The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
IS Garages Lineup
In Drive to Build
Up Big Taxi Union
Gilbert Assails Glass Col
Elaboration Policy of
Norman Thomas
TO PRESENT CODE
Mayor Plans More NRA
Trickery

NEW YORK.-The taxi drivers
mittee of Thirteen, which led
great seven-day taxi strike,
ned an agreement Thursday
iguating that the men shall re-
e so per cent Of the niekels
'ady due and 40 per cent of the
IRE 5-cent levy.
deanwhile, city-wide drive
sopened to build q strong union,
Taxi Drivers Union of Greater
York, to be rooted in the
on the basis Of garage com
representing all the workers.
IS Garages Organized
.dy IS garages have been
up, Among those whose driv-
ave joined the union and who
repairing to build committees
= Parnalee, Terminal Cab,
and the Radio Fleet.
lmittee of IS was to meet
to discuss the question Of
ion, strengthening and
the union.
lbert Scores Thomas
Gilbert, member of the
se Of IS, sharply criticised
-orisl By Norman Thomas,
in the New Leaders yester-
ere Thomas said that the
"can build a union which
ke the employers sit around
With them"
are not building a union
we can sit around tables
&c bosses declared Gilbert.
re building a fighting union,
struggle union, a union that
- weapon TO force the oper-
10 improve the conditions of
ivers"
G in his editorial stated
b committee Of Is had such
eed advisers as Panken and
Wss these s0-caJled advisers"
Gilbert, especially Panken,
we're responsible for stamped
ae men before the agreement
.atifed. We do not need such
srs,"
= COMMITTEES was planning yes
" for meeting where officials
ie union win be elected. In all
ms Of the city the taxi men
eginning the work of eleeting
tees in the garages to repre-
and lead the struggle to
II conditions.
1t Alderman Cabs
Alderman garage in the
onx the boss told the committee,
will never recognize q union" The
en- therenpon walked out and pick
ed the garage, and refused to allow
e cabs to roll. They are back
" negotiating for recognition OF
e committee
It was reported that Mayor La
lardia has called a hearing at the
ty Han to be held Monday, where
tn the aid Of the N.R.A. chairman,
rs. HerTick, and other slick wage
{ artists, he will attempt to put
er starvation code on the hack
en-.
TO prevent this Joeeph Gilbert in
oduced q code worked out by the
H drivers at a meeting Of the
mmittee Of Is, suggesting that it
presented ct the hearing and that
e union call on all drivers to sup
1T the fight for It's adoption.
The code presested by Gilbert fol-
US:
d That industry and the City
oTernment assume the responsible
: OF guaranteeing the hsckmen SO
seks work per year with a maxi
n 54-hour week and no longer
nine hour cay work.
A maximum OF $40 per week for
en- and so per week for night
50 per cent TO remain ia e.
lere industry does not pro-
weeks per year, the City Gov
and employers to guarantee
renee by unemployment in
the hackman is totally
{ through accident, illness
job, the haeknan shall
,ge from the City Government
d employer insurance at the rate
s13 per week for married men and
} per week for single men, So adj
ional for each dependent.
3 That wages Of dackmen shall
adjusted regularly with the ris-
Z prices of commodities caused by
aation, so that there shall be no
Eering Of the standard of living.
81 That provisions be made to
dish the blacklist system now
aetised by the operators.
D That haekmen employed two
Us for an employer shall have a
mt to the job and not to be sub
It to the practice Of being knocked
for low bookings.
81 That there be no discr5rnlna~
n or segregation against any race,
Tor, creed or sex.
% That SUFFICIENT hack stands be
divided at any corner OF the city,
more terminals or large buildings
the request Of the union. That
lsquate provisions be made for feed
res
That the control Of industry be
erred from the Police Depart
10 Hack Bureau with Union
entation and the practice Of
printing and records be
d and those already taken re-
Id That the right Of hackmen to
,ong % the Taxi Drivers Union
guaranteed.