The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Chicago, Cleveland
Steel Meets
PrepareSt,ikeAction
Steel W Workers Give
Demands TO Bosses
To day
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DAILY Worker Midwest Bureau)
CHICAGO, May ga rising SEN
timent for unity of all steel workers.
in the preparations for the strike
struggles that. grow nearer daily.
make the steel district from South
! Chicago to Gary seethe with ac-
tivity.
Roll Turner's Take Part
Friday night the United Roll
/ Turner's Of America, an independent
union OF key men in the steel
plants, voted to endorse the June 8
Anti-Oompany Union Conference,
which takes place at Indiana Har-
Dor, and to send six delegates. The
| strategic character of these men can
/ be understood when We realize that
there are only 1000 roll turner's in
America.
Thursday, Steel and Metal Work
! ers' Industrial Union representa-
tiYes went TO a meeting Of thG
Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers "a. F. of Ii
and forced, over the opposition Of
the leaders, the presentation Of
their program, for consideration Of
the local.
Propose Joint Action With A. A.
The s. M. w. L U. proposed that
| Joint committees of both unions go
TO the bosses Monday to present the
demands OF the A. A. Convention
and concrete local demands. 1t is
also proposed that recognition Of
both unions and elected shop COM
mittees be demanded.
Even if the A. A. leaders stop
joint action, the S. NJ. w. /. U.
committees viii demand reeOgni-
ton of the A. A. as well as their
union.
Lay-offs have struck the Illinois
Steel and Republic plants heavily.
Hours have been shortened recently
| in Wisconsin Steel. The open
hearths in Illinois Steel are almost
completely shut down.
Lay-offs Aimed Against Union
The Republic Steel mechanical
department laid off II men re-
Gently, everyone of them a member
Of the A. A. The fact that no non
union men were laid off, though
only quarter of the men are or
ganized, shows that the lay-offs are
moves to smash the unions.
In the 1O-Inch Mill in Republic
ten days ago an A. A. organizer was
fired. Workers responded with
complete stoppage Of work in the
whole mill for ten minutes, and the
organizer was rehired.
On May 10, go workers of one
Of the plants met and presented
demands to the boss last Monday
for bonus starting from the first
ton rolled.
A mass meeting will be held al
Croatian Hall, South Chicago, on
Monday, at which Phil Raymond Of
the Auto Workers Union and jos
Weber Of the Trade Union Unity
] League will speak on the fight for
better conditions. A representative
Of the A. A. will be invited to speak,
Cleveland Unity Meet
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 20.-Ths
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union of this district has issued a
call, signed by Frank Rogers, dis
trict secretary, for Steel Workers
} Unity Conference, to take place Fri
t day, June l, at 7:30 pm. at the
I. o. o. F. Hall, E. 55th st. and
Lexington Ave. The call is adj
dressed to all labor unions, workers
Z fraternal organizations, and to
: clubs, lodges and societies
THE steel workers throughout the
country are preparing their forces
5 to make demands upon the steel
t companies for more wages, shorter
5 hours, and recognition of their
union" states the call. Present de-
yelopments point to a strike in the
steel industry. In Cleveland the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
, Union has launched a big campaign
to organize the steel workers.
"FraternaI differences, union
| membership, political affiliations,
) religious beliefs-0ur manifold
differences must be forgotten in
! this great fight to organize the
steel workers. We must unite and
join brOtherly hands Of all work.
ers against the powerful steel
trust The steel workers in all or.
CARNATIONS should be encouraged
to prepare for action-to support
the union demands-to join the
, union"
The call for the united front con-
ference urges that all local unions
and organizations elect three dele
gates each to the June l confer
ence. Executive committees are
urged to take this action where
there is no time for action by the
entire membership. The call fur
: Their urges all organizations to give
: wide publicity to this conference,
e and urges OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
!. ally and from organizations-for the
e success of the steel workers strug-
q gle.
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