The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-23

of supervising air commerce are
woefully inefficient, there is little
doubt that from such a group
several times 1888 men Conly SsS
pilots we're involved in strike-Ed0
could pass in short order the nee
essary special qualifications re-
quired of those who fly the air
lines, etc.')
We know for a fact that the
Chicago hotels we're full of unem-
ployed pilots who were held in
readiness to take the jobs of the
striking pilots.
AS to what the airline pilots were
thinking we will quote the N Y.
Sun of October 81, 1888, by S. B.
Altick C''Some of the pilots on the
lines are disguised with the way
the heads of the organization have
handled things. But to use their
own words, "Our hands are tied
and we cannot do anything but
abide by what the committee does
in the matter" There are many
others who would like to speak up
and tell the leaders in the union
what they would like, but they can
not get up the courage, etc.,
1t can be clearly seen from the
aforementioned strike actions that
there were no efforts made by any
Of the organizations involved to en-
list the aid and support of all sec
tons Of the aviation industry in
support of the strike. Therefore
this move on the part of the rank
and file of the Buffalo Aircraft
Union which is being carried for
ward over the heads of the A. F.
of L. officials is of tremendous i'm
portance and definite step for
ward in the aviation labor move
ment.
We as group appeal to all work
er aircraft organizations to support
this conference by the election of
a delegation to represent your or
ganization in this conference which
will be held at 244 Forest Ave, Buff
falo, N. Y. on Monday, 10 am,
July End, 1884.
Forward to one independent ma
tional organization of all aircraft
workers, both field and factory, en-
ployed and unemployed, and air.
craft students, to improve and pro-
tect their economic and political in
terests.
Correction
Due to technical error, Proposal
Five of last Saturdays article should
have read as follows:
1.-THE National Organization
should be independent, because
the majority of the workers, etc.')
Today we are printing the follow
ing letter from an aircraft worker
correspondent:
"HickSyille, Long Island.
Il have been reading the column
AS One Air-Pilot to Another" for
some time and today's article g.
16-34 was very interesting. AS I
see they are going to hold a can
vention in Buffalo, July 2, for the
purpose of organizing into one in
dustrial union for the whole air.
craft industry. I have been work
ing in this industry for about three
years as a sheet metal worker. and
wages are low for all workers in this
kind of work. In Grumman's Air
craft Manufacturing Corp, Farming
dale, Long Island, bombing planes
for the U. S. Navy are made; they
are very busy; they work two shifts
in the assembling department. Boss
eS and stool-pigeons are busy firing
militant workers who are rebelling
against low wages, speed-up and
discrimination; in the time I was
employed there, three workers were
fired Singly, not even two fired at
the same time, and the reason given
as being too slow" or work not
satisfactory" No doubt most of
these workers we're fired for talking
about the lousy wages and speed-up
conditions, and secondhand ma
chinery that often was dangerous
to work with. Yours for an Indus
trial Union of Aircraft Workers.
controlled by committee of rank
and file workers.
Signed
Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker"
NOTE.-We urge all aircraft
workers to follow the example of
this worker by writing to this col
umn concerning their experiences
and conditions in the industry,
also additional proposals for this
conference.