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,AU?OR 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA 

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,/,R,I,K,],S ,C,R,[,D,$ ,! ,C,O,R,I,D,O,R \TSIDE ! HE>+ ROOM 9 ! 
,LOS ,ANGELES ,CITY ,HALL ON ,OCTOB] #c#a1 OP5+ DAY ( ! >BITRATION 
PROCE$+S1 READY TO TE/IFY :5 CALL$4 ,VISE-,PRESID5T ,FE9B]G & 
,H>RY ,%]R1 ATTORNEY = ! ,I,L,G,W,U1 PRES5T$ \R CASE4 ,FE9B]G TOLD ( A 
:ISP]+ CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! UNION1 BY EMPLOY]S :O CONT5D$ IT DID 
NOT REPRES5T ! DRESSMAK]S = :OM IT PR(ESS$ TO SPEAK4 

,>?UR ,BOO?1 EXECUTIVE SECRET>Y ( ! MANUFACTUR]S' ASSOCIATION1 
ASS]T$ ?AT 0!RE HAS BE5 NO CLA% BETWE5 ! EMPLOY]S & EMPLOYES 
9 ! DRESS 9DU/RY ON WAGES1 H\RS1 OR WORK+ CONDITIONS40 

,\R WITNESSES TE/IFI$ ?AT ! EMPLOY]S W]E OP]AT+ A BLACKLI/2 HAD 
DISMISS$ WORK]S = DISCUSS+ UNIONISM & ATT5D+ UNION MEET+S2 
& HAD %[N M>K$ FAVORITISM TO NONUNION WORK]S 9 AN EF=T TO 
BREAK ! UNION'S /R5G?4 ,ONE CIT$ A REC5T /ATEM5T BY ,MRS4 ,MABEL 
,K9NEY1 *IEF ( ! ,/ATE ,9DU/RIAL ,WELF>E ,COMMISSION1 ?AT 0S9CE ! 
,N,R,A1 WORK]S >E REPORT+ CONDITIONS :I* PREVI\SLY !Y HESITAT$ TO 
DISCLOSE4 ,MANY ( !SE CONDITIONS >E ( A NATURE ?AT NO DEP>TM5T ( ! 
/ATE GOV]NM5T C\LD EV] F9D UNLESS REPORT$ BY WORK]S :O >E BE+ 
EXPLOIT$40 

,CLEM5T9A ,GONZALES1 DRESS F9I%]1 SWORE ?AT %E HAD BE5 DIS*>G$ 
BY ! ,F]NION ,FROCKS %OP :5 %E DEM&$ ! LEGAL M9IMUM WAGE4 
,! PRESS REPORT$ ?AT %E SAID %E WAS FIR$ 0:5 %E ASK$ = MORE 
PAY10 :I* WAS ONLY HALF ! TRU?4 

,A NEW ,DRESS ,CODE1 DESIGN$ TO SUP]S$E ! BLANKET AGREEM5T ALREADY 
SIGN$ BY EMPLOY]S1 WAS ANN\NC$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,RECOV]Y 
,ADM9I/RATION ON ,NOVEMB] #d4 ,EFFECTIVE ON ! #a#a?1 IT CALL$ = WAGES 
RANG+ FROM @s#a#d TO @s#d#e A WEEK & FROM #e TO #i C5TS P] H\R1 DEP5D+ 
ON ! DEGREE ( SKILL 9VOLV$1 ,COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ WAS PROVID$ =1 *ILD LABOR & HOME WORK PROHIBIT$4 

,MANUFACTUR]S 9 ! ,S\? & ,MIDDLE ,WE/ & ON ! ,PACIFIC ,COA/ 
DEM&$ A HE>+ & PROPOS$ A #e P]C5T DIFF]5TIAL FROM ! ,CODE'S 
WAGE RATES4 ,*>LES ,S4 ,KATZ1 ATTORNEY = ! ,LOS ,ANGELES EMPLOY]S1 WAS 
S5T TO ,WA%+TON TO PRESS !IR CASE4 ,!Y BAS$ !IR DEM& = ?IS 
\TRAGE\S DIFF]5TIAL ON A SWEEP+ CLAIM ?AT !IR EMPLOYES W]E 
0SUB-NORMAL0 & ?US NOT 5TITL$ TO ! M9IMUM WAGES SPECIFI$ BY 
! ,N,R,A4#a ,WE ISSU$ A LEAFLET HOLD+ ?AT IT WAS ! BOSSES1 NOT !IR 
EMPLOYES1 :O W]E SUBNORMAL4 ,WE URG$ ! LOCAL DRESS FACTORY [N]S TO 
0LE>N H[ TO READ10 = EVID5TLY !Y W]E UNAW>E ?AT !IR ,*AMB] ( 
,COMM]CE HAD PUBLI%$ /ATI/ICS TO PROVE ?AT WORK]S 9 ,S\!RN 
,CALI=NIA W]E #ah P]C5T MORE EFFICI5T ?AN ?OSE 9 ANY O!R P>T ( ! 
C\NTRY6 

