The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-20
Taxi Strike Makes
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labor organizations throughout the
CITY.
IF the Communists are with us,
we are with them said Shop
Chairman Rely of the 23rd st. Par
melee Garage. Riely's garage is the
best picketed in the city.
The strikers cheered Justify Re-
ports given at the strike hall that
the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union, the Furniture Work
erS' Union and A. F. Of l.. locals
have given funds to support the
fight against company unions. The
best forces Of organized labor in
New York are with us now. And
we are bound to win" said hack
man in the 18th st. strike hall yes
terday. His remarks received pro-
longed applause and cheering.
Still on the job. but considerably
weakened. is the Parmelee Company
Union. Irving Robbins. President
of the so-called brotherhood. hurled
lying charges of graft at officials of
the Taxi Drivers Union, but his &C
cusstions were ridiculed by the men.
In move Of desperation. Mr.. Rob
bins Jumped into a Psrmelee cab and
drove it around the block as an open
strike breaker.
Levin Rank, treasurer of the Par
melee System, lied yesterday that
Sam Orner said that he was in
conference with the Parmelee Of
ficials. Orner said that he had had
no conference with Parmelee Off
eials, but that he had refused to
meet with company union men. I'VE
are ready to meet with with COM
pany officials when they are ready
to recognize our union" said Orner.
'The fact that Mrs. Herrick has
tried to arrange for a meeting to-
day between the operators and
union men, shows the effectiveness
Of the strike. She has seen that all
her talk about returning to work
and then taking vote on the union
will never do as fer as the drivers
are concerned. We will continue our
fight until We force the big COM
psnies to recognize our union"
Mr.. Rank, in an attempt to make
II appear that he has no connection
with the company union, sent a let
ter yesterday to the drivers stating
that he would have nothing to do
with either the Brotherhood or the
Taxi Drivers Union. "Parmelee Of
fioials will continue to meet only
with individual employees" he said.
Rank will meet with out union
before this strike is over" declared
Joseph Gilbert, organizer of the
Union.
Answering the accusations of Mr..
Robbins, head of the company
union, charging leaders Of the Taxi
Cab Drivers with gangsterism, Sam
uel Orner, president of the union,
sent the following telegram to Dis
trict Attorney Dodge Of New York
CITY, and the State Attorney Gen
eral, Bennett:
"Libelist statements of a criminal
nature accusing the Taxi Cab
Drivers Union Of Greater New York
of racketeering, are appearing in
the press. These statements are
purported to emanate from Mr.
Robbins. the head of the Parmelee
System Company Union. These I'M
supported statements are made
without foundation and solely for
the purpose of discrediting this or
gsnization in the eyes Of the pub
lie. We would welcome an investi-
cation Of our organizations finance.
Is well as the charge Of gansster-
ism"
n an attempt to break I'D the
strike. William Gandell, ex-organizer
CT the union, ard one Of those re-
sponsible for the sell-out agree
ms1ts Of the first strike. came to
the union headquarters this after
noon with a gang Of hoodluns, de-
manding to see Samuel Orner. Or
ner, hearing that Mr.. Gandell was
in the union headquarters, imme-
diately went into the room, and
pointing his finger at Gandell. said
point blankly:: "Gandell, you are
being used by the bosses in an at
tempt to break up this strike
Gandell had come to the union
headquarters, demanding to know
why his name wss not on the ballot
during the recent elections. 1t was
revealed by union officials. however,
that Ganden shortly before the
elections. made written statement.
stating that he would not accept