Page ACCION Friday, January 17, 1947 Grand Parade.
for nama he to ARROWS IN THE AIR NEWS FROM UPWBy Nelson McBean This is the time, the appoint. Street. At this point it will CIO IN THE ed time, the time fixed by Len cross the railroad track and Today the quintessence Last November International of Silver employees would have Goldsmith, that Popular Or. for the first time along its President Abram Flaxer, call.
importance is attached to the disintegrated and that as a ganizer of the CIO, for the route make a left turn by the ed a national conference of Two Parades which United consequence Local 713 would Parade which will convince Cristobal Fire Station. Also for federal workers to adopt pay Public Workers CIO is plan cease to exist. Len, astute General Mehaffey, Governor of the first time, members of the and security programs.
ning for January The 19, 1947. organizer that he is, accepted the Panama Canal, that he was UPWA CIC, will have set foot meeting was held in Washing. Union Headquarters is seething the Governor statement as a wrong, terribly wrong, when on the Canal Zone on a de ton last Dec. In issuing the with unprecedented activity in direct challenge to the UPW.
he charged the members of Lo monstration supporting their summons to the Board mem.
connection with the thousand CIO and also as an insult to cal 713 of the United Public cause with official permission bers the President emphasized and one things which should the intelligence of the Silver Workers of America, CIO, of so to do. The Parade shall have the fact that the organization assure suicess for this historic workers of The Panama Canal instability, and of inability to then be located on Roosevelt must event. This departaent joins Zone. Goldsmith hit on the meet the price crisis unite, so as to keep the Union Avenue, proceeding onward, it which shows no signs of im with International Vice lze idea of The Parade of the alive for even six months. No will very shortly after arrive mediate retrenchment and that sident Jack Strobel in as. Century, which would hit the Governor Mehaffey, however, and find itself whilst straight. hind despite the fact that gov making of Local 713 blame should be attached to at Terminal Street, curve left federal wages have lagged be serting that the success of these Canal Zone Citadel of dis.
Parades will mean the further crimination and intoleranceour experiences of the ening its line, progressing be ernment workers have been like an avalanche, and thou.
past warranted his statement. tween the pretentious looking loyal.
We present here some facts sands of members at several We have fallen down time and Administration Building hbus.
pertinent to these Parades, mass meetings vowed to hit time again. But this time let ing the Cristobal Post Office, of interest to local teachers Every member should know the line and hit it hard us show incontestable proof and the edifice popularly call is the news that UPW. CIO is these facts On July 16, 1946, when January 16 six months that we have at last learnt to ed The Royal Mail Building now the collective bargaining Major General Joseph Me. comes around.
stick together and intend to see Now solidly upon Canal Zone representative for both teach naffey, Governor of The Pa.
Well, guys and gals, January this thing through to the end, territory, the demonstrators, ers and non teaching person. Goldsmith, International Or Canal, told Leonard 16 is here. Are you going to bitter or sweet, standing firmly marching in step to the music nel of the Hampton Institute, stick to your promise to Len?
on our feet whilst doing it. of two bands, one in front and The Board of Trustees of the ganizer of UPW CIO, that Are you going to show Gov.
This is the route planned for the other in the center, will University granted this re existing at that time between within six months the unity ernor Mehaffey, in a decent the Atlantic side Chapters to go forward on Terminal Street, cognition after its sub commit sort of way, that was demonstrate their determina eastwardly towards Thirteenth tee checked the membership wrong? Incidentally you will tion to carry the flag to vic. Street Colon, where they will cards and found that a sub BOX SCORE. also serve notice through a tory: leave Canal Zone territory and stantial majority of the per.
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successful Parade on return to the hospitable soil of sonnel on the payrolls of the Die hard racists that The Parade starts promptly at ily were to be evicted from worm 5:00 from the 5th Street the Republic. They will parade school were UPW CIo mem has turned. and in through Thirteenth Street bers.
quarters in Gamboa. Organiz. turning, has destroyed the old Park. The marchers, headed by ers took up the case, and sec. fabric of lies which supported the national flag of the Re, where it adjoins Central Ave ured an extension until Jan. their claim to superiority. You public of Panama and of the nue, swing left on to the east.
Our International President, 31st when an apartment will will also give a boost to your ern half of this Avenue, step Abram Flaxer, was unanimous United States of America and in line all along its well kept ly re elected to his eight term be available in Panama.
own morale and that of thou by the Bombero Band of the CARLOS GREEN, IC sands of others when taking City of Colon, will proceed surface until it arrives at Sec.
as member of the CIO Execu. 23726, Ancon, has been receiv. part in these grand Parades.
along Front Street in the di ond Street; there it will again tive Board.
the left and con ing a pension of 17, 50. Case At the ame time you will be rection of the Washington Ho manoeuvre was taken up by Organizer doing a good turn for your tel, turn right into Second tinue along its length up New York Teachers continue Hay and won an increase in Union that will make the go.
Street, and continue on to Bo Herrera Avenue where for the their fight for substantial wage the pension to 24.
the Paraders will livar Street. Here the Paraders last time increase. Hundreds of them, SYLVESTER HARRISON, ing easier for your represen will again effect a right turn and proceed along Bolivar rendezvous at the Band Standſ to the Empire State Building Atlantie area. Was given re.
turn left and proceed on to the members of Local 555, paraded IC 37992, Building Division tatives when negotiating on your behalf.
Street until it reaches Eleventh of the 5th Street Park accord. in a noon time demonstration duction in force for objecting It is necessary, however, to ing to plan.
while attractive leaflets were to obscene language by his take note of a few important distributed to the city 8 mil. foreman. Case handled by Ste.
incidents relating to these CIO WINS FIRST.
lion inhabitants.
Parades: ward Peterkin, Organizer Ev. From Page 1)
ering, and International Vice. 1) Len Goldsmith will not Employees of the famous President Strobel. Case won be here. Bob Weinstein, Di.
be taken now.
John Hopkins Hospital in at 3rd stage hearing, and Har. rector of Late in December, Strobel and Regional Di Baltimore, Md. are now join rison was reinstated to his job. make the trip to take part in Organization, will rector Edward Cheresh met with Colonel Wang, ing the UPW CIO. Despite the VERNAL HOYTE, IC these functions. This is im Assistant to the Governor of the Panama Canal. fame of this well known hos. 23113, Panama Canal Press, portant. The International Of.
Colonel Wang stated that investigation had pital some of the employees was given day suspension for fice of UPW CIO is taking shown the Union to be right. He further stated receive as low as 65. 00 per insubordination. case handl. special care of Local 713, at subsistence. ed by Stewards Bournes this crucial moment of its ex.
that the hotel employees will be given a wage This is the kind of help from and Brathwaite, taken to 3rd istence. Director Weinstein is increase in their daily pay. This will be on the which patients are expected to stage. Union was unable to not unknown in these parts basis of receiving the same pay for 40 hours as receive adequate care. It is no have suspension rescinded, but where he made a host of previously paid for 48 hours. In addition, the wonder that these workers are Hoyte supervisor was re friends during his short Tour anded in writin for using last November. Len work is hotel employees will continue working a sixth making no bones about align day for the time being and will receive an extra ing themselves wth the CIO. profanity and the reasons for done. He came, he saw and he At the opening drive Regional Hoyte suspension were conquered. Bob Weinstein, in day pay for the sixth overtime day.
Director Schwartz obtained the changed from insubordina. his official capacity as Direc.
This means that every employee will receive assurance from the Director of tion to poor attitude on job. tor of Organization, is now the an increase in wages amounting to a 20 in the Hospital that supervisors The Press employees consider Stabilizer, so it is good fortune crease in take home pay, and this wage increase would not be allowed to inti. this a partial victory and plan haying him with Local 713 at will restore the take home pay that these em midate employees in exercis. to pass the hat for Hoyte this special time.
ployees formerly received. However, they will Union. Negotiations for a con. back to the job. 2) There will be Two Par.
receive the same pay for days work as they tract will follow upon com.
ades because the difficulties previously received for days work.
pletion of the organizing cam. know any of the secrets in his encountered in various as Regional Director Cheresh followed up the paign.
charge. But this secret was pects of the problems involved meeting with Colonel Wang by meeting with the somehow too big for him to favored the split, but the prin.
hotel management, at which meeting the pay in few nights ago two friends hold, and after all, this was ciple (a show of unparalleled crease was verified. It is expected that the in were exchanging secrets in an his cousin. So in short order strength and unity) must be crease will go into effect January 1st.
autobus. One friend had come he let his bushie companion maintained on both sides of This wage increase, as roughly estimated from the Pacific Side (Balboa in on the secret that the Cris. the Isthmus. It is imperative Chapter) to visit his cousin on tobal Chapter Stewards were that this be understood by the Union, will amount to about 48, 000 per the Atlantic Side (Cristobal sneakinglŷ contriving to hold every member so that response year total for the approximately 400 hotel em Chapter. It appeared that the so large a unity parade de be near as one hundred per ployees affected.
Crisobal fellow ran short of monstration that the Balboa cent as is possible. Only those have a hard who have to work on that NOTE: Accion has been given to under new talking material just as fellows would his Balboa cousin had done; time living down their defeat. Sunday (morning, Pacific side; stand that quite a few hotel employees at the for a few minutes both reli Much to the surprise of the afternoon, Atlantic side) will Tivoli Hotel are not Union members. We believe silent but not for long. The Cristobal Chapter fellow, his be excused from doing their that this victory should convince these non mem popular topic of the day had cousin had a similar secret to bit to put these Parades over bers that the Union benefits them and that they been thoroughly discussed by impart him. It appeared that with a bang.
This is a duty which must should join Local 713 immediately. Hotel Wash them but was now reopened in sneaks abound everywhere and ington in Colon is already 100 in union mem had some military secret to share. Who shall win? We shall be excused. This is an obliga.
a new light. The Cris. fellow that both sides have their full be performed and no one will bership, so this note does not apply to these em impart. He was not a traitor see. 00000000 ps! This doesn tion to yourself, to your Union, ployees.
and would not have anyone belong in this column. and to Len Goldsmith.
by BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO