The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-08

crush all rank and file opposition by
5error and gangsterism
Weinstcck was nominated We'd
nesday night to run against Zausner
by Local 400 of the Painters Union
of the A. F. of L. At the same time
the local nominated another rank
and file leader, Frank Wedl, to make
The race for Business Agent.
Force Tax on Members
While the entire membership of
the Painters Union in New York
consists of seven to eight thousand
workers. there ere more than 10000
painters unemployed in the city
Under the guise Of organizing the
unorganized, a 50 cent tax was re-
Gently forced upon the painters by
the zausner machine. This resulted
In the collection Of more than $50,
600. Rank and file leaders charge
that hardly a cent was used for or
ganization purposes, moreover, dur
ing this campaign nothing was paid
for strike benefits The tax collec-
ton was halted only after the rank
and file in various local unions put
up e stiff fight against the tax which
they charged was unconstitutional,
as well as the reckless expenditure
of funds collected from the mem
bers.
A Veteran Fighter
For more than eight years Vein
stock. the rank and file candidate.
has been active in the fight against
the corrupt machine which ruled
over the union, and in leading the
demand for union democracy. On
several occasions open threats to
murder him were made by union
henchmen. But during this entire
time increasing support has devel-
oped behind the campaign against
the administration forces.
THE district council as we'll as
the ma iOrity of the locals are f.
financially bankrupt WeinstOck
said yesterday, There is growing
decentralization in the ranks and
no confidence In the present ma
shine. There Is open revolt against
The Zausner gang, especially in
view Of the cynical violations Of
the union agreements"
The agreement, Weinstock ex
planned calls for seven-hour day,
q f1ve-day week and s9-a-day wage.
But this, he said, exists only on
paper. TN reality the men are COM
PEELED to work more than eight
hours q day a vicious speed-up sys-
tenn exists, and the wages received
by the men are from S. down"
Sensing the growing revolt of the
rank and file, the Zausner machine
recently attempted to prevent the
nomination Of Weinstock by filing
charges against him. zausner got
one of his Organizers" Harry Ros-
en-, to prefer charges against Vein
stock on the ground that the latter
deliberately accused me in the pub
lie press lthe Morning FreiheiD of
being responsible for the attack
upon him Sept 26. the night Of the
mass meeting in Mecca Temple. He
also DETAINED my character by ac-
cusing me Of being a gangster as
per article published in the same
newspaper, which will exhibit at
The trial"
Members SIugged
At two mass meetings held in
Mecca Temple. rank and file mem
bers were terrorized, members were
beaten and dubbed and many Of
them had to be taken 10 hospitals.
This campaign of terror, according
to Weinstock, was carried into the
local unions,
Those who are supporting the
candidacy of Weinstock and Wedl
charge that zausner's ballyhoo for
the N.R.A. and for the Painters
Code has resulted in the most
shameful and degrading code for
the New York painters. Weinstock,
for example, charges that "zausner
willfully neglected to get C.W.A,
Jobs for our members and blocked
every attempt of the rank and file
in their efforts to secure these jobs. .
Moreover, charges the rank and file
candidate, "Zausner, this year, as in
previous years, failed TO make any
serious effort to secure public school
work for our painters and deliber-
atclv nisled our membership by
making them believe that written
communications will secure their
Jobs
Fighting Program
The program of Weinstoek and
wedl in the coming election calls
for. The 6-hour day and 5-day
week: c-Tle S9-a-dsy wage scale ;
3-The right and security of the
Job; 4-Job and Shop Committee
5-Strict union conditions; Every
painter in New York union paint
er and for minimum initiation
fee; 6-Full democracy in our union;
9-Rank and file leadership; 10
Unemployment insurance and for
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill. HR 1893; 11--Rights of
Negroes to join the union and equal
rights for Negroes on the job.
The rank and file candidates are
fighting against: l. Gangsterism
and racketeering in the union; q
Speedup and piece work; 3-Com-
pulsory arbitration and injunctions;
4-Expulsions or dropping of men,
bers because of unemployment; 8
Overtime; 6---Favoritism illegal
taxet ton.
Down with Zausner Rule! Down
VI + Gs1gstsrism and 7acketeer-
r. Ter F5ns and File Leader
81, 80 These are the central slo-
gsn- CT tbs rank and file opposition
IN the union