,ON ,SATURDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #d1 ! >BITRATION BO>D HELD ITS F9AL SESSION4 
,FE9B]G1 ,ATTORNEY ,%]R1 & O!RS SP5T SEV]AL H\RS 9 ! ,CITY ,HALL 
>GU+ ! UNION'S CASE1 :ILE ! GIRLS W]E KEPT BUSY AT /RIKE HEADQU>T]S1 
ON ! PICKET L9ES1 & ON COMMITTEES4 ,A DECISION BY ! BO>D WAS LOOK$ 
= 9 ! AFT]NOON4 ,BUT AT EV5+ NONE HAD BE5 REA*$4 ,WE WORK$ ON 
UNTIL #aa P4M4 )\T ANY WORD4 ,!N WE W5T TO ! ,CITY ,HALL4 

,! \TSIDE DOORS W]E LOCK$1 BUT ! BO>D WAS /ILL 9 SESSION1 SO WE 
WAIT$ ON ! /EPS = \R REPRES5TATIVES TO COME \T4 ,%ORTLY BE=E 
MIDNI<T !Y EM]G$1 WE>Y & =LORN4 ,! BO>D HAD ISSU$ A DECISION1 
& IT WAS NOT :AT WE HAD HOP$ =4 ,FE9B]G H&$ ME A TYPEWRITT5 
COPY4 

,I GLANC$ ?R\< IT QUICKLY & SLUMP$ D[N ON ! /EPS AGA91 UNABLE 
TO SPEAK4 ,I FELT AS IF ,I HAD BE5 /RUCK BY A LA%4 

,! DECISION WAS AN 0ORD]0 CALL+ (F ! /RIKE4 ,IT READ3 

0,! ,BO>D ( ,>BITRATION APPO9T$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,LABOR ,BO>D AT ,WA%+TON1 ORD]S AS FOLL[S3 

0#a4 ,! PRES5T /RIKE 9 ! G>M5T 9DU/RY IS TO BE CALL$ (F & ! /ATUS QUO EXI/+ PRIOR TO ,OCTOB] #a#b1 #a#i#c#c1 RE/OR$4 ,! 
,9T]NATIONAL ,LADIES' ,G>M5T ,WORK]S' ,UNION1 ON BEHALF ( ITS MEMB]S1 
%ALL 9 ! FIR/ 9/ANCE TAKE UP ALL COMPLA9TS ) ! EMPLOY]S &_/OR ! 
EMPLOY]S' REPRES5TATIVES & 9 ! EV5T ( ANY DISPUTE OR DISAGREEM5T 
! DISPUTE %ALL BE REF]R$ TO ?IS ,BO>D ( ,>BITRATION 4 4 4 & 9 CASE ! 
,BO>D %ALL DECIDE ?AT AN EMPLOYEE HAS BE5 UNJU/IFIABLY DIS*>G$ ! 
,BO>D MAY IMPOSE SU* F9ES OR P5ALTIES 9 ! =M ( BACK OR FUTURE PAY 
AS IT MAY DET]M9E4 

0#b4 ,! MEMB]S ( ! ,SILK & ,WOOL ,DRESS ,MANUFACTUR]S' ,GR\P ( ,LOS 
,ANGELES >E TO RE/ORE ! RELATIONS EXI/+ BETWE5 EMPLOY] & EMPLOYEE 
4 4 4 TO ! /ATUS EXI/+ PRIOR TO ,OCTOB] #a#b1 #a#i#c#c2 EMPLOYES !N EMPLOY$ 
%ALL BE RECEIV$ BACK 9 ! %OPS & %ALL HAVE AN EQUAL %>E ( ! 
AVAILABLE WORK 9 ! %OPS2 ! WORK+ CONDITIONS %ALL BE ?OSE E/ABLI%$ 
UND] ,SECTION #g-A ( ! ,NATIONAL ,9DU/RIAL ,RECOV]Y ,ACT2 ! WAGES ( 
! EMPLOYES TO BE ?OSE PROVID$ 9 ! ,CODE = ! DRESS 9DU/RY AS 
SIGN$ BY ,PRESID5T ,ROOSEVELT ON ,NOVEMB] #a1 #a#i#c#c1 & APPLICABLE TO ! 
,WE/]N >EA ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES40 

,TO A NOVICE1 ! SPECIFICATIONS ?AT WORK+ CONDITIONS W]E TO BE 
GOV]N$ BY ,SECTION #g-A ( ! ,N,I,R,A1 & ?AT WAGES W]E TO BE ?OSE 
9 ! ,DRESS ,CODE1 MI<T 9DICATE ?AT WE HAD WON SOME?+4 ,BUT )\T A 
SIGN$ AGREEM5T BETWE5 ! EMPLOY]S & ! UNION1 :O W\LD 5=CE 
! BO>D'S 0ORD]08 ,C]TA9LY NOT ! LOCAL ,N,R,A (FICE1 FROM ALL ?AT WE HAD 
SE5 ( ITS OP]ATIONS6 ,MOREOV]1 AW>E ( ! UNSCRUPUL\S POLICIES ( ! 
DUAL UNION1 WE KNEW ?AT ! ,COMMUNI/S W\LD IMM$IATELY MAKE NEW 
EF=TS TO DISRUPT ! RANKS ( ! 9EXP]I5C$ ,MEXICAN DRESSMAK]S4 

