July 26, 1946 ACCION Page. KNOW YOUR UNION DUES TO OUR MEMBERS ODE TO THE CANAL ZONE. CANCEL ALL SOCIAL PLANS FOR THIS CIO locals in the United WORKERS UNION EVENING OF JULY 28 States are required to remit the sum of seventy five cents BE PREPARED ON SUNDAY EVENING (TO BE COMMITTED TO MEMORY)
per member each month to TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIGGEST the International Body of the CHARTER PRESENTATION CEREBY ELVIRA DOWNES CIO for representation, to de MONY IN THE HISTORY OF LOCAL fray the cost of the printing ORGANIZATIONS. Let us battle for the freedom, of literature, and for other expenses that will arise while THIS MONSTER PRESENTATION And the things that make it thrive; Join the Workers Union operating for the interest of WILL BE HELD IN PANAMA CITY.
the workers. The locals of We must do this to survive; THE CIO REPRESENTATIVE IS WITH the United States charge cach Never fearing harm or danger member from two to five dolUS. THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE ARE Till at last we reach our goal lars as an initiation fee and NOW MOVING FORWARD.
As we go marching on.
exact from each member mon5. THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN. THE OPthly dues of at least 50.
POSITION IS NOW GIRDING ITS LOINS Refrain: Join the battle of the Because of the low standard FOR TERRIFIC BATTLE.
Join the battle of the of wages on the Canal Zone, Join the battle of the the International Body of the BE PREPARED FOR VICIOUS CAMAnd fight with all your might.
CIO has waived the initiation PAIGN OF OPEN AND SUBTLE SLANfee and has lowered the mon DER AIMED AT OUR UNION. Let us battle for the main things thly dues to 09 per mem WE HAVE FLYING START. LET US That will help us live aright; ber, Fifty cents of this amount KEEP OUR ADVANTAGE.
With our courage, brawn and purpose, will ke bept by the Canal Zone Organize and join the fight, Local and the other fifty PRESIDENT JIMENEZ IN CONFERcents will go to the Parent ENCE WITH LEN GOLDSMITH PLEDGWith Jehovah as our pilot, Body in the United States for He will safely guide us through, ED FULL SUPPORT TO OUR JUST the fight the raising of our As we go marching on.
standard of living.
CAUSE.
Each of our members will WE ARE ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR Brave the terrors of the struggle receive without additional cost ONE.
Have the victory we shall a weekly newspaper from the 10 LET NEWS OF OUR VICTORIES BE THE Be it Army or the Navy, United States. Each member ONLY TALES THAT THE SPIES CAN Or The Panama Canal, will get the backing of the six Like the heroes in the battle million CIO workers in the TAKE BACK TO THEIR MASTERS.
And our confidence secure United States. Each member 11. NEW WORLD AWAITS YOU PREAs we go marching on.
will have direct representation PARE YOURSELF TO BE MORE EFFIin Congress through the Poli CIENT WORKERS. Men of gold and men of silver tical Action Committee of the 12. EVERY UNION MEMBER IS AN ORAre now echoes of the past; CIO and will also have a full time representative of the CIO GANIZER. DO YOUR PART. Down with them is now the slogan Since our future hopes are cast, operating in the Canal Zone for the benefit of all the worAs we hail our benefactors kers affiliated to our local of new members, collect dues, And the mighty the CIO.
The Steward and issue Union buttons and As we go marching on.
Each member name will pamphlets.
be sent up to the Washington The Union will be consideroffice of the CIO ed as working smoothly only a plate will be made The backlone of the Union when all work areas are supershowing the worker name, is the STEWARD SYSTEM. Avised by STEWARDS, At the number, and Division steward will be a member elec present time, Stewards are At the begininng of each ted by the workers in a work commissioned on their month a card with a stub at unit to represent them. Thus, application but later on they tached, both sections bearing a steward will find himself, on will be elected by the workers name of worker, will be sent the average, in charge of thir. of their unit.
to the Canal Zone to be is. ty members.
nal Body in Washington, sued to the worker by his stewards is also the eyes, fare of the Union and who is to Steward when payment of The CONGRESS OF INAll members of the former monthly dues is made. On le He is responsible for the ef in a group of workers which Canal Zone Workers Union, TIONS (CIO) is an amalgacars, and voice of the Union.
DUSTRIAL ORGANIZAceiving the dollar duek, the ficient working of his men on has no steward, may apply for Panama Canal West Indian STEWARD will keep the stub the job, will handle their com his commission to the First Employees Association, Canal tion of many labor unions.
and give the worker the larg.
er part of the card which will plaints, will broadcast, to his who now acts as Director of and Canal Zone Colored Tea function in private enterpriVice President of the Local, Zone Labor Union (Colon. There are CIO unions that his receipt. The stub is then Union activities, will enroll men information concerning the Council ses and there are CIO unions Stewards. che Association new turned into the Executive of The Stewards will elect a grouped into one body, THE that operate for the workers fice of the Local to be sent the job. Therefore a member Chief Steward, a Chief Steward, an Assistant UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS of the federal government.
back to Washington for a fur who is not financial at the be, and The Unions that function for Secretary, OF AMERICA, CIO, LOCAL ther check.
Assistant Secretary. No. the number of the the workers in private indusginning of the January period Stewards will be required to Local will be known on the artries reserve the right to strike but effective system of dues showing the months of Janua to the Union.
In addition to this simple will not have the new button take a special oath of loyalty rival of the charter this week. against their employers; BUT payment, union buttons will Canal Zone workers will the UNITED PUBLIC WORbe issued at the end of each ry, February, and March.
KERS OF AMERICA, CIO, work area like the La have ONE LOCAL as their three month period. button (our union) functions for goBoca Commissary should have central body. However, four issued in October will bear VISIT the months, October, Novemfour stewards. The Mechani. chapters will function on the vernment employees and in cal Division should have Isthmus. namely: The Pacific consideration of this is PLED.
GED NOT TO ADVOCATE ber, December. The new is.
Jenning Barber least twenty five. small unit Chapter, The Gamboa Chapt, STRIKES AGAINST THE sue in January will show the Shop like the Balboa gas station er, The Atlantic Chapter, and GOVERNMENT. The United months, January, February, For the Best of Service should have one steward for The Teachers Chapter.
Public Workers of America, March. Each member will be East 24 St. Guachapali each shift. EVERY WORK required to wear his button on The teachers will operate CIO, has never had a strike AREA MUST HAVE ITS within a separate chapter be against the government.
STEWARD OR STEWARDS. ceuse special provision, is Therefore, when you read made by the CIO for all teach about a CIO strike, check caFOTO rs. The local teachers, although refully, and you will discover FOTO registered like all other em that the strike was against WALLACE ployees in the Canal Zone Lo private industry and that the BROS cal, will have direct contact strikers were not members of PORTRAITS with a special Teachers Divi the our Panama, sion set up by the Internatio PANAMA System where Pay Your Dues On Time own Any person who is willing Organization are an at STRA 4th of July Avenue No. P. Box 3049 JOIN THE Patronize Our Patronizers AN INJURY TO NE IS AN INJURY TO ALL BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO