The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-24

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Leo kazeck was a Plentvr,.
caller Thursday. ''S'N
like that in Omaha who b.3 !.
ready doubled up" to ssr" ~ =
rent or to live with relat;v'. W
friends because they were tS. y
out Of their homes. Yet h. a' W
his brother and So many otba.. aA
cepted everything with a stOIS !,
de was so much like a peassn, y, J.
war time. A machine, a vast - :
chine known as the GOVERN -
starts grinding to take him Of 4.
land or out of the factory ~
send him to a far away ular :
have his belly blown ouen sy''
like this cows belly is open. and
goes stolidly. It is war and ~
chine has taken charge of him. 4, /
knows Of nothing else to Do r,
accept. So it is when there !,
depression.
Couldn't you better your CO...
dltlon if you were Organized?'
He shot a glance of suspicion q
the men about him and shugr3
his shoulders.
"No like to talk about union
Lots stool pigeons"
Company stool pigeons or Inst
workers who want to get in Pod
with the bOss?"
Again he shrugged his shoulder
Don't know. But plenty stod.
pigeons"
would you like to join union!
"Sure."
as the American Federation q
Labor trying to organize here
"They try but everybody afraid
Lots join though"
"You join?"
He shook his head vigorously
"No. Why join? Ts get fired
| need job. 1 take care Of my
} family. When make strong union
1 join"
"Do you like cuts in wages and
the speed up?"
"NO. No like. But everyShsN
; the same. Bad times"
Maybe times get better b
| says finally.
Besides the fear of getting tNt
he does not want to join the A. l.
of L. union. He had heard StOnS
of walking delegates who take TIE
workers dues, do nothing for then
and when a strike comes, tells
them to do what the boss says
''Would you join a COmmunls
t union?" l ask.
"No," he says emphatic'll.
Communist good people. For ID
F working man. But join Comm.
S mist union and you get fired ;0l'
S Don't want to get fired. whH
: make strong union | JOIN. N
A man with a long sharp n y
e suddenly shook his left hand !. y :,
}. had cut himself and immedl's 4,
Y he stopped work and LETT i0f "
frs aid station.
< "What happens if you ge' n~
go to doctor or nurse.
"YOu get compensation! =,
Company take ten Genus =
insurance. If l get hunt ! !.
compensation. 1 get nothing -. ~
d insurance. If I get hurt OuS'
1 get insurance" ~
s SDo you like this scheme ii,
It "Got nothing to say be u. +
good naturally. money :. I'M I'M
n from wages. If you gs' ,or,
working they say you wan van ar
5 nensation or insurance and !. :, /,
% pTnS1 told YOU to cut like tSsi !
get hurt. They make tr SaDt j
(. S So get hurt; # you get hut =
) maybe you get fired !, Ii. BED
i He laughed and shook h l,i1 n
g again all this time with a 'Il''''
y puzzled expression; rssv IN
d SThev smart people. Tn S.., ~
IS bonus, too, if make huno'
If cent"
e "What's that" -, mos
d "DOn't know: n. NV STSst,s W
ss snlnnsS 9rV wants. HandI !. )
e cent. Work harder, fa ssrsrdrsi p
le time. l try sure make n sOrrr
a cent but when week ends saaassn IT'S > .
boss say only ninety
! S sDo oSIt know" he grinnsST srns
e ". aNobody knows
y boss knows-mayDe' i. Arudrsi =
q cant NO oes sal al they lnoT ths ! d
+ the company y S Is Tn fsstsr. nd r.
= Tui 81 organize to oppose ~, j
0 speedup. And yet 1,.. u nay 3
S Sottsr IS aH sd'f the NRA may :. y
i. thew win not have . to w"'1 VII e
t. The papers say '"'
S better.