,?\<TS & QUE/IONS P\ND$ AGA9/ MY BRA93 0,AFT] ALL \R EF=TS1 IS 
?IS ALL WE HAVE TO TAKE TO \R MEMB]%IP8 ,:AT WILL !Y SAY 8 ,H[ CAN WE 
CONV9CE !M ?AT WE CANNOT GO AGA9/ A DECISION BY A GOV]NM5T BO>D 8 
4 4 40 

,SITT+ 9 A RE/AURANT1 \R SPOKESM5 EXPLA9$ ! SITUATION SL[LY1 
EXHAU/$ FROM A DAY ( DEBATE ) ! EMPLOY]S & ! BO>D MEMB]S4 
,!Y HAD DONE !IR BE/1 ,I KNEW4 ,?\< GREATLY DISAPPO9T$1 ,I HAD FAI? 9 
! 9TEGRITY ( ! BO>D & BELIEV$ ?AT IT HAD NO ULT]IOR MOTIVE 9 
REA*+ ITS DECISION4 

,FE9B]G1 ,B]G1 & ,%]R TOLD US AB\T SOME ( !IR V]BAL EX*ANGES ) ! OPPOSITION4 ,!N WE DECID$ TO GET SOME RE/ & 
HOLD A SPECIAL MEET+ NEXT MORN+ 7,SUNDAY7 ) ! /RIKE 
COMMITTEE1 BE=E SUBMITT+ ! BO>D'S DECISION TO ! :OLE BODY 
( /RIK]S4 ,! COMMITTEE WAS NOTIFI$ BY TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH4 

,AT #a ,SUNDAY MORN+ WE ASSEMBL$ AT UNION HEADQU>T]S & 
SOB]LY DISCUSS$ :AT C\LD BE DONE4 ,OLD] UNIONI/S FROM ! ,EA/ 
REMEMB]$ ?AT :5 ! WAI/MAK]S CALL$ !IR BIG /RIKE 9 ,NEW 
,YORK 9 #aii !Y HAD MU* LESS BEH9D !M ?AN WE HAD N[4 
,!RE WAS NO LAW !N TO BACK !M UP4 

,SOPHIE & ,BESSIE ,GOR5 TOLD US ?AT 9 ,PHILADELPHIA GIRL /RIK]S 
FA9T$ 9 ! UNION HALL :5 9=M$ ?AT !Y MU/ RETURN TO WORK 
ON A 0PREF]5TIAL %OP0 BASIS )\T A UNION4 ,LAT]1 AFT] YE>S ( 
EF=T1 !Y HAD SUCCE$$ 9 SOLIDLY UNIONIZ+ ! WAI/ & DRESS 
9DU/RY4 ,IT WAS >GU$ N[ ?AT IT WASN'T ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO A*IEVE A 
REAL UNION AGREEM5T ) ! FIR/ /RIKE 9 A COMMUNITY4 

,WE AGRE$ ?AT AT \R REGUL> AFT]NOON MASS MEET+ ON ,MONDAY1 
! BO>D'S DECISION W\LD BE SUBMITT$ TO ! /RIK]S4 

,I CONT5D$ ?AT ! VOTE ON ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION ( ! DECISION 
%\LD BE BY BALLOT4 ,! RE/ ( ! COMMITTEE DIDN'T ?9K IT 
NECESS>Y4 ,!IR ATTITUDE WORRI$ ME ?R\<\T ! NI<T4 ,:ATEV] 
MY [N FEEL+ AB\T ! >BITRATION BO>D'S DECISION & ! 
PROSPECTS IT PRES5T$ = ! FUTURE1 ,I WANT$ IT VOT$ UPON FAIRLY1 & 
)\T ANY ATTEMPT TO /AMP$E ! /RIK]S4 ,! RESPONSIBILITY = 
! VOTE MU/ BE PLAC$ CLE>LY ON RECORD4 ,I HAD SE5 TOO MU* 
SKULLDUGG]Y PRACTIC$ 9 ORAL VOT+4 

,ON ,MONDAY ,I W5T TO /RIKE HEADQU>T]S E>LY1 AFT] VISIT+ ! 
PICKET L9ES4 ,I ASK$ ,BILL ,BUSICK TO MAKE UP A /5CIL = A BALLOT 9 
BO? LANGUAGES /AT+ ! ISSUE & BE>+ TWO HOLL[ SQU>ES 
LABEL$ ,YES & ,NO1 & TO MIMEOGRAPH IT )\T ANY ONE ELSE 
KN[+4 ,!N ,I S5T = SOME RUBB] /AMPS BE>+ ! WORD ,VOT$4 

,! PRESS HAD C>RI$ ! NEWS ( ! BO>D'S RUL+ & IT WAS 
TALK$ OV] ON ! PICKET L9ES & AT %OP GA!R+S 9 HEADQU>T]S4 
,AT #b P4M4 ! BIG ASSEMBLY HALL ON ! ?IRD FLOOR WAS CR[D$ ) 
/RIK]S4 

