Page ACCION Saturday, Jan. 25, 1947 No. OFFICERS, UPW CIO LOCAL 713 Francisco Arauz. President JUNIOR CIO PRESIDENT FLAXER GREETS LOCAL 713 Graham Lewis.
IN UNITY PARADE FELICITATIONS 1st Vice President Alfonso Alexis. 2nd Vice Pres.
Washington, Teodoro Nolan Secretary Treasurer Cespedes Burke. Recdg. Corresp. Secy.
Francisco Arauz, Drawer R, Balboa.
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES On this happy occasion of the six months Strobel.
International Vice Pres.
anniversary of the founding of Local 713 UPWEdward Cheresh. Regional Director CIO wish to extend warmest fraternal greetings in my most sincere congratulations to your ACCION officers and the entire membership for your unprecedented achievement in building a powerful Published every week by Local 713, Union in such a short space of time; am conUnited Public Workers of America, CIO fident that this great Union will continue to Teodoro Nolan. Acting Editor grow and bring substantial benefits to its memFrank Thompson. Circulation Hugh Adams bers through the united and harmonious actiAptdo. 1709, Panama, Drawer Balboa, vities of the entire rank and file. The International Vol. For the last few days have Office of the Union is aware of the many grave PANAMA, been receiving letters from children expressing different problems faced by the members of the Local opinions about the CIO. They 713; the low wage scales, the poor living quarters EDITORIAL are looking for a better life, and problems of discrimination. These problems Of special interest to our membership should and they are looking to the will be solved by patient and united efforts along be the address given at the mass meeting in the cIo for it. Here is a copy of the International Union is drafting legislation January 6, 1947. intelligence and constructive lines. On its part Colon Arena to the vast throng that marched in one of the letters which re to establish minimum wages, a better retirement the Atlantic Side Unity Parade. The address ceived: was given by Brother Graham Lewis, 1st Vice Dear Sir: system, and to abolish discrimination practices.
President of the Union, and reads as follows: Congratulations to the of. You have my unqualified assurance that the In Today is the real day of Emancipation for UPW CIO, Local 713. Keep up in helping to solve the many problems you face ficers and members of the ternational Union will apply all of its facilities the silver employee. In the Past we have asso your good work. We the child ciated Emancipation Day with chattel slavery, ren are satisfied with what you today.
that blot upon the banner of Christendom; but have done up to the present ABRAM FLAXER today we are faced with a different problem; moment.
International President, United You, the older heads, march we are faced with economic slavery, a condition Public Workers of America, CIO we have been enduring for long years.
as one, wipe out the foe (dis. Now, with the coming of the CIO, our sta living. As for us, the younger crimination, slavery, and poor tus has been undergoing vast changes; changes ones, the men and women of which are being achieved, not by an accidental tomorrow, we are also prepar act of Congress decreeing individual freedom, ing to wipe the enemy off the THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CIO but by negotiation asd legislative procedure. In face of the earth. Give us By Harewood the latter event the dissimilarity between the liberty or give us death.
legislative action of the nature which conferred of the earth. Give us liberty By Harewood or give us death.
race, or nationality. The interindividual freedom upon slaves held in thraldom Keep in mind part of the The CIO was formed on ests of all groups are insepar.
in the United States of America and the legisla speech of our true American November 9, 1935 and in a lit. able and all are entitled to tive action of today is that, on this occasion, it Negro ideal sportsman and tle more than ten years it has ern a decent living.
When workers are divided, will be action initiated by representatives of the champeon, Joe Louis, We secured six million members, oppressed peoples themselves, who will present God side. Is he right? Yes, living and employment condi. against the other. Thus, the shall win because we are on substantially raised levels of employers play off one group their own bill before Congress on behalf of men then we must support the CIO tions, strenghened democratic CIO does not seek special pri already free.
with courage, patience, and patterns throughout the nation, vilege for a limited group. Its Today we have marched to celebrate the unity. And through God we and forged the weapons that iterests parallel the commun.
unprecedented achievement of our surviving shall have victory.
defeated world fascism. ity since wage earner fam UNITY for six solid months. We have marched To Hugh Adams and other The CIO has the same ideals ilies largely make up the com thousands strong and have demonstrated with supporters of our respected as when it started. It uses the munity.
Union send my appreciation. same methods. It is opposed The CIO continues to fight out the shadow of a doubt that we, as a group What a man can do, men by the same kind of enemies unemployment, layoffs, wage silver employees on the silver roll they say can do.
and it must overcome similar cuts, and the speed up as it did can move together by our thousands in solid Roy Brice difficulties. The way ahead originally. It continues to in.
ranks, stepping in line in perfect unison; Pana After reading this letter it will therefore be clearer if we sist on the democratic rights of manian, West Indian, Chilian, Peruvian, Salva is clear that the colored child pause to look back over the workers to bargain about the ren are putting full hope into hard road we have travelled. conditions under which they the CIO.
The CIO fights for all. The work. It continues to fight for broad basis of CIO has shaped health legislation, adequate un MY! WHAT CURIOSITY!
its principles. It is therefore employment insurance. a 40c.
no accident industrial minimum wage in the Canal unions are concerned with so Zone, the fair employment In the Crossroads section of the Jan, 21st cial purposes. From the start, practices act, and for better PHOTO WALLACE the CIO was convinced that housing, is directed towards issue of the NATION, Brodie Burnham rambled on, as men sometimes will, about the parade. He, DESIRES all wage earners must be or the goals for which the CIO TO AN ganized regardless of skill, sex, was formed.
like others, has conceded that the parade has been successful and that the entire affair was NOUNCE THAT orderly. But he, like many others here, there and everywhere, is somewhat concerned SUPPLY OF UPWabout the salary we pay our organizers. We have a similar concern about employing more organi CIO UNITY PARADE GOOD READING zers such as we now have. So, it might be worthwhile for us to get togethr for the purpose of PICTURES ARE NOW The February issue over 50 in the AFL; satisfying our interests. On this side of the line of EBONY carries a hardly a union convenwe pay 850 per month to each organizer, 50 ON SALE AT REA page article on colored tion is held anywhere less to an underling, and all this in addition to labor leaders in the CIO in which Negro delerent, travel, laundry and other expenses. At no SONABLE PRICES. and AFL; depicts some gates do not appear.
time do we allow them to mend their socks and, of them as presidir This article is of eduto ensure their public appearance with clean over mixed unions. Of cational value and is refaces, we furnish soap and water. In the matter special interest is the commended to the memof food, we exercise similar care. We provide DON FORGET statement contain e bership as one of our enough yams, which are just as good as potatoes YOUR COPY therein that over 100 musts in reading maand need less butter to make palatable. Come up colored leaders are terial this week.
and see us sometime, Broodie.
OF ACCION found in the CIO and that BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLEROR