The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-08
WeirtOn Steel Fires
116 Union Men as
Strike Date NearS
Confined from Page y

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ready to strike.
Committee Of Ten Remains
The A. A, delcgs ton decided to
stay in Washington over tomorrow
but Moore and Entinger frankly
declared themselves dubious at the
negotiations.
I'VE came here to see the Presi-
dent" said Moore. IF we can't
We'll go on home and get busy. We
passed a resolution on the con-
vention floor Nov they PERKINS
and McGrady) are drawing up
something else, and as we see it
it looked like throwing over our
resolution. We can't do that"
Asked Why he walked out. En-
finger said, We'll, when I get
enough Of something, I get out and
that's all"
Perkins said the whole question
came UP over what William Long
Of Weirton said to the Plant Super
intendent when they presented their
demands on May 81. The en-
ployerS, according to Perkins, had
informed her something about a
conversation showing a union de-
mand for closed shop. The union
spokesman said that was not the
issue, the issue was the convention
demands.
80 I Just said to them, Will you
deny it?" Perkins explained.
Also I asked them to put into con-
crete form a few statements they
made rather loosely regarding dis
elimination to give us some
thing specific also to clear Up
the question Of their power to
negotiate"
Enroute to protest at the White
House and to see Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins, the delegation OF
ten held secret conference with
President Green of the A, F. Of L.
1t was learned that there was a
sharp division on this move, several
leaders protesting vehemently and
finally attending merely in order to
see what happened,
Upon word Of the mass firing at
Weirton reaching the A. A. leaders
eight A. A. district leaders imme-
diately telegraphed President Roose-
welt:
while we have been here trying
to arrange for collective bargain
ing conference word has come to
us from families of our Weirton
delegates that WeirtOn Steel Com
pany today discharged 116 men.
These include two members of our
delegation. For several days Weir
ton Steel Company's bosses have
been asking each man il he would
strike or stay in mill. Discharged
men said they would strike. They
are union men, The company
ordered the men out tomorrow to
be paid. Pay day is usually on
the twelfth of the month. The
men who belong to the union will
not be taken back. This is only
one Of many provocative tactics
by the Steel Corporation which
have continually refused to bar
gain collectively with their en-
ployes. The two discharged men
are members of the same delega-
ton that saw you in January. We
asked for collective bargaining
then and are still asking for it.
Are we to understand that dis
charge is the penalty for any steel
worker who joins the union or
who commits the crime of coming
to see you to obtain enforcement
of Section ia of the N.R.A.?"
Roosevelt Government Promises
Nothing
/ Among todays arrivals was Ro,
Hallas, President of Revival Lodg
1853 at Clarion, Pa, leader in tn
Unemployed Council and one of tn
delegation who recently fought mill
family for relief at Harrisburg.
The two leaders fired we're Me
Moore, president of District 2, ant
Jake Entinger, President of tn
Transportation Lodge at Weirton.
Those A. A. leaders who could b
reached early today received in
formation that the rollers hav
walked out in the Republic plant q
South Chicago with interest bu
without comments beyond, I'VE vii
check that up right away, We don
know anything about that union"
The A. A. delegation includes tel
| leaders, but only four of them ar
members of the COMMITTEE of Ter
surance that Prick miners ar
waiting the word" to go out witt
the steel strike.