The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Program for Building Broad Mass Basis
For Steel Union in Youngstown Plant

lens of the section and the par
ticular unit.
Two decisive problems which we
l are only in the process of solu-
ton are lack of confidence of the
workers in us, and development of
corps of volunteer organizers Of the
union. The first problem arises out
of years Of spasrnodic and often
bad work on our part. the loss Of
the strike, etc. We are trying to
break it down by our mass agita-
ton, by showing that we're on the
job reacting to every event, and es-
pecially by means of frequent per-
sonal contact with individual work
ers, discussing, arguing, convincing,
while showing them that our
method Of organizing semi secret
department groups is designed to
protect their job. Sometimes. in
some cases, we allow these workers
to pay dues at their homes, get their
reports from the mill and give them
leaflets to take in, literature to read.
etc, without putting too much pres
sure on them to attend union meet
ings until they are ready for it.
The second problem-volunteer or
ganizers-is likewise important
This week We are having the first
of series Of weekly meetings with
a group Of about six of them.
TASKS NOW
What are the tasks now2 %
Great increase in the tempo of the
work, the quantity and quality of
the mass agitation: the amount of
slow but imperative work CT visiting
workers in their homes and con-
vincing them not only of the cor
rectness Of our program but how
they, without too much risk of their
jobs, can take part in building the
Union; % as a result of this. and
prompt reaction to all grievances,
establish department organization
in three important departments
where today we have connections
and members, but no real organiza-
tion;, 80 establish in Republic a
delegated executive committee con-
sisting Of representatives from
each department organization IS q
means of a. establishing the Re
public Local of the union as a mass,
legal organization; % recruit for
Party and Vel. in the mill, def
nitely establish the Party unit and
its paper and build a Y.CL. shop
unit; (6) develop our work among
both Negro and white steel workers
in such a way eight against chat
vinism, fight for the special de-
mands Of the Negro steel workers.
as to win the confidence of the
Negro steel workers and recruit
them into the union; CD develop
the general Party fraction in the
union in Youngstown as the respon-
sible political leadership of the
union with the collective task Of
building the union; 90 increase eff
forts for united front with the A. A
members while increasing the work
that has been begun within the A.A
lodges; ;(9) development of mass
movement of C.W.A. workers anc
unemployed steel workers; Q0)
give real leadership to the languag
fractions so that they can make
the turn away from sectarian ma
tionalism to mass work among the
workers of their nationality for the
building of the union and the
Party; 1D through personal atten-
ton from the bureau, circuit classes
etc, develop the out-of- town units
(and especially the shop units) sc
that they can Independently lear
the workers of their mill and ter
ritory.
All of these tasks can be carried
out by the forces here in this sec.
ton. The last six weeks have proved
this. More attention to developing
these forses, better training (the.
oretical and PRACTICAL, more per.
sonal leadership (including leader
ship by example,, continuous figh
against Right Opportunism and it
twin, ''left" sectarianism, and for tn,
Party Line, stricter checkup on tn
execution of decisions and, allow
all, realization of the period il
which we are working and the de
sire of the steel workers to fight
with these the turn in Youngstow,
can and will be made