,AFT] ! RUL+ HAD BE5 READ TO ! MEMB]%IP1 SEV]AL SPEAK]S 
DISCUSS$ IT FROM DIFF]5T PO9TS ( VIEW4 ,WE EXPLA9$ TO ! 
LI/5]S1 PRACTICALLY ALL NOVICES 9 /RIKE ACTION1 ?AT ?IS WAS NOT ! 
K9D ( AGREEM5T ?AT \R UNION HAD WANT$1 BUT ?AT1 DUE TO 
CIRCUM/ANCES BEYOND \R CONTROL1 A GOV]NM5TAL AG5CY HAD BE5 
BR\<T 9TO ! PICTURE4 

0,IF WE ACCEPT ?IS DECISION10 ! /RIK]S W]E TOLD1 0WE >E 
CONFID5T ?AT1 ) ! /AM9A Y\ HAVE %[N ON ! PICKET L9ES1 
Y\ WILL W9 Y\R FI<T 9 ! %OPS4 ,?IS DECISION BY A BO>D :I* 
IS NOT = EI!R SIDE GIVES US A BASIS = ORGANIZ+ ! DRESS 9DU/RY 
( ,LOS ,ANGELES LEGALLY4444 ,IF WE GET BACK 9TO ! %OPS1 WE CAN GO 
AHEAD ) ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES AT FULL /EAM40 

,9 ! BACK ( ! HALL1 ,I C\LD SEE SOME ( ! KN[N DISS5T]S 
MILL+ >\ND & HOLD+ HURRI$ CONF]5CES 9 :ISP]S4 ,I KNEW 
:AT WAS BE+ PLANN$3 !Y W\LD %\T D[N ! BO>D'S PROPOSAL 
9 AN ORAL VOTE4 

,SOMEBODY YELL$3 0,:5 DO WE VOTE80 ,FROM ALL SIDES CAME CRIES3 
0,:Y DO WE WA/E TIME80 4 4 4 0,LET'S TAKE IT TO A VOTE N[60 4 4 4 0,H[ 
>E WE GO+ TO VOTE80 

,!N ,I SPRUNG MY SURPRISE_/& IT WAS A SURPRISE EV5 TO ! RE/ ( 
\R [N LEAD]S4 

0,VOT+ WILL BE 9 A DEMOCRATIC WAY BY SECRET BALLOT10 ,I ANN\NC$1 
& ,I MADE EA* WORD /& \T SO ?AT EV]Y ONE 9 ! HALL C\LD 
HE> ME4 ,MICROPHONES W]E NOT YET 9 G5]AL USE4 0,ONLY ?OSE :O 
C>RY A /RIKE C>D FROM ?IS HEADQU>T]S :I* WAS PUN*$ ?IS 
NOON >E ELIGIBLE TO VOTE40 

,CRIES FROM ALL F\R CORN]S AGA94 

0,I =GOT MY C>D40 

0,!N Y\ CAN'T VOTE10 ,I ANSW]$4 

0,I LEFT MY C>D 9 MY O!R CLO!S40 

0,WE'LL DO )\T Y\R VOTE4 ,NO ONE CAN VOTE )\T A C>D40 ,I 
KNEW V]Y WELL ?AT \R /RIK]S HAD !IR C>DS PUN*$ EV]Y DAY4 
,?IS WAS NECESS>Y TO 5TITLE !M TO MEALS1 C>F>E1 & CA% /RIKE 
B5EFITS4 

,MY ANSW]S QUIET$ ! DISS5T]S4 ,& N[ ,I APPO9T$ A SPECIAL 
COMMITTEE ( #a1 *AIRM5 & ACTIVE MEMB]S 9 IMPORTANT %OPS1 TO 
SUP]VISE ! VOTE1 C\NT ! BALLOTS1 & REPORT ! RESULT4 ,SEV]AL ( !SE TELL]S W]E KN[N TO BE SYMPA!TIC T[>D ! DUAL UNION4 

,! COMMITTEE SAT AT TABLES PLAC$ AT ! EXITS4 ,AS ! /RIK]S PASS$ ! 
TABLES !Y PRES5T$ !IR /RIKE C>DS1 & W]E H&$ BALLOTS TO FILL \T4 
,!IR C>DS W]E /AMP$ ,VOT$1 & !Y DROPP$ !IR BALLOTS 9 
SLOTT$-TOP BOXES PROVID$ = ?AT PURPOSE4 

,! VOTE WAS #e TO #a 9 FAVOR ( ! >BITRATION BO>D'S DECISION4 

,UND] ?AT ORD]1 :I* WAS RATIFI$ BY MO/ ( ! MANUFACTUR]S1 
APPROXIMATELY #ge P]C5T ( ! /RIK]S W]E TO RETURN TO WORK ?AT WEEK ON 
A #c#e-H\R WORK-WEEK BASIS1 ) ,N,R,A M9IMUM WAGES4 ,WE 
W\LD CONT9UE PICKET+ H[EV]1 AT SOME #b %OPS :I* HAD NOT ACCEPT$ 
! BO>D'S RUL+4 

