The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-10
Revolt at the
Fisher Body
LOcalMeeting
McKinnOn's Red Batting
Fails to Explain
AFL Treachery
By a Worker Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Ohio. - The open
meeting of the Fisher Body local
Of the American Federation of
Labor showed the growing indigna-
ton Of the auto workers against
the sell-out which Miley, McKin-
non, McWeeney, Green and Pres
ident Roosevelt put over on them.
There were a couple of moments at
the meeting when it looked as
though the chairs would fly any
second. A developing opposition to
the leaders of the A. F. of L. is
becoming a real danger to the Nc
Kinnon-McWeeney clique.
The central point raised by the
men was on the recognition Of the
union and the running of the union.
The workers wanted to know how
the settlement gave them recogni-
ton. And they forced from Miley,
the president, the admission-weu,
that there wasn't real recognition
until all the names of the union
members were turned over to De-
troit, and after they were certified
they would have real recognition.
Another wanted to know how they
expected to get 100 per cent or
ganized shop, when the open shop
was still allowed. Another proposed
to reduce the dues.
The meeting rose to the hottest
point when the ce-president of
the local spoke and said: This is
our union. We've got to run our
union our own way and put fellows
in the leadership who will run it
right. II the strike is delayed too
long it would not be effective. The
company would shut their doors and
tells us 30 keep on st11king-they
prepared all the stock they need
for such an emergency. We should
do as the White Motor workers did.
Then we would get recognition and
our 20 per cent increase and :"
McKinnon, all excited, jumped up
and demanded: what about White
Motor. Who told you what they
did? That has no place here. Who
told you" And from the floor
voices demanded that McKinnon
shut up, that the fellow be allowed
to tell what happened at White
Motor, that McKinnon didn't be-
long there anyway
Then a line Of demagogy fol-
lowed. President Miley-Some fell
low from the Press Dept, Brother
Spizak( appealed to the Sanity
of the men. Brother Spizak praised
the union, reminding the men that
it was backed by the government!
That it was supported by President
Roosevelt and General johnson.
And when someone wanted to know
why they weren't recognized
said: Why we just gotta be recog-
nized. It's against the law not 10
recognize U.S."
McKinnon was allowed the floor
at the end Of the meeting and threw
out a real red-baiting and dema-
gogic bunch of poison. He gave his
usual spiel of what a wonderful
record he has in the labor move
ment. He said that he is always
with the leaders. He will always
back them up. That he is 100 per
cent for Roosevelt-that if Roose-
welt should call him to shoulder
arms to go for war today-he would
gladly do it.
He said that the workers talk
about rank and file leadership
about White Motor-because the
Spark Plug" writes about it. He
said that there ought to be a fine
of $40 levied on any man who re-
peats what takes place in their
union meetings. He pleaded with
the workers not to pay any atten-
ton to Spark Plug" He said that
President Roosevelt told him to get
those who are putting out that
paper, not to spare the government
any money in routing them out.
He said that the men are looking
for this propaganda now-and the
Communists take advantage of the
situation.
Spark Plug was distributed that
same morning before the meeting,
and told the workers what to do.