The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19

St~el and Tin Workers "a. F. Of
L., whare President Mike Tighe's
rlackire was unable to stem the
demand OF the rank and file for
p-c's-ction for strike action. The
ra;2s md file forced through a
restitution calling for presentation
b. ell A. a. locals. Of demands on
t.e steel companies on May q.
IT, convention voted, il by June
e, these demands were not
granted, to take Offensive action"
The program cf action Of the
s. T, 1. =. follows:
D2ci5ions Of the National Executive
Ecard, Steel and Metal Workers
Industrial Union
l The board is of the opinion
that We stand before the develop
ment Of q mass strike in steel and
in3t-ucts all organizations to work
for the development of such strike.
The beard greets the decision Of
the rank and file of the steel
workers organized in the Anal
garcated Association of Iron, Steel
ana Tin Workers "A. F. Of L. as
expressed through their conven-
ton, for the development Of such a
strike and pledges to do everything
possible to develop joint action Of
the members Of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Unicn together
with the membership Of the A. A.
and the unorganized workers for
their common demands.
The board warns all steel workers
to be on guard against any man
euvors Of the A. 4. leadership or
some Of the leaders of the opposi-
tons who will try to stifle and pre-
vent the strike, Or break it if they
cannot head it off completely. The
treachery Of the A. F. Of L. leaders
in the auto industry shows how
great is this danger. The decision
OF the convention to present de-
mands on May 21st and wait one
: sss.eatiR for reply provides every
pcssys ,Jysfor all treacherous man
eu1srg r,sthe part Of the burocrats.
2. The beard endorsed the de-
mandsf worked out by the rank and
file Of the A. A:
l. For the six hour day five
day week.
2. $1,000 per minimum wage
for common labor, other trades
to be increased in proportion.
3. Abolition of differential be-
tween North and South.
a. Against the speed-up.
5. For Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill III. r. 1888 now before
Congress.
g. Equal rights for Negro
workers.
as the basis for Joint demands for
the coming struggles and instructs
its various organizations to work
out in addition definite local de-
mands adapted to the needs of the
workers in the various plants, COM
panies, etc In this connection the
question of struggle against speed
UP should especially be raised as a
central demand.
For One United Union
g. Regarding the demand for
recognition, the board reaffirms its
policy that our position on this
question is the fight for the right
CT the workers to belong to any
union Of their choice, for struggle
against the company union. In
mills where both the S. M. I. U.
and the A. A. exist, we shall fight
fer joint agreements to cover both
unions, in addition to the demands
for a democratically elected mill
committee to be elected by all
workers. Our understanding of the
union shop is that the workers of
such a union shop have the right
to Join any union of their choice
and the abolition of the company
unicn. In proposing this policy as
policy to the steel workers, ex-
PRESSING our united front proposals,
.Ls shall at the same time en-
phaSize our position for one class
struggle union in the Industry,
which can be realized only by de-
festing the bureaucrats and their
pcliciss. In putting forward this
policy to the workers, We must at
all times emphasize why the work
ers should Join and build the Steel
N d Metal Workers Industrial
Unscn.
4. The central task OF our union
In connection with the present sit
uaticn is the carrying through of
the policy Of work in the concentra-
ton mills in q systematic way and
e. the same time undertaking on
an extensive scale a recruitment Of
workers into the 8. NJ. w. I. U.
United Front Proposals
s. 1t the same time we must
esta bMsh connections with all hon
EFT oppositionsl elements in the
a. A. locals and other bodies. pro
pong joint action, the working out
OF jctnt demands, the election of
joint committees of action, concen-
trat-ag especially upon the mills
where we have only contacts and
where the A. A. organization al
ready exiets. A central aim of such
a united 'front.' activity i the mills
must be to bring the program Of
cur union before all the workers in
the mills and to strengthen the
s NJ W. I. U. local.
IN this connection the union
shzil Immediately send to al locals
CT tl2o 4. A. its u1it2d front state
r'--- cent tn f.. convention, and
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