THE Thank God we have a To The Working Man: system of Labor where WORKMAN there can be a strike.
This is your paper. Support it, and also support your Syndicate.
If no Syndicate is now ekisting for your line of work, be the cornestone of its foundation.
We will help you. LINCOLN Published In The Interest of Workers On The Isthmus PANAMA, AUGUST 30, 1946 Year II No. 26 5c, a copy The Rialto or Monmartre Cabaret Makes Mock of Labor Law People Pay, Pay, and Pay In Wake of Stripped OPA measure They fail to sand to the department of Inspection and Statistics complete facts respecting their employees and changes made on their staff and give false data on the percen.
tage of native employees.
Up to the moment of our exposing this violation they reported but 25 employees and on inspection made by an officer of the La bor Department it was revealed that there are 84 employees of which 30 are Panamanians and 54 foreignors.
Washington, The Secent and pork will increase 30 nate voted to outlaw any futu percent.
THUS WE COOPERATE bartenders be dressed as Syndicate and the authorities re OPA price celings on meatThe headlong gain in cattle Interested as it the directorate clowns, in this way they would to help them vindicate their poultry, eggs, food made from prices, reflecting the Senate of the Syndicate of Bartenders have employees of artistic at rights. In this sense we will these products, and on milk, action in voting down the res. and analogus employees that traction on very hand. no say that these employees butter, gasoline and oil. toration of meat price ceilings, the Department of Inspection MOCKERY IS MADE OF are more loyal to the kingdom Here are the results, as lear was just a beginning, accord and Statistics, enforce the law NIGHT LABOR than the king. No, they are ned the hard way by a stunned ing to the livestock traders, respecting the percentage of Nation: who said prices might go soon employees, to the benefit of We affirm that in the Realto afraid and that fear is excusto 30. The Associated Press many of our comrades who are does not comply with the mea able for their employment is sures on night labor, for two bread and butter. Another rea.
above everything else their MEAT Cattle prices break quoted a Chicago trader as say unemployeed we present com.
all records in the 81 year histo quoted a Chicago trader as say. plaint against the Realto or reasons. Since that son is that, with but few exl y of the Chicago livestock ing: Monmartre Cabaret as infringcame into effect with the Namarked. Beef cattle sell for There is nothing in sight to ing to a great extent the labor tional Constitution the major ceptions the waiters are Spaniards, Colombians, Costaricans, 323 per 100 pounds, hogs climb stop it. These current high re Law as well as the fiscal laws ity of the employees advised to 50 cents above previous high ceipts will peter out before of the Republic. And in effect the Secretariat of the Syndica Cubans etc. so that they have to figure to 17. 75, or 90 above long. Mostly their stock which our complaint was a fact. The te, that they called the atten themselves are fortune hunt.
ing the OPA ceiling. Marked ob has been held back for the last Inspector who carried out the tion of their employer to the servers said they expected beef couple of months in expecta. corresponding investigation, new measure, since they at the SANCTION SHOULD BE would go above 30.
tion of higher prices. When established beyond the shadow time worked hours a night IMPOSED STEAK In the Nation ca. they re gone hang onto your of a doubt that there are but and the new measure required It is hard to believe that the pital, steak sells for prices hats!
28 Panamanian employees and but hours work per night. The autorities will view longer with ranging from 10 to 85 a report by the Bureau of two occasional musicians work second reason is that the man. impunity so much running aropcund, depending upon the gra Labor Statistics on wholesole ing for this cabaret, making a ager Tatali does not comply und and so much fooling in de and the decision of the but prices of 28 basic commodities total of 30 panamians and 54 with this regulation is indicated contravertion of the law and cher went un another point, to 233, foreignors. Among the fore in the latest report rendered to in detriment of the working HAMBURGER. Selling at or 17 percent above the June ingnors are some who have not 78 conts to. pound.
28 figure. Its primary market been including in this check up Department there appears emthe Inspection and Statistics man and the national revenue, We demand severe sanctions LAMB In Chicago market prices on 900 commodities went because they are under con ployees working eight hours against the infractors.
from 20 to 20. 50 in one day. up percent in a week, the tract from their native country. from p. to a.
NOTE: PORK CHOPS Upped to 94 most rapid rise since SeptembABOUT PERCENTAGE.
cents a pound.
In honor of the thruth, the As we are sure that the Realer, 1939.
RIB ROAST Reported Dun Bradstreet index of So as to be able to establish manager took us to several em. to or Monmartre Cabaret is avaiable at 25 a pound. 30 basic commodities rose to correctly the percentage of em ployees who manifested that ir humanly exploiting their arBACON. Selling at prices its highest point since the com ployees it should be taken into they worked but hours per tists, entertainers and chips ranging from 5to 98 cents a putation was begun in 1932, account that all contracted lab night, and we will not here girls in the wages they are pound.
OPA officials analysis of the or in the country, even those prove their stamements to be paid as well as in the 30 MILK Selling at 22 cents a meat situation took this form: brought here to present special false because we do not desire they are supposed to earn acquart in some areas, with indi Average prices of hogs on numbers of attraction (such as that they be persicuted. But cording to contract, on blue cations of further increases. the hoof are up 15 percent and artists, musicians etc. should that affirmation against their moons we offer freely and ICE CREAM Expected to those of beef cattle are up 22 be included. There are some own interest is excusable beca disinterestedly to wage a camfollow milk price jump.
to 25 percent. If packers and operators of cabarets who be. use not all workers have the paign to the effect that they RENTS Up anywhere from retailers increased the prices lieve the contrary and bravery to make their demands be reimubursed to the last cent 30 to 300 percent in areas only by the incerases in cattle try to make this belief effecti face to face with the employer, for money that has been robwhere no state or local controls prices that is, if they did not Ve before the Department of in demand of their rights, fear bed from them through an unale in effect.
expand their mark up the Statistics. belief which is er. ing reprisals that may be taken qualified abuse of the employCOTTON Increase of a average price of pork would roneous but which serves them against them, even to the cert er. These working people should rest on the honor of bale in single day, to daily lim. go up about scents a pound as a convenient wedge whereby ain loss of their jobs. In the their employers.
it.
and beef at retail would be they may be able to make presence of the exploiter the Our address: Central Avenue WHEAT Jumps 17 cents a cents a pound higher. This moneffective the law on per. ane always on his side but as bushel in day.
would be an increase of about centage of employees. T: the soon as they are firede is when No. 103, second floor.
SHOES Leather up 20 to 20 13 percent for pork and 25 per. vain argument respecting em. they seek the shelder of the THE EDITOR.
percent above OPA ceilings, cent for beef.
ployees of artistic attraction shoe manufactures prices up But these prieces do not in were accepted, well the and percent with prospect of clude offsits to the subsidy orchestra very conve.
further jumps.
payments formerly going to niently be composed in its enOPA economists, after a car packers and processors. To tirity of foreignors and The emancipation of the worker should the eful study of the swift spiral compensate for this loss, the ing of prices, predicted retail retail price would have to rise be the effort of the worker himself.
beef prices will jump 50 pere another 15 percent.
paying income tax. It is also upset in those states which deSo that the worker may obtain the maximum beneYOUR TAXES AND MINE pend so largely on sales and fits accorded him by law, it is of unalterable necessity excise taxes for their revenue.
When the balance is upset, so that he bears in mind that UNITY IS STRENGTH, hence, WHO PAYS WHAT?
that a disproportionate burden only by uniting with his fellow worker will he be able to bring into reality that desired emancipation.
is borne by the lower income Who pays the taxes in the progressive tax system is groups, trouble begins. For Workers in places where food is served, without disUnited States. Before we one under which taxes are levi. consumption is reduced, tinction of sex, be alert and heed the invitation of the adopted the personal income ed at higher rates on taxpayers the downward trend toward SYNDICATE OF BARTENDERS, WAITERS AND SI.
tax, and that took quite a fight as their income increases. This deprecsion is begun.
MILAR WORKERS OF PANAMA and join the ranks. the cost of federal govern system can be upset by the High income earners insist This syndicate watches over and defends the interest of mnt was paid by consumers proposed constitutional amend that their taxes must not be it members.
through excise taxes and im dent limiting income taxes to too high, because then the inEmployees of cookshops, restaurants, confectionaries port duties.
25 percent which has been en centive for production is reduc etc. you are loosing your valuable time and money in The income tax has spread dorsed by several state legis ed. This appears to be putting remaining out of this syndicate. Bartenders, waiters, the burden so that it shared by. latures.
the cart before the horse. Pro cooks and helpers who have not yet joined with us, should low and high income earners. It can be upset, too, when duction needs most the incenti. do so without further delay.
But there is a constant jock business profits or personal in. ve of nigh purchasing power It is unjust and selfish to expect that a handful of eying between the two groups, comes are not taxed properly, and of encouragement to new your fellow workers should forever be fighting your bat.
and the mane people who because of loop holes in our enterprisers. Purchasing power tles without your displaying the interests that your own fought against the income tax tax laws. It can be upset by and new enterprise are best afairs demand. Indifference may be fatal.
are doing their best to shift the reducing exemptions to the promoted by the lowest posCOME IN TODAY! WE WELCOME ONE AND ALL.
burden as much as possible point where people with incom sible taxes on the lower end onto the low income groups. es as low as 10 per week are of the income scale. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO and