Page C. Panamá, Agosto 1947 THE FIRST LABOR DAY The Land Divided.
The Date: May 8, 1882. pulling at his beard, we have The Place: meeting of the Fourth of July and then the Central Labor Union, New no break until Thanksgiving.
York City. Pete Maguire had What would you think of the something to say.
first Monday in September? It Mr. Chairman!
would come at the pleasantest Mr. Maguire!
season of the year, and it Silence. What was Pete go would divide that long stretch.
ing to say this time.
The chairman asked for a propose that one day of vote, and the resolution was each year be set apart to be passed. committee was hastidesignated as Labor Day a ly appointed; a street parade general holiday for the labor was arranged for the occasion ing classes.
and a picnic followed. This is For a moment there was no briefly the story of the first comment. Are there not Labor Day.
enough holidays, someone in Since that night in 1882 the quired caustically, to please world has undergone an almost Mr. Maguire?
complete transformation. We have many holidays, it Organized American labor, Maguire replied, but then weak and impotent in its they are all religious, or civil infancy, has long since come or military. What want is of age. Today it stands as a not so much a holiday, as a symbol to all peoples. Its day which should be labor struggles and accomplishments an occasion devoted to the in have been a breath of hope to dustrial spirit, the great vital the oppressed everywhere. The force of every nation. world has passed through sev And when would Mr. Ma eral crises, and in every insguire suggest the observance of tance the efficiency and solithis Labor Day. darity of labor has preserved Well, replied Mr. Maguire the nations.
true, Courtesy. Westerman Panama Tribune Supplement Silver men died like flies to make Panama Canal reality. After they divided the land and helped united the waters they are now forgotten men.
QUIT YOURSELVES Teachers Chapter LIKE MEN and School.
a riously TODAY TRENDS Reprisals at Pacific Bakery Tributes Member During the month of July the employee received treatTeacher Chapter said Local 713 succeeded in remov ment in one of the Canal Zone a ing from the files of two em dispensaries, that the cordial farewell to Miss Linda ployees There seems to be an insiduous several reprimands necessary documents from the Samuels, one of its members, on Friday night the sors without just cause.
active which were given by supervi medical authorities had been mental core of the Employee of Parchment Gets turned over to the management 15th instant, in the Housethe Canal Zone Silver Roll. It One was given to Miss Pearl in order that the employee be hold Arts Room of the La Boca Wilkenson of the Pacific paid under the sick leave reis none other than that psychoNew Appointment logical canker called Inferiority Bakery by Supervisor gulations.
Aston Parchment, ChairMiss Samuels, who goes on Kollman and removed by him Complex. Making due allowance for his down trodden, run downman of the Local Education a scholarship to Fisk Univer when she protested that the Ralph Medrick, employed as at heel condition for the past 40 and Recreation Committee has sity, Nashville, Tenn. was pre action taken was not proper. a baker in the Pacific Bakery, at the hands of his been temporarily appointed Di sented with an address and a The supervisor then replaced under the supervision of visors in the execution of the the Executive Board.
super rector of Educational work by gift from her colleagues by the first reprimand with an Kollman, suddenly Miss Lurline Fergus, Chapter resigned unbalanced policy on the Zone, other which was also removed without giving the required Secretary, Bro. Parchment, and charter De it is no excuse for the Colored was visibly worker to to present that lack member of the Local, has to affected by the tribute. Presi from her files when she filed notice; this he thought was the daisical aspect towards his proshis credit a lengthy record of dent Edward Gaskin of the another protest explaining the best he could do since the circumstances fully and re supervisor had so agravated pects of today. From our point or achievements as teacher, athle chapter made the introductory questing that a copy of her and taunted him with abuses view his position in the local te, physical director and union remarks.
letter be left on her files alone that the other alternative was The presentation highlighted scheme of things has undergone worker.
to do physical battle. The sua complete metamorphosis.
He is member of the an enjoyable movie program with the latter reprimand.
