The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-13
Campaign For Social
Insurance Weakest
In Basic Industries

it should be taking the lead. in the
concentration districts and the
basic industries.
Chicago Leads
In New York, II local unions of
the A. F. Of L. endorsed the bill.
But Of these II endorsements the
majority are not in basic or con-
centration industries. The only en-
dorsements in the basic industries
secured in the New York district
we're one machinists' local and
three printing and pressmen's
locals. This is far from a satisfac-
tory result.
In Chicago, 81 local unions of the
A. F. of L. endorsed the Workers
Bill, and, in addition, six city and
village councils. The city and vii
lage councils endorsing the bill were
Caseyville, Virden, Benld, Harvey.
Midlothian and Belleville, all in
Southern Illinois. In addition. the
important Central Labor Union Of
st. Louis endorsed the bill. There
were also endorsements from seven
Progressive Miners Of America mine
locals and three Progressive Miners
of America women's auxiliaries and
one Disabled Veterans Post. Of
the 81 A. F. of L. locals, three were
in mining CUM.WA.), one print
ing, one meat workers, one labor
ers, one shoe, or seven locals that
may be classed as in basic indus
tries.
It must be said that Chicago
leads the concentration districts in
the campaign for the Workers IN
EMPLOYMENT and Social Insurance
Bill Oh. r. 1899. But Chicago is
still tagging far behind its possibili-
ties, particularly in its slowness in
reaching the hundreds of A. F. of L.
locals.
OF the 1913 total endorsements
from A. F. of L. locals, AZ, or
slightly more than one-third are in
the five concentration districts. And
of these AZ A. F. of L. endorsements
in the five concentration districts.
II are in the building trades. and
only II out of the Al In basic in
dustries.
In MINNEAPOLIS there was only
one A. F. of L. local reporting en-
dorsement "a metal mining locaD
and three city councils. including
the city council Of Minneapolis.
Philadelphia showed 10 endorse
ments of A. F. Of L. locals, and also
the Civil Liberties Union of Phila-
delphia, endorsing H. R. 1898. The
Philadelphia endorsements more
than the three concentration dis
tricts Of Detroit, Pittsburgh and
Cleveland put together) include one
taxi. five textile (woolen. knit
goods. hosiery, etc., two printing.
! molderS. l coopers. one food, one
sheet and tin. Philadelphia also
had four important independent
locals and two district councils
(painters and Amalgamated) en-
dorsing the bill
Boston district leads with 30 A. F.
of L. locals endorsing, and, in addi-
ton, the Providence A. F. OF L. CEN
trail body. the Providence building
trades council, the district lodge
and district convention Of the I. A.
Of Machinists and the Boston
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Joint Board. The A. F. of L. locals
endorsing the bill in Boston dis
trict include Is building. one as
bestos, one iron, one hosting engi-
neers, one boilermakers, one bakers.
two machinists and one sheet
metal, A. F. of L. local unions.
Other important endorsements
were the Newark. N. j., A. p. of L.
central body. the city council of
Clifton, N. j.; the Salt Lake City,
Lincoln, Nebraska: Dsnbury. Conn;
Great Falls. Mont; Spokane,
Wash, and Nebraska State A. F.
of L. central bodies, with hundreds
Of A. F. of L. local unions affili-
ated.
The conclusion must be reached
in view of these figures. that first,
the Party has launched a campaign
for the enactment by Congress Of
the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill (H. r. 1899,
which has achieved considerable
mass support: ~ the campaign is
weak in most Of the concentration
districts; 90 in all districts. work
inside the A. F. of L. must be in
tensified; "a work in the basic in
dustries for the Workers Bill is
still weak; go the entire Party must
be modified for this campaign and.
the decisions of the National Con-
vention of the Party applied in the
fight for real unemployment insur-
ance, especially in the concentra-
ton districts.
(NOTE - The 1913 endorsements
analysed here include all those re-
ported to the Daily Worker, the I'm
employed Councils and the A. F. of
l.. Rank and File Committee. IN
doubtedly other locals endorsed the
bill which we're not reported0
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