Official Organ of ACETON This is your Local 713 UNION PAPER UPW CIO SUPPORT IT!
Non political Vol. No. PANAMA, SATURDAY JAN. 25, 1947 Cents 17. 000 In UPW CIO Unity Parade (1) This is a scene of the mass meeting held on the La Boca Ball Park at the end of the Pacific Side Parade in which more than 11, 600 union members participated. Over 800 non members walked along the sidewalks in support of the marchers. Bob Weinstein, International Director of the UPW, is shown addressing the crowd.
WEINSTEIN, ARAUZ GIVEN OVERWHELMING SUPPORT IN ISTHMUS. WIDE DEMONSTRATION LAST SUNDAY Robert Weinstein, Interna.
nue in Colon was strewed with tional Director of Organiza.
flowers which were thrown tion, and Francisco Arauz, from balconies by ardent sup.
President of Local 713, declar.
porters as the Bombero Band ed the Unity Parade demon and the Concordia Band in the stration of the Union the big.
City of Colon supplied the gest ever seen in the history marchers with music. Mass of the Republic. Official fig.
meetings were held at the end ures show that over 11, 600 of the parades in the La Boca marched on the Pacific Side Stadium and the Colon Arena morning parade while more Les where Brother Weinstein and than 5, 800 turned out in file Union officials addressed the on the Atlantic Side evening membership parade. In addition to these Salient points in the address.
there were hundreds of rela.
es given by Brother Weinstein tives and friends of the work were the determination of the International Office of the ers following out of line while thousands cheered from the UPW to solve the Canal Zone side lines.
situation which is their No. problem and to push thru On the Pacific parade, where legislation in Congress for ade the units from the Commissary quate retirement, 40c. per hour Division stole the show by ap. 2) The Union banner is shown above, flanked by the Panamanian and American flags. wage minimum and equal pay pearing 100 in white ana for equal work.
with their own banner, the the hazards of the long walk parade the strong units from to unite and hold all worker Brother Francisco Arauz, Community Band led the way and hot morning sun in order the East Indians and San Bl: regardless of race, creed Local President, hailed the with C. cyclists while to show their support of the Indians were the greatest de color.
several aged patriarcs braved movement. On the Atlanti monstration of UPW abili One section of Central (Turn to Page BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO