The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-09

Planned work by four units. over
four months period. has brought
some organizstionel results in a
shop where We had no contact
whatever when we began work. We
don't need to relate here cur first
beginning as to how we worked out
responsibilities to start this field
Of work, since this was printed in
the Party Life Column Of the Daily
Worker on April IS.
When cur four units started this
work the only union in existence in
this shop was a compeny union.
The lesson we want to drew. after
four months of work. in spite of
some serious weaknesses, that we
can organize workers anywhere I'm
der any circumstances when we I'm
der5tand our duty and take the re-
spcnsibiiity seriously enough to
carry it out.
Our first step was giving away
the Daily Worker, using the spe-
cial edition on railroad workers.
This was followed up for several
Mondays, distributing about a hun
dred copies at the shop. After sew
eral weeks leaflet was issued tell
ing the workers that from now on
the papers were going to be sold,
and that it is possible for some one
to deliver them to their home. The
address of the workers Book Store
was given, since we had in mind
that some of the workers might care
to read other material on the class
struggles. This work was carried on
very well by each unit taking turns
on Mondays at the shop. Care was
taken to see that the comrades who
went on this task were the ones
who could talk to the workers and
gain their confidence.
The second leaflet we issued was
in connection with the C.W.A. lay
of, on March 81, raising the strug-
gle for unemployment insurance,
HR. 1898, the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill, stressing the
need for unity of all workers in the
struggle for better conditions. At
this time we had a few contacts
from the shop We visited these
workers and Immediately started to
find out how they felt towards the
A. F. Of L., who had at this time
started an organizational drive in
the shop. The third leaf1et was is
sued the Friday before May Day,
telling the workers about the spe-
cial edition which we were going
to sell. This was done in order to
have larger numbers of workers
ready with their pennies and nickels
to buy in larger numbers than our
regular Monday sale. This leaf1et
featured the growing danger of war
and fascism, which is expressed in
the Railroad Bill (S-3266), which
calls for compulsory arbitration.
taking away the rights of railroad
workers. We called upon them to
read the Daily Worker for guidance
and for correct information on how
to fight for better conditions. The
issues raised in this leafiet met with
great response from the workers, so
much so that the management of
the plant, ON the day the Daily
Worker was to be sold, told the
workers to stay home, and on May
! they worked the workers all day.
This was done to keep the workers
away entirely from the May Day
struggle.
BY this time it could be seen that
we had gained the confidence of
the workers. One worker had ap-
piled for membership in the Party.
In the shop we found readers of
the Tribuna Robotnitca and vi
Elore. We were familiar with the
conditions in the shop, the griev-
ances of the workers, and we were
talking very freely with number
Of the workers about the policy to
pursue in the shop. We then de-