The daily worker., 1934-08-13
not return to work within ten days
Big 6 Refused Strike sanction

Union No. asked for strike sane
ton against the New York news
paper publishers. He again refused
to accede to their demands. How
ever, the workers in the printing in
dustry are becoming aroused be-
cause of the Slave Codes. Many.
particularly the unemployed, had
hoped to receive something from
the Codes.
When the Codes were formulated,
the militants in Big Six tried to
waken the membership to the
dangers inherent in them. They
warned the membership that the
primary aim of the Codes was
reduction of the standard of liv-
ing, particularly of the skilled work
ers such as the printers.
Militants Guide Workers
They, at that time, proposed that
the workers rely on their own
strength, that they put forward Ger
tain demands which they would
obtain only if they fought for them.
Demands we're then put forward for
the S0-hour week at 1929 weekly
wages. Present shop conditions were
to be maintained, sliding scale up
ward in order to overcome the eff
fects Of imitation, an unemployment
fund Of five per cent from the en-
ployers' payrolls to take care of
the unemployed to be disbursed by
the union, and the right to strike.
The militants succeeded in getting
some of these points accepted by
the New York local unions, who pre-
sented their case at the open hear
ings in Washington. The local Of
ficialdom vigorously opposed put
ting up a fight for these demands.
With the disillusionment with the
Codes of a goodly part of the mem
bership, and with the dangers con-
fronting the membership, the mill
tants of Big Six are now putting
forward the demand that these
codes must not be allowed to be put
into effect. The militants are pro-
posing, in opposition to the daily
newspaper code, that we go on strike
for the 30-hour week at present
weekly wages.
Organize the UnOrganized
Recently, in a report of negotia-
tons of Typographical Union No. 6
with the New York Newspaper Pub
fishers, the militants, through one
Of their members on the scale COM
mittee, presented a minority report
demanding strike action for the 30
hour week with present weekly
wages and a five per cent assess
ment on the employers payrolls for
the unemployed. This was turned
down by the Union, but now, In
view of the Slave Codes many
members are sympathetic to the
minority report.
In the book and job field the mill
tants are proposing the organiza-
tion of strikes to obtain the 30-hour
week at 1929 wages Cthis is at
present a demand of the Unions
negotiating committee) In view
of the fact that about so per cent
of New York compositors are still
unorganized, the militantS are pro-
posing an intensive drive for the
organization of the unorganized
printers.
These N. r. A. codes reveal their
venomous growing fascist charac-
teristics: The regimentation of the
working class in order to place in
dustry on a wartime basis. This
is obviously necessary for the U. S.
capitalists sts-imperialiSts in view of
the impending war in Far East and
the general situation. in Europe,
striking miners in Kentucky, steel
workers in Pennsylvania, workers
in various parts of the country are
shot on the picket lines.
But despite the governments
open fascist terrorism many militant
trade unions have won concessions,
for instance, the needle trades in
New York, the miners In New
Mexico, the Gloversville, N. Y. strik-
erS and many others.
We must consolidate our ranks.
employed and unemployed, organ
ized and unorganized!
Against arbitration!
For the 30-hour week!
For 1929 weekly wages!
For the right to strikel
Workers Unitel These codes must
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