Official Organ This is your of UNION PAPER Local 713 UPW CIO AEETON 20 Non political SUPPORT IT!
Vol. No. PANAMA, JULY 25, 1947 cents.
UNION CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY CRISTOBAL SCORES SUCCESSFUL MEETING DITED OF ca NORKELAS CA LOCAL worker Воса. 23, 1947 On Sunday July 27, 1947 all members of Local 713 UPWCIO will be celebrating the first anniversary of Local 713 In the evening at 7:30 a Special Program will be held at the Olympic Stadium for all members, their families and friends. Special speaker for the evening will be Regional Director, Max Brodsky, who will be making his initial appearance to the entire Pacific Side membership. Also on this GRAHAM LEWIS program will be many local Vice President artists who will entertain the Local No. 713 large crowd that is expected.
The month of July is certainly one of Thanksgiving for al workers of the Panama Cristobal, July 23 July 22nd Canal and especially for the marks the date when Local 713 Canal UPW CIO came into existence.
members of Local 713, United Public Workers of America, For this reason it is our duty CIO, who, by their very toil, to GIVE THANKS to God.
have been more than successEvery individual member of ful in creating for themselves the Cristobal and Gatun Chapan instrument of justice in ters and his or her family are their own behalf. It was in required to attend the this month, a year ago, that a THANKSGIVING SERVICE to small band of men, with hope be held at the Colon Arena in their hearts and faith in on Sunday, July 27, 7:30 their ability to obtain results Let us give thanks whilst through hard and diligent praying for blessings on our work, began the task of or100 membership drive.
ganizing the Canal Zone underprivileged silver President Enrique Jimeand building up friendly relanez of Panama has helped Max Brodsky, Regional Director shakes the hand of Jack Strobel, International Vice President at ublic of Panama.
tions with workers in the Repthe UPW CIO, Local 713, when the Union urgently the Cristobal Chapter meeting.
Today we give thinks to the needed help. Mr. Jimenez has Almightly for the fruits we have gathered in such abundalways shown a sympathetic attitude toward the cause of ance that we have been able the worker.
The Cristobal Chapter held rector Max Brodsky, and idea workable in reasonable to share them with unbeliToday, this great Friend is its monthly meeting at Club Nolan also attended. The Pa time, so that the full benefits evers as well.
ill and confined to a hospiTropical on June 26th last. namanian and American flags of the heavy membership could The hall was packed as hun graced the rostrum, flanking be felt for the general protal.
dreds of members attended. the banner of the UPW CIO gress of the Union, MARCANTONIO DEFENDS We, the officers and mem The Executive Board of Local on either side.
That Educational CIVIL SERVICE BILL Debers of the entire organiza713 was well represented as At 8:05 Chairman Lewis partment be established withtion, through this medium, usual, by President Francisco called the meeting to order. out delay, so that officers and wish to express our regret Arauz, First Vice briefly informed the general membership provision in the Panama can be and sincerely hope the Pre Graham Lewis, Second Vice audience that important fac schooled trade unionism ism Canal Zone appropriation Bill sident gets well as soon as President Alphonso tors were contained in the and made to understand and (HR 4002) prohibiting civil serpossible.
Bro. Pascual Ampudia, Secre purpose of the Meeting, viz: clearly what their attitude vice status to alien employees tary Treasurer Local 713, UPW CIO.
was defeated in the House of Edward Gas The presentation of Recom should be as Union members.
kin, Local Trustee Christopher mendations made by Interna He recommended that the Lo Representatives on July 2nd Brother Edward tional Vice President Thomas cal engage the services of an raised by Congressman MarGreen, Sister Catalina Da Richardson An Costa, Bro. Foster Bournes, visit, the Election to positions States during his recent experienced individual in the temporarily cantonio.
Brother Serbio Rueda, Bro on two standing committees train our local members.
The wording of this provither Ashton Parchment, and according to those recommen That there was great need son, that no alien employed Bro. Carlyle Clark. The Ex dations, the introduction of for a George Washington Wester ecutive Publicity Committee on the Canal Zone may seBoard of Cristobal Regional Director Max Brods This committee would work man needs no introduction to chapter attending were, be ky, a farewell address by Vice in conjunction with the Edu status would, if passed, have cure United States civil service those who will read this. What sides thcse already mention President Strobel, and the sub cation and Recreation Com negated the examinations taken many people may not know is ed, Bros. Wilmot Cameron, mission of an important that since May 30, Mr. Wester Chapter Steward, Jimenez solution.
Re mittee and so ensure that the by Panamanian citizens, and have prohibited any man has been in the United entire membership would be would and Jones, Assistant The States where he is making an Chapter Stewards, Alexis, Ogle was then called upon to gram. The members of these Secretary Bro. nefit by the Education Pro such examinations in the future.
intensive study of the social Secretary Stewards Council, read Bro. Richardson Recom Committees should be chosen The UPW CIO legislative conditions there. He is not a Adolpho Lowman, chapter mendations. These were, brief from each Chapter of the Lo bureau in Washington was well the Translator, Hassocks. ly: cal fact that his position as a nonaware of the intentions of this Bros.
Trustee, with Santiago government worker disqualifies That due to the large mem Next on the agenda was the proviso and was on the alert him.
Agnew, Mr. Westerman, however, Maurice McLean, bership of Local 713 it was election by ballot of represen to secure its defeat as soon as as everyone knows, has broken Walker, Erald Durant, and Ar difficult for the rank and file tatives for Cristobal Chapter the Bill was reported out of Committees, many a lance in his crusading turo McKenzie. Organizers pre to be contacted by the Execu cn these after Committee. It was only thru against discrimination and its sent were Bros. Nicasio Garcia, tives as required by the policy Brother Foster Bournes, Vice the efforts of the UPW CIO kindred evils in of the Education and the Canal Roland Dean, Fitz Evering, At of the UPW CIO. The rank Chairman some Congressmen who Zone, lo these many years.
lantic Sector, Clarence Small, and file of the Union are the and Recreation Committee had were interested in removing Because Accion welcomes a Ernest Hay, Pacific Sector, In tinal determining Policy. briefly outlined their duties.
the provison that it was posEducation friend of labor wherever found, ternational Vice President makers. Suggestions to this end and Recreation sible to have it stricken from Strobel, new Regional (Continued on Page 7)
Di were intended to make this (Continued on page Continued on Page BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO President He Alexis, to help Acknowledgment