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671052 20089 671052 TESTING FOR LOYALTY Coupon for Paying Office By BILL CAHN og UT DIACH Staff Writer for UE (CIO) News IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED AUG 14. 1947 have here a machine, said Screwball McBatty, an roTER AY NOVAS Do Igle Dec inventor, that will assist your committee to test the loyalty of our nation two million public employees.
PAY AMOUNT STATED ABOVE YO PELO AY NA Very good, said Pierpont Snoop, chairman of the ANY ALTIDUATION OR GRATUREN NOUT VOCATION Committee to Investigate, Intimidate and Liquidate Public ss Pane ALBERT GULDMAN Employees Let see how the machine works, suggested a comCO.
mittee member.
24 It very simple, said Screwball McBatty, displaying a shiny, metal gadget. Each of the nation public emTHIS MONEY ORDER HELPED TO SPREAD GOOD CHEER ployees swallows one of these McBatty Loyalty Testing Ma Did you say swallow? asked a committee member.
Making good a promise made guidance of Physical Director Chapter. They were as visibly Yes, answered McBatty. The public worker swallows to the Cristobal Chapter ear Harold Scott; while indoors, hi happy as the kids themselves.
the machine with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda. Once in ly last August, members of the larious teen agers gave free Group photographs of the the stomach of the worker, have arranged for series crew of the Panama (af rein to their vim and inhibi Committee, Regional Director of automatic springs to place the McBatty Loyalty Testing Machine into immediate operation.
filiates of the NMU CIO) played tions to the dance strains of an Max Brodsky, Chapter officers, host to hundreds of children of attendant orchestra.
and the children were taken What does it do? asked a committee member. My invention continued McBatty, climbing to the the employees of the Cristobal Chairman Burman of during the course of the enjoytop of the conference table for emphasis, is equipped with docks on Tuesday, August 26, at the ship Committee of the able event.
the Camp Bierd playshed.
If for any reason, the worker NMU CIO and most of the crew, an extra loud alarm bell Much praise is due to these The unique affair which be who does anything other than eat, sleep and work, the alarm responsible for brethren of the Panama will sound!
gan around o clock in the after the financial backing of the for this kind and generous act; noon, was enjoyed to the ut project, were on hand to witness and the Education and Recrea And then what? asked a member.
most by the delighted children. the indescribable pleasure of tion Committee under Foster It will be impossible for anybody unless equipped Tennis, volleyball, hand ball their guests, and to show their Bournes is to be commended for with the special McBatty Stomach Fishing Hook to get at and many other outdoor games solidarity as trade unionists with piloting the mariner party to the McBatty Loyalty Testing Machine and turn the alarm were indulged in under the the brethren of the Cristobal the port of happy memories.
off until the worker is fired by your committee.
The members of the Committee to Investigate, Intimidate and Liquidate Public Employees chewed their cigars.
NAVY EMPLOYEESnternational Vice President Ri ed out and they would perma would say that Mr. Screwball McBatty has a very (Continued from Page 2) chardson, Director of Organiza nently win for themselves a useful invention here, said Pierpont Snoop, at length. Already there was some impro tions Weinstein, and from the fuller life. Just what we need, said another member. It high International Officers. He revement.
time we took steps to stop workers from thinking.
Joe Sachs Introduced gretted that he was unable to Hold Together At All Cost That right, said another member. Let workers Bro. Brodsky next introduced see International Vice President He emphasised his remarks by think and pretty soon they ll be joining a union and de Bro. Joseph Sachs, the newly Strobel and Bro. Edward Che telling them of the experience manding a living wage and doing other disloyal things Union of arrived International Represen resh before he left the States, of the Dock Worker like that.
tative. His remarks included and in this category he included Mobile, Alabama. They had or May point out, gentlemen, said Screwball McBatty, reference to the fact that Bro. Bro. Goldsmith. He knew they ganized in 1937 with the help that the McBatty Loyalty Testing Machine is particularly Sachs had had a brilliant career all entertained great feelings of of the CIO, and had made enorsensitive to food. If the worker eats three square meals at the University of Illinois from sympathy for Local 713 and its mous gains in pay and othera day, the machine explodes. Just what we need! cried From 35 cents an hour, Pierpont Snoop. With the aid of the McBatty Loyalty nors with the class of 1941. He had heard of the movement on wages rose to 45 cents in a short Testing Machine we can guarantee that there won be had joined the Federal Govern the Isthmus he had had the detime. They got time and aa full head or stomach in the entire government service! ment service as an Economist, sire to come here, and when half for overtime work and and had seen service in the last Brother Weinstein offered the double time for Sundays and Prejudicial Order LET THERE war with the Navy. On his dis opportunity, he felt that come holidays. They won better livcharge he had returned to the hell or highwater he was com ing conditions. Then they startRescinded 99 BE LIGHT Federal service as senior Eco ing here to do his bit to bring ed politiking. They strove against The occupants of House No. nomist, from which he had re better pay, better living condi themselves for positions in the In consequence of a depart 13. Miraflores will get three signed to take up duties with the tions and equality of opportuni Union and left organizing alone.
