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In June 1937 the United States Congress withdrew all maritime mail subsidies, which by then included a total of $450,000 per year to Panama Pacific for its three liners. [9] At the beginning of March 1938 the Panama Canal tolls were revised, increasing Panama Pacific's costs by $37,000 per year. [9]
The Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama (Spanish: Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá, CTRP) is a national trade union center located in Panama. It has a claimed membership of 35,000 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
The General Confederation of Workers of Panama (CGTP) is a national trade union center in Panama. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation . References
On California ' s return trip, Panama Pacific Line raised wages by $5 a month to $60 per month. [4] However, United States Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper and the Panama Pacific Line declared Curran and the strikers mutineers. Curran and other top strike leaders were fined two days' pay, fired and blacklisted, but Perkins was able to keep ...
The Panama Canal Railway (PCR, Spanish: Ferrocarril de Panamá) is a railway line linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in Central America.The route stretches 47.6 miles (76.6 km) across the Isthmus of Panama from Colón (Atlantic) to Balboa (Pacific, near Panama City). [2]
SUNTRACS (National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries; Spanish: El Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción y Similares) is one of the leading trade union forces in Panama, with 40,000 members and a militant style of class war unionism.
The original name of the union was changed to the current one, the Union of South American Nations in April 2007. [ 10 ] The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) created in 2010 is an example of a decade-long push for deeper integration within Latin America without United States and Canada.
Panama Pacific Line, part of the American Line Steamship Corp, operated Pennsylvania and her sisters between New York and San Francisco via the Panama Canal until 1938. California , Virginia and Pennsylvania were subsidised to carry mail on this route for the United States Postal Service .