The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29

the white collar workers. Wages
are to be paid at the daily rate now
given, but they will work only three
days week, cutting their wages
from SIS to SO per week, in many
cases.
Several thousand who refused to
sign the paupers' oath QUESTIONABLE
and even those thousands who did
not answer every question in it, will
be Immediately laid off, according
to plans Of the G. w. A. administra-
tors already given orally to their Of
fees. Forces will be cut so that
only small force is working, the
Daily Worker learned.
Negro and White Unite.
The United Front Committee of
One Hundred in charge of the one
hour protest strike at o'clock to-
day, and the mass demonstration at
City Hall, which begins at $3.50, de-
clared that the G. W. A. workers,
both laborer and white collar"
must mass by the thousands at City
Hall at $3.50 in order to forestall
these drastic layoffs and pay cuts
from going through.
1.-THE united front action of all
the workers, unemployed and en-
ployed, white and Negro, youth and
women, is the only thing that will
stop these pay-cuts and lay-offs," "
said Herbert Benjamin, of the Com
mittee of One Hundred.
Workers! Strike today at pm,
one hour before quitting time, and
mass at City Hall Park at from $3.50
until $50. Defeat the G. w, A. lay
offs and wage cuts"
The Committee of One Hundred
pointed to Mayor La Guardia's re-
fusal to see the c. w. A. workers
tomorrow, which La Guardia an
nounced in the press, as proof of
La Guardia's insincerity and dup
licity in dealing with the unem-
ployed. They point out that La
Guardia speaks Of favoring unem-
ployment insurance in general, but
refuses to meet the G. w A. work
ers face to face and give concrete
answers to their demands against
@. w. A. lsy-offs and wage-cuts.
La Guardia's Duplicity.
The Committee of One Hundred
through John Gaynor, chairman of
its executive committee, wrote La
Guardia demanding that he see the
committee today during the City
Hall demonstration and answer yes
or no to their four demands, u G.
w. A. jobs after April 1; q cash
relief for all unemployed at no less
than G. w. A. wages; 81 that the
city rescind the bankers agreement
and remove any limitation on re-
lief to the unemployed, declaring
a moratorium on debt service pay
ments to the bankers and adequately
provide for the unemployed; a that
La Guardia endorse the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill Oh.
r. 1888.
La Guardia, in a statement to the
press, refused to take up these de-
mands, and stated he will not see
the Committee of One Hundred.
However, the demonstration will de-
mand that La Guardia see them
and answer the demands.
Unions to Strike,
The Joint Board of the Furniture
Workers Union has issued a call to
all of its members to participate in
the one hour protest strike today
at p. m. ian hour before quitting
time), and to go direct to City Hall
Park from work. The Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, the
United Shoe Workers Union, the
Alteration Plumbers, the Trade
Union Unity League, the A. F. of
L. Committee for Unemployment
Insurance and Relief, the Workers
Ex-Sevicemen's League, the League
of Struggle for Negro Rights, and
many unemployed and workers or
CARNATIONS have endorsed the strike
at 3 p. m. today and the mass dem
onstration at City Hall at $3.50.
Workers-employed and unem-
ployed-participate in the one-hour
protest strike today at p. m. Zone
hour before quitting time)!
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