,NEXT MORN+ ,I WAS BUSY 9 \R ,N9? ,/REET UNION (FICE :5 A ,MEXICAN 
GIRL HURRI$ 9 TO TELL ME ?AT A POLICEMAN HAD JU/ >RE/$ ANO!R GIRL = 
DI/RIBUT+ LEAFLETS4 ,%E HAD BR\<T ONE ( ! LEAFLETS ) H]4 ,I KNEW 
BE=E ,I LOOK$ AT IT ?AT IT WAS NOT \RS1 = WE HAD ISSU$ NONE ?AT DAY4 ,IT 
WAS HEAD$3 0,SMA% ! ,SELL\T60 

,! ,MEXICAN Y\NG/] WAS WAIT+ ANXI\SLY = ME TO DO SOME?+4 

0,LOLITA10 ,I SAID1 0?AT GIRL IS NOT A FRI5D ( \R UNION4 ,%E DOESN'T WANT ANY 
HELP FROM US40 

,READ+ ! VICI\S WORDS ( ! LEAFLET1 ,I M>VEL$ ?AT ANY GR\P :I* 
L\DLY PROCLAIM$ ITS DEVOTION TO LABOR C\LD ACT LIKE ?IS 9 SO S]I\S A 
SITUATION4 ,I REALIZ$ ANEW ?AT 9 \R FI<T WE MU/ USE A D\BLE-$G$ 
SWORD4 ,WE HAD TO BATTLE NOT ONLY ! EMPLOY]S BUT ?IS FR+E ( 
IRRESPONSIBLES 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 

,DESIGN$ BY OB/RUCTIONI/S :O FOLL[$ ! CURR5T P>TY L9E /RICTLY1 
) UTT] DISREG>D = ! WELF>E ( ! WORK]S 9 \R 9DU/RY1 ! 
,COMMUNI/ UNION'S PR9T$ ATTACK1 ADDRESS$ TO ! DRESSMAK]S1 READ3 

0,9/EAD ( UTILIZ+ Y\R SPL5DID /RUGGLE TO BEAT ! BOSSES TO 

SUBMISSION1 Y\R (FICIALS HAVE H&$ Y\ OV] TO ! M]CY ( AN 

>BITRATION BO>D1 TO ! M]CY ( ! SO-CALL$ IMP>TIAL CITIZ5S6 

4 4 4 ,!Y HAVE DECID$ = ! BOSSES & AGA9/ Y\4 ,!Y HAVE 

GIV5 Y\ NO?+4444 

0,= ?REE WEEKS Y\R (FICIALS W]E MANEUV]+ ) ! BOSSES BEH9D 
Y\R BACKS4 ,:ILE 9 WORDS !Y DID NOT AGREE TO A TRUCE1 !Y WEAK5$ Y\R 
PICKET L9ES & TRI$ TO /OP Y\R MILITANCY4 

0,DRESSMAK]S3 ,W]E Y\ EV] CONSULT$ :E!R Y\ W]E WILL+ TO GIVE 
OV] Y\R FATE1 Y\R CONDITIONS1 & ! QUE/ION ( UNION RECOGNITION1 TO 
>BITRATION8 ,EV]Y VOICE ( PROTE/ AGA9/ >BITRATION WAS SUPPRESS$ BY Y\R 
(FICIALS ) AN IRON H&4444 

0,! ,NE$LE ,TRADES ,WORK]S ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION W>N$ Y\ AGA9/ !SE 
MISLEAD]S4 ,N[ !SE MISLEAD]S HAVE SOLD Y\ \T4 4 4 4 ,N[ IS ! TIME = 
Y\ TO ACT4 ,Y\1 ! RANK & FILE1 MU/ TAKE OV] ! LEAD]%IP ( ! 
/RIKE4444 

0,>BITRATION NEV] GAVE ANY?+ TO ! WORK]S4 ,/RUGGLE ON ! PICKET 
L9ES DID6 

0,D[N ) ! DECISION ( ! >BITRATION BO>D6 

0,D[N ) ! FAK]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LADIES' ,G>M5T ,WORK]S' 
,UNION6 

0,DRIVE \T Y\R MISLEAD]S4444 

0,RANK & FILE LEAD]%IP IS ! ONLY GU>ANTEE AGA9/ SELL\T & 
DEFEAT60 

,N,E,$,L,E ,T,R,A,D,E,S ,W,O,R,K,],S ,9,D,U,/,R,I,A,L ,U,N,I,O,N 

,! ,I,L,G,W,U LEAD]%IP WAS TOO BUSY TRY+ TO SETTLE ! /RIKE TO ANSW] 
?IS OR SIMIL> ATTACKS4 

,UN=TUNATELY !RE WAS LITTLE WORK 9 ANY ( ! LOCAL DRESS FACTORIES AT ?IS 
TIME1 & ! EMPLOY]S TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION BY REFUS+ TO 
REEMPLOY ! MORE ACTIVE MEMB]S ( \R UNION4 ,(T51 TOO1 !Y TRI$ 
DELIB]ATELY TO PROVOKE EMPLOYES TO 9SUBORD9ATION BY GIV+ !M 9F]IOR 
WORK & BY O!R DISCRIM9ATION4 ,N[ A NEW & DEVI\S ME?OD WAS 
DESIGN$ BY SOME ( ! EMPLOY]S TO GET >\ND ! WAGE M9IMUMS4 
,WORK]S :O HAD NEV] MADE ! M9IMUMS BECAUSE !IR BOSSES DID NOT 
PAY FAIRLY = WORK DONE1 W]E ADVIS$ TO GO TO ! ,/ATE ,9DU/RIAL ,WELF>E 
,COMMISSION & SIGN SLIPS /AT+ ?AT !Y DID 0NOT CLAIM FULL COMPET5CE0 
9 !IR WORK1 & ?US DID NOT EXPECT TO MAKE ,CODE WAGES4 

