The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-03
Broad United Front
Assured at March 4
Relief Workers Meet
Wagner Bill Hides
Devastating Attack
0nLabOr Struggles
(Conttnued from Pags u

workers suffered from under Section
Ia viii be made general for all work
ers.
It's fascist design is seen by its in
troductory paragraph which declares:
ut is hereby declared to be the policy
of Congress to remove distractions to
the free flow of interstate commerce
(Which would mean every strike that
caused a stoppage of production OF
distribution-H. O., to encourage the
establishment Of uniform labor stand
ards
Uniform labor standards" mean
the coone levels provided by the codes
and the regimenting Of labor under
the control Of the government, and
the A. F. Of L officialdom.
On Company Unions.
While the Wagner bill makes some
conditions for modification of COM
pany unions, it does not eliminate
them, but in practice will tend to
strengthen them. 1t provides that the
companies shall not finance them
which will create a condition where
by the companies will force the work
ers TO finance the company unions
Under the guiSe Of making it illegal
for the companies to fire workers who
do not want to Join company unions
the act in reality strengthens the
merit clause" in the auto code, a
clause that applies to every code
Signed BY President Roosevelt
Through this clause the company
union8 can still force workers to be-
long to the company unions, and fire
them on the ground Of their merit.
The merit clause" was approved and
signed by the A. F. Of L. officials.
An Injunction Bill.
Most vicious Of all is Section 6 OF
the Wagner Bill that sets up contro,
over strikes by injunctions issued
through Federal Courts. This section
read.
The several district courts of the
United States are hereby vested
with jurisdiction to prevent and re-
strain any unfair labor practice that
burdens or affects commerce or OBJ
structs the free flow of commerce,
or has led or tends to lead labor
dispute that might affect or burden
commerce or obstruct the free flow
of commerce; and it shall be the
duty of the several district attorneys
Of the United States, but solely at
the request of the National Labor
Board, in their respective districts,
under the direction of the Attor-
ney General, to institute proceed
ings in equity to prevent or restrain
any such unfair practice"
In one word this means ''injmc-
tions!" In every strike or pending
strike the National Labor Board Is
authorized to go to the Federal Courts
and have an injunction issued against
the strikes which brings every op-
preSsiYe agency Of the government il
against the strikers.
While the argument will be made
that these injunctions are supposed
to apply against Weir, Ford and Budd
and in some instance may actually
be used to enforce elections, the whole
history Of the Federal Courts (rail-
road strike, etc. shows that the way
is open for the greatest food Of
stnkebreaking injunctions the country
has ever seen.
Personnel and Brides
The set-up Of the personnel Of tbs
Board itself shows its anti-labor anc
strikebreaking character. The sever
members of the board are to b
chosen by the President with tn,
consent Of the Senate, and are to con
sist of two labor" representatives
Undoubtedly Of the Green, Lewis
stripe), who serve for one year only
travelling and ether expenses" Tire,
travelling and other Expenses" These
members are to be chosen to repre-
sent the public" $cr period of five
years with a salar3 Of $4,000. These
public" representatives usually art
experienced strikebreaking agents 0.
the capitalists who in this instance
become professional government
strikebreakers. Then there are two
open representatives Of the capitalist
who also serve for one year.
Fight 1t!
The strikebreaking and injunction
character Of the bill should bt
brought to the attention of every
worker and every local union. Reso
lutions should be passed against il
in the local unions regardless Of afili.
alton. These resolutions should b.
sent to Congress and to the A. F. O
L. leaders.
The service Of Green, Lewis, Hill
man and Berry to the NR.A., anc
now to this Wagner bill should 81
brought up on the floor Of every
A. F. of l.. union and condemned
Resolutions should be passed de.
handing they get off MA. boards
as well as the National Labor Board
because they are strikebreaking in.
strumentS.
A storm of protest must be de-
veloped against this injunction anc
strikebreaking bill. To defeat it, anc
to win their rights and better con-
ditions, as well as to defeat the COM
pany unions, the workers should or.
ganize their own organizations
strengthening and building their owr