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Non political Vol. No. 17 Panama, Wednesday Oct. 30, 1946 Cents WE CAN MAKE THIS BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN. BOB WEINSTEIN Rport of Hearing Before Budget Bureau a wisePanama, October 25. person who did not eat the The meeting was scheduled same as a white man does.
for 7:30 but from 6:00 people Before the CIO started its started drifting in by two drive here, hardly anybody in in Connection with the Hear is 25 percent higher than that ies: and fours. By 7:15, there were the knew about the PC, gs Before the Bureau in the Continental United From the same source, we hardly any seats left, and but now, everybody wants to of the Budget On the Budgest States, since the gold work find that housing costs in Pan. those were away over to the know What is happening in for the Panama Canal Zone, Is are paid 25 percent more ama run from 80 to 150 per right or left of the Stadium. the Canal Zone? Even as far October 9, 1946. than prevailing federal salary month for an unfurnished The playing of the national as Hawaii, the question is the The United Public Workers cales. Thus the average pay apartment, We find that at anthems of Panama and the same. And we will give them of America, CIO, presents this for the latter is 3900 per tendance at grammar school United States was the sigral the answer with this new instatement on behalf of the year, in the Zone costs per month that the meeting was under strument of ours the union.
many thousands of employees Te are not now in position per child, and at high schcol way. Selected as MC for hte But if you never got of the United States Govern to submit actual figures on 88 per month.
night, Luis Victor kept the nt employed in the Panama the cost of living in the Zone raise, he continued, if you It its therefore clear from crowd laughing at his Cno al Zone who are memors beroper. However, the data giv the statistics that the condi cracks. After Brothers Ather would still have the satisfacem of or organization. The rea. en below in Table II depict the tions of existence of almost ton, Arauz, Nolan, and Burke tion of walking with your head TABLE 30, 000 employees of the Govern spoke, Eddie Cheresh introduup, like a man! He pointed AVERAGE WAGES PAID IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE ment of the United States are ced Jack Strobel.
deplorably sub standard. From Strobel, speaking for the In. out how much our children BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT Based on the Budget of the United States the accounts of our members ternational body of the CIO future was tied up on a 13.
How they Estimates for Fiscal Year 1947 in the Zone and our represen promised that the CIO won per week salary.
lacked the proper education, tatives who have visited there, let us down. As proof that the Number Total these conditions are such as CIO means business, he said proper food, the proper clothes.
Employees Anual Wage Fould in fact not be tolerated that he had been sent to stay CIO: to put meat in the icebox That was the purpose of the Maintenance ir this country. Slum housing, in Panama for at least six Operation 12, 144 8, 928, 682 735 61 14 for example, with five people months, or as long as neces carpets on the floor, bread on Sanitation 1, 817 1, 107, 500 610 51 12 is a single room without run sary, to help us. And, said he, the table, and pictures on the Civil Government 302 243, 177 805 67 15 ning water and with commun that was not all. They were wall. He, too, implored us to Clubhouses he patient. He feared not for 1, 989 886, 749 446 37 9ity toilets. Or the excessive quite ready to initiate legisla the enemies from outside. He tion in Congress, or any other TOTAL disease and mortality rates.
16, 252 11, 166, 108 687 57 13 support necessary for our sue feared of what might happen from These conditions arise di cess. Above everything, he im. Number Employees; Total Annual Wage; rectly out of the incredibly low plored us to stick together. one side, and West Indians on withn. Don let them split you Panamanians on Average Annual Wage.
wage scales. They cast discre. regardless. The long standing NOTE There are 5, 965 permanent employees of the War De cit upon our government, not problems, the problems of 20, the other, he said. In his in partment whose total annual wage is 23, 296, 022, an aver. only in Panama, but through 30, 40 years, cannot be solv terview with General Newcoage wage of 3, 900, or an average weekly wage of 75.
cut Latin America. President ed overnight. They will take mer, he asked for higher wages for us and pointed out that Taft statement that Amer time and our patience.
sons offered for effecting sub cituation in the Republic of ican policy in Panama is the even if we got it, we have alstantial increases in the wages Panama, where many thousands mirror of our policy in Latin with the CIO. We want better rone sky high. They also disHe knows why we joined up ready spent it since prices had and salaries of the so called of workers live. These prices America has not been forgot wages, we want better hous cussed silver workers are submitted are some what higher than ten.
a pension system, a as equally valid with respect those in the Zone commissaring, and above all, we want to grievance procedure, and asked end this undesirable racial dis that someone from our group to the budgets for the War Department and the Panama TABLE II crimination. He knew all these sit in on the Wage Board Railroad Company, both things and he has gotten down While in Washington, he visitof RETAIL FOOD PRICES IN PANAMA to work. He has already con ed the Budget Bureau which are currently under con Sources: Department of Commerce, Office of International ferred with the executive of asked and sideration.
Trade, International Reference Series, Vol. III, for improvements for fice at Balboa Heights. Gen silver workers on the Cana No. 24, July 1946 We urge upon the President neral Newcomer and Col. Wang Zone. When he returns, he will of the United States and the Wiscussed with him a grier go to the National Convention Bureau the Budget the adop ance procedure, wage increases, of CIO, make his recommendation of a budget which would office space, a pension sys tions. They and the PAC will Item Unit Price provide a minimum rate of pay tem. He was not surprised if initiate or introduce legislation of 40 cents an hour. the Bacon Pound 70 progress was very slow.
He in Congress. He will even prosame as that called for by the Bread. 10 would have been surprised if rose that someone from here Federal Fair Labor Standards Butter 55 it had not. He closed his talk go up to testify in Congress.
Act. This minimum (which is Coffee 40 asking us all to work with He closed by asking us all to so low that it is to be found Eggs 00 him while he worked with us. support our union officers and cnly rarely within the conti. Fish, fresh Pound. 30 The next speaker, Bob stand behind the union pro 15 rental United States) is higher Cream Beans, fresh Weinstein, came in like a gram. Said he, We can make than the average rate for all Lamb Chops. 65 heavyweight boxer of the Joe this a better place to live in. silver workers in the Zone Lard 35 Louis class. He pointed out is about 13 a week 57 a Milk Quart 2212 that most people in the The next speaker, personal re month. This figure is based on Flour Pound. 0713 think of the Panama Canal presentative of His Excellency the budget estimates for 1947, Jam 20 as a place where ships go thru President Enrique A, Jimenez, Antonio 14oz. can Moscoso as indicated in Table above Evaporated Milk one end and come out at the. 17 when On the basis of this table, Soap, powdered 45 ether while a couple of people was warmly applauded the average hourly wage is Cheese, American Pound. 80 push a few buttons. They don le pointed out that he was. 70 30 cents, or 10 cents below the Chickens, dressed realize so many people live once of the laboring class, just. 70 legally specified minimum in Pork Chops cown here. And that such a another guy with his working the United States.
Fotatoes. 1216 large number of people employ tools down at Albrook Field, Rice and around Corundu. Forceful 10 ed by the govtwere afIt cannot be argued that Tea 25 forded such an un American ly he contrasted the attitude of these wage scales are justified Dried Beans 1212 standard of living. Said he, certain unfriendly Americans by a low cost of living. In Discrimination takles the tere and in the with the fact, it may be inferred that Based on reports from the United States Embassy in strangest forms, but have cther friendly, fairminded the cost of living in the Zone Panama City.
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