The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-13
Councils and CWA
Union Mobilize
fOrDemOnStratiOr
Mass Turnout to Include
Nine JObIess and CWA
Organizations

NEW YORK-At 8 D. m. next
Thursday, Feb. Is, the unemployed
workers Of New York City, at the
call of nine organizations, will dem
onstrate in Union Square against
the firing Of one million men by
Roosevelt from C.W.A. scheduled for
that day.
The Unemployment Councils and
the Relief Workers League urge all
workers to come out to this demon
stration and to support it.
Other organizations participating
in the united front demonstration
include the Association of Civil
Works Employees, Associated Office
and Professional Emergency En-
ployes, Federation Of Architects, En-
Home Relief Bureau Employees AS
ISOLATION, Workers Committee on
Unemployment, and Workers Unem-
ployed League.
Andrew Overgaard, chairman Of
the Trade Union Unity League, is
sued statement urging all mem
bers OF the T.U.U.L. unions as well
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to participate in the demonstration.
OVergaard urged a united fight of
tn employed and unemployed
against CW.A. lay-offs and wage
cuts, which hammer down the en-
ployed workers wage scale.
Richard Sullivan, secretary OF the
Unemployment Councils, in a state
ment yesterday, declared that the
local Councils are issuing leaflets
and holding mass meetings to rally
all workers to the demonstration.
IAN workers organizations should
bring pressure on Congress at once
to force the enactment OF the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
bill, and to bring the bill out OF the
House Committee where it has been
buried by congressman" Richard
Sullivan, secretary Of the Unemploy-
ment Councils said.
Michael Davidow, president of the
Relief Workers League, urged all
job committees on C.WA. projects
to press for the full payment of
wages on this day when C.W.A.
workers will join the demonstration.
DayidoW said: 1.-THE Relief Workers
League is doing its utmost to rally
all C.WA. workers to the Feb. Is
demon, Sration."
Workers in various parts of the
city will mobilize at previously desig-
mated points, and converge on Union
Square at D. m. White collar work
erS will meet in Madison Square and
march to 14th st. Downtown
workers Will assemble at Rutgers
Square at 1870 p. m. and march to
Seventh st. and Ave. A, where they
will be joined by workers of that
neighborhood. In body these will
march to Union Square.
Joseph Porper and William Bryan,
militant Negro worker who was re-
Gently fired from a C.W.A. Job and
forced the officials to reinstate him.
will be the speakers for the Relief
Workers League Merrill Work and
Richard Sullivan, of the Unemploy-
ment Council, will be the speakers
for the Councils.
The demands for the united front
demonstration call for, in part: the
continuance and enlargement of the
C.W.A.; restoration of pay cuts with
union wages for skilled workers; nc
lay-offs ard immediate reinstate-
ment Of thVzc fired; full weekly pay
guaranteed to all C.W.A. workers;
recognition of job committees: i'm
mediate cash relief for all jobless
workers; no discrimination of Ne
grOeS foreign born ctr IN ra1iaf nv
C.W.A.; and system Of federal I'M
employment insurance. The Unem-
ployment Council, however, will con
ttnue to struggle for the enactment
of the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill and other demands moi
specified in the united front, basins
its united front with other organi,
cations on the basis of minimum
demands.