The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-09

ase IN wages was refused by
The walkout was 100 per cent
'strong. The demands Of the
workers was a 20 per cent in
crease in wages for the men
and a minimum Of 40 cents an hour
for women.
A meeting Of the strikers from all
plants was called for 8 p. m. at the
Labor Temple for the same night.
The shop committee, composed Of
delegates from each department.
gave a report to the strikers as fol-
lows:
Bosses Of the factories called
meetings Of different departments
in order to make separate settle
ments with each department, thus
attempting to smash the unity of
the workers. Only the die settlers
responded and the bosses passed
out cigarettes, cigars and other
things to soft-soap the workers.
The attempt failed when the tool
makers and workers from other de-
partments discovered the triekery
Of the bosses and pulled the die
settlers from the bosses office and
then told the bosses that a settle
ment would be made only with the
entire shop The committee also
reported that the bosses would settle.
for 20 per cent increase for the
men if they would leave the demand
for the women out. The majority
Of the workers are women, drawing
from SO to S11 and $12 a week. This
attempt Of the bosses to split the
ranks Of the workers again failed,
when the strikers refused to make
any separate agreement with the
bosses.
Extra squads Of police were sent
to the strike area Immediately after
the strike broke out.
Mass Picketing Needed
The workers are enthusiastic
about the strike and are determined
to hold out until company meets
demands. Francis Moore, the presi-
dent Of the union, made a bad mis-
take at the meeting when he called
for volunteer picketing instead of
calling for mass picketing of the
factories. He also said that those
workers who aren't picketing should
stay home because the strike is q
holiday with pay for the workers.
The workers are organized into the
A. F. Of L., but the A. F. Of L. mis-
leaders are already preparing TO
step in and break the strike.
The sentiment for a general strike
OF all shops in the city is spreading
rapidly as the workers of other
shops prepare to follow the example
OF the Arrow workers. Meetings
were held the same night that the
Arrow strike broke out in the fol-
lowing shops: Underwood Type
writer Colts Fire Arms. the Pratt
& Whitney Aircraft Corp. and
Chance Vought, and Pratt & Cadv
tool.
Workers at the Pratt g. Whitney
the Chance Vought, and the Han1il-
ton Propeller plants, voted Yesterday
to strike within "a hours unless their
demands, to be submitted tonor-
row, are granted. These three cor
porations are subsidiaries of the
United Aircraft & Transport Corn
The workers demands include fhe
following scale, based on a 40-hour
week: skilled mechanics, machinists
polishers and finishers. s1O5 an
hour; semi-skilled, 95 cents; ten
ders Of automatic machines. AZ
cents; drill press bench hands. semi
skilled workers, rs cents; new en-
ployees, go cents: apprentices. a
cents; girls, minimum rate Of so
cents.
Truckdrivers' Strike Looms
In addition the truckdrivers IN
Hartford, employed on commercial
road transportation, are also threat.
ening to strike for better conditions
as to hours and wages.
The strike wave is also sweeuinr
through other cities of Connecticut
The 300 workers Of the BeIanose
rayon plant are continuing their
militant struggle. So, too. are the
workers Of the Cycan SILK Co. IN
Middletown.
In Cromwell, Conn, 300 workers
at A. N. Pierson, Inc, the largest
greenhouse in the United States
organized in the Horticultural
Workers Union, went on strike
when their demand for wage in
crease was refused.
The rubber manufacturing plant
of the Chatham company in Port
land, Me, and the wooden workers
Of the E. E. billiard Co. of Man
chester, N. H, are also tied up bv,
strikes.
The Connecticut strike wave Is
forcing notices of wage increases
from employers Of the state. IN
creases of 10 per cent were an
nounced at the International Silver
Co. plant in Meriden, Conn, for
over 5000 workers. effective April
is, and at the Bridgeport Brass Co.
plant in Bridgeport.
Workers Of the surrounding states
in the Congoleum-Nair Inc, plants
at Kearny, N. j., Camden, N. j., and
Marcus Hook, Pa, we're also pro
missed 10 per cent wage increase.