The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02

of Minnesota, California, West Vir-
ginia and Colorado the National
Joint Action Committee for Genu-
inc Unemployment Insurance an
lnounced yesterday.
Hearings on the Workers Unems
ployment, Old Age and Social In
surance Bill. H. r. 2527. will begin
before the subcommittee Of the
House Committee on Labor on
Monday at 10 am. The chairman
Of this subcommittee, Representa-
tive Matthew Dunn Of Pennsylva~
MIA. has already announced his
/ support Of the Workers Bill. Chair
man w. P. Connery OF the whole
committee, and Representative Err
nest Lundeen also have announced
their support of the Workers Bill.
H. R. 1927.
The National Joint Action COM
mittee for Genuine Unemploy-
ment Insurance has urged imme-
date vigorous action to press for
the enactment Of the Workers Bill.
While the Roosevelt administration
is attempting to rush through the
anti-labor Wagner-Lewis Bill. eve
cry organization has been urged
to wire and send letters, postcards
and resolutions to congressman and
senators, to the Senate Finance
Committee. and to the House Com
mittee on Labor demanding enact
ment Of the Workers Bill, H. r.
2827.
These resolutions, the National
Joint Action Committee pointed
out should oppose the Wagner
Lewis bill because it makes no pro-
vision whatsoever for the millions
now unemployed; it provides for
no immediate benefits to any work
ers; the benefits to be provided in
the future will be strictly limited to
only certain groups.
The resolutions should further
point out, the committee stated,
that under the Wagner-Lewis bill.
the living standards of the workers
would be driven still lower through
wage taxes. and the sole purpose Of
/ the scheme is to block the move
ment for genuine social insurance
4 as represented BY the Workers IN
employment. Old Age and Social
Insurance Bill. II. r. 1927
The resolutions should further
demand of those to whom they are
addressed that they support and
vote for the Workers Bill. H. r.
1927, as the only bill which pro-
vides immediate benefits for those
/ now unemployed and for all work.
ers without discrimination: ade-
quate benefits equal to local aver
age wages and in no case less than
$40 plus So for each dependent: all
forms Of social insurance on a Fed
eral scale at the expense of those
with incomes over $4,000 a year
without any contributions from the
workers.
Workers viii Testify
During the hearings which will
last for two or three weeks. the Ma
tional Joint Action Committee will
bring sixty-two workers to testify
before the House Committee on
Labor. Workers in all the main
branches Of industry, textiles, coal,
automobile, building construction,
longshore, packinghouse and rail-
road. The unemployed will be rep-
resented by the Unemployed Coun-
ellis and other unemployed groups
and organizations.
Herbert Benjamin, executive Sec
rotary of the National Joint Ac-
ton Committee for Unemployment
Insurance, Israel Arnter, secretary
of the National Unemployment
Councils, F. Elmer Brown. chair
man Of the National Joint Action
Committee will also speak.
In addition. Haywood Broun.
president Of the American News
paper Guild, and Mary Van Kleeck
Of the Russell Sage Foundation, will
be among those to testify for the
Workers Bill, HR. 1927. Both will
appear in behalf of the Interpro-
fessional Association for Social In
surance.