,A ,RUSSIAN WOMAN1 A H& F9I%] =M]LY EMPLOY$ 9 ! %OP ( 
,JOSEPH ,ZUK91 A LEAD+ MANUFACTUR] :O HAD F\<T US BITT]LY BUT HAD TO 
SIGN UP1 TOLD ME H] /ORY4 ,! ,ZUK9 FIRM REFUS$ TO REEMPLOY H]1 ON 
! GR\ND ?AT %E WAS TOO SL[ & W\LDN'T BE ABLE TO E>N ! @s#a#f 
M9IMUM4 ,%E WAS TOLD 9/EAD1 AB\T ! YELL[ SLIP ?AT C\LD BE SIGN$ AT ! ,WELF>E ,COMMISSION (FICE4 ,H] 
HUSB& SUGGE/$ ?AT %E GET A C]TIFICATION AS A H&ICAPP$ WORK]4 ,%E 
WAS Y\NG1 GOOD-LOOK+1 & OBVI\SLY /URDY4 

0,BUT Y\'RE NOT PHYSICALLY H&ICAPP$10 ,I PROTE/$4 0,Y\'RE P]FECTLY 
HEAL?Y40 

0,YES10 %E ADMITT$1 0BUT MY HUSB& SAID ?AT ,I C\LD CLAIM ?AT ,I HAVE 
RHEUMATISM40 

,!N %E C\LD GET WORK 9 ! ,ZUK9 FACTORY_/AT A />VATION WAGE4 

,WE BECAME AW>E ALSO ?AT ! EMPLOY]S W]E US+ ! ,BUREAU ( 
,C\NTY ,WELF>E AS A WEAPON AGA9/ \R UNION4 ,HUNDR$S ( ! GIRLS :O 
HAD TAK5 P>T 9 ! /RIKE BR\<T US LETT]S WRITT5 TO !M BY ?AT AG5CY1 
A ,UNIT ( ! ,LOS ,ANGELES ,C\NTY ,*>ITIES4 ,A TYPICAL LETT]1 RECEIV$ FROM 
! ,BELV$]E ,DI/RICT ,EMPLOYM5T ,RELIEF ,(FICE1 READ3 

0,WE HAVE BE5 9=M$ ?AT Y\ WILL BE RE9/AT$ 9 Y\R 

=M] POSITION AT ! ,KAY ,JOYCE ,FROCK ,COMPANY1 #hcd ,S\? 

,BROADWAY1 PROVID+ ?AT Y\ RESIGN FROM ! ,UNION = :I* Y\ 

HAVE BE5 ON /RIKE4 

,WILL Y\ PLEASE NOTIFY ?IS (FICE CONC]N+ ! ACTION Y\ >E 

TAK+ ) REG>D TO ?IS MATT]80 

,WE PROCE$$ TO SET UP SEP>ATE HEADQU>T]S = ! NEWLY ORGANIZ$ 
DRESSMAK]S4 ,I R5T$ A VACANT OLD TWO-/ORY W>EH\SE ON ,MA9 ,/REET 
NE> #a?1 CLOSE TO ! G>M5T DI/RICT4 ,IT HAD TO BE R5OVAT$ & P>TITION$ 
TO PROVIDE (FICES & ROOMS = %OP MEET+S & /UDY CLASSES1 & ! 
UPP] FLOOR WAS MADE OV] 9TO A SPACI\S MEET+ HALL4 

,MEAN:ILE ! DRESSMAK]S HELD MEET+S TO ELECT AN EXECUTIVE BO>D4 
,) ! *>T] = A DRESSMAK]S' UNION ON H&1 ALL WE NE$$ WAS TO 
9S]T ! NAMES ( ?OSE ELECT$1 MAK+ !M *>T] MEMB]S ( ! NEW 
LOCAL4 ,N9ETE5 NAMES 9 ALL APPE> ON ?AT DOCUM5T_/! FIR/ ELECT$ 
(FIC]S ( ?AT LOCAL_/,MRS4 ,A4 ,S4 ,5RI<T1 :O WAS *OS5 AS *AIRMAN ( ! 
BO>D2 ,BESSIE ,GOR51 RECORD+ SECRET>Y2 ,ANITA ,&RADE1 ,PAUL ,B]G1 ,RUBY 
,BURR[S1 ,JESSIE ,C]VANTES1 ,EMMA ,DELMONTE1 ,RAMONA ,GONZALES1 ,SOPHIE 
,GOR51 ,ROSE ,H>R+TON1 ,JULIA ,HUSELTON1 ,FRI$A ,LANCE1 ,ANNA ,MEY]S1 ,M>Y 
,MILAZZO1 ,LOLA ,PAT9O1 ,C>M5 & ,M>IE ,RODRIGUEZ1 ,JACK ,:ITLEY1 & ,HEL5 
,WI]4 

