Official Organ ACETON This is your of UNION PAPER Local 713 UPW CIO SUPPORT IT!
Non political Vol No. PANAMA, FRIDAY JAN. 17, 1947 Cents CIO Wins First Wage Increase President Arauz Issues Proclamation Program of Local 713 400 HOTEL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE 20 INCREASE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST La Boca, January Strobel, International Vice President of the UPW CIO, toIssues Permission to day announced that Local 713, although still an Non Members and Rela infant only six months old, has chalked up its tives of all Workers to first victory in winning a wage increase affectJoin UNITY PARADE ing some 400 employees at the Hotels WashingDemonstration ton and Tivoli, to take effect on January 1st.
This case arose out of the fact that the hotel Minimum wages of 40 cents per hour.
employees on December 1, 1946 were cut from general across the board wage increase of a sia day, 56 hour week to a day, 48 hour week.
milar amount for all employees.
At the same time their pay was cut as a result Union recognition and full collective bargaining.
of losing one day work, resulting in a reduc4. Grievance procedure.
tion of one seventh of their take home pay. Establishment of proper procedure to select emploThe Negotiating Committee of Local 713, yees for reductions in force.
headed by Strobel, took up this matter with Gov6. Establishment of proper procedure to select emplo.
ernor Mehaffey. The Union pointed out that yees for promotions and merit increases within grade.
when the hours of most Canal employees were Removal of all forms of discrimination and segre.
reduced in April 1946, at that time those other gation.
employees received increases in hourly and daily contributory retirement system on a sound actuarial basis.
pay to make up for the loss of hours, so that the Granting of sick leave on working day basis, not on weekly take home pay would be the same. On calendar day basis.
these grounds, the Union pointed out to Gover10. Establishment of a 40 hour week for all employees nor Mehaffey that the hotel employees were still working more than 40 hours per week, without likewise entitled to the same treatment, if jusloss of pay.
tice were to be done.
11. Time and one half pay for overtime after hours Francisco Pancho Araúz Governor Mehaffey informed the Union per day and after 40 hours per week, and on holiBrother Francisco Pancho that according to the information he had been days, Arauz, President of Local 713, given, these hotel employees did receive an in12. Restoration of free transportation to job locations. UPW. cio, today issued a pro crease last April but did not suffer any cut in 13. Decent housing, education, health and recreation faclamation declaring January hours at that time. Therefore, they could not cilities.
19 the Union UNITY DAY now ask for an increase.
SUPPORT YOUR UNION. HELP WIN THIS and ordering all Union Ste.
However, when the Union called job location PROGRAM BY BEING UNION MEMBER. wards to round up all mem.
bers in the Local for participa. meetings of the Tivoli and Washington Hotel tion in the day activities. The employees, it was learned that Governor Mehafproclamation addressed to the fey had been given wrong information; they rechapter and steward council ceived no increase whatsoever in April 1946.
officers reads as follows: Comrades: January 19 has Learning this, Vice President Strobel wrote been set aside as the day on to Governor Mehaffey stating what had been La Boca, Jan. Ed. stated that existing regulations which we shall hold our UN. learned and asking that proper corrective action (Continued on Page 4)
ward Cheresh, Regional Direc. provide that in such cases, the ITY PARADE demonstration tor of the UPW. CIO, today an employees should receive the concrete to the offi.
nounced a significant victory extra pay in their paychecks. cials of the American Govern.
BOX SCORE ON GRIEVANCES which the CIO has won for He suggested that if the Union ment here and to the world Panama Canal hotel employees would take up the matter with in general that in the Republic 11 MORE CASES SETTLED TOTAL NOW 40 employed at the Tivoli and the hotel management he was of Panama, as well as in every ACCION is pleased to report ILENE BROWN, Silver City Washington Hotels. As a result sure the matter would be eas. spot in the world, the common of meetings which Cheresh has ily straightened out.
worker is no longer disposed the satisfactory settlement of Commissary, was discharged.
held with Colonel Wang and Cheresh therefore met with to be guided in his relations eleven grievances in addition the case was taken up by Or.
Ilene the hotel management, a new hotel management, and it was with others on the basis of his to the 29 listed in the last is. ganizer Evering and nationality; that whatever he sue our paper. This makes Brown was reinstated to a policy will take effect as of the agreed that the subsistence does and feels and thinks is a total of 40 in our Box Score, lower job at 20 cents per hour.
first of the year 1947 which would be given to employees longer done or felt or which will be a regular feature Her former job paid 25 cents will be of benefit to the em. when they are on leave, at per hour. It is hoped that per ployees.
both the Tivoli Hotel in Ancon thought in singular loneliness, of ACCION from now on.
All stewards who settle griev. haps later on Ilene Brown may Hotel employees nor in the individual defeat eat their and the Washington Hotel in meals at the hotels, and in Colon.
that blooms collectively with.
ances are requested to report be able to get her old job back.
them to the Union through This grievance was a partial consequence per month is Union members at these ho out producing collective awak. Strobel.
victory taken out of their pay to meet tels were greatly pleased at ening.
The eleven cases are: DAVID Whatever happens to one CLARK, IC the cost of this subsistence. the Union assistance in the CHARLES BARRETT, 213105, Gorgas Hospital. Bro.
The Union of course had no matter.
worker in Saipan happens to worker Atlantic side employee. Retir. ther Clark was discharged for objection to this. The fly in everywhere; It is of course understood every the ointment was that when that hotel employees who re. whatever is felt by one laborer ed and is to be repatriated. No insubordination. Case was tak in Chile is felt by every work.
boat is available, yet he was en up by Organizer. Investiga.
the employees took their va ceive the in pay while on told to vacate his quarters Dec. tion proved Clark to be in the cation leave and did not eat leave cannot eat meals at the er in every climate, Panamanians and West Indians have the 31st. Case was taken up by At. wrong. However, the organiz.
any meals at the hotel, the hotel during the leave period. right to live everywhere; and lantic and Pacific organizers, ers succeeded in getting Mr.
was still taken out, which was total of 400 employees are unfair.
effected. At per year per right with all the might our it is our duty to safeguard this and extension to stay in quar. Ohlson, Chief Clerk, to proters was granted.
mise to rehire Clark if he does Brother Cheresh took up employee, this means a total of unity can muster. The Irov JOSEPH BENNAN, receiv. not obtain work elsewhere in this matter with Colonel Wang, 3, 200. 00 per year which the ing disability relief of 12 30 days. Partial gain.
Assistant to the Governor of Union has won for these em. is so dangerously prevalent gional Director Edward Cher. Gamboa. Mrs. Cooper and fam.
Curtain of nationalism which monthly. Case taken up by ReMRS. HORACE COOPER, the Panama Canal, along with ployees as an indirect wage International Vice President increase.
among the big nations of the esh, and pension was increased Strobel. Colonel Wang (Continued on Page 3) to 15 on Jan. Turn to Page 4)
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