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Report EDITORA PANAMA AMERICA, DICIEMBRE DE 1947 every on OFFICERS, LOCAL 713, UPW. CLO Convention. SISTER PROTECTED STAFF CHANGES Pascual Ampudia President to get 100 membership and Emeline Ashby, IC No. 219945, The Pacific Side organizing Ernest Williams 1st Vice President we are going to get it.
an employee of the coffee RoastDavid Alexis 2nd Vice President Second Day Officers Report ing Plant, Commissary Division, staff of Local 713 experienced Foster Bournes Recdg. Corresp. Secretary The session on the final day was discharged from service on some changes as a result of the Cecil Hall hor return of Edward Atherton to Secretary. Treasurer his Panama Railroad job beMedora Sangster began with an inspiring invoca November 15, 1947 for InsuborTrustee Vernon Harper tion by Mrs. Thorbourne. The dination with ratings of mecause of a reduction in force Trustee Officers Report was then read diocre for workmanship and Manley Rodriguez Trustee among the, organizers, and the by Cespedes Burke, Recording conduct Investigation on this etary case after the grievance was filand Corresponding Secretary. case fil voluntary quitting of Ernest INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Hay who is back at his old job This report gave a compre ed, proved that Sister Ashby, on Max Brodsky Regional Director hensive picture of the first year trying to explain why production with the Panama Railroad.
Joseph Sachs International Rep.
operations of the Local and in was slowed up, after managecluded the financial report en ment had reprimanded her on ACCION which given by Edward slowing down the work, was conPublished once a month by Local 713 Gaskin, Financial Secretary sidered committing insubordiUnited Public Workers of America, CIO.
nation.
of Resolutions Committee This grievance was processed Parchment Acting Editor The Resolutions Committee in the second stage by Organreport was tendered and resolu izers Evering and Dean with unPUBLICITY COMMITTEE tions on the following were a favorable results but when taken Ogle Chairman dopted: Appreciation of President up by the Organizers to the third Carlyle Clarke Vice Chairman Jimenez; Appreciation of Gov stage brought about a reversal Nathan Reid Secretary ernor Mehaffey, Col. Wang, and of the decisions of the early other officials; Decent stages. Sister Emeline Ashby was Housing; Re affirmation of of reinstated on November 28, 1947. EDWARD ATHERTON Faith in Democracy; MacSherry Edward Atherton, a charter EDITORIAL member of Local 713, was electFACING THE ENEMY Retirement Plan; Educational Sweatshop. ed Chief Steward by the ProFacilities; Basic Wage Increase. Continued from Page 1)
visional Board set up by Len By PARCHMENT Pay Increase for Canal Seamen; Goldsmith. He obtained leave Cooperation with the Interna been established for the re from the Panama Railroad and Close ranks and fight the enemy! is the order of the day cional; and Appreciation of Ed gular granting of rest leave worked for the Union for a year for us, the members of Local 713. This command must be obeyed ward Cheresh and Sister Cher the workers. time clock will as organizer until his release promptly to wage an all out battle against the enemy within and esh.
be shortly installed SO that because of economy measures the elemy without.
Weinstein Address employee may have an recently adopted by the Local.
In closing our ranks we shall present a solid front to our out Robert Weinstein, Director of accurate record of his ver Atherton was in charge of the side enemies. the hostile sections of the press, the unfriendly Organization in his brief speech time. Two of the employees following units on the Pacific bosses, and the unscrupulous rival labor organizations. Our atomic extended greetings from Pres whose sick leave had been re Side weapon to demolish th estronghold of the sniping sections of the ident Flaxer and from Jack and fused by the Manager will now Army, Panama Railroad, and victories for the needy workers can be gleaned from our activities. is no difference between the In and one employee who had been If certain sections of the local press can exist only on foul garbage, ternational and the Local. There refused a raise for over two let them starve by offering a wholesome diet of strength giving, is one important thing in any years will receive a boost untainted food from the coffer of a smoothly operating and demo organization and that is go pick January 1st.
cratic trade union. Let the unfriendly editors and correspondents him, and fight. You have plenty for the Bakery employees, too Many other gains were won revert to cannibalism to satisfy the cravings of a putrid maw.
The unsympathetic bosses and scheming rival labor unions of enemies who try to destroy numerous to mention. Now they Look for feel for the first time that may be neutralized by the same defence which shall be a strong them and fight them. they are breathing the free air local which will be so comforting to the oppressed worker that intimidation and innuendoes will be boomerangs in the hands He lashed out vehemently at of democracy and not the stiflcertain newspaper editor whose ing congestion of a concentraof our enemies. Since the external enemies can reach us with damaging blows only through the holes in our armor, let us fear. aimed at the destruction of the distortions and villifications were tion camp.