,?US DRESSMAK]S' ,LOCAL #if ( ! ,I,L,G,W,U WAS BORN1 & A NEW TRAIL WAS 
BLAZ$ 9 ! ,LOS ,ANGELES 9DU/RIAL WILD]NESS4 

,BILL ,BUSICK REMA9$ ON \R /AFF AS ORGANIZ]1 $ITOR ( \R PUBLICATION1 
& $UCATIONAL DIRECTOR4 ,H>RY ,SCOTT BECAME BUS9ESS AG5T1 & ,PAUL ,B]G1 
:O HELP$ SO ABLY DUR+ ! /RIKE1 RETURN$ TO A FACTORY TO E>N HIS LIV+4 
,CLAUDIA ,B5CO1 ONE ( ! MO/ ABLE *AIRLADIES 9 ,CL>E ,DRESS1 WAS LAT] 
ELECT$ SECRET>Y ( ! LOCAL4 

,$UCATION ( WORK]S 9 \R UNION IS NEV] CONF9$ TO /UDY CLASSES1 & 
MANY ( ! DRESSMAK]S :O HAD TAK5 ACTIVE P>T 9 ! /RIKE /ILL HAD A LOT 
TO LE>N4 

,IT WAS MY FUNCTION TO 9/ALL ! NEW BO>D & (FIC]S AT A MEET+ :I* 
PACK$ \R HALL4 ,NE> ! FRONT ,I NOTIC$ A ,MEXICAN WOMAN & H] DAU<T]1 
AS MU* ALIKE AS TWO PEAS 9 A POD1 :O HAD S]V$ /AUN*LY ON ! PICKET 
L9ES4 ,SOON AFT] ! C]EMONIES BEGAN1 ! MO!R OP5$ A BUNDLE1 & ! 
TWO BEGAN TURN+ OV] COLL>S1 CUFFS1 & BELTS = SILK DRESSES4 ,LAT] ,I ASK$ 
!M :AT !Y HAD BE5 DO+4 

,! ELD] WOMAN SMIL$ +5U\SLY4 0,Y\ TOLD US NOT TO DO ANY HOME 
WORK4 ,BUT ALL ?IS WORK FROM ! %OP HAS TO BE DONE4 ,SO WE BR+ IT H]E40 

,I EXPLA9$ TO BO? ?AT 0NO HOME WORK0 MEANT NO WORK TO BE TAK5 \T ( 
! FACTORY1 & ?AT !Y MU/ BE PAID = EV]Y H\R ( WORK DONE4 

,FOES ( ! UNION CONT9U$ !IR ATTEMPTS TO UND]M9E US4 ,9 ! SLACK 
P]IOD1 :5 UNEMPLOY$ MEMB]S W]E WORRI$ AB\T TOMORR['S MEALS1 
\R 5EMIES S\<T TO ALI5ATE !M FROM ! DRESSMAK]S' LOCAL4 

,ONE DAY1 :ILE ,I WAS BUSY 9 ! NEW HEADQU>T]S1 ,I HE>D A DI/URBANCE 
9 ! \T] (FICE4 ,I F\ND A LITTLE ,MEXICAN GIRL ) H] /RAPP+ Y\NG 
HUSB&1 L\DLY DEM&+ ?AT ! DUES CL]K REFUND ! #e C5TS %E HAD 
PAID AS H] 9ITIATION FEE BE=E ! /RIKE4 

,I ASK$ :Y4 

0,BECAUSE10 ! GIRL ANSW]$ PUGNACI\SLY1 0ALL BOSSES >E ,JEWS & 
ALL ,JEWS >E BOSSES1 & !Y WON'T GIVE ME A JOB40 

0,BUT ,I'M ,JEWI% & ,I'M NOT A BOSS404 

0,I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO Y\R UNION ANYWAY40 

0,ALL RI<T10 ,I SAID1 0COME 9TO MY (FICE & ,I'LL TAKE C>E ( Y\40 

,I SAW ?AT ! GIRL WAS EMOTIONALLY UN/ABLE4 ,9VIT+ !M TO SIT 
D[N1 ,I 5GAG$ H] 9 CONV]SATION4 

0,W]E Y\ A /RIK]80 

0,YES40 

0,DID Y\ GET /RIKE B5EFIT80 

0,YES40 

0,H[ MU*80 

0,?REE DOLL>S A WEEK40 

0,C>F>E TOO80 

0,YES1 TWO TOK5S A DAY1 & MY HUSB& GOT SOME TICKETS = 
GASOL9E40 

0,DID Y\ GET FOOD :ILE ON /RIKE80 

0,I ATE EV]Y DAY1 MORN+ & NOON1 AT /RIKE HEADQU>T]S40 

0,ANY FOOD TO TAKE HOME80 

0,YES EV]Y WEEK TWO BAGS ( BREAD1 C(FEE1 PEANUT BUTT]1 SUG>1 
& FRUIT40 

,I ADD$ UP :AT ?OSE ITEMS W\LD CO/ H]4 

0,TELL ME HONE/LY10 ,I SAID1 SMIL+1 0DON'T Y\ ?9K Y\ GOT 5\< 
= AN 9VE/M5T ( ONLY #e C5TS 8 ,LOOK AT :AT Y\ GOT6 0 ,I %[$ 
H] ! FIGURES2 !Y ADD$ UP TO MORE ?AN @s#a#e4 ,%E DIDN'T ANSW]1 
BUT SAT !RE DEJECT$ & A%AM$4 

