Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
June 13, 1926
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Carpenters' strike against Otto Misch Co. in Detroit enters third week; company uses scabs while union pickets, emphasizing need for worker solidarity amid past divisions.
Merged-components note: Detroit carpenters' strike story includes overlapping image of strike banner.
Clipping
OCR Quality
75%
Good
Full Text
OTTO MISCH & CO.
IMPORTS
SCABS
ON
CARPENTERS
Big Detroit Strike
in
Third Week
(Special to The Daily Worker)
DETROIT, June 10.—The strike of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America against the Otto Misch Co., the largest builder of Detroit, which enters its third week today, is developing into an endurance test. The Misch Co. has been recruiting and importing scabs to take the strikers' places with some degree of success, while the striking carpenters are vigorously picketing the jobs.
Misch Heads "Open-Shoppers."
Misch has operated "open shop" for five or six years and is the pet of the big capitalists of Detroit. Much money besides his own reserves will likely be put at his disposal to defeat the strike.
The carpenters have been weak in Detroit since 1920 and their strength has been further impaired by separation from the Building Trades in 1923 and a split in their own forces brought about by the expulsion of two local unions by Hutcheson in 1925.
Strike Teaches Need for Unity.
This is the first strike of any magnitude attempted in recent years and it drives home the need of unity within and solidarity with the building trades and other workers more than oft repeated statements to this effect have been able to. In fact, this division of the workers in their struggle with the bosses perhaps outweigh all the other sins of omission and commission of which the bureaucrats are guilty.
If this strike accomplishes nothing else, it will at least teach all those capable of learning anything that a union which chops off its left wing loses its balance and most of its walk lop.
The Carpenters' Fight in Detroit
"American Plan"—the 100 per centers' name for the open shop adopts methods of unions and gets out banner in Detroit building trades strike.
IMPORTS
SCABS
ON
CARPENTERS
Big Detroit Strike
in
Third Week
(Special to The Daily Worker)
DETROIT, June 10.—The strike of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America against the Otto Misch Co., the largest builder of Detroit, which enters its third week today, is developing into an endurance test. The Misch Co. has been recruiting and importing scabs to take the strikers' places with some degree of success, while the striking carpenters are vigorously picketing the jobs.
Misch Heads "Open-Shoppers."
Misch has operated "open shop" for five or six years and is the pet of the big capitalists of Detroit. Much money besides his own reserves will likely be put at his disposal to defeat the strike.
The carpenters have been weak in Detroit since 1920 and their strength has been further impaired by separation from the Building Trades in 1923 and a split in their own forces brought about by the expulsion of two local unions by Hutcheson in 1925.
Strike Teaches Need for Unity.
This is the first strike of any magnitude attempted in recent years and it drives home the need of unity within and solidarity with the building trades and other workers more than oft repeated statements to this effect have been able to. In fact, this division of the workers in their struggle with the bosses perhaps outweigh all the other sins of omission and commission of which the bureaucrats are guilty.
If this strike accomplishes nothing else, it will at least teach all those capable of learning anything that a union which chops off its left wing loses its balance and most of its walk lop.
The Carpenters' Fight in Detroit
"American Plan"—the 100 per centers' name for the open shop adopts methods of unions and gets out banner in Detroit building trades strike.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Carpenters Strike
Detroit
Otto Misch Co
Scabs
Open Shop
Union Unity
What entities or persons were involved?
Otto Misch
Hutcheson
Where did it happen?
Detroit
Story Details
Key Persons
Otto Misch
Hutcheson
Location
Detroit
Event Date
June 10
Story Details
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners strikes against Otto Misch Co., largest builder in Detroit, entering third week. Company imports scabs; strikers picket. Misch operates open shop, backed by capitalists. Union weakened by past splits. Strike highlights need for unity among workers.