The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-21
WEDNESDAY, MARCH a, 1894
Reject Roosevelt and ALL.
Heads Strikebreaking Acts
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GENERAL JOHNSON has been meeting secretly
u for days with the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce in the city of Wall Street working out
the strategy of the auto bosses to stop the strike
With them in these secret meetings has been an
agent of the A. F. of L. leadership, Mr.. Edward
MeGrady, now assistant secretary of labor. His
main function in the government is to act a link
with the A p Of L. of1cialdom in stopping strikes
Both Green and Collins have already stated the
means by which this betrayal is to be worked out,
Speaking in Detroit on Monday, William Collins
declared:
This would not be a strike for wages but
rather strike for the benefits of the New Deal"
Auto workers! What benefits have you gained
from the New Deal? You have gotten company
unions. Your wages have been cut. Speed-up has
been intensified. Conditions are now worse than
ever before. Are you fighting for these "benefts?"
You are preparing now to strike on Wednesday to
fight against them.
The A. F. Of L. leadership does not want this
strike-f they cannot stop you from taking action
to be strike for better conditions for the workers
They want to lay the basis for new betrayas on the
order OF Weirton, Budd and Ford. This is clearly
seen in the statements of both Green and Collins.
Speaking in Washington, William Green, Presi-
dent Of the A. F. of L.. said;
Let the automobile workers decide for them
selves whether they want a company union an
independent union, affiliated with the A. F. of L.
union at ALL"
The auto workers by the great majority have
already decided this question They do not want
the company union! This will be decided not by.
referendum but by strikel general strike in the
auto industry Wednesday is the way to show the
bosses what you want!
Why does Green ask for a means of deciding
through N.R.A. elections now? That would delay
strike action. 1t would keep you still tied TO the
company unions. It is a means Of trying to ditch
The demands of wages, and against speed-up This
is the way to disaster for the workers 1t is opening
inc door to the N.R.A. to come in and through
their elections" fasten on you still tighter the COM
pany unions, The United Press in Washington re-
ported that the A. F. of L. leaders in that citv ad
nlitted that such elections would be a victory for
the company unions, because with their spies their
stool pigeons, along with the merit clause" to fire
active militant unionists the company unions would
go over
William Collins went even further He appealed
Ior elections" in place of strike and promised
tne bosses if the company unions, through the
Mia tr1ckery, won, the A. F. of L. leadership
would abandon the auto workers to their fate in
the company unions. Here are his own words
published in every capitalist paper in the country.
III, after an election outside the plants and
under the supervision of the NR.A the ar4c,,o-
Ohe "orkmen vote In favor of company unions
OF any otner program Of representation, the A.
r. OF L. VIII bow its way out of the picture"
WITH the strike broken, with the bosses will done
tne A r OF L. leaders are ready TO bow its yay
OUT OF the picture" But what will your fate be
auto workers? You will be more firmly shackled
10 the company unions Conditions will grow worse
The N.R.A. will see to that
NO We do not want any such outcome Victory
Is IN the ofing. We must act now!
NO matter what is said or done by President
roosevelt General Johnson, William Green or the
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce everv
auto worker on Wednesday must walk out on strike
Strike! me
Talk afterwards
When you have shut down the ante ,,Ion+s.
when you are out the streets in the mighty
hght Tor better conditions and real union than
Is the time to talk
Negotiations" without strike is what the hossas
want. Production goes on Everything is in their
favor. The N.RA. and the A. F. of L, officials vuor.
with them.
PUT with strike that has shut the plants tiobter
than drum the advantage is on the WORKERS,
SIDE. This is what must be done When Won are
all out, with your fellow worker bv vour side ~,
the picket line, with scabs going into the plants
then is the time to negotiate Then Won can tall
terms with the mighty power of strike behind vor
WIN no cars rolling out Of the plants with the
posses nit In the pocket book where he has been
hitting you for these many years
In the strike the rank and file must lead. Every
shop, every department, must elect its committee