The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-21
Local 22 ILGWU Elections

ELECTIONS IN Local ~ OF the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union take place on March
%. Listed on the ballots for the workers to choose
will be two sets Of candidates. representing different
policies that vitality affect the interests of the
workers. The left wing groups candidates are
representing a militant trade union policy in the
IL.G.W.U. The So-caled Progressive administra-
tion is bloc of renegade Lovestoneites, who have
the support of the reacherous leaders of the Social
list Party who cooperate with such figures Hoch-
man and Dubnsky. This latter group sing the praise
of the NR-A, thus disarming the dresSmakers in
their struggle to defend their gains won in the
recent strike.
We want to present to every member of Local
% the unholy alliance of the Lovestoneites, led by
Zimmerman, and the Socialist supporters Of the
MIRA with all it's strkebreaking with all its lower
ing of the workers living standard so they can see
the depths to which these renegades go in their
united front against the needle trades workers.
The latest issue of the New Leader" Socialist
organ officially endorsing the Lovestoneites declares
In justice to the Lovestoneites it must be said
that, though protesting to be Communists, they are
violently opposed to the official Communist policy
Of dual unonism"
Why the necessity of the Lovestoneites "profes-
sing to be Communists" This pose is put on in
order to win the militant workers into the
treacherous camp of Socialist policy OF betrayal The
Socialist leaders very readily welcome this unity
with the Lovestoneites since it is valuable to them
in putting over the N.RA. program OF constantly
undermining the effectiveness of the trade unions;
constantly sapping the workers living standard.
THEY pat the LovestoneiteS on the back for what
they call the violent" opposition to the Com
munist dual union policy Zimmerman and the
other LoveStoneites in the needle industry violently
oppose, not what they misrepresent as the dual
union" policy Of the Communists but the whole
militant class struggle program of the Communists
against capitalism and for the most determined day
to day struggle in the interests of the workers and
against the growingly fascist and strikebreaking
program of Roosevelt and the MIRA.
Yes, and what about the so-called dual union
poicy?" The Communists are the leading fighters
for the real unity of the workers in all unions
building rank and file oppositons in the A. F. of
L. transcending the betrayng narrow lines set I'D
by the Dubinskys and zrnmerman's When the
Communists call for united action of all trade union
workers, as well unorganized this is called dual
union" policy by the Socialists and Iovestoneites
Anything that disturbs their corroding grasp on
the top apparatus of the union is called dual
unionism!"
Do the Lovestoneites and Socialists want the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union to turn
the furriers to the experienced stzikebreaking
hands of Bill Green & Co.? Do they want these
workers who, through their militant struggles have
won organization and improved conditions, to be
turned over to the gentlemen whom General John
son told Their interests are your interests7"
THIS hypocritical talk about dual unionism" will
not fool the rank and file who know that the
Communists are the most militant in all trade
unions in forging the united front-the real united
action of all workers in the fight for improved con-
ditionS
Tearing away all these smoke screens, the main
TACT stands out as clear as the betrayals of the
Dubnskys, and that is the Lovestoneites are fully
acceptable to the Socialist leaders who form
united front with LaGuardia, Matthew VOL and
Bill Green.
No amount of SANDER can cover this up The
members of Local % should reject this slate and
vote for the left wing group Who by their policies
ana deeds have shown they are fighting for the
best interests of all needle trades workers regard
less of their political Affiliations