The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07
Strike PrOUed Myth Of
Talk about UnshakGbIe
Confidence in the Govt

every taxicab off the streets of New
York. It was their close contact
with the masses, their policy of
taking the masses into their conf
dence on every step in the negotia-
tons, that made possible such
close bond of unity between the
leaders and masses.
During the first week of the
strike. when the N. R. A. came for
ward with proposal to return to
work before a settlement, the lead
erS of the union benefitting by the
experiences of the workers in the
Fifth Ave Bus. the Budd Co. and
the Weirton Co., refused to accept
this strikebreaking proposal. In
this they were unanimously sup
ported by the strikers. They de-
cided to carry through vote under
the auspices of the union to show
the taxi drivers stand on the ques-
ton of the union. However. the
leadership at all times left the door
open for negotiations that would be
satisfactory to the workers.
This forced concessions from the
bosses. At the end Of the first week
of the strike the companies were
forced to agree to a plbiscite which
meant complete victory for the
uniOrl
The union called a meeting at
st. Nicholas Arena Sunday after
noon which was attended by 5000
workers AT this melting the work
erS again reiterated their readiness
TO submit to plebiscite, but adopted
q resolution demanding that all
workers be allowed to participate
in the vote, that the vote be carried
through on one day and that the
union be permitted to have its
watchers. The capitalist press which
was thrown into panic by the mill
fancy of the workers and was look
ing for an opportunity to arouse
the public against the strikers seized
upon this opportunity and came out
with big headlines that the strikers
had rejected the plebiscite. The very
news printed elbow the headlines
gave lie to this statement. How
ever, this is now being taken up
by the Socialists in an effort to dis
credit the rank and file leadership.
Forced La Guardia to Agree
The continuous militancy of the
workers forced the companies and
the LaGuardia administration to
agree to the original proposals of
the union
At this point the treacherous
agreement in the auto industry was
signed by William Green, president
of the A. F. of L. This agreemnt
practically legalized and gave recog-
milton to the company union. AS
soon as the news became known,
General Motors ordered the fleet
owners to withdraw from the pleb-
iscite and sent its lawyer to New
York in an effort to break the strike
on the basis of the Roosevelt agree
ment La Guardia Immediately
washed his hands of the plebiscite
plan and proposed the auto agree
ment.
Again the rank and file leaders
OF the union in consultation with
the workers, rejected this offer, since
it would mean a defeat of the strike
and legalization of the company
union which was the main issue in
the strike.
These facts give the lie to the
slanderous propaganda of the So
cialiSt Party that the leadership of
the Manhattan local refused to set
tie the strike. The Socialist Party
will not succeed in its vicious at
tack since the facts are known to
thousands OF taxi drivers.
The fiaal section of Rose WOr-
it's article dealing with the short
cOmings Of the taxi strike will be
continued in next Mondays Trade
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