The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-05

which will be presented to the
commissions and on the floor Of the
convention. These proposals are:
THAT in the metal and allied
industries (radie. shipbuilding, etc.
the Mechanics Educational Society
work for the establishment of Goun-
ellis consisting Of elected delegates Of
the Mechanics Educational Society,
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union and other independent
unions which can work out recem-
mendations for united organization
drives, struggles and strikes for bet-
ter conditions for the workers,
against company unions. iniunc-
tons, etc. That the Councils strive
to include the International Asso-
citation of Machinists and other
American Federation Of Labor
unions in the metal trades, in thesA
united activities, thus laying the
basis for building one union in the
industry.
Prepare Auto Strike
2Thst in the auto and auto
parts industry, the Mechanics Edu-
catiena1 Society and American Fed
Grafton Of Labor shall Immediately
prepare for a united strike struggle
of production workers and tool and
die workers, during the present pro-
duetion season around such de-
mands as, % Minimum wage Of
s35 for production workers, s48 for
skilled workers; for a So-hour. 5
day week of hours day, T-hose
getting above this minimum to re-
ceive proportionate pay increases.
~ Determination Of speed Of
production by agreement between
workers committees and manage
ment.
CD Abolition of the March agree
ment. the Auto Labor Board. the
company unions and the industrial
servieenen and SOY agencies. Fer
maiority representation in collective
bargaining,
Fer one industrial union in the
industry controlled by the rank and
file and struggling against the em-
ployers for better conditions.
"a Guaranteed work thougheut
the year or it's equivalent in wages
through unemployment insurance
as provided for in the Workers Un-
employment Bill H r. 1898.
One Industrial Union m Auto
3-TThat the Mechanics Educa-
tional Society shall Immediately Isl
sue an appeal to the United Auts-
mobile Workers of America (Alner-
lean Federation Of Labor for Joint
activity in behalf Of the workers;
proceed to set up united commits
tees in the plants and between the
American Federation Of Labor and
the Mechanics Educational Society
district and local organizations
That the Mechanics Educational
Society call upon the United Auto
Workers Union to set up a Joint
committee with the Mechanics Elu-
eatienal Society to draw up mutual-
ly agreed upon proposals for the
calling of an Amalgamation con-
vention of both unions in order 10
merge the United Automobile Work
ers Of America and Mechanics Edu-
cational Society auto locals into ons
industrial union in the industry,
controlled by the rank and file
1t is clear to your correspondents
that when such an amalgamation
convention does take place theirs
would be strong sentiment for re-
tanning the affiliation with the A. r,
of L. by the smalgamated union.
1That the united activities OF
the workers on the economic field be
extended to the political field By
condemning the two chief parties
of the employers Republican
and Democratic Parties-and COM
ing out in favor Of supporting
united workers tickets in the coms
ing elections.
5-That democratic procedure b
established throughout the Mocha
MICS Educational Society, the sus-
pension Of John Anderson and John
Mack from the Detroit organization
be rescinded, that the constitution
be changed so that the highest au-
thority in the Mechanics Educa.
tional Society local Is the MEMBER
ship meeting of the local, that or
ganizers shall be elected by the
membership and not appointed by
the top officials. that for the next
period there be only two paid ma
tional officials. that all reactienarv
officials who obstruct the growth OF
the Mechanics Educational Society
shall be cleared out and progress.
sively minded trade unionists elected
into the leadership of the society.