December 21, 1948.
ACCION Page TODAY TRENDS Grievances Here And There Uncle Dudley Says: who seeing rates!
an By FOSTER BOURNES Stewards Reginald Carter was able to secure re instateand George Grannum went to ment of Brother Cabeza.
While observing the recent cluding, all of those associated bat for two union members departure of silver roll re with it.
Now that they have done who received reduction inpatriates (Tuesday, November President Theodore Roosevelt away with the silver gold force notices in the MechaniAlert action by Brother Joe 30, on the Reina del Pacifico) commented (May 25, 1916) as LABELS, let start working cal Division last month. As a Murray, Mechanical Division we recalled an interesting foot follows: As one who was inson the discrimination.
steward, brough sizeable innote of Canal construction his trumental in getting this work result of their expert handlcreases to four employees who tory.
underway and has followed ing and the iair attitude of the Master Machinist, Brothwere rerated a result of On March 1915, President its progress with deep interest Mechanical Division lay offs.
and keen satisfaction, crs John Richards and Frank am Woodrow Wilson approved a am Brothers Castillo, LuWhy pay 10 for stale news in greatly concerned Grant were to re instated resolution which was passed by when you can get it hot off cero, Erdocia, and Ama proper recognition accorded the the Congress, expressing gratheir jobs.
the press for five?
ya all received 8( per hour civilian employees. sincerely titude to officers of Army, NaThe stewards were able to increases when Murray pointvy and Public Health Service trust that prompt action will show that through merit and be taken by Congress toward who had served with the Isthseniority these ed out to the supervisor that employees pay regulations permitted mian Canal Commission. This the early enactment of legiswere entitled to retain their Following is a recent telelation to this end.
these employees to be put in job.
resolution (88 Stat. 1190; 1191)
phone conversation reported to the top step of their grade provided substantial benefits It is also history that three me by a union member: when re instated.
for those officers, but sometimes has Congress enacted leA. Hello, is this the gold Brother John James was pe how ignored the heroic sacrigislation, for civilians who had rollkeeper?
taken part in the enterprise, nalized one trip in the Marine fices of the civilians who were Brother Clifford Henry of This is the states from which silver employees Division for misuse of a cou the La Boca Commissary, who connected with the vast underrates rollkeeper. No more of were excluded.
pon book. Since he had alreatakin. There was an immt.
was domoted for excessive As the Reina took on her the gold business.
dy been punshed by the Exediate hue and cry of DISCRIstock shortage. is now apA: What did you say. Cargo of repatriates we woncutive Office for the offense, MINATION.
pealing his case to the fourth dered about that vignette of said states rates.
Organizer Moore protested States rights?
stage. Brother Henry is being The hard hitting General Canal history when the shout the double penalty. It was represented No! States rates, states by Organizers Goethals, protested to the Se of discrimination rent the air.
agreed that the imposition of Millwood and Moore.
cretary of War (January 22, And about The General and Oh, see.
a double penalty was unfair 1916) in the following terms. his stirring plea to a Presi(15 minutes later callls and the trip was restored. It is deemed unnecessary to for recognition of the cident.
Brother Bernardo Mootoo, set forth the feeling of injusvilians whose heroic contribuanother office. Brother Alberto Cabeza, a Hello, is this the states an Army employee, was distice that was aroused in the or tion made it possible to com.
Canal Seaman, was fired for rates rollkeeper?
charged for using abusive ganization by the passage of plete the task assigned to him. excessive absences. Organi languaje to a passing motoB: What?
this act because of its discri And now these civilians were zer Moore with the capable rist. His case is now being mination against the large class The states rates rollleaving, shorn of youth and keeper.
help of Marine Division Stew appealed to the third stage of employees not fortunate vigor, but with memories of B: States rights?
ards, appealed the decision and by Organizer Moore, enough to belong to any of the what used to be. And of the A: No. States rates states foregoing branches of the pub part they played in the construc rates!
lie service, but who toward the tion and maintenance of the accomplishment of the goal great waterway which divides m sorry don know Time Magazine Reports historical origin of the termos had worked just as faithfully a continent, but unites a world.
what you re talking about.
me Well, give the We wondered if The Genas, in some instances more loOfficial Ban of United Workers with the drayally than, those who were spe gold rollkeeper then.
eral would mind if they too Silver. Gold Terms cifically selected for rewards.
matic change. The article also shared the accolade he gave to Why in th, blankety.
In its December 6th issue blank didn you say so in the That there was just cause for spoke of the investigation orthe civilians: Employees.
Time magazine contains this feeling cannot be question.
first place.
dered by Secretary of State who toward the accomplishinteresting account of the Marshall into Canal Zone dised, for, am advised correctly, ment of the goal had worked the silverbanishment of crimination this is the first instance where just as, in some instances more the thanks of Congress have loyally than, those who were gold terminology by the Ca The article quoted Colonel able attacks from all focal been extended to the leaders nal Zone in an article capfor Wang, Executive Secrespecifically selected repoints in the legal defens. of tioned, Off the Gold Stanof any enterprise without in wards.
tary, as saying, Soon, the Joe Sachs; dard.
gold and silver signs will be Therefore be it Resolved: The article describes the collector items.
