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July 2, 1934
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Report on I.L.G.W.U. convention highlights: election of Manager Perlmutter as vice-president; relocation due to racial discrimination against Negro delegates, crediting Communist Party efforts; local meeting issues including Lovestonites' ties, advocacy for piece work, and a cutter's militant speech against N.R.A. support.
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Convention was the election of Manager Perlmutter of Local 10 as a vice-president of the I.L.G.W.U.
What really was the crowning achievement of the convention was the removal of the convention from one hotel to another because of the Jim-Crowing of Negro delegates.
This moving of the convention was the result of the years of work that the Communist Party has been carrying on for the unity of Negro and white workers, which was so clearly expressed in the Scottsboro case, the Angelo Herndon case, etc.
"At the local meeting a number of significant occurrences took place; first there was shown the closeness between the Lovestonites of Local 228 and the rest of the reactionary officials. This was brought out by Perlmutter's praise of Zimmerman and Jay Lovestone.
"Secondly there was the continuance of Manager Perlmutter's propaganda in favor of "piece" work. Here he tried to prove that where there is piece work the workers make more money than where there is week work. He even went so far as to say, "Why should we force the operators to work under a week work system when they prefer piece work." This was said in spite of the fact that the operators and other crafts have continuously fought for week work because they realize that piece work brings greater competition among workers and hence greater exploitation.
"Thirdly, there was a fight that a cutter made to get the floor. It was obvious to all of us that he was the first to ask for the floor, but the chairman refused to give him the floor until later. This cutter finally got the floor through his militancy, although we have noticed the same cutter had been refused the floor time and time again at the local meetings. His splendid fight gained for him the right to speak. He spoke as a member of the United Rank and File Cutters League, and was interrupted time and again by the administration. The manager even threatened to call him to the executive board for calling General Johnson a strike-breaker when he spoke against the support which the I.L.G.W.U. has been giving the N.R.A.
"The cutters should attend every meeting of the local and fight for rank and file control and take up the fight for union conditions."
What really was the crowning achievement of the convention was the removal of the convention from one hotel to another because of the Jim-Crowing of Negro delegates.
This moving of the convention was the result of the years of work that the Communist Party has been carrying on for the unity of Negro and white workers, which was so clearly expressed in the Scottsboro case, the Angelo Herndon case, etc.
"At the local meeting a number of significant occurrences took place; first there was shown the closeness between the Lovestonites of Local 228 and the rest of the reactionary officials. This was brought out by Perlmutter's praise of Zimmerman and Jay Lovestone.
"Secondly there was the continuance of Manager Perlmutter's propaganda in favor of "piece" work. Here he tried to prove that where there is piece work the workers make more money than where there is week work. He even went so far as to say, "Why should we force the operators to work under a week work system when they prefer piece work." This was said in spite of the fact that the operators and other crafts have continuously fought for week work because they realize that piece work brings greater competition among workers and hence greater exploitation.
"Thirdly, there was a fight that a cutter made to get the floor. It was obvious to all of us that he was the first to ask for the floor, but the chairman refused to give him the floor until later. This cutter finally got the floor through his militancy, although we have noticed the same cutter had been refused the floor time and time again at the local meetings. His splendid fight gained for him the right to speak. He spoke as a member of the United Rank and File Cutters League, and was interrupted time and again by the administration. The manager even threatened to call him to the executive board for calling General Johnson a strike-breaker when he spoke against the support which the I.L.G.W.U. has been giving the N.R.A.
"The cutters should attend every meeting of the local and fight for rank and file control and take up the fight for union conditions."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Union Convention
Racial Discrimination
Piece Work
Rank And File
Communist Party
Scottsboro Case
Labor Exploitation
What entities or persons were involved?
Manager Perlmutter
Zimmerman
Jay Lovestone
General Johnson
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Key Persons
Manager Perlmutter
Zimmerman
Jay Lovestone
General Johnson
Story Details
I.L.G.W.U. convention elects Perlmutter as vice-president; relocates due to racial discrimination against Negro delegates, attributed to Communist Party unity efforts; local meeting reveals reactionary ties, promotes piece work despite opposition, and features a cutter's militant speech criticizing N.R.A. support.