The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-02
For National Action in the
Longshore Strike

THE strike of the West Coast longshore-
men is entering a new stage.
After three weeks of militant struggle,
after every attempt to break the strike
with the aid of the armed forces of the
government, the N.R.A. labor boards and
the maneuvers of Ryan, the strikers have
overwhelmingly voted down an attempt to send
them back to work without gaining all their de-
mands.
Likewise, the maneuvers of Scharrenberg and of
the other officials Of the International Seamen's
Union have been unable to split the ranks of the
Seamen, who are fighting side by side with the long
shoremen. They determnedy following the
policies of the united front strike committee which
was established on the initiative Of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union.
In no other recent strike has the question of
the need for national action been raised so sharply
Despite the splendid militancy of the workers
the Pacific Coast without the additional support
Of the Seamen and longshorenen of the North At
lantic their struggle faces great Odds because of
the determined efforts of the shipping interests
throughout the country to crush this strike.
That national action is demanded by the work
ers can be seen from the fact that even Ryan who
went to the Pacific Coast for the express purpose
of ending the strike and who has tried to send the
workers back to work without realizing their de-
mands, has been compelled not only to sanction the
continuation of the strike but also is compelled to
speak about national strike of longshoremen This
is because of the insisence of the West Coast long
shoremen for the calling out of all union member
ship throughout the country and because of the
evident restlessness on the part of the longshore-
men in the Atlantic ports who DESTROYS of act
ing in solidarity with their fellow workers on the
Pacific Coast.
THIS situation imposes upon all our Party organi-
cations, upon the Trade Union Unity League or
CARNATIONS American Federation of Labor opppsi-
tons, upon all revolutionary workers the task of
giving all possible support to the striking longshore
men and seamen on the Pacific Coast, to use all
their connections and resources for reaching the
longshoremen and seamen in the Atlantic ports,
explaining to them the situation, helping them to
get into the struggle in spite of all the obstacles
placed in their path by the A. F. of L. bureaucracy
The Marine Workers Industrial Union, which
from the very beginning has done everything pos
sibe to help the striking longshorenen has mob-
zed its forces in their support has already through
its initiative drawn in large sections of the seamen
on the West Coast in joint struggle with the long
shoremen, is now bending all efforts to extend this
struggle to the Atlantic ports. The Union has just
sent its proposal to the District Councils and locals
of the International Longshoremens Association in
the Atlantic ports urging upon the workers in the
local organizations, without any delay, to get into
action
We call upon all workers and workers organi-
cations to support the efforts of the Marine Work
ers Industrial Union in this great struggle.
The Marine Workers Industrial Union recogniz-
ing the situation the need for struggle among the
masses of the longshoremen and seamen through
out the country recognizing the vote of the rank
and file against their bureaucratic leadership, the
Ryans and Scharrenbergs has already few weeks
ago taken steps for the converting of national
conference of seamen and longshoremen on Sep
TENDER l and for the purpose of uniting the ranks
of the seamen and longshoremen and developing
the struggle national scale. The Union is bend
ing all efforts to accomplish this in the present
strike situation.
The Marine Workers Industrial Union deserves
the support of all class-conscious workers and
workers organizations and urge upon you to
come to their support financially to enable them
to carry this great work. All communications
and financial aid should be sent to the National
Office of the Marine Workers Industrial Union,
2 Stone Street, Room 7O1, New York City.