Misleading Rumor such as charter fee, transporta That the International Union Emanates from tion, etc. were all paid for by be advised that Local 713 will Local 713, for which reimbur always stand firm with the Cristobal on nistration by called upon to re agencies on the Canal Zone sement will later be made. United Public Workers of Credit Union commend and support inclusion grant a general wage increase He emphasized that loans America in their appeal on of the Silver Employees under of 14 cents per hour to all em In the Cristobal sector there will be made only to those per Joe Sachs Case.
the Canal Zone Retirement Act. ployees, has been in circulation a rumor sons who have complied with AND BE IT FURTHER REto the effect that the recently the laws of the credit union. RESOLUTION ON RETIRE RESOLUTION ON WAGE SOLVED: That Local 713 calls established credit union in the MENT PLAN INCREASE upon the International Union Canal Zone are subsidized by Cristobal Credit Union WHEREAS: Silver em WREREAS: Local 713 has to renew its efforts to achieve the parent body in the United Establishes New ployees over a period of 40 pursued an honest and unswer passage of legislation in ConStates.
years, in the greatest measure ing course, the ultimate object gress establishing a 40 cents As a result of the spreading Offices possible have given brain, being a better way of life for per hour minimum wage and of this falsehood there has been The offices of the Cristobal brawn and in many reco! all so called Silver employees, granting an across the board several instances wherein cr2 Credit Union, formerly located instances, their very lives to and.
increase of 14 cents per hour.
dit union members, upon payin the Cristobal office of Local wards the successful operation WHEREAS: We have proing the 25 registration fee, 713, have been removed to the and progress of The Panama duced established facts and RESOLUTION have applied for loans. second floor of the two story Canal, and given figures in the presenta On Recreational Facilities In an interview with Foster wooden structure adjacent to WHEREAS: It is impossible tion of a Brief to the Panama Whereas: Recreation is of Bournes, President of the Cris. the Camp Bierd Theater. In for them to cope with the high Canal Administration an other tobal Credit Union, ACCION this building are housed the vital importante to the wellcost of living in the Canal interested parties in the year was told that the Federal Creshoe repair shop, the cleaning being of every workir and his Zone and the Republic of Pa1947, and recently published family and dit Union in the United States and pressing shop, etc.
nama on the meagre Disother material in further supdoes not subsidiz, any of its The office hours are from Whereas: The lack of adeability Relief paid to the rert of better wages, working branches. Bournes stated that PM to P. Monday thru quate recretional facilities is faithful unforttunates, and and living conditions, and the initial expenses involved, Friday.
injurious to our youth and WHEREAS: Even to this WHEREAS: The cost of livdetrimental mental and Resolutions.
similar resolution passed at date absolutely no Retirement ing for the so called Silver physical development and. Cont. from Page 3)
the past International Con Act has included the Silver employees has risen by over Whereas: The lack of these vention.
to properly handle the pro78. and worker in recognition for serWHEREAS: facilities is a prime factor in vices loyally and faithfully ren During this blems connected with youthful. 0:dered, and sam: period average monthly (Cont. on Page 4)
offenders, and RESOLUTION ON Whereas: Imprisoning WHEREAS: JOE SACHS vages have increased by only Legislation 44. and youths with hardened crimi Whereas: For obvious sponsored by the United PubWHEREAS: lick Workers of America, CIO This lag in ACCION nals destroy any opportunity reasons the name Joe Sachs wages behind the cost of lirfor their rehabilitation, have been placed before the will never be earsed from the Published once a month by ing has resulted in severe cuts Therefore be it Resolved: 80th Congress of the United records of Local 713, neither UPW CIO LOCAL 713 in living standards that were That Local 713, UPW CIO, States of America, to this date will it be forgotten by the already perilously low, and PUBLICITY COMMITTEE unsuccessfully, urges the Government of the membership, and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLWHEREAS: Many emplo. Wilfred Wason, Chairman Canal Zone to establish special Whereas: Local 713 has conVED: yees, particularly in low brackVictor Carew juvenile processes and a Cor tinually voiced support in the That the United Public Workets, are existing on the verge rectional School to deal with legal defense of Joe Sachs and Editor of a starvation level amidst ers legislation on the Retirethe problem of juvenile dehave so evidenced in concrete ment Plan for Silver emniuch suffering and misery.
REPRESENTATIVES linquency; and forms, and ployees b2 forcefully and ex THEREFORE BE IT REResolved: That Local 713, Whereas: The so called Sil Peter Forbes, Anderson peditiously pressed with the SOLVED: That Local 713, calls upon the International ver workers, members of Lo Dow, Victor McCarthy, same or added intensity in the PW CIO calls upon the Panama Union to redouble its efforts cal 713 have maintained a LeRoy Inniss, Christopper coming session of Congress, and Canal Railroad to establish a toward establishing juvenile solid, united and unbroken Harewood, Thomas, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: minimum wages of 40 cents per processes in accordace with a front in the face of innumer That the Canal Zone Admi hour and that all government to BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO