The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
PicketS Stop All
Work in Fisher
Body Auto Plants
Continued from Page II

workers out on strike. Only about
eighty scabs we're reported to be
inside the plant, and these were
taken care of by the strikers. The
Fisher Body plant employs more
workers than any other concern in
Cleveland. There are $4,000 workers
in other automotive parts concerns
in the city.
The leaders of the Automobile
Workers Federal Union "A. F. Of
L. who called the strike under
pressure from the rank and file,
are holding strike meetings in a
hall holding only 300, thus pre-
venting the expression of opinion
Of the masses of the strikers.
The picket lines are not well or
ganized by the leaders of the union,
many gates being left with only a
few pickets. The rank and file
pickets, however, show their mill
fancy in stopping scabs from enter
ing the plant and stopping incoming
supply trucks. The action of the
rank and file alone has given a
senblance of mass picketing.
Despite the Jnfavorable time ele-
ment, due to the fact that the strike
was called at the end of the pro-
duction season, the sentiment of
the strikers is good. Only the ag-
gressive policy Of the rank and file
can win the strike.
The Daily Worker is being sold
to the strikers. The Communist
Party shop nucleus is also issuing
the shop paper, the Spark Plug.
Statements have been issued by the
Auto Workers Union and the I'm
employment Council pledging full
support to the strikers.
The proposal of workers at the
hall meeting yesterday for the cleo
ton of a broad strike committee
was CURLY dismissed by Miley The
leadership is trying to discourage
militant action in the conduct of
the strike, such as vigorous mass
picketing, etc.
The demands of the strike are,
recognition of the union, thirty per
cent increase in wages, double time
for Sundays and holidays, time and
half for overtime. No special de-
msnds for the youth or women have
been drawn up by the union leaders,
although all women and youth are
striking.
The strike began April %, at a
local meeting Of the union, when
the leaders felt they could not any
longer stop strike action.
Brass Workers Strike
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April "a
Eight hundred and fifty workers Of
the Chase Brass Co., went on strike
today under the leadership of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union. The company exerted the
greatest pressure to get scabs, but a
maximum of one hundred we're
working yesterday. This morning
pickets stopped six cars trying to
break through the picket lines. A
company truck ran down one picket
who is in the hospital The strikers
demand Is per cent increase, no
company union, and recognition of
the S. M w. I. U.
-Four hudred workers from the
first two shifts met last night, ap-
proved the demands and elected a
strike committee of twenty-five with
all departments represented The
plant is located in Euclid Village
The local police are raising red
scare, trying to divide the strikers
and the union. The strikers yester-
day held up a train four hours and
only under the threat of losing the
job of the trainmen, finally moved.
They promised that this was the
last load. The strikers have appealed
to the workers of the same COM
pany in Waterbury to strike also.
Ninety per cent of the workers Of
the Baker Rauling Co., manufac-
turers of auto bodies, signed up in
the Auto Workers Union and
adopted demands, including the de-
mand for twenty-five per cent in
crease in the piece work rate and a
minimum of sixty cents an hour
with union recognition. They will
strike unless the demands are
granted.
Especial to the Daily Worker)
ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 24.-The
three thousand Chevrolet and Fish
err Auto Body plant strikers, by their
militant mass picketing today
brought production to q complete
standstill. They are striking for
reinstatement of 118 workers who
were fired for union activity, and
demanding union recognition, Eight
strikers were arrested during
battle with truckload of scabs
The company thugs stabbed one
striker. Strong twenty-four hour
picket lines have been established
The strikers enthusiastically re-
ceived the leaflets issued to the
strikers by the Trade Union Unity
League, which called for mass pick
citing, for election of a broad strike
committee with representation from
all departments, for putting for
ward demands for the Negro, women
and youth strikers, and for demand
ing a thirty per cent increase in
wages.
Leuman Raises RED Scare"
Leuman, the vice president of the
United Automobile Workers Fedora
Labor Union "a. F. of L. which IL
leading the strike, was quoted il
the press as stating that al
''radicalism" is absolutely banned
Leuman in the press said that any
rank and filler supporting radicalisn
could turn in his membership card
He meant by "radicalism" militant
action or opposition to his leader.
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