,! DUES CL]K BR\<T 9 A HALF DOLL>1 & ,I (F]$ ! CO9 TO ! 
GIRL4 ,%E BROKE 9TO TE>S & REFUS$ TO ACCEPT IT4 

,I LE>N$ ?AT %E NEV] HAD A DEC5T JOB1 HAV+ BE5 FIR$ 
REPEAT$LY AFT] WORK+ A S+LE DAY4 ,%E WAS UNEMPLOY$ :5 ! 
/RIKE />T$1 & JO9$ UP HOP+ TO GET WORK4 ,N[ ! BOSSES TOLD 
H] ?AT BECAUSE %E HAD BE5 ON /RIKE !Y W\LD NOT HIRE H]4 ,%E 
HAD NO?+ AGA9/ \R UNION1 %E SAID1 BUT 0PEOPLE0 HAD TOLD H] TO 
COME & DEM& H] MONEY BACK4 

,I L5T H] A DOLI> & HAD H] REGI/] ) \R UNEMPLOYM5T 
DIVISION1 :I* W\LD F9D A JOB = H] :5 ! BUSY SEASON BEGAN4 

,%E C\LD REPAY ! DOLL> :5 %E WAS WORK+ AGA94 ,! C\PLE 
DEP>T$ ) FRE% HOPE4 

,A LONG PROCESSION ( SU* GIRLS CAME 9 DAILY ) !IR WORRIES4 
,H& 9 H& ) \R PROGRAM = EXP&+ ! NEW UNION1 WE HAD 
TO DO SOCIAL S]VICE WORK1 AS WELL AS COMBAT A DEG5]ATE ECONOMIC 
CONDITION :I* P]VAD$ ! ,LOS ,ANGELES G>M5T 9DU/RY4 

,! >BITRATION BO>D HAD DESIGNAT$ TWO ( ITS MEMB]S1 ,RABBI 
,ISAACSON & ,FA!R ,CUNN+HAM1 TO H&LE ANY GRIEVANCES FROM 
EI!R SIDE4 ,TO ! >BITRATORS ! :OLE ?+ WAS NEW2 IT DID NOT 
OCCUR TO !M ?AT !IR DECISION W\LD BE FOLL[$ BY A PILE-UP 
( COMPLA9TS4 

,WE DISCUSS$ ?IS AT \R /AFF MEET+S4 

0,:AT >E WE GO+ TO DO N[8 ,:AT WILL WE DO AB\T ALL !SE 
COMPLA9TS ( DIS*>GES1 DISCRIM9ATION1 & 9TIMIDATION COM+ 9 
FROM EV]Y %OP80 

0,WE MU/ COLLECT ALL ! COMPLA9TS10 ,I ANSW]$1 0& SUBMIT !M 
TO ! BO>D = IMM$IATE ADJU/M5T40 

0,BUT WILL !Y BE ABLE TO ADJU/ !M ALL80 

0,( C\RSE NOT4 ,BUT WE MU/ 9SI/ ?AT !SE GRIEVANCES BE ATT5D$ 
TO4 ,! BO>D MEMB]S WILL BE OV]:ELM$1 & WILL F9ALLY CALL ON 
US TO %[ !M H[ TO H&LE !M4 ,!N WE WILL HAVE ! PROP] 
SOLUTION3 ',GIVE US A UNION AGREEM5T & WE'LL H&LE !M \RSELVES6 
0' 

,AS IT TURN$ \T1 ?AT IS EXACTLY :AT HAPP5$4444 ,& TO \R 
GRATIFICATION' KN[+ HIS FAIR-M9D$NESS1 ,FA!R ,CUNN+HAM 
SUBSEQU5TLY WAS APPO9T$ BY ! ,N,R,A AS ,DRESS ,CODE ,AU?ORITY = 
?AT DI/RICT4 ,HE ALSO WAS SELECT$ AS IMP>TIAL *AIRMAN4 

,\R UNION ,WAS ON ! M>* 9 ,CALI=NIA4 

,F,O,O,T,N,O,T,E,S 

#a4 ,LATE ?AT FALL ! ,DRESS ,CODE WAS AM5D$1 ! ,PACIFIC ,COA/ GR\PS BE+ GIV5 A DIFF]5TIAL ( 
#c P]C5T ,?US ! WAGES !Y HAD TO PAY UND] AM5D$ ,N,R,A RULES W]E #hh P]C5T LESS ?AN ?OSE 
PAID = ! SAME WORK 9 ! ,EA/4 

,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 

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