. organization among certain
sections of the workers in the sockyards and the role
that they would play in any struggle. This called
to the attention Of the comrades on few occasions
but 1t not taken with sufficient seriousness
even to cause investigating the situation. We
tinued to be isolated from the workers. and remained
unaware of the actual developments. AS result we
had no connections with these organized workers. and
could not influence their course not to speak of
ganizing revolutionary oppostions within the A. F. L.
unions and develop the united front policy.
WITHOUT doubt the situation revealed in the stock
yard strike is characteristic of the whole trade union
work in the District The slight progress made recently
in the trade union work has been limited almost en-
tireIy to few Of the lighter industries both far
the T.U.UI unions concerned, well as to the
work in the A. F. L. We remain isolated and have
made progress among the basic sections Of the
organized and the more important industries among
the workers organized in the A. F. L. unions. The
leadership does not steer decisive in the trade
union work and only small section of the Party is
taken up with trade union work.
1t is necessary for the Chicago comrades to discuss
the questions here raised and to further elaborate
them in the District Committee. Perhaps would be
advisable to hold special general membership meet
ing to draatze the Importance OF the whole question
This meeting should then be followed by discussion
in every nucleus and every important trade union
fraction These meetings should be utilized to explain
the line of the Party in the trade union work the
light OF the sharpening class struggle and to deepen
the understanding of the membership on the concrete
recent Developments deepening crisis crisis in the
NJ r. A, growing fascination growth of strike move
ment role of A. r. L. bureaucracy and s. p growth Of
trade unions, A. r. L., T. u u L., independent unions
etc. and to draw the membership into the trade
unions.
The District Bureau should at further elaborate
Steel railroaO and among the important A. F. L.
unions (metal, transportation, packing, etc..
1t Is necessary to perhaps re-assign the leading
comrades to special tasks the basis of the concen
traton program to provide guarantees that the plan
will be carried through
1t is necessary to renew the work among the I'M
employed, among the Negro masses, the work of the
fraternal and language organizations to bring this
work in line with the concentration program.
1t Is especially urgent to undertake recruitment
into the Party and the building of the circulation of
the Daily Worker in such that we at least
establish the contacts with the most important strata
OF the Chicago prolearat especially among the native
white and Negro workers.
1t goes without saying that i'm the first place this
whole program must take into account the immediate
situation in the Stockyards
We urge the District Bureau to at once discuss
these questions and to decisively develop and
OF our work in the basic industries