Official Organ This is your of Local 713 UNION PAPER ACE FON ZO UPW CIO SUPPORT IT!
Non political Vol. No. 24 PANAMA, DEC. 20, 1946 Cents UPW Resolution Supports Silver Workers TO RUSH LEGISLATION FOR 40C. WAGE MINIMUM UPW CIO THANKS JIMENEZ 93 DELEGATES PR ENT IN UNANIMOUS ACTION American Ashamed of Government Discrimination Atlantic City, Nov. speech, the CIO Convention 20th 600 delegates to the Na adopted a resolution pledging tional CIO Convention, repre full support to the Union senting 6, 000. 000 people in 42 campaign to better these conDecember 10, 1946. The motion to send this letnational and international CIO ditions.
Sr. Don Enrique Jimenez, ter of gratitude was unanimous Unions, today heard from the Weisntein speech before the President of the Republic of ly received by the minety two lips of Robert Weinstein. In Convention was as follows: Panama. 92) delegates to the Conventernational Director or Organi President Murray: rise to Panama City, de tion, who represented thouszation of the United Pubne support the resolution introduYour Excellency: ands of workers of the FedeWorkers of America, CIO, the ced by our organization conG. OGLE On November 30, 1946, the ral Government of the United story of the unbelievably poor cerning the so called silver first annual Isthmian Conven States on the Canal Zone, and Trustee conditions of labor of over workers in the Panama Canal tion of this Union was held at was indicative of a special to20, 000 so called silver em Zone. Several months ago our Brother Ogle was elected La Boca, Canal Zone, and while ne of sincerity, respect and ployees of the United States office received a communication Trustee of the Local at the 1st in session, the Convention was gratefulness not frequently deGovernment in the Canal Zo from President Murray reques Isthmian Convention of the the highest instrument of au monstrated in gatherings of ne. This was the opening gun ting that we investigate the UPW CIO. This oldtimer is thority of the Local Union, ex this nature.
in the campaign of the Union possibilities of organization in also Secretary of the Cristobal cepting the International As a consequence, for days to bring these conditions to the the Panama Canal Zone. Sub Chapter. An ardent and pro Union.
have been revolving this deliattention of the American peo sequently we sent one of our gressive worker during his 21 The Convention noted with cate assignment in my mind to ple and to focus on them the staff into the Zone and disco years of service with the interest and satisfaction the re find adequate words that would searching light of public op vered that an organization had Government, the Trustee has ports of the valuable coopera speak forth the thoughts of the nion as a means of correcting already been started which now distinguished himself in com tion of His Excellency during delegates to the Convention, them.
has grown to over 17. 000 mem munity service as he did in the difficult, formative days of but my meager vocabulary couAfter Director Weinstein (Turn to page sports during his early youth, the Union, and of the Executi pled with other limitations, ve Power renewed assuran have deprived me of the satisces from time to time to assist faction which this otherwise in the great work that lies pleasant duty should bring.
ahead.
Accept therefore, Mr. PresiIn recognition of the great dent, the sincere appreciation moral contribution and service and gratitude of this Local of such transcendent importan union, for your every considece which, Mr. President you ration and assistance. Please Hotel Central democratic to treat any of her have so whole heartedly given be assured of our most sincere Panama City, Panama people in such a way.
to this cause of labor, the Con regards for your health and December 15, 1946.
In passing thru the Canal vention went on record as ex continued success.
Representatives Engel, Case Zone was nothings more to me pressing its deep and abiding Mahon, Tibbott than the place where boats pas feeling of appreciation and Very respectfully yours, Honorable Sirs: read in the sed through from the Atlantic gratitude, and am directed to CESPEDES BURKE, papers that you were making to the Pacific, but as arrived communicate to His Excellen Rcording Corresponding ar inspection of the Canal Zo at the airport (International cy, the thanks of the Union.
Secretary ne. hope that some of the fol airport in Balboa, Canal Zone)
FOSTER BOURNES lowing things have observed noticed a sign above the drinsince have been here will not king fountains. On one of them Representative be missed by your committee the words Gold and the other Brother Bournes, because as an American citizen Silver. On inquiring found Trustee in the Cristobal area was horrified and ashamed that the gold one was for when know such things exis whites and the silver for colo Board, is generally known as and its representative on the La Boca, December Actually, the workers themted in a place controlled by the red. From there on my disco the lawyer in the Panama Strobel, International Vice selves formed union organizaUnited States government. veries became worse and worse Canal Press where he has been President of the UPW CIO, to tions with large memberships thought that only Great Britian and now after three days maintained such policies and have only scratched the surfa the past 19 years.
in steady employment during day issued the following state and later on applied to the CIO ment from Local 713 Head for affiliation, These request that the United States was too ce. In find that in the Canal quarters in La Boca. Turn to page 4)
Zone they have two govern have been authorized by ment payrolls one gold one the top officials of our Union, silver; gold and silver cafeteAbram Flaxer, International ries; gold and silver towns; President, Robert Weinstein, gold and silver schools; and even UNION MEMBER International Director of Ort gold and silver windows at the ganization, and Eleanor Nelson, postoffices. But even wor WINS FOR PANAMA International Secretary Trease have found that the term surer, in Washington, gold and silver does not only Josefina Lewis, Union mem to make the following statemean segregation but it also ber employed at the Balboa ments regarding Ralph de Tomeans an inferior quality in Commissary, brought glory to ledano article in the Panama anything marked silver. On the Panama at the Fifth Central American accusing our orgaEDWARD GREEN payroll it means less pay for American Olympics by winning nization of being under Com VERNON HARPER Representative the same work, in the cafete the 80 meter hurdles and placmunist domination.
Trustee Brother Green, popular chair ries and the commissaries it In the first place, Ralph de Brother Harper from the Gaman of the Gatun Chapter, is means inferior goods for the ing fourth in the high jump.
Toledano article states that tun Chapter, an ardent and em the Chapter delegate on the same money. In housing it Jo is one of the best softball our Union on its own iniative phatic of the equal pay for Board. The brother is a vete means not only segregation but players of the country and en undertook to organize the equal work maxim, is a veteran employee of the Commis also inferior housing for the joys great popularity in social Canal Zone workers. Nothing ran employee of the Atlantic sary Division. Turn to page 3)
circles.
could be farther from the truth. Locks.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE Chapter SCORES DE TOLEDANO Efficiency Low Prices Promptness Shoes to order Shoe Repairs CASA DA LI HARTSWELL JACOBS, Prop.
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