ty to the members of Local 713, The Supervisors were watching mental circular posted on the crushed rock walkways and UPW CIO at a great loss in sabulletin board at the Colon lights at entrances as a result lary. He had been assigned to and he was now on his way them. It got so bad that the to contribute his share to the Union fell apart, and then the Pump Station. a unit of the of negotiations effected by the duty in the state of Alabama as Municipal Engineering Division Union.
organizer, and had done a very big task that faced them in the supervisors had their chance.
In a recent petition to the good job. He was glad to have Canal Zone. He told those pre Their wages dropped all the suance of commissary coupon Union, the difficulties experi him here and was sure he would sent that organizing in Alabama way down to 25 cents instead of was a very different business to the 35 cents they were getting books to employees on active enced through the lack of these be of great help to Local 713.
Brother Sachs opened his talk acampanie those operations their eight hour day, their overduty only, a complaint was made facilities, and the hazards atat a job location meeting held tendant were enumerated by giving greetings to all from in the Southern states, but in time and all their improved livrecently, to the effect that this remedial action was solicited.
directive created undue hard The tenants are appreciative week commencing at 12:01 AM spite of that the men never ing conditions. That was wavered, because they knew if example for all Union members, shiy to employees not on a duty of the prompt action on the part Sunday corresponds with the the CIO abandoned the cam and he strongly advised them status.
of the Union and the Excalendar week, and the practice paign, the violence they were to hold together regardless of of the Panama Canal in this Following representation made ecutive Office in correcting now undergoing would increase what they may hear, see, by Organizer Roland Dean to respect is understood to conthese conditions.
form with the practice in other to a great extent, and would al think. That it was the only way the Municipal Engineer through United States Government ways remain with them; but it for the silver employee to get District, rodovine Norbtive Proper compensation agencies. To make any change and organized to the fatihest erken what wasikiliza niente cat the was issued and posted on the For Sunday Work reek could be expected to result cult fent, terrorism would be stamp. Continued on Page 4)
bulletin board: in numerous problems of re Please be advised that effecSought adjustment, such as those entive September 1st 1917, the subtriled in closing all payrolls as ject regulation is being cancel some of the members that they Following complaints from Sunday night and this inled and a new one is being luding portions of two calendar substituted there or, restricting and got compensatory time off workweek.
have had to work on a Sunday weeks in each administrative issue of commissary books (only instead of overtime pay although to employees absent without assume that your letter is their regular work week permission was based upon individual The following employees of version was made to the 40 from Monday to Friday, inclu wherein you consider that em the Atlantic Sector, Engineer hour week, their rate was in(Signed. Lerchen Jr. sive, the Union requested that ployees unjustifiably have been ing Division, Fort Da creased to 50 cts. per hour but Acting Municipal Engineer. a revision be made in Circular required to work on Sunday. If wis recently informed Max their gross earnings totalled onNo. 631 31 so that the work week you know of any specific case in Brodsky Regional Director, that ly 20. 00 per week.
August 23, 1947. begin at 12:01 AM Monday ins which work on Sunday was un their earnings now are 60 per There is a similar case to the tead of 12:01 Sunday. The Union necessary or in which a perver week less than their gross earn above in the Pacific Air Depot This action of Mr. Lerchen is pointed out that in some inst sion of the regulations appears ings under the 48. hour week where all the employees earngreatly appreciated by the emances it has been possible to to have occured, and if you will ployees concerned.
David Young, No. 24030.
cts. per hour when the evade the actual intention of furnish me the names and other some of the provisions of this data in respect to such cases, George Duncan, No. 30 48. hour week was in effect circular because of the manner shall be were increased to 50 cts. per be glad to make inquiries 27958 hour on the 40 hour week and You can afford in which the work weeks were and ascertain whether remedial Derrick Stevens, No. all suffered a loss of 60 weekset up can be taken.
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ly in their gross pay.
To stay out Executive Secretary Colonel (Any member having a At the time the 48 hour The matter has been brought Wang advised the Union as fol prievance relating to the above week was in effect these men to the attention of the compelows on this subject: should contact his steward or were earning 45 cts. per hour or tent authorities and early favorJoin Today. The administrative work he union office. Ed. 21. 60 per week. When the con able action is anticipated. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO and an or BRODSKY INTERCEDES FOR ARMY EMPLOYEES cases ing 45 action