The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-22

alone have had their pockets picked
by the companies to the tune of
over $l0,000,000, with the active aid
Of their company unions. To the
average New York Rapid Transit
Worker the 10 per cent cut alone
was equivalent to six months house
rent per year. If your landlord
raised your rent so per cent you
would protest, or move, or organize
with the other tenants and fight.
But our protest and fight against the
wage-cut was smothered by the COM
pany union takers. We could not
move. But we CAN organize and
fight.
FIRST on the list of our de-
mandS is the UNCONDITIONAL
RESTORATION OF THE 10 PER
CENT WAGE CUT.
The Poor Corporations
The transport workers must not
be fooled by the cry of poverty Of
the wolves of the Transit Corpora
lions. The $250O0O bonus to Dahl,
the $28, 900 pension" for Hedley, the
hundreds of thousands of dollars for
Public Relations Departments" tn
hundreds of thousands of dollars
for the beakie department rats, the
100000 pay envelope of the labor
hating receiver Murray, are not
signs of poverty, All this money is
being robbed from our wages be-
cause the bosses think we are hog
tied by the company unions and
cannot fight back. The nine, ten
and twelve hour days still exist for
transport workers in New York City.
Second of our demands is the
immediate installation of the
eight hour day for these men with
no reduction in weekly pay.
In 1929 when the cent fare was
in litigation the workers of the
I.R.T. were promised a Is per cent
raise in pay if the higher fare went
through. At the present time the
city administration and the trans
port barons are laying the ground
work for higher fare. They are
maneuvering to put it across in the
form of q tax on riders "act." The
workers must be on the alert and
be organized and prepared to de-
mand an additional Is per cent in
crease in wage rates Just as soon
as the riders are compelled to pay
additional carfare in any form.
An Indepedendent Union
The Transport Workers Union of
Greater New York is an indepen-
dent union of the rank and file
workers themselves. All members
are assured protection against ex-
posture by careful organization Our
union is living reality. 1t roots
are firmly imbedded in every
branch of New York City Trans
portation. 1t is rank and file Or
ganization under intelligent direc-
ton and open to every honest
BM.T., IR.T., or any other trans
port worker, whether Democrat,
Republican, Communist, Socialist,
Catholic, Protestant, Jew or Moslem.
Race, creed or political belief will
play no part in this organization.
Our struggle is the fight for the
right to live, for conditions on the
job
The Transport Workers Bulletin.
published regularly, brings news to
the transport workers from every
yard. department, shop and line. 1t
exposes all the maneuyers of the
companies and their twins-the
company unions. Our bulletin keeps
us informed and fights the prop
uganda sheets of the companies, the
subway Suns" etc.
Without doubt, a hue and cry
will go up from the Dahls, Hedleys,
Keegans and the Brotherhood"
takers. The WORKOUT cry of Reds"
will be raised and spread. Don't be
misled or inundated by any such
ballyhoo. The red scare" is always
dragged out by the bosses in an
effort to split the ranks of the work
ers along political lines and prevent
their unity. The companies will APP
peal to every human prejudice in
order to break the rank and file
unity of men fighting for chance
to live decently and obtain decent
conditions on the job.
Our power lies in our organized
and united strength. Do not let the
companies take away this power by
dividing our ranks.
Join the Transport Workers
Union of Greater New York.