The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-15
eva Workers Act
To Prevent Firing
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ers decided to sign the paupers' oath
only under protest. The meeting
unanimously endorsed the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill III.
F. 1898.
The workers at the meetings
placed full responsibility for the c..
WA. firings directly upon the shoul-
6ers Of the La Guardia city admin
istr7 ton and the federal govern
ment. and resolutions passed de-
manded that these two govern
mental bodies assume full RESPONSE
biiitv for the continuance of c. w.
A work for all unemployed workers
at u1iop rates of pay. La Guardia
talks Ct unemployment insurance,
brit refuses relief to the workers.
La Guardia, while denying the
workers relief, upholds his agree
ment with the bankers giving them
r'illicos in interest and back debts
While the jobless sterve.
The Ni7rch 18th Conference will
be held ct Irving Plaza at P. NJ.
Daily Worker Midwest Bureau)
CHICAGO, March IA march
ar demonstration through the
CcicnE1 Loop for a five point pro-
gam Of the unemployed has been
called fo~ Saturday, March 81. the
day 5000 C.W.A. workers will be
fired, at q conference Saturday at
tended by tho executive commit
tee OF the Unemployment Council,
the Civil and Public Works Labor
Union, and to which the Chicago
Workers Committee on Unemploy-
mens executive board sent four
representatives as observers.
The Chicago Workers Committee
executive sent the observers instead
after having at first appointed a
committee to form a united front.
The five demands, which will be
included in a call to be sent all
worker5' organizations for another
conference Saturday, March IS, are:
l. Continuation of the CWA.
with a thirty hour minimum week
at union wages.
?. Jobs or adequate cash relief
single workers included.
g. Unemployment insurance and
support of the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill Oh. r. 1899,
L. Against discrimination of Ne
gro o. foreign born on jobs on
re ief
5. For recognition of grievance
committees of all workers organi-
cations on the job or at relief sta
ticns.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
voted to send a delegation to Sat-
urday's conference, but John Fitz-
patrick and other members Of the
executive board violated the in
structions of the federation, and
refused to send a delegation.
The conference went ahead with
the plans to Immediately involve
locals Of all organizations in the
bread united front conference called
March 10, to prepare the march
while place would be held for the
Workers Committee should the ex-
ecutive decide to join. The Work
ers Committee will give its decision
this week.
Bill Gebert, district organizer of
the Communist Party, pointed out
that the first consideration Of the
organizations must be the tens Of
thousands of workers to be laid off
He also pointed out that anybody
who in the present situation called
for more time before acting in unity,
wss sabotaging the unemployed
movement.
Local 10 of the Chicago Workers
Committee has passed a resolution
demanding its central body to join
the united front and has sent the
resolution to all locals of the or
ganization.
TURTLE CREEK, Pa, March IA.
Unemployed Youth Committee
have Just issued a call to the en-
ployed and unemployed youth of
Turtle Greek Valley for a gigantic
Youth Hunger March Already the
McKeeSport Unemployed Youth
Committee has been recognized by
the local Welfare and has sue
ceeded in placing many youth on
relief and smashing through the
stubborn refusal Of welfare agents
to take care Of the youth.
Mass meetings in mobilization for
the March are being held in all
steel towns, such as Duquesne,
stronghold of Carnegie Steel, Clair
ton, McKeesport, Braddock, Will
nerding, Turtle Creek and Pitcairn
Special appeals will be made to
young workers employed in the
steel mills especially for part time
youth. Several youth clubs have al
read signified their willingness to
march en- masse with their banners
Over a. thousand youth are ex-
pected to participate. SO great is
the sentiment for the march among
the youth that the local Burgesses
were forced to grant a permit De-
mands are being raised in Turtle
Greek for the township to feed the
marchers. A delegation Of twenty
msrchers will be elected to present
the demands Of the youth to the
County Welfare.
Hudson Hearing Set
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