The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-28
TuUin1Cnn
Take It.
In Cash
By Needle Worker Correspondent

BY Needle Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK-The following are
few interesting facts about Tuvim
and the way he manages Local 142
of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union.
If an operator comes to him and
complains of low prices, Tuvim goes
to her boss about it and says that
as long as he pays her the $14
minimum that's all that matters.
Every other week they sell all kinds
OF raffles for a radio, turkey
watch, etc. He also got a rake
off on the profits of the boat-ride
held recently. Tuvim, every now
and then, arrangeS a supper for the
chairladies and chairmen and
spends about 5000 for that. There
is no use in spending all this money
on this, as the chairladies can do
without the supper. 1t is just more
commission for Tuvim.
Why does Tuvim go about spread
ing bad reports on this and that
cutter and insult these men? What
is his business on this matter? If
he has anything against these men
let him either keep his mouth shut
or summon them before the board.
If, on the other hand, you say
something about Tuvim that is not
to his liking and he finds out who
has said it, he threatens to expel
that member from the organization
Has he got the right to do this, for
as yet, the members have no con-
stitution of their own.
The present executive board are
bunch of puppets in Tuvim's
hands, as they let him do whatever
he wants. They are all afraid tc
open up their mouths and say what
they mean Nobody knows what
becomes of the money taken in, as
they do not itemize anything. AL
they say at finance meeting is
"Date-so and so, expense-so and
so, paid-so and so, ETC." You can't
make head or tail of that. Where
some members of the board work
they let the boss stand and work
with them at the cutting table, ano
also work all kinds of hours and dc
all sorts of things, which is against
the union rules.
Another vital fact is that Tuvin
is in league with the big bosses Of
the association, and I am quite
sure that the workers will be sole
out when the new agreement comes
along and if the workers go out or
strike in December. 1t will just be
matter of form, as everything il
agreed on between Tuvim and the
bosses, and the workers won't gair
anything. 1t will be repetition Of
the old agreement.
When Tuvim goes up to some Of
the big shops he has private con-
ference with the boss, as nobody is
allowed to be there because the boss
orders the bookkeeper and the
Stenographer out of the room unit
they get through.
Tuvim is supposed to have cut
ters' meeting once a month. What
is he afraid Of? He does not have
them. Why doesn't he inform the
members what is being contem-
plated toward a new agreement
What is Tuvim doing toward or
ganizing the workers in New Jer-
sey? How long does it take to or
ganize a handful of shops? If i
can't be done with the aid of Rath-
coff then let him employ someone
who will do the job and not spenc
$50 per week for doing nothing.
I say to you fellow workers whit
read this article, let's get together
now, as right now is the time tt
get Tuvim out. Let us throw oul
lot in with them Communist work.
ers, as they do more for their mem
bers than Tuvim.