The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-06
MIRA Spurs Company
Unions


terrorize the workers and tie them hand and foot
the unions of the bosses have been given powerful
impetus and support by the N IA.
The fright to organize" under the N. R. A. has
turned the avesy Of workers being forced by the
vlest and most brutal threats and intimidation into
the shackles Of company unions,
Now President Roosevelt takes hand by issuing AN
executive order which the capitalist press and the
A F. Of L. officials first interpreted attack
company unions"
1t now turns out however that the executive order
Of President Roosevelt of the strongest supports
for the furtherance Of company unions the smash
ing Of genuine workers unions.
On February l. Roosevelt signed an executive order
giving National Labor Board authority to hold cleo
lions to give workers the right to choose their own
representatives.
Mr. william Green always the FIRST to come to the
defense Of every scab act Of the Roosevelt government
termed the executive order first step in the govern
ment drive against company unions.
On February g. however the two highest authorities
the n r. A. acting for President Roosevelt, "clar-
fed the executive order in way show that the real
intent Of Roosevelt to protect and defend the
pany unions squirting their growth at the expense Of
the workers own organizations
The New York Times headlined the Joint state
ment Of General johnson and Donald r. Richberg
chief counsel for the n r, A. IN r. A. Denies slur
at Company Union
DERHAPs it would clarity matters somewhat to show
that two Of the most outstanding advocates Of COM
pany unions, two Of the worst exploters Of labor help
determine the N. r, A. policies company unions
These gentlemen Pierre du Point head Of the poison
gas and munitions industry known as the du Pont
Chemical Corporation Of the most rabd organizers
Of company unions, and Walter Teagle official Of the
STANDARD OIL Co., advocate Of company unions
The A. F. Of L. officials the National Labor Board
chat is Messers Green Lewis Berry and ElIman) CO.
operate with these company union advocates by helping
to break strikes lying to the workers about what rights
they are granted under the N R. A., and completely
msrepresenting what the NJ R. A. means by collective
bargaining"
Since the adoption Of the n r. A.. company unions
have had phenomenal growth. This is no accident
1t is the outcome Of the joint policy Of the F. Of L.
ocaldom and the mghtiest bosses in the basic indus
tries, steel chemical, coal automobile and rubber
While the A. F. Of L. ofaciadom has done all it could
to bind the workers to the strkebreakng dictates of
the National Labor Board to insure lower living con-
dtions. the big employers have rushed through com
pany unions
The Daily Worker has already published the details
gathered by the Pen 81 Hammer showing that whereas
before the N. r. A. there 100000 workers
forced into company unions, at this time there are
around 100000 in these yellow dog workngclass
set-upS The A, F. Of L. ofcialdom itself admits that
around 100000 are in company unions.
The first aid given to company unions was the
r.
L ofhcaldom, granting open shop and company union
privileges to the powerful automobile trusts Once es
tabshed, this full approval to the open shop in
every industry in which the employers with the help of
the N r. A. the state and city forces their spies stool
pigeons gunner, threats of discharge could bIudgeon
the workers in the company unions
Now President Roosevelt helping his friends in the
Standard Oil, du Pont Chemical, United States Steel
and host Of other corporations, has handed the Ma
aonal Labor Board power that will speed still further
the development Of company unions.
First Johnson and Richberg state that they will
not hold elections just because the workers ask Sec
ond. they say, even where genuine workers union has
been organized the bosses form company union if
they wish, with the minority in the plant This is an
invitation to every boss to begin now the formation of
company unions to smash and GUST the genuine unions
Of the workers
THE very last word of the N r. A. decision on Roose
velt's executive order is full legazaton of every
company union throtting the workers Nor is it true
say johnson and Rchberg, that employees if permitted
TO act in their free choice may not select COM
pany union meaning local plant union)" Under the
merit clause the boss is given the free choice" to
IRE any worker without reason that worker does not
belong to company union established by the boss
The rank and file in the A. F. of L. unenaced bv this
company union monster created by their officials
should arouse their membership in the local unions IN
The danger and join hands with the workers in com,
pany union plants to defeat the company enemy
Is
bearing fruit The Weirton Steel Co. workers who
had company union clamped on them, are taking up
the battle but they face the betrayals OF their Official
dom in the A. F. Of L. Amslgamated Union Tn Min
neapols as shown by report published in todays
Daily Worker. 500 shop are organizing to deal
a death niow TO the company union on the 500 Line
They have banded together and have ordered the COM
pany not to deduct dues for the company union yellow
dog organization.
Where the company unions are being foisted on the
workers. the greatest vigilance organization and sr1,v
gle IS required OF the militant workers and the Com
mns Party members there have the greatest tasks and
responsibilities The workers hate the company unions
But they must be organized and led for successful
struggle. Every issue brought up by the COMPANY
unions shrould be answered. Department and shon
committees should be organized Leaflets and shon
papers especially in company union plants must he
issued regularly to spur the battle against the yellow
cog organizations The workers should be told lust how
the n R. a. has chained them with COMPANY unions
and how these chains can be smashed and genuine
organizations leading struggles for the Improvement of
Their conditions be founded