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Panama, September 1947 ACCION TODAY TRENDS Published once a month by Local 713, By FOSTER BOURNES This column is dedicated to the propagation of the gospel of trade unionism. so to speak. In keeping with this ideal we reprint for you, dear reader, a document which is truly the Emancipation Proclamation of Labor. Williams Editor Change In Disability Form Made canas grown Son for ex instead of Publicity Committee Ogle Chairman PREAMBLE Clarke. Vice Chairman Reid. Secretary To The Constitution Of The CRISTA CONSISSARY Representatives Congress of Industrial Organizations Morrison Gamboa Shop meeting of Cristobal Commissary Employees.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations grew out of Crossdale Red Tank the needs of the unorganized workers of America which Drew.
Paraiso could be met most effectively by the industrial form of orM ean Cris ganization. Since its formation in 1935, the CIO has Gittens. Gatun strong because the service it has given to American workers has made ours better America. We of the CIO are the Editora Pa namá American Following a request made by the Union through the Executive and daughters of ancestors who came to America to Office, Form 487 4, heretofore used in cases where employees are escape absolutism in government, bigotry in religion, and sent to the hospital for a physical examination to determine economic exploitation. We of the CIO are proud of this their eligibility for Disability Relief, will be revised so that it will not appear that every employee sent for the examination American quest for liberty and the struggle for equality. We Helena Small seek, today, to implement this great heritage. We are dehas voluntarily applied for relief.
dicated to the responsibility for furthering economic opThe revised form will now Reinstated ad is directed to report to NAVY EMPLOYEES portunity, religious freedom, and political participation.
you examination Democracy stems entirely from free choice. Diligently Cristobal, September 20 On the previous form which read. Continued from Page 3)
practiced, it is the only logical human formula for the Thursday September 18, Sister whose signature appears below, ceived a spontaneous ovation attainment of economic and political independence; for the Helena Small, IC No. 83247, is reporting to you in connection from the enthusiastic audience. realization of a just and equitable return on one labor; for employed at the Gold Clubhouse with his application for disabiliat Cristobal as Laundry girl, re ty relief pay.
The Chairman, thanked Bros guarantees of full employment, of social security, and of the ceived notice of Reduction of Brodsky and Sachs for their en protection of the family as an institution, The old form will continue to Force, after having served satiscouraging addresses, and said be used in those cases where an In the achievement of this task we turn to the people factorily for a period of six and he would do his part to stir the employee voluntarily applies for keenness of the Navy employees because we have faith in them; and we oppose all those a half years. Her case was taken disability relief.
to the first stage by Steward and so get then to take a more who would violate this American emphasis of respect for active part in the affairs of the human dignity, all those who Egbert Davis of the same De AUDITOR REPORTwould bring security and partment greater understanding to mankind throughout the world is (Continued from Page 1)
Union, and the present organizendless. It is in this all consuming struggle, however, that After outlining the ing campaign.
facts surer men and organizations make their contributions to a better surrounding Sister Small It has been turned over to a grievance, the notice of Reduc committee for investigation and ORGANIZER CORNER.
life. Therefore, we in the Cio glory in our heritage and in the hope of our future. Racial persecution, intolerance, seltion was cancelled, and she is at report to the Executive Board fishness, and greed have no place in the human family. We work as usual.
at its meeting. Continued from Page 2) will not be satisfied until ours is a world of free men and peated absence.
Conduct. women and of happy children, It to these ends that this Mediocre; Workmanship MeConstitution of the CIO is dedicated. It is the Charter of diocre. Payment for four our lives; through it we seek to maintain and extend liberty hours to 138 dock workers who and opportunity here and throughout the world, were called out to work and sent back home without work clearance reading Unsatisfacing, through no fault of their tory Service.
Bro. Evans Worrell, C 29373, case and pressed the point that own.
Refund of 49. 00 to employed by the Municipal Eng inasmuch as Bro. Worrell had Beresford Phillips, IC 27361, For his past good records, Are you a member?
ineering Division, Northern Dis given loyal and satisfactory ser Building Division, that Evering has been trict, was given notice of Reduc vice over such a long period, and deducted for hospital bill of Knighted Sir Josiah tion of Force on August 21st, since his Reduction in Force was non dependent. Reinstate by his brother Organizers on effective 30 days thereafter. due to the elimination of the ment of Jonathan Samuels, Ic the Pacific side.
On investigation conducted by specific duties he performed, 24511, employee of Gatun Track Coming up Bros. Dean and Organizer Roland Dean, it was that a reclassification as Laborer Gang, PRR, who was given a Garcia! Coming up.
found that Bro. Worrell was an should meet the case employee of over twenty years pointed out that, should it be standing. He worked all this found necessary, a trial period RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH time as water boy. Deciding to of 15 days be given Worrell.
rell. If discontinue the position, the he failed to satisfy his Superauthorities without considera visor, then other steps could be tion for the long service record taken. This argument was sucof this employee, served him cessful the order for Reduction with notice of Reduction as of Force was rescinded and Bro.
above stated.
Worrell re classified as a LaOrganizer Dean took up the borer, with no loss in pay.
WATER BOY RECLASSIFIED AFTER 20 YEARS was Organizer If not: Way not?
He ais MEET JOE SACHSSquare Deal (Continued from Page 1)
Obtained For frightening and invaluable. Organizers there recieved little proOld Timer tection under the law, and were constantly attacked by company Bro. Charles Applewhite, IC goon squads and police. Despite No. 28465, an employee of the the brutality and difficulties, Municipal Engineering Division, however, UPW grew in Alabama.
Northern District, for over thirty And when Joe left for Panama years, was recently given Reduc in August of this year, nine tion of Force. Being advanced in locals with over 1, 200 members age, not only would the brother were firmly planted on southern have found it difficult to secure soil.
other employment, but have He says that the opportunity lost his right to disability relief. and privilege of coming to the His Grievance was taken up Canal Zone and helpig out in by Steward Victor Luscap the struggle of Local 713 is the hrough Organizer Dean. Mak biggest His wif ing representation with due con Phyllis, looked forward just as sideration to the above factor eagerly to the experience and and loyal service, the Supervisor also is determined to do everyof the Northern District adjust thing she can to bring about a ed the case to one of termina better way of life for the silver tion due to physical disability. employees of the Zone.
This proved satisfactory to ApCourtesy. Westerman Panama Tribune Supplement plewhite, who is now being processed according to routine.
JOIN UPW CIO Carrying dynamite and such dangerous work always meant silver employees keeping a rendezvouz with death during Construction Days. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO