The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-26

permitted to vote Only drivers from three gar
ages Psrmelee, Radio and Terminal are supposed
to be eligible TO cast ballot. This is attempt
to split them from the rest of the hackmen. Not
content with that LaGuardia's duplicty goes still
further. He works with the Bosses proclaiming
that only drivers in these three companies who
worked on January 80 and 81 shall have the right
to vote. This prevents half of the men even in
these three companies from voting.
Out of 5000 cabs, drivers on only 5000 are
supposed to participate in the "plebiscite" The
great majority of the men under these conditions
would not have the right to express their desire
for the union; they would be split from the other
drivers.
BY this double trickery LaGusrdia wants the
elections fixed against the men in advance. BY his
new method he wants to put over the old bertayals
of the MIRA. in the Budd and Weirton elections,
where the men were driven into company unions.
their ranks split, their strike broken and their
conditions made worse
THROUGH their brilliant miltancy, through their
determined struggle behind the union the
drivers have shown Overwhelmingly that they want
union recognition. fair free election without any
strings tied to it like LaGuardia and the bosses
want, would be a victory for the men. That is why
all the new tricky conditions are imposed in order
to cheat the men of the concessions they have won
Not content with his tricky proposal, LaGuardia
goes to greater lengths The elections" are sup
posed to be held in the armories. Only govern
ment officials are supposed to be present to super
wise the elections. Representatives of the union are
barred and cannot be present to expose and stop
fraud.
The taxi drivers, who through their struggles
have so far forced the bosses to negotiate should
reject this offer of a fake plebiscite If there is
ho oa
real election under union supervision while the
out strike. They should keep up and
spread the militant strike to force the bosses to
grant real elections of all workers in all garages.
The taxi drivers demand the right of a com
mittee Of the union to supervise the elections to
see that every taxi driver in the city is given the
right to cast a ballot, and that the agents of the
company unions do not intimdate or terrorize the
men.
If the taxi strikers keep up and spread their
struggle to every cab in the city, they compel
union recognition.
Strengthen the Taxi Strike
Delegations of the striking taxi drivers should
be sent to the A F. of L. teamsters and chauffeurs
locals to ask for support in their strike The team
sters and chauffeurs in the A. F. of L. locals are
with the taxi men, because they know they are
fighting in the interest of all workers-for union
recognition and for better living conditions. They
be of tremendous aid to the striking taximen
in their struggle against scab cabs.
BY strengthening the strike which has thus far
forced the bosses to talk terms by intensifyng the
struggle by keeping up the mitancy of the strikers
LaGuardia and the taxi bosses can be forced tc
take another step-the recognition of the unior
and the defeat of the company unions.
Reject LaGuardia's splitting election proposals
Taxi men, stick solid for your unionl
Continue the fight for the recognition of the
union and for increased wages Spread the strike
Your strike is your best guarantee for complete
victory!