The daily worker., 1934-05-23
Strike Sentiment Grows
Rapidly As Companies
Reject Demands
UNITY PROGRESSES
Locals of A. F. L. Steel
Union Accept Unity
Call Of SMWIU

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May
22.-The Republic. Carnegie
and Youngstown Sheet and
Tube steel companies yester-
day rejected the demand pre-
sented by the steel workers
for union recognition and the
Republic Co., came out flatly for
retention of the company union,
which they declared the N. r. A.
permits. These companies thus
gave flat rejection to the demands
presented as on May 81. the day
the steel workers presented de-
mands to all companies.
Meanwhile. preparations Of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union and Amalgamated Associ-
alton CA. F. Of ID rank and file,
for strike are being speeded up. The
strike sentiment is rapidly rising,
and the A. A. locals one after the
other are declaring for unified
struggle. in answer to the call of
the s. NJ w, I. U. for united strike
action.
Unity Move Growing
The Republic COMPANY states
Recognition in the sense demanded
by the Amalgamated Association
simply means yielding to the closed
shop principle and this our com
pany has steadfastIy refused to do;
this policy will be maintained. We
will not make any contracts with
Amalgamated or any other organi-
zation There is nothing in the
MIRA that requires the company to
do so. The employee representation
plan is working satisfactorily"
The Steel and Metal Workers
Union is mobilizing all its forces
and additional organizers have
been placed in the field. Over two
hundred attended an enthusiastic
meeting last Sunday of the S. M.
w. I. U. Many local Amalgamated
officers and members attended the
S. M. w. I. U, meeting, which was
addressed by Secretary Egan of the
S. M. w. I. U. A resolution was
unanimously adopted for united
action by both unions in developing
the strike. and the movement for
unity of all steel workers is rapidly
growing.
Last night Joe Dallett, district
secretary of the SM.WI.U., ad-
dressed a meeting of Buckeye Lodge
of the A. A. in the Carnegie Steel
Co. The hall was packed and the
audience not only applauded the
unity proposals, but also his bitter
denunciation of the strikebreaking
splitting role of Tighe and Co., ma
tional officials of the Amalgamated.
A. A. members passed out the unity
call of the National Board of the
SM.W.IU. At the conclusion Of this
meeting Joe Dallett was given a ris-
ing vote of thanks and he was also
invited to address Republic Lodge
No. 100 of the A. A. next Saturday
night, where he will propose joint
committee and joint mass meet
ing.
The Youngstown S.MWIU. is
accepting the invitation from
Riverside Lodge of the A. A., Otis
Steel Co., Cleveland, Ohio, to send
delegates to Sundays session of the
Sixth District Conference of the
A. A.
Demands of Steel Workers
Today the S.M.WI.U. presented
demands to the Republic Sheet and
Tube Co., which differ from those
of the A. A. The A. A. demanded
recognition only. The S. M. w. I. U
demands the six-hour day, flve-day
week; ST an hour minimum wage;
abolition of the speed-up; equal
rights for Negro workers; weekly
posting of working schedules; foul
hours pay when called out and sent
home without work; improvement
in sanitary facilities and safety de-
vices; abolition of the mill police
and spy system; recognition of de-
partment and mill committees
democrat1cally elected Dy all work
ers, and the abolition of the en-
ployee representation plan and all
other forms of company unions.
In place of this plan of the COM
pany union the S.MWI.U. demands
recognition of the union chosen by
the workers (the S.M.WI.U. or the
A. A. or BOTH the proportion to be
decided by free balloting by the
workers In the plant, free from
company supervision"
The strike sentiment is growing
steadily and the greatest danger
facing the steel workers is a SELL
out by A. A. top officials and the
vaclllations of A. A. insurgent lead
ers on the questions of united
front and arbitration. The workers
throughout the country must assist
the unity movement and strike
preparations of the steel workers by
supporting the S.M.W1,U.