The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-29

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operators, through which alone the
many millions of unorganized car
be brought into the unions. Thai
the convention go on record guar
anteeing full equality to the Negro
workers and for a fight against dis
elimination against Negro workers
in the factories, That the needs Of
youth and women labor be fully
brought forward; that the conven-
ton endorse and take steps to carry
on strugge for the Workers IN
employment Insurance Bill; for the
right of all unemployed to men,
bership in the trade unions; against
support in elections of candidates
of the capitalist parties. That the
union dues and limitations shall be
brought down to the level making
it possible for all low paid workers
to join the trade unions. That a
real campaign be undertaken to de-
feat the growing menace of the
company unions, and in general a
fight be decided upon against the
menace of fascism and new i'm
periaist world slaughter, the dan
ger of an imperialist attack on the
Soviet Union.
Denounce Anti-Soviet Stand
In the struggle against the dan
ger Of a new imperialist slaughter
the convention should repudiate
the policy of the A. F. of L. Council
which is still that adopted at the
1917 convention in the midst of the
last World War. The A. T. of L.
Council claims to be against politics
in the unions, yet Mr.. Green, Vol
and others are the most vicious in
attacking the Soviet Union. The
convention should also condemn
Vice-President VOL who by his
position and activity as acting presi-
dent of the National Civic Fedora
ton, is carrying on activity against
the anti-Nazi boycott, is acting in
direct violation of the Washington
convention decision.
But above all, we urge the de-
cision for full democratic lights OF
the membership, the free exercise
of the democracy by the rank and
file, Reputation of the attack on
militant workers and Communists
and the announced expulsion policy;
an end to gangsterism, racketeering
in the trade unions.
Wn faoJ fInot 11,.or,ye ~,
which is called for especially by
the present situation would make
possible the building of a powerful
and united trade union movement
The A. F. of L. can become a great
organization of labor only on the
basis of complete break with its
former policies, which have proven
ruinouS to the labor movement
This militant strike of the textile
workers on the one hand and the
stubborn attack of the employers
prove that only on the basis of the
fighting policies we propose can the
A. F. of L. unions grow into power
full organizations capable of defend
ing the interests of the workers
and defeating the bosses attacks.
Calls for Militant Program
The Trade Union Unity League
and its affiliated organizations
would only welcome such a change
in the policies Of the A. F. of l.
organizations. This would surely
open the way for the unification
of the trade union movement and
the unions in the respective in
dustries. 1t would make possible not
only to unite the T.U.UL. unions
with the A. F. of L. organizations
but we would use all our power tc
influence the other independent
unions towards the same end.
We do not place as a condition
for the unifcation of the trade
unions that the above program bt
adopted in full, although we are
convinced that only such a program
meets the interests of the workers
We state that we are ready to urge
such unif1cation on the basis of tht
defense of the workers against thu
bosses attacks, the guarantee tina
provisions be made to organize al
the unorganized, to open the unions
to all workers, to make it possible
for all wage workers to become or
ganized, to readn1it all members ex
PEELED for fighting for their rights
and provided further that the A. F
of L. and its affiliated national ant
international unions guarantee full
rank and file democracy to al
members to fight for their opinions
to fight for the policies in the in
terests of the workers, development
of the initiative of the rank ant
file, the free and democratic cleo
tons to all positions in the organi
cations. 1t was the absence of thes
two conditions that gave rise to tn
unions outside of the A. F. of
primarily. And if these condition
are removed, then the way is opel
for the unification of the trad,
union movement.
Fight for Class Unity
The rank and file of the labo
movement have shown by thei
great and courageous struggles o
the last two years, in the tactic
they have used, in their resolute at
titude in the face of unprecedente,
use of force by the employers an,
the various government agencies, b.
the united character of these strug
giles, by their sympathetic strikes
by the fact that the issue of tn
general strike arises now in almes
every struggle, that the great ma
jority of the organized workers il
the basic industries are in favor O
such program as we propose.
We will continue to fight for thi
program irrespective of the deci
sions of the 54th annual conventio
of the A. F. of L. We are sure tina
more and more the rank and file c
the A. F. of L. will make this pro
gram their own. The unions of tn
T.U.U.L. will continue to organic
the workers around this program
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