The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-04
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1884
A. F. L. Members>>Figh
for Trade Union Unity

FNHE statement of the T.U.U.L. on the
question of trade union unity issued
by its national secretary, William z.
Foster, and printed in the Daily Worker
of Sept. %, places squarely upon William
Green and his official family responsible
ity for the division in the trade union
movement and the inroads made by the employers
and the Roosevelt government in their attack on
the workers.
I'VE warned that the labor leaders who accepted
the MIRA. and served on its various boards were
really helping to chain the workers to the slavery
program of the employers" says the statement of
the Trade Union Unity League.
The promises of the NRA and its boards, to
which Green belongs, have not been kept. Instead,
more speedup low minimum wages, long hours
and union smashing have been forced upon the
workers by Roosevelt and the N.R,A. Where the
workers have been able to improve their conditions
and win union recognition, was this not because
the workers able through their own organized
efforts and struggle to compel the employers to
grant them these gains asks the T.U.UL. state
ment. While these attacks have been going on
Green has been praising the N.R.A, praising John
son and praiS1ng the whole Roosevelt set-up and
making his attack Communists. Instead Of COM
ing to the defense Of the workers who strik-
their strikes in San Francisco and betrayed
these struggles to the NRA. boards thus defeating
the demands of the workers. as in the auto in
dustIy
Green, at the A. F. of L. convention, continues
this policy of discOuraging any fight for better
conditions and for the workers rights. He and
German ct al, try to get the workers to accept
mo strike truce" which means acceptance of
blacklist Of company unions of strikebreaking
terror, of speed-up low wages and long hours
he CONTINUES HIS RED SCARE. He continues
to preach cooperation with the employers and
pr-~77es only compulsory arbitration" by ROOse-
welt Boards.
T-lE only road for winning better conditions, and
for building the unions lies through the fight
ing class unity program proposed by the TUUL.
"One union in every industry" real industrial union
ism on the basis of fighting policy is the TUUL
proposal This is and always was the policy of
the Communists. The TUUL. calls on the dele
gates to the convention and on all A. F. of L. mem
bers to fight for "a platform to include the adoption
OF the principle Of working class struggle against
the policy of class collaboration; the true charac-
terization of the N.R.A as the bosses weapon
against the workers; the unconditional right to
strike, including the sympathy strike and the gen.
eral Stke against arbitration the results of which
can be seen in auto steel and other industries
workers. That the convention adopt the policy of
genuine industrial unions based on the class strug-
gle (and not the sham proposals of John L. Lewis
head Of the UM.W.A.), through which alone the
many millions of unorganized can be brought into
the unions. That the convention go on record
guaranteeing full equality to the Negro workers
That the needs of youth and women labor be fully
brought forward; that the convention endorse and
take steps to carry a struggle for the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill; against support in
elections of candidates of the capitalist parties
That a real campaign be undertaken to defeat the
growing menace of the company unions and in
general fight be decided upon against the menace
or fascism and new imperialist world slaughter
the danger of an imperia1st attack on the Soviet
Union"
The TUUL calls for full democratic rights of
the rank and file and an end to Green's red scare
and expulsion policy, well end to racketeer-
ing and gangsteriSm in the unions The TUUL
calls for united fight of all union members on
the basis OF this program, to defeat the attacks
OF the bosses and their government, and drive
on the basis OF this fighting program to organize
the millions of unorganzed workers.
We urge all members of the A. F of L. to con-
slider carefully the proposals of the TUUL, Here
lies the road to united strong and militant trade
union movement. Through organization in all A. F
OF L. locals OF the opposition to Green Lewis and
company, and for this fighting program through
strengthening the industrial unions of the TU
U-L, which are carrying the militant struggles
IN the interests of the masses; by drawing the in
dependent unions around this program we shall
march forward to the goal of ONE POWERFUL,
UNITED TRADE UNION MOVEMENT
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