The Organizer (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1934-07-02

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ALLIANCE
TWO TWENTY-FIVE
SOUTH THIRD STREET
Vol. I No. 2
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Monday, July 2, 1934
Price one cent
MASS DEMONSTRATION OF UNIONS FRIDAY
JULY 6, BRIDGE SQUARE TO AUDITORIUM
The Sharp Shooter
.1 Gilford reports in his last issue that he
is giving the breweries free advertising
space. We suppose that he can afford to
do this if we can assume that the Citizen's
Alliance is paying for the space in his
columns.
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NEWS
Bill Brown, by his own confession, the
best looking man in the labor movement,
is reported to be angling for the job of
organizer of the Woman's Auxiliary. "
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*■ LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT
Dear Mr. Summons :—
Can you tell me the name of the prominent city official who will resign in a
short time?
—Anxious  Taxpayer
Anxious Taxpayer:—
Yes.
—I. Summons
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Below we reproduce the picture of Sam
Levy. This was taken immediately after
Governor Olson ruled on paragraph 8.
Great credit must be given to our photo
engraving department for reproducing
every detail of expression on Levy's face.
Continued on page 4
Some Old Grievances
Many New Ones—Which Demand
Settlement
That the Trade Unions have a real base
for united action at the present time is
indicated by statements of spokesmen
from the various organizations represented
in Thursday's conference.
The Laundry and Dry Cleaners announced that they have been turned down
coldly by the employers on the question
of wages and other demands and said they
await the strike call, ot.Local -574r
The Ice Wagon Drivers likewise indicated that the matter of wages could be
settled at the same time.
FLASH
Nicollet Avenue to be roped off!
Demonstrators assembling on Bridge
Square shall watch placards on telephone poles to determine where
their organization will form for the
march. Handbills carry complete
plan. All workers, employed and unemployed, should participate.
The Retail Clerks Union has been trying to negotiate a wage raise for the miserably low paid workers in the retail shops.
An arrogant refusal to deal with the union
has been the only answer. United action
by the unions will change the tune of the
bosses in this industry also.
The Street Railway workers have just
signed an agreement with the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co. which leaves a large
part of these workers under the domination of a Company Union. This means
disaster for the Street Car Union unless
quickly corrected. An open fight is the
only way.
Continued on page 4
Employers Challenge All Organized
Labor by Violating Agreement
with Local 574
Farm Holiday Joins Hands
Withiabor
Deeply aroused by the refusal of the employers to arbitrate wages with Local
574, the conference of delegates from all
Minneapolis unions, the St. Paul Transportation unions, and the Farm Holiday
Association voted unanimously, to hold a
mass demonstration on Friday, July 6th,
in protest against the employer's action.
The demonstrators will gather on Bridge
Square at 6:30 P. M. Friday and will
march up Nicollet Avenue to the Auditorium where a gigantic mass meeting will
be held.'
Although the bosses have trained their
guns upon Local 574, it is plainly evident
that they are attempting to deal a crushing blow to all labor organizations. As
the focal point in the May strike, which
was splendidly supported by all unions,
Local 574 has become the symbol of defeat to the bosses and a beacon of hope to
all 'labor, organized and unorganized.
As a result of the victorious May strike,
thousands of workers have found a new
freedom; they have tasted of the benefits
of organization and the sensation has
been a pleasant one; they see a vision of
security, of a decent living, looming on
a horizon which has heretofore been dark
and hopeless. To gain this goal, they were
forced to meet the hirelings of the bosses
in what amounted to open warfare. They
did so and came off victoriously 1
What does this mean? It means that
every worker in Minneapolis, every worker
in the United States, is looking toward
organized labor with an entirely new
perspective. Workers everywhere are
flocking into the ranks of organized labor
Continued on page 4
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