The Daily Worker

Emergency Relief Men .. Meet To Resist Cut

NEW YORK.-The Bronx Action Committee of Emergency Relief Workers is calling together all workers on city relief jobs to fight the Relief Bureau's attempt to starve them and their families. At this meeting, which will be held Wednesday, August 2nd, at 7:30 p.m., at Ambassador Hall, 3875 Third Avenue, near Clairmont Parkway, a report will be given by the Action Committee on the work so far begun in the collection of signatures for the demands of (1) immediate cancellation of cuts in wages or number of working days per month, 2) a minimum of 12 days a month at $5 a day, (3) full compensation for accidents, and (4) no staggering of working days and shifts, the demands which are to be presented to the Mayor and Commissioner of Welfare Taylor. In addition, plans will be laid to mobilize relief workers throughout the city for the struggle to force the city to pay adequate relief.

All relief workers, on park jobs, sanitation jobs, etc., in Brooklyn and Manhattan and the rest of New York, as well as the Bronx, are called to this meeting.