The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-18

II Clippers of the Inland
Steel Co. in Indiana Harbor pre-
scented demands for increases Of
wages from AZ to so cents an hour.
These demands were granted by
the bosses.
p The workers Of the American
steel foundry in Indiana Harbor
presented demands for the res
toration of the vacation with
pay and the company granted
this Immediately.
Both of these movements have
been sponsored, influenced and led
by the Steel Metal Workers Indus
trial Union and the fact that the
bosses so readily agreed to grant
these demands very definitely indi~
Gates the growing sentiment for
strike struggles and the fear of the
bosses Of such a strike.
In the Republic Mill in South
Chicago, when a Waterman attacked
a roller for distribution of a union
leaflet inside the mill the workers
struck. The second shift joined the
strike. The bosses Immediately fired
the Waterman and the strike was
called off when this demand was
granted.
Appeal for Unity
In all the steel mills the COM
pany carried the elections in the
company unions. The S. M. w. I. U.
issued call to the workers to boy
colt the election. In some of the
plants the workers abstained from
voting, so much so, that there is a
rumor that in the Illinois Steel in
South Chicago, the company plan
ned to go over with a second cleo
ton. In the Illinois Steel in Gary
under the leadership of the S. M.
w. l. U. the boycott of the elections
has been instituted in a number of
departments and when finally the
bosses forced the workers to vote,
the workers in two departments
elected as representatives members
of the S. M. w. I, U.
At present the S. M. w. I. U.
appeals to the members OF the
A. A. Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
of the A. F. L. and to the unorgan-
lied workers to combine their forces
in each department, present de-
partment demands and to develop
struggle for these demands. In the,
Illinois Steel in Gary, the local
union of the S.M.WI.U. issued a
leaflet calling upon the workers to
refuse to work under the protection
Of the private police guards which
the company brought in large num-
bers. There is such a resentment
against it that there are possibilities
Of stoppage Of work in some of the
departments. Bus drivers in Gary
refused to transport imported guards
from the hotel to the mills. The
whole force Of the local and state
government in addition to the armed
thugs of the company have been
modified against the workers. In
spite of this the workers are en-
tering into the path Of struggle.
The immediate task, consolidation
OF all the forces in the departments
in the mills, presenting local de-
mands in addition to the National
demands, including recognition Of
the elected workers committees and
the union. 1t is under this banner
that the s. M. w. I. U. carries the
campaign and has begun to
strengthen its organization. Large
number of workers are joining the
S. M. w. I. U.
During this week a number of
mass meetings have been organized
in the steel region by the Commu-
mist Party with Bob Minor as the
principal speaker. The S. M. w.
I. U. is issuing 10000 leaflets CEN
tering on the need of the united
front and exposing the role of Mike
Tighe and the fake rank and file
committee of ten which capitulated
to the Mike Tighe machine.