OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BE GOOD NEIGHBOUR THE CANAL ZONE ORGANIZE YOUR ACCION WORKERS UNION. WITH NEIGHBOURS NO POLITICAL CON.
CIRCULACION AC 10. 000 NECTIONS.
VOL. NO. PANAMA, AUGUST 1946 Cents CIO CHARTER PRESENTED Graham Lewis Message to CIO More than 12, 000 workers, the socalled silver worker GIVE THE FULL NAME OF gathered at the National Sta on the Canal Zone. This truly dium on Sunday night wit. is a banner night for a numb.
THE FOLLOWING TRADE ness the presentation of the er of underprivileged and opUNIONS CIO Charter to the newly formpressed peoples who have join.
ed United Public Workers ed wholeheartedly with an C. o.
American organization to cry The Panama Fire Brigade C.
Band accompanied Miss. Alda out to the privileged group on U.
Brossard in the singing of the the Canal Zone to return to 5W.
Panamanian National Anthem a world of decency, justice, 64N.
and brotherhood. We are not after which she was frantically U.
applauded by the audience who asking to be allowed to dine C.
refused to be satisfied untill and sleep with supervisors or Name the president of she sang two other songs. other administrators, and their the 10 Name the president of titles. sorry, was unable to obtain families. We are merely asking for a human being chance to the Little Hugh Adams, eleven the pursuit of happiness a 11 Name the president of years of age, surprised the au chance for ourselves and our the dience when he spoke just as children to a decent and hu12 Name the president of freely as any experienced ora mane standard of living a tor without as much as one chance to lift our eyes up 13 Which largest Unions error. He told of his interest from the gloom of slums, to have recently amalgamated. in the outcome of the Union look up at the sky, and take and impressed the audienc as heart in the fact that have to the urgent necessity of a an opporunity to help work NOTICE Union on the Canal Zone, out own destiny.
He also mentioned the fact Dues paid for the months tHat he was instrumental in hay Brother workers: Our strug.
of May and June will not be ing his family 12 in all, join the gle is an integral part or the considered in the payments Union. The only one who gave greater, struggle all over the for AUGUST.
me any trouble he said, was entire world of oppresseil peo my Uncle. But went to workples rising up to help free II. No dues will be collected on him Now he is a member. themselves from economic slam for JULY.
Following are the talks and very and exploitation. When.
addresses offered on that meIII. Dues already paid for morable night.
ever freedom is threatened, JULY will be credited to the GASKIN ADDRESS man has always united under AUGUST dues.
Tonight, July 29, 1946, shall (Turn to page 3)
IV. If John Jones had pata remain long in the memory of 25 cents for the month of June, he would have to pay 00 for the month of AUGUST.
GRAHAM LEWIS President, If Mary Jones had paid Ladies Unite to Fight Inflation day Fellow workers of the sults. Then and only then 25 cents for the month of July Canal Zone: shall we contribute bur full she would pay only 75 cents For many years we have share in the fight, to increase for the month of AUGUST.
raised our voioes in protest our wages, and improve our over our poor wages. For as general standard of living. VI. If Harry Smith should The all woman conference on in Spanish as well as Engmany years we have suffered Then the action of the CIO, become a member now he which took place at the Arcos lish. West Indian and Panaunder working and living con backed by our solid support, should pay 100 for the month Club in Panama City last Tues manian women rose to tell of ditions of the lowest nature the support of every man and of AUGUST.
day night, marke another mil their experiences as jim crowamongst all workers of the woman employed on the Canal estone in the growth and de ed women, receiving little great United States of Amer Zone, will secure for us a fair velopment of our Union. This as 20c. an hour and the need ica.
pay for fair day work, unprecedented meeting was a for organized effort. One speak For all this time our cries security in the pobs we have; ACCION FOR SALE AT: classic example of how se er warned that no one should and appeals have failed to regulation of the Reduction Robinson Place cond rate citizens understand allow themselves to be intiraise our condition to a decent of Force bug bear that strikes Sugar Bowl and practice democracy. The midated by the affidavits that standard of living. Now that fear in the hearts of the Morrison Book Store few men (who lurked self con we are required to sign, since the I O, the greatest labor called Silver worker, and to Kiosco Santa Ana sciously) in the back of the everyone, even members of the organization in Democratic bury into oblivion the Gold Stones Book Store hall got a good lesson in how Metal Trades Council had to world, by the grace of God and Silver Roll, that symbol Lindsay Place to conduct a well organized sign them. She went on to undertaken to shoulder our bur of shame that has hurt the Club Palmira meeting.
quote from the constitution of den and represent our cause United States as much as Kiosco Catedral Although the meeting was the United Public Workers, at our own request, let us has hurt us.
Lavanderia Don Bosco scheduled to begin at 7:30, by which clearly states that prove curselves men in the now call upon each and Barberia Dunn 6:45 hordes of women gather we do NOT assert the fullest sense the word, by every worker of the Canal Barberia Jennings ed eager for the meeting to right to strike against the gogiving the CIO our solid Zone to those non members Botica Istmeña begin by the time the meet vernment, and we will not support all the way. Let us say on the outside to join up now ing started, the hall was fil strike.
to ourselves We, the rank and. to those who are already in, led. Women came from such It was truly inspiring to witfile of the United Public Work to support the Union faithfully out lying districts as Paraiso ness women of all ages, natioers of America CI will try by placing it before your LodTune in on and Rio Abajo to discuss their nalities, religions and races, this as a new experiment. We ge, before the Lottery whilst will give this experiment every in sound health and able to RADIO MIRAMAR problems, the union and its rising to speak (many for the from 7:45 to 8:00 first time in public. urging thing it requires, regardless. work, so that your Union will The keynote of the evening their fellow workers to support We will pay up our dues every be healthy and strong always TULIA AMINTA CAJAR discussion was the need for the Union, pay dues regularly month without fail, and we to fight your battles and UNITY with all other Zone and take an active part in the will carry out all Union Rules for you all you need in your Announcing Workers. The Tively discussion work. One veteran of the batand Orders as good union mem God given rigrt to the pursuit bers should, and watch for re of happiness. actively participated in by tle of the Zone warned that those assembled) was carried (Turn to Page 4)
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