The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Local Unions
Assail Policies
OF AFL Chiefs
Ask Rights of Newly
Organized Federated
Groups Be Assured

NEW YORK demanding that
the rights Of newly organized fed
eral locals Of the A. F. of L. be
guaranteed, many local unions have
adopted resolutions to be intro
duced at the national convention
of the Federation in San Fran
cisco, scheduled for the first week
of october, the A. F. of L. Rank
and File Committee announced at
its offices at l Union Square here
yesterday.
The battle against craft union
ism, waged for many years within
the A. F. of L., has received new
impetus by the resolutions in favor
of this form of organization en-
dorsed in many local unions, the
committee stated.
The resolutions on Federal locals
and industrial unionism follow:
ON FEDERAL LOCAL UNIONS
WHEREAS: Thousands of unorganized
workers from the trustified mass produc
ton plants beset by the danger Of COM
pany unionism and the continued attacks
on their working conditions, Joined the
A. F. of L. to fight for their rights and
for the improvement Of their working con-
ditions, and to wage successful struggles
against the powerful trusts. and
WHEREAS: These workers have organ
lied into federal locals directly on the
basis Of policy of the A. F. Of L, Ex-
ecutive Council to organize them with the
understanding that "the rights and inter-
ests of all affilated national and inter-
national unions must be followed. observed
and safeguarded" showing clearly that it
is the ultimate aim Of the A. F. Of L.
Executive Council to dismember these
unions into craft organizations separated
under the different international unions,
and
WHEREAS At the 5Srd Annual Conven-
ton and at special meetings thereafter
the question of strengthening and giving
greater support to the federal locals in
their struggles was not considered but in
stead the discussion conferred on the divi-
sion of the spoils and who shall have
the benefit of the dues when the federal
locals are dismembered into craft unions,
and
WHEREAS: It is the interest Of these
reactionary officials to split up the locals
and divide the ranks Of the workers, con-
bEdIy " LlS desires OF JQ6 membership IN
these locals, who see the danger Of such
action, be it therefore
RESOLVED: That the...............take I'M
mediate steps to guarantee the interests
Of the federal locals and the right to
full local autonomy for these unions, in
Guiding the right to strike, that the dues
Of the locals be handled by the locals
themselves, and that the federal locals
have equal representation with any other
affiliated body to the A. F. of L., to elect
their own delegates to the A. F. of L. con-
vention according to the representation
allowed the national and international
unions, and be It further
RESOLVED: That the federal locals be
given full support from the funds of the
Executive Council Of the A. F. Of L. in
the struggles they are waging for i'm
provements in their conditions and for the
right to organize and be it further
RESOLVED: That the................. author
ICES and pledges support to the federal
locals in the respective industries to con-
tact and cooperate with other labor or
CARNATIONS in the respective industries to
unite in common struggle leading toward
the formation Of one class struggle in
dustrial union in each of these industries.