Etta Adams, of the Balboa pervisor issued a clearance of Balboa Chapter and the arranged for the occasion. Accion Since the advent of the CIO, he physical Director of the Canal wishes of Local No. 713 to Miss mand removed from her files on conduct. The Union took voices the Clubhouse, also had a repri good on workmanship but fair has been EMANCIPATED by Zone Colored Schools.
good membership in this powerful Samuels for unqualified suc when the Union brought to the matter up with the head organization. He has been access in her chosen field of the attention of the Manager of the division and had the cepted as an entity to be seJOIN UPW CIO sociology that the so called unauthorized clearance changed to good on considered by the Powers absence from the job for which conduct with the exception That Be through his accredited she was charged was caused that he did not give the reand able representatives. Why by a case of illness for which quire notice.
then should he exhibit doubt in himself by holding back from full and zealous participation in By FOSTER BOURNESTO Decks Cleared for Navy Action the activities of this institution The CiO has scored another clothing and recreation, protecinvoked by himself, and estab triumph for silver labor on the tion of health, broader social grievance from the employees system of annual and sick leave The Union is processing the request to return to the old lished by his own voluntary act? Canal Zone. Away with that security provisions and equal of the ships Service Dept. re was turned down the Zone, wake up from your le the voice of reason prevailed. education. Amazing how little lating to the recent cut in rest grounds that the Ships Serthargy. Arise, threw off this daze We have been ridered to death we do want after all. leave and sick leave, thru the vice was a quasi governmental that afflicts your vision and get in the past, but today you can One wonders if Circular 606 head office of the ships Ser agency and was not under busy going places and doing trust YOUR UNION, the CIO to is being circulated among gold vice in Brooklyn, New York and any compulsion to follow Civil things. The time for doubt is paint for Mr. and Mrs. Average personnel these days. This, in the Navy dept. in Washington. Service regulations this passed. You have outlived those American a true picture of con view of the many complaints question.
On May 7, 1947, Memorandum undignified names your tra ditions on the Canal Zone. That about supervisors who use pro 47 issued by the Ships Store ducers dubbed you by the very what Your Union is doing; build fanity to silver women whom Officer cut the annual leave pealed this decision to AdThe International has apfact of your organizing your ing a bulwark of recognition and they supervise without regard from 30 days per year to 89 miral Buck who is in charge selves, and today you have ar respect for you.
to the fact that the Canal Ad hours per year, non cumulative, of the Bureau of Supplies. As rived at estate.
Do not treat it lightly. Your ministration, has pointedly and prohibited the accumula soon as OF IT! Gird up your loins, raise future, your children future taken a stand against such prac tion of sick leave.
decision is received the banner of the CIO and march depend upon what you build to tices.
the members in the Ships forward for the improvements day. Gold supervisors who cuss Store Dept. will be notified.
The Union protested this new you so vitally need. Your battle out silver women are actually regulation at a meeting with is nearly over, and will be fully over when you rake in the re ticised and lambasted from here violating a cardinal rule laid of Staff. and was advised that LEB TO MEET mainder of those who refuse to to there by the common enemy, down by the Administration. these regulations were set up organize from misconception or we sometimes find a welcome Ironically, any silver employee by the Ships Service Office The Union Local Exehave been by the wayside rift in the clouds of despair, ex who attempts to vie with a cus Brooklyn New York.
cutive Board will meet at through that malignant IN posing to our astonished eyes the sin supervisor gets into trouble FERIORITY COMPLEX already true and genuine silver lining pronto and leaves sans job; sans The matter was taken Local Headquarters on referred to. These is no valid ex above. It is with pleasure we money; sans everything. further by the International Sunday, August 31, cuse for any working man em quote Secretary Labor, Lewis Reports indicate that Cristo Union thru its Director of Ne 9:30 ployed on the Canal Zone to Schwellenbach who thinks bal Gold and Camp Bierd Sil gotiations, Alfred Bernstein, keep from active membership in that Labor is only looking for ver Commissaries are winning who met with Captain Backthe Union. The subterfuges pre Useful and profitable jobs for the trophies in this one sided nell, head of the Ship Store WANT JOB SECURITY?
sented are mere apologies with all who are able to work, an in sports.
Office, in New York the earUNITED and FIGHT (Continued on Page 4) come sufficient for proper food. Continued on Page 3) ly part of August. The Union BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO on on man SNAP OUT up at