The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-03
Communist arty
MembersMustLeadin
Uniting Auto Workers
Organize Rank and File
in Shops to Take the
Strike Leadership
B JOHN sCH1TIEs

1sOJD 14LOIlQLHIE WI EEAI AAA AD4LA-l
ssse striking. CThs strike has since
seen sold out By the A ?. Of L.
lesders,-EditorO
In Detroit, In quite 3 number OF
large shops. short department strikes
SIRE taking place and, finally, the
most important sign Of mass in-
dignation was the short department
strike Of crank-shaft workers in the
Ford, River Rouge, Plant. These
strikes, in the main, develop for in
creased wages, against the inhuman
speed-up system, and In some cases
l eentered around individual slave
! driving foremen, and for the right
4 Of workers to organize.
These developments in the last
few weeks, Of the rising discomfort
OF the automobile workers further
show the increased confidence
among these workers for struggle.
United Action
The Auto Workers Union has
proposed to the Toledo strikers the
program Of united action and has
called upon the Mechanics Educa-
fionaI Society Of America and upon
the members of the MachtnistS
Union to unite together with the
production workers into one united
movement to win the strike.
While the strikes are going on IN
Toledo. Matthew Smith, the secre-
sary Of the Mechanics Educational
society Of America, and wal Shap-
man, the leader OF the Mechanics Ed
ucatiotlaI Society Of America in To-
edo, are now in Washington collabo-
rating with the agents Of the bosses
fNR.A. Comnittee). In other words,
instead Of being on the picket line
uniting the workers for victory IN
the strike field, the leaders are out
Of the strike picture and together
with Green and the other leaders Of
the A. F. Of L. laying the ground to
smash this growing unity that Is de-
ve1oping in this wave Of struggles in
the automobile industry.
Rank and File Strike Committees
In order to organize and lead this
rising movement in the automobile
industry, the workers organized in
the refornist unions, such as the A. F.
of L., MESA, ETC., must take control
Of their problems and build up their
own rank and file leadership who
grow out OF the picket lines and IN
fse.f STRUGGLES in the departments.
~ 1hts can be achieved only when the
workers organized in these unions
boldly adopt and carry out the class
struggle program, as it is presented
and was applied in the big automo-
bile strikes a year ago, under the
leadership of the Auto Workers
Union.
In order to be successful, it re-
mains the task Of our militant work
srs regardless Of what organization
they may belong to, to unite all work.
srs organized or unorganized into
united action committees, organized
committee and strike committee. u
For united action Of all workers in
the industry, for increased wages,
shorter hours, against the murderous
speed up and for unemployment and
social insurance.
q For one industrial union in every
shop, united into one powerful union
of all workers in the automobile In
dustry
81 Against the company unions.
Prevent the development Of company
unions by building up rank and file
control of the unions Of the automo-
bile workers and against the high
salaried A. F. Of L. and MESA. OIL
cials, who split the ranks and betTay
the interests OF the automobile
masses.
What's to Be Done?
Communist Party members and
revolutionary workers around the
Party must now, more than ever, give
leadership and guidance to this ris-
ing movement. The reason for this
strike wave is to a large paEt due to
the mass activity and organizational
work carried on by the Party and
revolutionary trade union workers, in
the Auto Workers Union and other
refornist unions, but as yet we have
failed to give this movement organ
lied revolutionary trade union lead
ership.
The movement has not yet adopted
independent action based upon the
program Of class struggle industrial
union, which is the only mass instru-
nent that will protect and defend
the interests Of the workers. It now,
remains the task Of the Party and
revolutionary workers around the
Party to become the leaders in this
movement by organizing independent
committees of action, such as grew
ance committees, organizational COM
aittees, and prepare these commits
tees by leading and guiding them in
struggles. Slogans to be adopted must
be to the point, leaflets must explain
accurately the exact grievances and
issues facing the workers and all our
propaganda and agitation must show
a concrete organized way out of the
increased misery that is forced upon
the masses.
This way out must be achieved at
the expense Of the companies and
over the heads Of all those who stand
in the way, and who are consciously
attempting to mislead and destroy the
movement. We, as Communists, must
boldly and unhesitatingly come out
with the program Of the united front
from below and become the best
fighters, organizers and leaders in the
interest of the automobile workers.
There is no better way Of discussing
and concretizing the issue before our
district and National Convention than
to act and mobilize the Party and the
whole movement for the immediate
preparation and organization for the
already and still larger strike strug-
qles that are pending in the autonno-