The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Workers! Unite Against
R0OseVelt'S C.W.A. Firing

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TIE ROOSEVELT governments Hunger Program OF
firing all C.w-A workers from their Jobs is being
rapidly carried through. Roosevelt shows daily his
determination to abandon the unemployed c. " A.
workers to starvation.
Roosevelts relief director, Hopkins, has already
hred 100000 workers from CwA Jobs, Another 5725OO
ars to be fired this Friday.
But Roosevelt IS attacking not only the unem-
ployed in forcing through his program Of qudating
the C.W.A Wages Of all C.W.A workers still on the
job have been cut to so cents an hour. Those C.WA
workers still on the Job will thus receive the municent
wages Of $3.50 a week in rural areas and small towns
and s7zO week in the cities and industrial
Skilled workers to get unskilled wages.
The firing Of millions of the CW.A. workers brings
the workers face to face with the necessity Of mme
datey achieving broad united front the basis Of
a united fighting program demanding C.WA. jobs cash
relief and the enactment of the Workers Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance Bill CHR759S)
united front Of the employed and unemployed
in the fight against CWA. layoffs and wage cuts, re-
CARELESS Of the dsruptve attempts Of the social fascist
niseaders will prevent Roosevelt from going through
with his program Of firing millions Of C.WA. workers.
That this unity can be achieved was shown in the
New York demonstration Of 10000 CWA. workers from
nine organizations The Socialist Party leaders such
as David LASER were powereSs to prevent militant
demonstration in spite of the fact that they tried to
sidetrack even mention Of the Workers Unemployment
and Social Insurance Bill and tried to protect the city
administration Of LaGuardia from the pressure Of the
demands Of the unemployed
LASER in his speech in Union Square failed to
mention the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill,
but spoke for unemployment insurance without refer
ence to any specific bill. He told the Daily Worker
he wanted to study the question further before en-
dorsing any particular bill In his Union Square
speech LASER stated that the demand for CWA Jobs
was not city matter and therefore the 1obless made
no demands on LaGuardia.
This united front led by the Unemployed Coun-
els must enlist the inside the A. F. L. unions,
inside the socialist controlled unemployed leagues
ETC. In spite of the splitting tactics Of the socialists
Musteite and renegade miseaders, the unity OF the
workers will force the Roosevelt government 10 sVop
the c. W A. firing.
The UNEMPLOYED and employed workers, have be-
fore them only the road Of struggle Of mass protest
and mass organization the basis OF complete soil
darity the hand Of Roosevelt is to be stayed and
the firing Of the c. W. A workers is to be stopped
The united action Of the employed and unemployed
in spite Of social fascist misleaders who are trying
to prevent any fight Of the unemployed for their de-
nands is necessary If these demands are to be Won
The united front Of all workers against the G.
W A. layoffs and wage cuts should include par
ticulary the rank and file members Of the A. F. L.
unions Over the heads Of william Green and Mathew
Vol, who support Roosevelt's Hunger program and
oppose real unemployment insurance, the rank ana
file inside the A. F.. L. must be brought into the
united front against c. w A. layoffs and wage cuts
and for the demands Of the jobless.
Employed and unemployed wOrkers:-Only broad
united front Of all the workers, based fighting
program can defeat Roosevelt's Hunger program Of
Unemployment and Wage Cuts.
Organize the C. W. A. workers every G. W. A
Job to protest against any firing Of G.. w. A.
workers Demand continuation and extension Of all
G. W. A Jobs. Organize jobs committees all c. w
A. projects Protest at the c. W A. headquarters
against the firing Of c. w A. workers Protest against
the wage cuts and stagger system C. W. A. jobs
Demand union wages and conditions all c. W. A
work
Organize protests at all relief offices demanding cash
relief for all those without C. w. A. jobs
Organize meetings, delegations, marches and
demonstrations at all c. W. and relief headquarters
Can Roosevelt condemn sixteen million jobless Ia
starvation without protest? Those delegates to the
National Convention Against Unemployment recently
held, as well the Unemployment Councils and C
w. A. Workers Unions should take the lead in or
ganizing these protests.
Organize a broad united front OF all workers fol
jobs or relief Fight against discrimination against
Negro and foreign born workers c. w. A. jobs and
in giving ont of jobs and relief
Demand the billions being spent for pur.
poses and for loans to bankers be Immediately turned
for unemployment insurance. Demand the i'm,
/ mediate enactment by Congress of the Workers I'm
| employment and Social Insurance Bill III r. 1881