Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-15 | Page 4 | WPA Walkout is Threatened

I PA WALKOUT I Ii i S IS THREATENED 1 I WASHINGTON Oct ct 15 UP UPI UP- UP I The ahe Workers' Workers alliance a depression born union of work relief needy may nay stage a a. wide nation-wide strike on 5 federal edera employment projects if it protest protest pro- pro test demonstrations in 1500 cities S and towns next week fail to bringa bring a 20 per cent increase in the governments government's governments government's governments government's gov- gov starvation pay scale President President David Lasser said today I Starting next Monday Lasser will ask local organization chapters to hold mass parades meetings and folded-arm folded protests throughout the country to emphasize the organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's tion's demand The demonstrations will be climaxed climaxed cli cli- here a week from Saturday when Lasser and a union committee commit- commit tee call on President Roosevelt atthe atthe at the White House to present demands demands de- de mands that its workers be given our social and economic rights by the works progress ad ad- ministration S We have not at this time called for tor a wide nation-wide strike on projects Lasser sadi If It however our pur demands are not met by the national administration we shall probably be obligated to take further further further fur fur- ther action Lasser said demonstrations were for next week in these major cities New Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts PiUs burgh Trenton N. N J. J Rochester Buffalo Toledo Cleveland Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis Cincinnati Newark N N 1 J. South Bend Ind md Chicago Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mil- waukee Minneapolis St. St Paul St St. StLouis Louis Baltimore Denver San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Seattle He lie said they also would be heMIn held heM In more than 1500 smaller townsand townsand towns townsand and cities Lassers Lasser's alliance is demanding that all workers receive a minimum of 40 a month and that all salaries above that figure be arbitrarily increased by one fifth S In addition the organization organization-he he claims it has A. A F. F of L. L backing backing- wants recognition for collective bargaining bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining full WP A pay for time lost through bad weather monthly wages wages in keeping with union scales WP A Administrator Harry L. L Hopkins turned the program down