The Organizer (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1934-08-25

              UNITED
v
ACTION
SMASH THE
CITIZENS
ALLIANCE
TWO TWENTY-FIVE
SOUTH THIRD STREET
VOLUME 1
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, AUG. 25, 1934
NUMBER 40
Bosses Draw Phony Lists
6,000 Mass at
Parade Rally
Workers Turn Out at
574's Call
An enthusiastic crowd of 6,000
workers braved the cold weather
last night and trekked down to
the Parade grounds to hear addresses by the leaders of 574.
Speakers gave a detailed explanation of the balloting which
is to take place on Tuesday,
warned Union members that the
fight is not over until the elections result in a 100% victory
for the Union, and analyzed just
what our magnificent struggle has
meant to workers in Minneapolis,
in the state, and in the nation.
The turnout of workers, who
again and again vigorously voiced
their approval of the speakers,
was remarkable in the face of the
chilliness of the night, and the
extremely short notice of a few
hours on which the meeting was
called.
Farrell Dobbs, the first speaker,
in explaining the ballot which will
be given to each worker, said that
"the left side of the ballot is
where every honest working man
will make his mark, the right side
jr for links."
*"* asked each worker to bring
fhto "Union headquarters -not later
than Sunday a complete list of all
the workers who will be eligible
to vote in each worker's firm.
Brother Alquist, head of the
market workers division in Union
574, was roundly applauded as he
warned the workers not to bo
tricked or intimidated- in Tuesday's balloting.
Ray Dunne, the third speaker,
spoke as follows:
"We are working hard now,
checking all lists of eligible voters, so that we can cash in on
the victory which we won on the
picket lines . . . Friends of 574
and of organized labor can play a
big role, an important part, in the
next few days by drilling the
'green' men in the meaning and
the advantages of trade unionism."
Brother Dunne stated that as
Local 574 has already won one
election and three strikes since
February, the Union goes into the
Tuesday elections with confidence
that the only result will be a
sweeping victory for fighting 574,
a comnlete defeat for the bosses.
President William S. Brown received an ovation when he st-.ted
that the fight is not over yet, but
that tho most vigorous straggles
still lie ahead. Is it not strange,
asked Brother Brown, that after
so many years during which the
employers have shown a complete
disregard for the welfare of their
workers, that now they should
take such an interest in the truck
drivel's and inside men. that now,
all of a sudden, they should come
to the emplovees and lovingly
point out to them just why thev
should vote against Union  574?"
Brown, who has iust returned
from the State A. F. of L. convention, told the crowd just what
the fight of 574 has meant to the
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Dance Postponed
The dance planned for tonight has been postponed by
decision of the Executive Board
and the Organizing Committee.
All energies must be directed
toward lining up the vote for
the  election   Tuesday.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTERS
I. Elections will be held Tuesday, August 28,
from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.
' 2. The voting will be done in Fire Station No.
6, at 13th St. and Yale Place, between Nicollet
and Hennepin Avenues.
3. The following workers have the right to
vote:
a) All drivers, helpers and platform men in
the 144 non-market houses, who were
on  the payroll on July 16, 1934.
b) All drivers, helpers, platform men AND
INSIDE WORKERS in the 22 market
houses, who were on the payroll on July
16, 1934.
c) 'Air extra men who  were employed reg
ularly before July 16 are eligible to
vote, even if they happened to miss a
day's work on July 16.
4. If you have not .yet been rehired, hut were
on the payroll on July 16, you have a right to
vote.
5. Nobody who was not on the payroll on
July 16 has a right to  vote:
6. Salesmen cannot vote. But anybody who
devotes less than 60 percent of his working time
to selling is an inside worker and not a salesman.   He has the right to vote.
7. If you are out of work but were on the
payroll on July 16, go to the boss early Tuesday
morning and get your registration card. Then
vote.
8. In order to vote you must have a registration'card. The Regional Labor Board has ordered
your boss to give you one. This card shows the
bosses' name, your name, your home address,
your exact occupation, and your July 16 payroll
number. Bring your registration card with you
to the polls. **
9. If on Tuesday morning you have no card,
and think you should have one, come to the
voting place- anyway and report there to the
election supervisor and the union officials.
10. The boss must give you time to vote. If
he does not give it to you, he is breaking the
agreement.   Take time.
II. The ballot will be secret and the boss will
never know how you voted.
12. There will be two union watchers at the
polls, and they will protect your interests. These
watchers will also be present when the ballots
are counted.
13. The ballot will show two opposing tickets.
See the sample on page 3. An x-mark for one
of these tickets is the only mark you should make
on the ballet.
14. One of the tickets is Local No. 574. The
other ticket will be a list of names of men working m your firm. Vote for the ticket which says
"I VOTE FOR LOCAL UNION NO. 574." Put
an x-mark in that box.
15. No matter whose names appear on the
opposing list, turn it down. Even if they are
your friends or union leaders, do not vote for
them. Even if you see your own name, do not
vote for it. If you vote for the ticket of individual names, you will be voting against the union
and for the boss.
16. If the boss asks your permission to use
your name on his ticket, refuse. He has no right
to use it without your permission. You will be
represented ONLY by the Local 574 ticket.
17. All union men should urge all non-union
men to vote the Local 574 ticket. Give them a
copy of these instructions. Explain that the ticket of individual names is the bosses' ticket, and
that every worker should vote only for the union.
18. When you get to th* voting place, do not
let anybody stampede you ivr frighten you. Take
your time. Our watchers v> .11 see to it that nothing is put over on you.
19. If the boss or anybody else tries to intimidate or influence you, inform the union at
once.
20. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT ANYTHING CONCERNING THE ELECTION, GET
IN TOUCH WITH UNION HEADQUARTERS
IMMEDIATELY. TELEPHONE ATLANTIC
3773 OR GO TO 225 SOUTH THIRD ST. ASK
FOR A UNION OFFICIAL. THEY WILL BE
GLAD TO HELP YOU.
21. If you are in any doubt as to where to
mark the ballot in order to vote for Local 574,
ask the election'supervisor.   He will tell you.
22. DO NOT FAIL TO TURN OUT AND
CAST YOUR VOTE FOR LOCAL 574.
Boos Bombard "Buzz" Bainbridge
And Bloody Mike at Baseball Game
Here is a story not one word of which any of the
prostitute boss press will print.
Yesterday was Donie Bush Appreciation Day at
the ball field. The manager of the Millers was to
be "appreciated" by the fans and to receive' a
batch of gifts from his admirers. The place was
packed with 6,000 spectators ready to applaud Bush.
The master of ceremonies was Bunny Rathbun.
He addressed the crowd for a moment or two and
then introduced the man scheduled to .present the
gifts. The man turned out to be none other than
Buzz Bainbridge, Hizzoner the* Mayor. Buzz managed to get on his feet and then the crowd let out a
tremendous howl. "Take him away!" "Throw him
out!" "Shut up, you fink!" A bombardment of.
boos and catcalls fell upon ' Hizzoner the much-
absent Mayor.
Bainbridge collapsed in his seat.
The master of ceremonies, a bright fellow if
ever there was one, thereupon announced that the
man he had just introduced to speak had decided
not to speak because he had a bad throat.
But a substitute could be provided.
And who did the master of ceremonies announce
for a substitute? None other than the Chief of
Police, whom he called Mr. Johannes but who is
better known to the citizens of Minneapolis as
Bloody Mike.
Bloody Mike rose unblushingly to his.flat feet
and opened his fat face.
Now a clamor broke loose which made the welcome to Buzz seem mild in comparison.
"Out with the rat!"
"Turn a machine gun on him,!"
"Throw him out of the park!" ■
"Don't'turn your back, Dome, he'll shoot you!"
Bloody Mike, red in the face and trembling, fell
back into his seat He too had a bad throat, or
feared he might get one from ear to ear.
Quite a dent was put in the ceremony, but eventually all the gifts were presented by the Master
of Ceremonies and other functionaries.
All this, of course, was quite approprite. It was
Appreciation Day for Donie Bush and incidentally
Buzz and Bloody Mike got a little of the appreciation they deserve.
At the end the two murderous rats slunk out of
the ball park. They were glad to get away with
whole skins. *
Thus they learn what the workers* and the overwhelming majority of our citizens think of them.
And this goes for all their associates, backers, supporters and apologists. These tools of the Citizens
Alliance are through in Minneapolis public life and
Local 574, along with the rest of the trade union
movement, is going1 to see to it that they stay
through.
The day has gone by when union labor can be
murderously assaulted with impunity. We are a
force in this town to be reckoned with and the man
who fails to do so invites himself to obscurity or
worse.
With the thousands of citizens who spoke up
yesterday, Local 574 says: - •
"Out with the rats!" t
'Fixing' Will
Be Prevented
Union   Takes   Steps
Against Fraud    -
Information has reached the
union of attempts by the bosses
to frame up the elections in such
a way as to beat the union unfairly since they know that in a
fair election the union is bound
to win. Immediate steps are being taken  by the union  to  head
off this latest swindle of the unscrupulous employers.    .
According to the arrangements
for the election made by the Regional Labor Board, every boss
is required to send in to that
Board the names of all men on
the payroll on July 16, 1934. Only
such men are entitled to vote in
the elections Tuesday. The boss
is also supposed to give every
man on that list a registration
card which the worker brings with
him to the polls and which he is
there to exchange for a ballot.
It has now been discovered that
the bosses are adding on to the
payroll list of July 16 men who
were never on the list at that time.
They are also adding the names
of' salesmen and office workers
whom they will not admit have a
right to join a union but whom
they are now ringing in on an
election that is supposed to be for
truck drivei-s, helpers, platform
workers and market inside workers only.
Furthermore, cases are known
in which the lists gotten up by
the bosses do not include all the
names of those workers who legitimately should be on it.
At this time the Organizer is
not in a position to reveal the
source of its information or the
names of the- firms involved because some ' workers might be in
danger of losing their jobs.
What is essential, .however, is
that all workers who have any
information or suspicions concerning such practices in their
place of work get in touch with
the union immediately.- The best
thing would be for all union men
in each shop to get together and
select a committee to draw up a
list of those you know belong on
the Julv 16 payroll list. Turn this
in to the union and we will then
take steps to make sure that the
boss does not get away either with
padding the list or omitting those
who have a right to"vote.
If on Tuesday morning the boss
refuses to give a registration card
to any worker who is entitled to
one, a report should be made to
Union officials at once and
steps will be taken to force the
employer to live up- to his agreement.
The union has not let the bosses
get away with anything before
and it does not intend to begin
being fooled now. It will take all
steps necessary, including publication of the names of the vote-
framing bosses, unless these practices are immediately abandoned
and all lists rectified.
The office of the union at 225
South 3rd "St. will be open all day
and evening Saturday and all day
Sunday to receive information
concerning this matter. If you
have any information about phony
lists, or if you have a complete
corrected list gotten up. by the
workers in your firm, bring it in
to the union and turn over to the
official on duty.
Vote for Local 574 on Tuesday