The daily worker., 1934-04-30
May Day Committee
Forces City Council
To Endorse HR 1898
Six City Councils, AL
Unions Sign Social
Insurance Bill

NEW YORK - Six City
Councils and a score Of A. F
Of L. and independent unions
and fraternal organizations
have added their names to the
thousands of endorsements to
the Workers Unemployment
and Social Insurance Bill Oh. R
1899.
In Allentown, Pa, the United
Front May Day Committee forced
the City Council to endorse the
Workers Bill Similarly, the City
Councils and the Borough Coun-
cils Of Williamsburg, Forest Hills and
Carnegie, Pa, Of Des Moines, iowa,
and two Pittsburgh Councilmen
have endorsed the Workers Bill.
AL. Workers Demand H.R. 1898
Iowa District 13 Of the United
Mine Workers Of America "a. r. OF
L. endorsed the Workers Bill due
to the rising demand Of the rank
and file for adequate and genuine
unemployment insurance.
Moulders' Local 348 Of Reading.
Pa; Local 70 of the Bakery and
Confectionery Workers Interns-
tionsl Union Of Brooklyn: Journey
men Tailors Local 86 and Technical
Engineers Local 81 of Milwaukee,,
Wise. and the Wstehmakers Local
81 of the International Jewelry
Workers Union Of New York have
all endorsed H. r. 1893.
Racine Labor Council Acts
The Racine Trades Labor Coun.
Gil at meeting two weeks ago en-
dorsed this bill, and instructed its
secretary to write Congressnen La
Toilette, Duffy and Blanchard, de-
manding that they give active sup
port to it. Division Eight of the
Racine County Workers Committee.
Socialist unemployed group.
signed the Workers Bill. on April
q, the City Council of Racine went
on record as endorsing the bill.
Michigan A. F. of L. Conference
The Semi-Annual Conference of
the Michigan State Painters Con-
ference at its meeting in Lansing
on April % endorsed the Workers
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance Bill. Delegates were present
from all local unions Of the Paint
ers' Brotherhood in Michigan. The
Painters Advisory Board District
Council in Detroit, composed Of
Local Unions 37 AZ, 357. sol. $50
and 675, endorsed the bill, and in
structed the delegates of the De-
troit locals to bring up the bill in
the State Conference. The Glass
workers Local 357 Of the Painters
Union, and the Coopsrs' Interna-
tional Local 81 have signed the
Workers Bill.
In Danbury, Conn, the BARRIERS
Union Local IT'S, and the United
Hatters of North America Local 10
are behind the bill adding their en-
dorsements. Local 1e4 of the
Amalgamated Food Workers Union.
New York, signed the bill. Local
"a, Progressive Miners Of America,
Peoria, Ill, adopted the Workers
Bill.
Wide Endorsement in Penna.
In Pitcairn, Pa, a lodge Of the
Eagles with 1000 members: the
Clarion, Pa, Taxpayers League.
with $50 members, and various
lodges of the Sons of Italy and su-
perior Order Of Lithuanians
throughout the county have en-
dorsed the Workers Bill. -Four To-
Gals Of the Pennsylvania Unem-
ployed League voted endorse
ment to the bill at confer
ence held on March 4. In Chal-
font, the School Board, and the
Allegheny County Poor Directors
have endorsed the bill. In Hazel
wood, the Federation. composed of
six locals of the Railway Brother
hood and the Blacksmiths and Boil
ermakers Of the A. F. of l.. endorsed
H. R. 1898.
FraternaI Orders Act
Recent endorsements from fra
ternal organiza tions. ETC.. include.
the Hollis Circle Democratic Club
Of Elmont, L. l.; the South Shore
Unemployment Association of Ell
mont, L. l.; Finnish Club of Ell
mont, L. l.. the newly formed
Claremont Workers Club of Bronx.
n Y; the Italian American Pro-
gressiYe Club Of Far Rockaway. N.
Z, and the Triple City Council of
the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
2O3 in Phillipsburgh, N. j. The
Cherkasser Benevolent Association,
a fraternal order Qandsmann-
schsft) endorsed the Workers Bill
unanimously.
W. LLLA