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dent of the Taxi Drivers Union of
Greater New York.
Mr.. Organ, the New York City
police commissioner, in a further
attempt to break the strike, has
banned all parades, but the strikers
maintain their right to the streets
and emphatically declare that they
will continue to picket.
All proposals of Benjamin Golden,
Secretary of the Regional Labor
Board, have been turned down fiat
by the strikers, Golden suggested
that if the companies are forced
to recognize the union, the union
must then hold new elections under
NR.A. supervision. because the
operators do not like the present
leadership.
N.R.A. Wants Fascist Unions
This is a measure that the hack
men must fight against for all they
are worth. To allow the MIRA. to
dictate as to when and how unions
should elect officials would open the
road to the establishment Of fascist
unions in America-unions under
government control.
The strikers have declared that
they will not return to work until
they have won recognition Of the
Taxi Drivers Union.
This fight for recognition Of
our union is connected with, and
is part of the fight for higher
wages, shorter hours and unem-
ployment insurance at the ex-
pense Of the operators" said
Joseph Gilbert, organizer Of the
union.
When asked for an answer to the
ocerators' open letter which accused
the Taxi Drivers Union Of violence,
racketeering and coercion. Samuel
Orner said, 1--WE will answer them
on the street"
TN substance, the letter appeals
for police protection to enable the
Terminal System, Parmelee and
the Radio Fleet owners to smash
the strike of $4,000 taxi cab driv-
ers IN New York City" said
statement by the union. "Its ap-
peal to the Mayor is based on the
recent militant picketing action
of the taxi strikers who are de-
termined to clear the streets of
strikebreakerS who are robbing
them of their right to decent
livelihood and to compel the feet
owners to recognize the Taxicab
Drivers Union of Greater New
York. The fleet owners are not
satisfied with the heavy mobiliza-
ton of the police called out by
LaGuardia to arrest and club
strikers.
Our answer to the feet owners
is that the Taxicab Drivers Union
will intensity it's picketing and
its struggle to force the feet own
ers to their knees. We will not stop
until we have forced them to rec
ognize the only union hackmen
want"
In all the strike halls, rank and
file drivers heaped indignation upon
Mayor LaGuardia, who ordered the
police to attack them. 81 helped
to put LaGuardia through said
Albert Klein, driver, an ex-fusion-
list. what did 1 get? had to
walk the streets hungry"
I. Bader, a striker, who has been
active on the picket lines, showed
the Daily Worker reporter a deep
cut in his leg. This is what / got
for voting for LaGuardia," said
Bader. ''They put me against a
stone wall and beat me-"
John Bond, taxi driver, who also
voted and worked for LaGuardia in
the recent elections, said: 81
thought we'd get decent break
from the Mayor.
THE taxi drivers elected him; the
taxi drivers will impeach himl" said
an ex-LaGuardia supporter in the
strike hall yesterday.
Amongst the striking drivers is
an ex-member of the Board of
Trustees and standing committee Of
the Fusion Party, Lee Joblon. In
commenting ON the actions which