The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-26
II Plan
Chicago Campaign
For Workers Bill
Pledge to Fight for H.R.
1898 at Chicago Meet
On April Doth
DAILY Worker Midwest Bureaul

Daily Worker Midwest Buream
CHICAGO. April 25. Dele
gates from II local unions of
The A. F. of L. met here Sun
Jay to map out q campaign of
struggle for the Workers In
employment Insurance Bill
Oh. R. 1889. Preparations
were made to carry this fight
to the floor of the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor Economic Conference
on April 20, which has been called
by the officials to mobilize support
for the New Deal in general and
the Wagner Bill in particular.
The conference last Sunday,
which was called by Painters Local
No. 275, endorsed the Workers Bill,
and unanimously rejected the Wag-
ner Bill and other fake "unemploy-
nent insurance" bills.
The resolution which was adopted
included the following paragraph:
When We compare the bill III.
r. 1881 with other sO-caIIed nm
employment insurance bills. such
as the Wisconsin bill or the bill
pending in Congress known as
$. 26l6, introduced In the U. S.
Senate on Feb. by Senator
Robert F. Wagner, we find that
Bill Fl. r. 1898 is uncomparabIy
superior to all other bills in the
following respects"
The resolution then analysed the
difference between the Workers
Bill and all others and calls upon
the delegates to the Economic Con-
ference call by the G. F. L. Off
isls for April 20 to support the
Workers Bill.
The conference enthusiastically
received q fraternal delegate from
the A. F. of l.. Rank and File Trade
Union Committee for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Relief, Frank
9obbins, who spoke on the work of
the committee. The delegates
unanimously voted to endorse the
work Of the committee.
The extent to which the mill
ant spirit of struggle for unem-
oloyment insurance has penetrated
he Chicago locals of the A. F. Of
:. is shown by the fact that dele
rates represented a union member
hip of 8,112. Though only IL To-
ais we're represented at the meet
ng, 81 Chicago locals of the A. F.
+ L., Amalgamated Clothing Work
IS, and Railroad Brotherhoods
ave endorsed the Workers Bill.
The conference decided that all
elegstes who are also delegates to
ne Economic Conference of April
3 will present the resolution of
lis conference to the Economic
Conference and fight for the en-
orsement of H. r. 1898. and the
,nding of A delegation to Wash
lgton to put pressure on the Con-
rsssmen to force their support of
Re bill.
The conference was addressed by
ON McKenna of the American
esgue Against War and Fascism,
tho spoke of the spending of bill
ons for war while the unemployed
re denied relief. The delegates
oted to endorse the program of
he American League.
A resolution urging all A. F. of
members to join in the May First
nited Front Demonstration at
Jnion Park was voted, and dele
ates pledged themselves to mo-
'ilize their local membership.
Elmer johnson of Painters Lo-
al No. 637 was chairman, and
Delegate Walters of Painters Local
No. 275 made the opening report.
locals represented were Painters
Locals No. 275, No. 6S7 and No. 273;
Carpenters Locals No. 1871, No. 1874,
No. 5o4; the Chicago Branch of the
Wood Carvers' Union. Cigar Makers,
10. IA; Machinists, No. 800; Metal
'olishers, No. s, and others.