The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11


of the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill CHR. 2820.
1.-THE representatives of our
two organizations present at the
National Conference of Agricul-
tural. Lumber and Rural Workers,
Washington. D. c., Jan. 8 and 8,
agree to secure the immediate rati-
f1cation of this united action pro-
gram.
3S Groups Represented
The fifty-three delegates attend
ing the conference came from 20
states and represented 3S organiza-
tions. Fifty per cent were from
groups of agricultural workers; 26
per cent. poor farmers; 10 per cent,
tenant farmers and sllarecroppers,
and 5 per cent, lumber and fishery
workers.
New England United Farmer Protective
Association; International Hod Carriers,
Building and Common Jaborers Union of
America No. 1853; Agricultural Workers
Union Of Ohio Southern Tenant Farmers
Union; Northeast Arkansas Central Coun-
Gil Southern Tenant Farmers Union
United Farmers League Of Colorado,
Wyoming Farmers Holiday Association;
United Farmers Protective Association Of
Pennsylvania; Farm Holiday Association
Of San Juan Basin: New York Committee
to Aid Agricultural Workers; Timber and
Sawmill Workers Union Local No. l902l;
Agricultural and Cannery Workers Indus
trial Union of New Jersey; United Farm
ers League of New Jersey; International
Labor Defense of New Jersey; New Jersey
Federation of Unemployed; Vinelsnd I'm
employment Council; Spencer Cooperative
Society; Finnish Farmers Club of New
York; Sea Food Workers Of Biloxi, Missis-
sipp; United States Native Born Citizens
Association Of Texas; American League
Against War and Fascism Of Laredo,
Texas; Laredo Labor Association Unem-
ployment Council of Danville. Va; United
Farmers Protective Association of New
Jersey; Sharecroppers' Union Of Alabama
Polk County, Arkansas Relief League;
United Farmers League of Danielson,
Conn; Workingmen Union of the World
Oklahoma; United Farmers League of
Bisbon, Ohm. United Citrous Workers of
Florida; Unemployment Council of Char
lotte, N c.; Unemployment Council of
Canton, Ill; Farmers Cooperative Asso-
citation Of New York Mills, Minnesota;
o. S. Cooperative Business Service Sys-
tenn; Farmers and Agricultural Workers
Union of Florida; Farmers National
Weekly.
Okey O'Dell, leader of the strike
of the Ohio onion pickers last sum
mer, called the conference to order.
National Committee Set Up
The conference established the
National Committee for Unity of
the Agricultural and Rural Workers
for the purpose Of uniting on a
trade union basis all the agricul-
tural workers. This committee is
empowered by the conference TO
work toward the building Of one ma
tion-wide union of all agricultural
and rural workers. The Commit
tee shall work with all existing or
ganlza tons in order to unite our
forces in a common struggle against
the present conditions of starvation
levels, unemployment and insecur-
lty and shall seek to further the
aims and purposes outlined in this
program and appeal"
The six-point program empowers
the National Committee to work
with all organizations in the agri-
cultural and rural communities of
the United States for the purpose
OF developing as soon as possible
one united union Of agricultural
and rural workers, to work in the
closest cooperation with all unions
and organizations of the organized
industrial workers. and obtain the
support of the existing trade union.
unemployed and farm groups.
To Unity Groups
1t is further authorized to assist
and work in aiding the existing or
CARNATIONS of agricultural and rural
workers to develop nation wide sup
port and action in present struggles.
and to rally the workers through
out the country in the support of
the existing unions for defense and
relief, and to further the work of
developing Organization by initial
ing national campaigns for imme-
date economic needs.
Further provision is made for the
cooperation with all existing organ
1zations to initiate the holding of
crop regional and state conferences
OF agricultural workers for the pur-
pose OF obtaining effective trade
union unity through the develop
ment of local action and state com
mittees.
Final plans for the calling Of a
national convention of the agricul-
tural workers within year of the
present conference will be made by
the National Committee.