The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-28
Soviet Union Pays Tribute to KGbyshev Bohevik Leader
Shoe Hearing
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On Tuesday

The second hearing before the
National Industrial Recovery Board
on the question of reopening the
shoe code will take place in the
Commerce Bldg Washington, D
G. next Tuesday, Jan. 29th. At this
time the manufacturers will be ex-
pected to present their argument
against the re-opening of the shoe
code as demanded by labor.
The first hearing was held in the
same building on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Jan. 10 and 20 where
representatives Of five different
shoe workers organizations pre-
sented facts as proof Of their con-
tention that the present shoe code
is like the hangman's moose around
the neck of the shoe workers. The
heads of these five unions signed d
statement pledging to work for one
union in the industry.
Every report gave evidence of the
starvation conditions among the
workers and how the 37l2 cents
minimum was turned into the
maximum hourly rate-how the
speedup was forcing greater pco-
duction at pauper wages - now
manufacturers violated the 40 hour
week-how manufacturers moved
out of town to escape union labor
and get the advantage of the code
differential.
For Unemployment Insurance
Fred Biedenkapp, representing
the shoe workers Of New York City
Local % of the United Shoe and
Leather Workers Union. demanded
that the code provide for unem-
ployment insurance, to be paid to
all unemployed workers on the basis
Of union wages and that a proper
tional sum be paid to all part time
workers
Biedenkapp further called for the
30 hour five day week. q minimum
of s18 for learners, S21 for unskiIei.
$50 for semi-skilled and $40 for
skilled workers, for the prosecution
of all bosses violating, and law
protecting the interests of the
workers-and that there be no COM
pulsory arbitration-that labor shall
have equal representation on any
board or committee dealing with
workers grievances.
The various heads of the different
unions also presented demands for
the 80 hour week and minimum
wage scale as mentioned and against
the code preferential but failed to
say anything about the very i'm
portant question of unemployment
insurance.
1t would be well for every local
union to at once instruct and
demand that their national official
and representative demand that I'M
employment insurance be paid and
made part of the code provision.
kilograms should be sent to every
representative in Washington.
Five Unions Present
The following organizations were
represented: United Shoe & Leather
Workers Union, Boot & Shoe Work
erS Union, the latter being a
ers Union. The latter being a
small organization of Lawrence,
Mass.
These unions represented
total of some $4,000 organized work
ers-while 100000 are yet I'M
organized.
One of the most interesting and
worth while actions resulting from
this united front for the code re-
opening, is the resolution signed
by the heads of these unions,
wherein they pledge themselves as
being in favor of one union in the
industry. This action is undoubt-
edly the result of the demand on the
part of the militant rank and file,
that united front of all shoe
workers must be brought about and
must pave the way for early ANAL
gamation into one big Industrial
Union Of Shoe & Leather Workers.
and that preparations most i'm
mediately be made in a spirit of
working class solidarity to fight
unitedly under the banner of q gen
ersl strike through the entire coun-
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