The employees and Union lessly tackle the immediate problem of setting up a smoothily He struck at the internal officials agree that Mr. Taylor functioning labor machine protected by a 100 membership.
wranglings ended by declar and his assistants were extreLet us close ranks and smother the enemy within. Inept ing, When you fight all around mely fair in their handling of ERNEST HAY leadership, the corraling of power, loose organization, and idleness for democratic rights you are the matter and displayed con Ernest Hay, also a charter are contributing factors to internal dissensions and dishonesty. often dubbed subversive. Max cern and justice in their cor member, played an important We must reset our sights and train our guns on the important and could become loyal Amer rection of the abuses. role in the founding of the Catargets.
icans, in the estimation of many, nal Zone Workers Union which Our criteria of effective leadership should be based on produc if said that from tomorrow the preceded Local 713, UPW CIO.
tion record. Indiscriminate damning of intellectuals is a dan CIO would be giving you a INJURY AWARD REGAINED He was an organizer for a year gerous trend that tends to create new factions, glorify ignorance, Charter which means giving you and shatter the aspirations of a group that for forty years has no rights. If you work to Brother Samuel Robinson, emand supervised the following been pleading for higher education. On the other hand, suppres gether with the International we ployed by the Panama Railroad, units: Health Department, Mosing leadership from the ranks of the common laborer snaps the can bring home the bacon. was injured by an army vehicle tor Transportation, Building Diclaimed vision, District Quartermaster, mainspring of our labor machine and bequeaths to us a beautiful, Report of Constitution Committe in June of 1946. He garnished casing that lacks within the welcome throb of power. Many minor changes in the damages of 780. 00 but was and Supply Department.
Filling the vacancy left by Our leaders should be selected and maintained in office on their constitution were recommended awarded only 386. 60. He refusproduction. We can no longer support hitch hikers.
and adopted by the Convention. ed the award and it was sent Ernest Hay is Herman Moore, moves from the public ear, we should normally be the first to was that which allowed the rank in danger of receiving nothing Chapter and member of the Lowhereas it may be necessary to guard certain of our strategic The most important amendment back to Washington. He stood present Chairman of the Balboa break to our membership the news of important developments and file to elect chapter officers. so he took his case to Organizer cal Executive Board. Moore was in the Local. Speedy release of information provides potent Election of Officers Millwood. The wheels started shop steward among the Canal weapons of defence for the rank and file and nullifies distortions After the report of the Pub turning and a path was cut seamen and was Chapter Steby the ever alert enemy.
licity Committee which planned through Washington red tape. ward of the Balboa Stewards We must protect the close cooperation that should exist be for an improved Accion and Brother Robinson has now been Council. He has been assigned (Continued on Page 4)
tween the International and the Local. It has been stated openly for added propaganda, the elec promised his award and he will by the International that it is looking forward to the near future tion of officers was conducted by soon be richer by 386. 50.
that will find us conducting our own affairs without the im Brother Cespedes Burke with PAY BOOST mediate supervision of the Regional Office. This declaration in following results: President, Pas DISABILITY RELIEF troduces an in service training for our leaders who will be gradual cual Ampudia; First Vice Pres RETROACTIVE Dock workers employed on the ly exposed to the experiences of leadership under the guidance ident, Ernest Williams, Second Brother Henry Blugh, employ Atlantic and Pacific docks reof the International. Mutual respect on the part of the Inter Vice President, David Alexis; Se ed at Ancon was ter ceived a 20 hourly boost on Novnational and the Local officers will be the keynote: to harmony.
cretary Treasurer, Cecil Hall; minated on Sept. 2, 1947. He exember 15th. It was estimated Those officers, swept out by the recent elections into the corresponding and Recording perienced difficulty in obtaining that over 1500 workers shared in verdant fields of the rank and file, should regain strength in the Secretary, Foster Bournes; another job and was unsuccess this increase.
new pastures and grow in stature to meet the annual election Trustees, Medora Sangster, Manful in his petiiton for Disability ley Rodriquez, Vernon Harper. Relief. Organizer Millwood took followed negotiations held by This raise for dock workers, harvest with an impressive record of. union building through cooperation. Production volume will pay off at the next elections.
The Convention Let us close our ranks and face the enemy! Let us dedicate close with the singling of Union up his case and not only won the Union with Canal Zone of him Disability Relief but was songs ficials in the latter part of Octourselves to the task of organizing the un organized. Let us heed able to get it retroactive to the ober. This was the second inthe parting works of International Vice President Thomas Riday on which he was discharg crease recently received by the protect it as if it were your own child. It is important to you month payments on December on October 5th for more than as your own child.
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a and came to a chardson, The Union is in your hands now. Take care of it and Are you a member? ed. Brother Blugh received three dock workers the first being Join Today! MERRY CHRISTMAS BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO