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COUPON BOOKS FOR GIFT FROM CREW OF REEMPLOYMENT Convention Quotes EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE SS TALAMANCA OBJECTIONS LIFTED (Continued from Page 3)
THOMAS RICHARDSON.
The Union won recently a The crew of the SS Talaman Brother Francis Marius, an Our gains would have been 50 BASIC WAGE INCREASE considerable improvement in the ca, all members of the NMU Army employee, was discharged increased had we not indulged method of distributing commis cio, gave material support to recently with objections to re in the extravagance of fighting WHEREAS: The cost of living sary books to employees while Local 713, UPW CIO, by donat employment. Brother Marius, of among ourselves.
has increased to the extent on leave.
ing the sum of 125. 00 towards course, found some difficulty in ROBERT WEINSTEIN. Pick that Non Citizen emIn the past employees on the expansion of the educatio securing another job. He your enemy; keep your eye on ployees of the Canal Zone leave were required to report to nal program of the Local. The brought his case to Organizer him; fight him!
are finding it imposible to their place of work on the Fri presentation was made by Son Garcia who by prompt action FRANCISCO ARAUZ We meet living expenses, and day before issue date and sign ny Hudson, a former resident was able to have the re employ are here to battle in the interWHEREAS: Non Citizen for their books. This necessitat of the Republic and now Trea ment objection removed.
workers on the Canal Zone ed an additional trip to pick up surer of the ship crew, at a est of the oppressed worker, THOMAS RICHARDSON are now unable to purchase their books. The new regulations meeting of the Gatun Chapter, the basic necessities of life provide for one trip.
DISABILITY RELIEF Our Union has to be instruwhich are necessary for a Col. Wang, Executive Tom Mason, Ship Chairman, NCREASED mental in improving working decent standard of living for Secretary, stated in his letter speaking in behalf of the crew, ed he was being underpaid on in terms of law, the bills that Brother Joseph Roberts claim conditions; in making concrete, themselves and their fam to Regional Director, Max Brod related the struggle that the Disability Relief. He brought his have been submitted to the ilies, and sky: WHEREAS: Non Citizen. An alternative which workers are finding these would appear to resolve last decade to wipe out discri case to Organizer Millwood who Congress; in seeing that educonditions injurious to mo question for the employees con and to improve this mination on sea going vessels won him an adjustment at the cational facilities here are at Central Labor Office to 20. 00 least equal to the facilities for wages and rale, also detrimental to venience to the greatest extent working conditions of the sea per month.
the gold employees; in seeing their health possible is for the employees, at men. He stated that the memthat we don have to cram our THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: the time of entering on rest bers in his crew, as well as IMPROVED RULING children into these crowded That United Public Workers leave, to inform their timekeep thousands of other ciO mem ON SICK LEAVE CIO institute a vigorous quarters.
series of negotiations in an ers as to the amounts of com bers, are vitally interested in PASCUAL AMPUDIA. With coupon books which the developments in Local 713 effort to secure a substantial they desire to receive on each and have carried to the United reemployment within sixty days member we will be able to gain Restoration of sick leave on the cooperation of every Union wage increase said BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: issue date during the period of States the stories of the ad of termination is the latest gain the respect that we did not have a petition be sent to leave. It will then be necessary vancements made by the Local for alien employees as a result forty years ago.
President Harry Truman for the employee to call at his in behalf of the so called sil of Union negotiations with PaBOB WEINSTEIN. would of the United States of Ame place of work only on the is ver workers.
nama Canal officials.
like the leaders of the of rica repuesting that imme suing dates to obtain delivery. Dugin, second steward on the Formerly, alien employees rediate steps be taken to re has requested provided he has being able to attend a Chapter leave if they were reemployed the states to learn a little about of the coupon books which he ship, expressed his pleasure at tained their accumulated sick to pack up and go back to lieve the economic plight of democracy said Non Citizen employees sufficient unobligated earnings meeting of the Local and told within thirty days after separaof the Canal Zone.
BENJAMIN SOLEY. will to cover the value of the books. of the many victories scored by tion from service. more liberal am therefore arranging for the cio on the ships in the period is granted in the new rul not be a puppet.
the Acting Chief, Payroll Bu fight for equality.
PAY INCREASE FOR ing which is contained in cirCESPEDES BURKE. rose a reau, to notify all timekeepers Brother Hudson, in presenting cular No. 602 42 a section of few minutes ago to speak. PosCANAL SEAMEN that employees may utilize this the donation to President Pas which follows: sibly was out of time the means of arranging to receive cual Ampudia, urged unity and Sec. Restoration WHEREAS: of sick new dance, you know but The Canal Seamen have not commissary coupons during pe solidarity among the member leave on reemployment. All sick eventually will get in time.
received any increases to meet riods of rest leave.
ship and assured the Local of leave with which an employee MAURICIO DIAZ (Mayor of the present high cost of living, the continued support of all was credited at the time of his Panama City. hope you and CIO members in the States, separation from the service for will do everything in your power WHEREAS: any reason other than separa to be a strong organization.
LOCAL SPONSORS The Canal Seamen have no tion for cause shall be credited THOMAS RICHARDSON.
opportunity for promotions like XMAS PROGRAMS EVICTION ORDER STOPPED to the leave account of the em Supervision without authority other employees of the Panama ployee as of the date of his re cannot be.
Sister Geraldine Anderson, Canal organization, and Many Chapters of Local 713 employment if such reemploy BROTHR BAYNE. Iwant you WHEREAS: ment is effected within 60 days to realize that today is the day The Canal Seamen are not programs. The Balboa Chapter missary, was informed by the following separation: Provided, on which we must make history.
are planning outdoor Christmas employed at the Cristobal Comcovered by forty hour work teams with the Isthmian Negro Cristobal District Quartermaster That sick leave shall not be week regulation, and THOMAS RICHARDSON that he would recommend her restored to the credit of an emYouth Congress for a commuWHEREAS: Your Convention has the task nity program on the La Boca to be evicted from quarters beThe Canal Seamen receive no School grounds, cause of her failure to file her ployee upon his reemployment of answering the deep aspiraon December following separation for cause.
tions of the average silver emcensus report on time. Organizer compensation for excessive 23rd, at p. Slated to parti Evering interviewed the Quarhours spent on long trips cipate are the Cleff Melodaires, termaster and was able to win RECLASSIFICATION ployee.
PASCUAL AMPUDIA (on beBE IT RESOLVED: the La Boca Hi School Band, revocation of the recommendaThis That the UPW CIO Local 713, and many popular artists.
Sisters Musa Boyce and Ida ing elected President. start vigorous negotiations to tion on the condition that future The Cristobal Chapter has obtain increases for ELLIS FAWCETT. We have these tentative plans for a colorful census reports would be filed Magallon of the Gatun Silver all appears to me as a dream.
Clubhouse complained to Organworkers program at the Mount Hope promptly.
izer Dean that they were being the God given right to think BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: Stadium on the night of Decunderpaid for their responsibili for ourselves and not let anyThat an urgent petition be ember 21st. The Program Com SICK LEAVE GAINED ties. Dean handled the cases one think for us.
sent to the Governor of the mittee is busy making contacts and won both employees inBOB WEINSTEIN If we Panama Canal to increase the with choral groups to make Sisters Leonora Callender and creases of 6c per hour after he work together with the Internarate pay of Canal Seamen.
the affair outstanding.
Irene Scott of the La Boca Ba demonstrated that they were tional we can bring the bacon The Recreational Committee kery were informed by the under classified.
home.
COOPERATION WITH of the Gatun Chapter is work, not be paid for time they took Bakery Manager that they would THOMAS RICHARDSON.
INTERNATIONAL ing on an outdoor program at the Gatun School, for the night on sick leave because of an LUNCH SHED FOR For the first time in the history of the Canal Zone a voice was WHEREAS: of December 22nd. The many alleged violation of regulations.
LAUNDRY raised in the United States ConThe economic and legislative famous singers of the Lock Ci Organizer Clarence Small tackThe workers at Ancon Laundry gress on behalf of the silver goals of Local 713 in the com ty are certain to be on the the Clubhouse Director that re customarily ate their lunches in employees.
ing months require a unified program.
and effective organization; commendation would be put a space provided for them under JOSEPH SACHS. The InterWHEREAS: to national is going to guarantee BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: two employees would receive construction work they were the protection of the rights of through immediately so that the the Laundry office. Due Trade unionism is a new That the Executive Board of their sick leave.
ousted from the area and had the workers.
and fresh experience for the Local 713 and the International no place to eat their lunch. They MAX BRODSKY. Let base large majority of the members Representatives formulate of Local 713; brought their case to Organizer our arguments on reasoning and budget, and that the InternaWHEREAS: tional Representatives assume Staff Changes Small who negotiated an agree not small Chapters against large The unique problems faced the authority of comptroller in ment with the Laundry Manager Chapters.
GRAHAM LEWIS The Chair by the Union coupled with its the execution of the for the construction of a lunch (Continued from Page 2)
brief experience and history and that the International Reshed for the employees.
asks for a compromise so that made difficult the effective presentatives in Panama to the following units: Health the splitting of hairs can be be ternal problems; and lasting solution of its in authorized to supervise and to Department, Motor Transporta houses, Post Offices, Schools, avoided.
tion Army, Marine Division, Rollkeepers Office, Central LaCESPEDES BURKE. When terminate if necessary the services of any non elected per and Supply Department.
Building Division, Tivoli Hotel, bor Office, Commissary Division, you pay little through the front The recent series of critical sonnel for the good of the and Navy. Prudencio Cordero door you ll pay much through situations have made it impos Union.
The changes in personnel supervises the Latin members.
the back door (opposing reducsible to carry out tion in officers salary. effectively BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED: have affected the assignments FRANCISCO ARAUZ the stated principles and aims In the event tha of Joseph Millwood and Clarthe memof the Local; bership and the Executive ence Small, organizers. Millwood The Union Depends would like to continue always THEREFORE BE IT Board feel the decisions of the is in charge of: Dredging Dias an active part of this Union That we in convention as representative of the Interna vision, Special EnOn You even if am not re elected as sembled call upon the newly tional Union in Panama is not gineers, Mechanical Division, President. o0o THOMAS RICHARDSON elected officers to more closely in keeping with the best inte Panama Railroad, Aids to Naconsult with and avail them rests of the Union, that the vigation, Madden Dam, and One thing that has always imselves of the services of the Local has the right to appeal Organizer Small is as Organize the pressed me has been the great representatives of the Interna to the Officers of the Interna signed to the following units: desire and willingness of the tional Union in Panama; and tional Union.
Executive Department, Unorganized of to discredit the silver a budget, WHEREAS: Club BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO