Page December 21, 1948.
ACCION Local Mightiest. historical document touching fifty miles to the Convention on every issue of the Local. and the opinion of everyone (Cont. from Page 1)
This document will become a hearing his address was that his very importan factor in any ca, Deputy to the Panama Napresence thoroughly tional Assembly; Mayor Jose future labor history of the enhanced the occasion.
Dominador Bazan of the City Canal Zone.
The Colon Mayor delivered of Colon; and Nemesio Lopez Wilrfed Wason Publi an address of great signifiZapata, Secretary General of city Report dealt mainly on the cancin which he expressed the th, Panama Federation of La.
Union official news organ, need for a CIO Union of silbor. ACCION and its editors. very important factor in any the Among the other messages many gains made by Local Resolutions Form Basic received were numerous cable713.
Platform grams and letters from the InProof of his sincerity in his ternational Union and The Resolution Committee, connection with our Local was other Locals in the United States.
chaired by Herman Moore of his outright disclosure that the Balboa, përformed an outSome of these included mesCIO was the only union in the standing job in its preparation sages from Abram Flaxer, PreUnited States readily disposed of a large number of resolusident of the United Public to accept the application for tions that were adopted by the Workers, CIO; Robert Weinsaffiliation of the siiver work Convention ers.
tein, UPW Director of OrganiThese resolutions cover alzation, Thomas Richardson, Nemesio Lopez Zapata, SeChairman of the UPW Antimost every phase of employ cretary General of the Panama Joe Murroy, Balboa Chapter Vice Chairman, produces a white ment and living conditions Discrimination Commission; Federation of Labor, and in dove during a hot period for the delegates, symbolizing peace which presently affect the emP. Local in Chicago; UPW whos, name he spoke, deliverand unity.
ployees in the Canal Zone. ed words of praise for Local Detroit Joint Board; UPW LoResolutions their own unit, and have no cals in Region and UPW on housing, ju 713 for its outstanding work Resolutions.
venile delinquency, tuition fees, UPW Local in New York.
in the fight for better condi. Cont. from Page 3)
systematic procedure for proCanal seamen, national culture, Officers of Local Introduced tions for silver employees.
motion from within, and recreational facilities, demo.
Elections Grand Finis the spread of juvenile delin Whereas: Many government The officers of the Local cracy, night differential, injury The Convention was brought quency in the Canal Zone Executive Board for the 1947 units which have promotion compensation, five day work Be is Resolved: That Local to a colorful close with the elec preference for filling perma. 1948 term wsre introduced week, merit increases, teaching 713, in Convention assembled tion of officers.
nent positions, do net fill temby Bro. Cleveland Green of the of Spanish, promotions, wage calls upon the Balboa Chapter. In his introBarring a couple of changes, Canal Zone porary vacancies by this proincreases, with in grade salary duction a brief resume of the re elections were predominant.
Government to provide ade cedure, and advancements, retirement plan rePascual Ampudia was quate recreational facilities in work of these officers during Whereas: Promotion prefewere among the ones that deal turned to the presidency by a all silver communities in rence would strengthen the the past year was delivered.
on the above mentioned condiThese officers were: Pascual unanimous re election.
form of gymnasiums, play merit system and improve the tions.
Ampudia President; Ernest The first vice presidency pro grounds, and improved club public service rendered and Other resolutions also emWilliams First Vice Presivided a hot contest. Four can houses.
go a long way toward abolishbraced expressions of gratitude dent; David Alexis. Second didates participated, namely. 0:ing discrimination in filling to the International Union, to Vice President Foster BourErnest Williams, who sought RESOLUTION vacansies; now. therefore all those Congressmen, news re election; Graham Lewis, nes. Corresponding SecretaOn Promotion For Employees Be It Resolved: That this paper columnists, and other dis Chairman of the Cristobal Chap ry; Cecil Hall. Financial Setinguished person Whereas numbers of expe Convention endorses qualified in the ter; Wilfred Wason, youthtary Treasurer; Vernon United States and to Regional rienced workers in every ca workers now employed, and ful Chairman of the Red Tank Harper, Medora Sangster, tegory are qualified for pro pledges every effort to assure Director Max Brodsky for Chapter as well as the Manley Rodriguez. Trustees. their unselfish and sincere asmotion within their agencies, employees within agencies Union Publicity Committee, sistance to Local 713 in its and such workers have every promotion on a non discrimiPresident Ampudia Delivers and Manley Rodriguez of Paright to expect that their ex natory basis with adequate Keynote Address campaign for better conditions raiso, previous trustee.
for silver employees.
perience entitles them to pre safeguards for filling all vaIn welcoming the delegates to considerable amount of dis resolution pledging to reference over butside em the Convention Local President main firmly behind Joe Sachs, liamentary procedures proceded cancies, permanent and temcussion revolving around parployees, and porary alike.
Pascual Ampudia expressed his whose name will never be In cases where Whereas: Many government gratitude to them for the outthe election of the first vicemore than erased from the records of Lo.
one units do now employ outside president.
standing work done over the employee is qualified, cal 713, and will neither be Nevertheless, when all was personnel when qualified per seniority should be the govern past year and urged them to continue their hard work.
forgotten by the membership, clear and quiet, Graham Lesonnel is available whithin. ing factor.
in the criminal libel suit apHowever, he issued a grave wis was able to garner thirtypeal presently in the New Orwarning to the effect that eight votes to win out in a Union Asks Richardson Sends.
sym leans Court, was also adopted.
pathy would not be extended closely contested race. Ernest (Cont. from Page Cont. from Page 1)
to those who strive to impede Constitutional Changes and Williams collected thirty three are exposed to constant health nama, and (2) confirming acthe finish second, while to Amendments progress of the Union. He dangers. In this connection, Wilfred Wason was third with pleaded for unity among the tion by the Congress of the The ticklish problem of chang they often required to handle twenty six.
members in the struggles of United States.
ing or amending the By Laws the Union and urged all memDavid Alexis was re elected the rotten carcasses of dead Many of the Panamanian apof the Local for its more efanimals.
bers to strain every nerve to as Second Vice President over plicants qualified to the tyorganize those who were yet fective operation was under Ernest Williams and Manley The Union asked for at least pists, stenographers, and clerk taken by the Constitution Comthe Rodriguez ond grade increase for the registers established by unorganized.
mittee of which Bro. Barnabas Street Cleaners who are Foster Bournes polled the at 1947 examinations. Since that Reports Well Received York of Gamboa was the Chairrecord high of seventy six votes present assigned to Grade two.
time the Civil Service Commisman.
Five reports were delivered sion has repeatedly postponed to assure his re election as Re Under present policies emto the Convention. The RegioImportant changes and amend cording and Corresponding Seployees assigned wholly to the probational appointment of na Director Reports was dements, adopted by the Conventhese qualified eligibles to posicretary over his lone rival, relief duty are given a grade tions now held by temporary livered by Max Brodsky; the tion, have been made and their Erald Durant of Cristobal. equal to the arithmetic averOfficer Report by Foster Bour publication for membership in.
and war service appointees.
Like Pascual Ampudia, Cecil age of the grades of the emnes; the Financial Report by formation is forthcoming.
If the Civil Service Commis.
Hall was unanimously re elec. ployeers relieved. The union sion does not utilize the registCecil Hall; the Publicity ReStirring Addresses From ted to the office of Financial contended that this policy is port by Wilfred Wason, and Guests Secretary Treasurer.
ers set up by the 1947 exami.
unfair since a grade five einnations, the intent of Congress, th, Educational and RecreatioAddresses. pungent with Among the three trustees ployee many be called upon as expressed most recently in nal Report by Manley Rodrito two of them, Vernon Harper thought and colorfully deliverrelieve grade seven 5524, will have been vioguez.
worker.
and Medora Sangster, were reed, represented the outstandlated The Report of the Regional ing contribution of our guests elected, while Alfonso Alexis The union also stated: am, therefore, writing to Director was a very well comto the Convention.
of Red Tank replaced Manley Furthermore, the necessity to urge that the Civil Service Com piled document and it covers The Hon. Jorge Illueca, Rodriguez as the third one. adapt one self to changed mission utilize the registers every issue with which the With the election of Local Union has been confronted over Deputy to the Panama Natioconditions, hours, and days created by the examinations of Board Officers completed, the nal Assembly stated that many off imposes certain psycholo 1947 through the immediate apthe past year.
Panamanians recognize the Convention then proceeded to gical disadvantages and fre pointment of eligible applicants Considerable space is devoted noble work in the civic, culname the Chapter representa quently results in annoying to positions held by non qualito the rapping of the local tural, economic, and moral tives to the Board.
inconveniences. Also, higher fied employees.
press, especially two afternoon field that the Union has been With this done the Conventransportation expenses are Sincerely yours, dailies, for their distortion of carrying on tion was brought to a close usually encountered as the Thomas Richardson publications having to do with with the realization that He spoke of the need of a Chairman employee keeps moving every UPW.
few months. In addition, it Anti Discrimination united front by all those pledg truly great job had been done.
The Report of the Financial Commission.
would appear that such an ed to fight for the abolition Secretary was carefully preof discrimination and urged the employee would be at a dispared and showed the financial delegates to stick to the fight Nine Out Of. advantage on the question of With these adverse consigains of the Union during the because of the civic, social, and seniority. Since he is connect derations involved, it hardly (Cont. from Page 1)
past year.
moral benefits that will accrue ed to no single unit on a per seems just to apply the preThis Report has been refered to all workers. The youthful payroll deduction system was manent status, he could hard sent policy in connection with to an auditing committee ly receive the same considera relief duty grade determinaDeputy and outstanding atdiscontinued.
for study. The findings of the torney was loudly applauded Should the Administration. tion on promotions as other tion. It is our opinion, that committee on this report will for his precise. remarks. decide to institute the propo employees. He would no doubt the disadvantages described be submitted to the Local Exe. Mayor Jose Dominador Ba sed plan, this objection will find himself passed over, again above justify the addition of at Cutive Board after which it will zan of the City of Colon and certainly be carefully discus and and again; in favor of least one grade to the arithbe given to the chapters. former Deputy to the Panamased with the proper authori other employees who hrad per smetic average of the grades The Officers Reports is a National Assembly journeyed ties. manency in location, ot the relieved tmployee.
votes a a ERNESTO CASTILLERO