The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-24
Plans Him to Spur
Company 'UniOniSnp'
And Present Strikes
Green and A. F. of l.. National Leadership Take
Part in Moves With Employers and
the Labor Relations Board
who are demanding strike prepare

( who are demanding strike prepare
! tons.
Richberg's Speech Cited
The fact that Roosevelt's indus
trial peace" policy means enthrone-
ment of the company union, out
having of strikes and stronger at
tackS on the trade unions is seen
once more in the speech of DON
aid Richberg before the Grocery
Manufacturers convention. Rich
berg said, mo one has been given
authority under the law, and I
doubt whether anyone could be le-
gally given authority, to herd all
the employees or any number of en-
ployes into voting unit, and then
to compel them to select their rep
resentatives by a majority vote"
Richberg. of course, here refers
to the trades unions as the voting
unit" He refers to the compulsion.
not of company union, but Of real
trade unions. His speech was an
other declaration that the Roose-
welt government is an open shop"
government, which will protect the
company unions of the employers
and is attacking the fight of the
workers for union recognition.
THE right Of self organization, /"
Richberg says, certainly includes
the right of each man to decide for
himself with what man he desires
to be associated" Richberg here as
sures the employers that he will
give them full government support
and leadership in the drive to
smash the trade unions. The en-
ployers' enforcement of the COM
pany unions, which vest in the en-
ployers all rights to hire and fire
and all right to set wages and work.
ing conditions, is assured full gov
eminent support in Richberg's
keynote-that the workers demand
that the majority has the right to
decide the form of collective bar
gaining" will be fought by the
Roosevelt government.
Employers Anti-LabOr Program
Richberg's speech was made al
most simultaneously with a new
declaration of the National Manu-
facturers' Association calling for
Reorganization" of the N. r. A. by
providing anti-strike legislation, and
by hammering down the standard
of living of the workers. The Wall
Street Journals report on Thursday
of the Manufacturers Association
statement declares: THE National
Association of Manufacturers Board
said separation Of the labor and fair
practice provision (of the MIRA
c. r. was essential if the constitu-
tionality of the former were to go
unquestioned,"
In other words, those provisions
which strengthen monopoly through
price fixing, ETC., should be sepa-
rated. The labor provisions can al
ways be stalled If necessary by court
action and on the grounds OF I'M
ccnstitutionality.
Labor rulings, it was stated thus
/ far, have been based on demands of
an emergency" continues the Wall
Street journal. Tine board declared
that the labor laws should clarity
collective bargaining as defnsd in
Section Seven A and make prOvi-
sion for more elastic working
hours"
Qualification" of Section 7 A
means, Of course, a more open en-
bracing of the company unions by
the government.
The legalization of compulsory ar
bitration through new laws govern
ing the N. I, r. A. is a continuation
of the anti-labor policies of those
compulsory arbitration boards al
ready set up. The steel, Textile and
Auto Labor Boards were all inspired
to prevent strikes in these indus
tries. They we're all set up by
Roosevelt with the approval of Will
liam Green. Every one of these
boards, to whom Green entrusted
all of the demands of the workers
have supervised the blacklistine
and union smashing being con-
Quoted by the employers in these
industries. Under the jurisdiction
of these three boards, the company
unions have grown, the speed-up
has been increased, wages have
been kept at their low level or Gas
in textile) decreased and union
recognition has been defeated.
But the rank and file in these
industries is demanding strike to
check the attack of the employers
and the government on their unions
and living standards. The employ
ers, through their government, plan
to strengthen their attack by re
organizing" the N. r. A., and by
attempting to put over laws to le-
galize the company union and out
law strikes.