The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-23
Two City Councils in
Illinois Endorse Bill
For Social Insurance
UMWA Local Endorses,
Paving Cutters 10
Hold Referendum


NEW YORK. - The city
councils Of Harvey and Mid
lothian, Illinois, have endorsed
the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill (H.R. 1888.
Additional ALL. local unions en-
6orsing the Workers Bill include:
U.M.w.A. Local 4472. with 500 mem
bers at Glen Robbins. Ohio. which
endorsed the bill at its membership
meeting an March 9.
Local 81. AL. Watchmalers Of
Newark. n. j., unanimously en-
dorsed the Workers Bill at its last
meeting. kilograms were sent 10
Congressman Lundeen and to the
local congressman demanding en-
dorsement af the Workers BiA.
Paving Cutters Referendum
Due to the action Of the Clark
Island. Me. branch Of the Paving
Cutters Union (AFL) the Work
ers Bill CHR 1881 is being placed
before every branch Of the inter
national union far a referendum
vote. Foreseeing the complete sup
port of the union membership for
the bill. the Paving Cutters JoaFnel
has already come out officisl4y call
ing upon the members to endorse
the Workers Bill CHR 759s) and ask
its support by their congressman
and senators.
The Paving Cutters IN tne Rock
land. Me. area, who have been fore
most IN the campaign for the bill.
are strongly opposed 30 the Wagner
Bill, which is being put before the
Quarrymen's branches by their IN
ternational officials. They intend
not only to repudiste the Wagner
Bill inside the Paving Cutters Union,
but to warn their union brothers
within the quarTymen's union not
to be misled and urge them TO throw
out the Wagner Bill as a piece Of
bosses legislation which does not
apply to the sixteen million now
jobless They consider the Wagner
Bill a shrewd piece Of legislation
designed to strangle the trade union
movement. The Wagner Bill would
not take effect until after July
1896.
Town Meeting Endorsed
On Monday. March 19, the regu-
lar annual town meeting Of st.
George, Me, with over 900 citizens
present, unanimously endorsed the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill. They voted 10 request their
congressman and senators 10 sup
port the bill in congress. The bill
was actively supported in this meet
ing by Elmo Stein. delegate to the
Washington National Convention
Against Unemployment from four
branches of the QuarFymen's and
Paving Cutters Union. The meet
ing was composed largely Of paving
cutters. quarry workers, fishermen
and small farmers.
Both shifts Of the Dawson Mine
in Iron River. Michigan. about rs
iron miners. have all signed en-
dorsement of the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill
CHR 1899. The italian Lodge on
March Is sent q resolution to the
local congressman demanding sup
port of the bill.
Farmers Endorse
At a Joint committee meeting IN
Mitchell. S. D., of farmers and
workers. the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill CHR 1899 was
endorsed, and resolutions we're sent
to congressman and senators de-
manding its immediate enactment,
At the Joint meeting there we're rep
resented Farmers Union Legislative
Committees from Baker. Tobini
Rome, Prosper. Bulah, BHdger,
Perry and Mitchell, together with
committees from the Mitchell local
of the independent Union Of All
Workers. the Taxpayers League, and
the Dawson County Labor League.
The Farmers Union Legislative
committees were elected few weeks
ago in conformity with the ruling
of the reactionary executive Of the
union. The functions of these COM
mittees is to pass on all candidates
for office, and to formulate pro
posals for the organization.