Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
:. "A Union without a Paper
Like a Person without a Voice"
: : Exec. Committee FCWIU
POINT TO LOCALS ORGANIZED
THROUGH SPREADING
NOIHE OE AHIInM

NOiSE Vt ~ lON
BY the National Executive Com
mittee OF the Fishermen and Can
merry Workers Industrial Union.
Organizing rank and file Union
on the basis OF a militant united
front program OF action we could
MT even consider the use OF a cap
ttalist paper for the expression Of
our aims and principles. The Voice
OF Action was the only paper In
the Northwest that offered it's col
umns for the use of our Union. In
tho beginning of October last year
when we issued a call for our first
National Convention we were able
with the cooperation of the Editor
ial Board TO print and distribute
10000 copies Of special Fisher
mems issue OF the Voice of Action
In which was printed the call TO
the convention and the Draft Con-
stitution of our Union. The Voice
OF Action thus became an indis-
pensable weapon in our organic
atlonal work.
New locals for our Union were
OF Action. A local in Fort Bragg,
Calf was organized when the fish,
ermen received copies Of the Voice
of Action. The Voice of Action has
also played an important part in
bringing together and solidifying
our locals.
Mako Paper Unions Organ
At our convention were delegates
from Alaska, Canada and the
U. $. A. representing $500 organ
lied fishermen and cannery work
ers were gathered to discuss and
solve their problems, the only paper
that had reporter at this Con-
vention was the Voice OF Action.
The Voice of Action gave q SPLEEN
did report and devoted consider
able space for our Union and the
convention. At this Convention the
delegates voted unanimously to
make the Voice of Action the Joint
official organ OF the FCWIU.
A union without a paper, thru
which to speak to it's member
ship and to the workers in the
industry, is like a person with
out voice. II is this service that
the Voice Of Action has rendered
to the Fishermen and Fish Cam
merry workers.
The National Executive Commit
tee realizes that there have been
many weaknesses and shortcomings
In our work in connection with the
Voice OF Action but we blame our
seves as leaders of our Union for
failure to raise the Importance of
the Voice OF Action to a higher
level I'm our locals. The weaknesses
and shortcomings OF the Voice of
Action can be improved and cor
rected only by ourselves together
with the other organizations that
now publish the Voice of Action.
Hail Full Size Paper
Especially at this time when we
have succeeded in increasing the
size OF the Voice of Action to a
regular size paper the National FIX
ecutlve Committee pledges it's full
support. We wish to stress TO
every single one of our "a locals
the importance OF the Voice of
Action. We have taken cognizance
Or the drive for subscriptions and
bundle orders that the Voice of
Action Is launching for the coming
.hree months.
The National Executive Commit
zee, in session at Tacoma May s,
set minimum quota of 200 new
'ubs from our Union for the Voice
IF Action. We are also hereby is
'uing a challenge to our brother
Union and joint publisher OF the
Voice Of Action, the National Lum-
Der Workers Union to set a like
luota and enter with us into a
Ne have also decided to give as
lrst prize a beautiful banner with
'ur Union emblem to the local Sc
uring the most subs up to Aug.
. 1884. This banner is worth striy-
ng for. 1t will be an ornament to
ang on the wall of your local hall
r office.
On with the race!
oss and will only act as a means