UOUilO. 'Biebcgae de ea
CmtuucUlad T 'Wltajadelut
25e
VOL. I No. 9 San Antonio, Texas Diciembre, 1979
2000 Marchan Contra El Racismo Gritando
''AbaiO con e'l
DALLAS, TX­Mas
de
marcharon en
Dallas el d{a
2,000 personas
las calles de
3 de noviembre
para mostrarles a los odiados
racistas de este estado que
el pueblo no sera intimidado
por el KKK.
La Coalici~n para la Dig­nidad
Humana organize en solo
dos semanas un amplio apoyo
para oponerse a la marcha del
KKK en Dallas. Mas de 2,000
trabajadores negros, morenos
y blancos de tod_as partes del
estado, marcharon gritando
consignas de "KKK-Mugre de la
tierra" y "El pueblo unido
j amas sera vencido."
La evidencia de una fuerte
resistencia contra el racismo
se mostro cuando el pueblo
paro la marcha del Klan. For~
z6 a que el Klan parara de
difundir sus podridas ideas
de racismo y supremac{a blan­ca.
La {ntima relacion que
existe entre el gobierno y
los racistas del Klan se vio
claramente cuando la polic{a
de Dallas escoltoa los Klan­istas
en un autob~s de la
ciudad, llevandolos a otro
lugar donde no corrieran pe­ligro.
Despu{s de la marcha contra
el racismo, la Coalicion para
la Dignidad Humana tuvo un
mitin de ~ bora donde repre­sentantes
de los Patriots,
Workers World, Frederick Doug­lass
Voting Council, Brown
Se
Huelga
LOS ANGELES, CA-Trabajadores
indocumentados
en Los Angeles, CA han hecho
historta al ganar una huelga
que duro nueve semanas.
Trabajadores indocumentados
afiliados al Local 301 de la
Hermandad Internacional de
Trabajadores en General(IBGW)
salieron en huelga contra
Reflectolite Products, Inc.
desde agosto.
Las causas principales de
la huegla fueron las practi­cas
laborales discriminato­rias.
De los 80 obreros en
la fabrica, la mayor{a son
indocumentados que no hablan
mucho ingles. Por esa simple
razon los patrones apenas les
pagaban $2.90 la hora, ape­sar
de que algunos ten{~n
cerca de 8 afios de trabajar
Miles de personas protestaron contra el KKK en Dallas. Demandaron que el gobierno tome
accion inmediata contra los asesinos_ miembros del KKK. (foto: Bois D'Arc Patriots)
Berets, la Colectiva de EL
PUEBLO y otros, denunciaron
al KKK y todos los que los
apoyan.
Los oradores aclararon la
relacion que existe entre el
KKK y la crisis economica. A
traves de la historia, cuando
decae la econom[a, aparece el
I Gano . !
Hist6rica
en la fabrica.
El hecho historicamente
importante fue la clausula de
inmigracion que forma parte
del contrato colectivo.
Esta seccitn les permite
tiempo para viajar a cual­quier
oficina del Consulado
norteamericano en el extran­jero
para obtener visa~ de
residente permanente. Esta
sera una arma legal muy poten­te
para ~-os sindicatos cont-:::-a
los patrones que amenazan a
los trabajadores con deporta­ciones.
La huelga no fue facil y
solo se ga~6 debido a la re­sistencia
militante de los
indocumentados. En primer
lugar, no ten{an fondos de
(Pase a la Pagina 2)
racismo para confundir a los
trabajadores tocante a los
verdaderos problemas de la
sociedad.
Nuestro enemigo no es el
trabajador negro, blanco o
indocumentado, como quiere
hacernos creer el KKK. Nues­tro
enemigo es el sistema
economico que convierte a
estos grupos en sus v{ctimas.
La marcha en Dallas contra
el racismo y a favor de la
dignidad humana, enfocbclara­mente
la necesidad de que el
pueblo este firme encontra del
KKK y todos los que los
apoyen, dondequiera que esten.
Agencia
las
Lucha Contra
Oro gas
SAN ANTONIO, TX
·q / 6 ue significa inhalar
pintura?
{,Como es
tos afeo.tan
dad?
que estos produc­a
nuestra comuni-
Estos productos estan
siendo malusados por nuestra
juventud, quienes le tienen
acceso debido a que legalmen­te
lo puede comprar cualquier
persona mayor de 18 anos. El
producto principal, pintura
de bote aeresol, particular­mente
los colores plata, oro
y cobre, estan siendo malusa­dos
por gente que no tiene
los medias para comprar una
droga mas_ cara - lo cual tam­poco
es una alternativa.
La pintura se usa para
obtener una sensacion de in­toxicacion.
Cuando jovenes
u·san la pintura, pueden ser
pasivos o en veces violentos,
y tendran alucinaciones.
Segun algunas autoridades
(Dr. M. Bass, 1970), el dana
de salud que este abuso cau­sa,
incluye danos a los rino­nes
y al h{gado, as{ como
tambien al tuetano de los
huesos que produce las celulas
rojas de la sangre.
Segun la policfa, as{ como
tambien acuerdan muchos tra­bajadores
sociales, el uso
prolongado de estos inhalan­tes
puede causar comportamien­to
excesivamente violento.
La Organizacion C{vica de
la Comunidad Mexicana (MANCO),
ha estado trabajando con este
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Page 2 EL PUEBLO December, 1979
PERSPECTIVA FEME-NI:.- On Welfare
In the August-September issue
PERSPECTIVA FEMENIL raised the ques­tions
why is the work of raising our
children valued at so little? Why is
it that women are forced to stay on
welfare because of the Medicaid bene­fits?
The following is a response.
People who depend on the state for
their livelihood, through the welfare
program, often find that they have
little choice but to stay on welfare. -
The welfare program has become a
dangerous enemy to working people. It
is dangerous because it is taking the
place of good paying jobs, quality
education, relevant training, and in­stead
is providing only the bare
necessities for people to survive.
Welfare is forcing people to remain
poor, uneducated, untrained and depen~
dent on the state for their livelihood.
It does this because the society
.cannot provide for the basic human
needs, such as affordable health care.
One reason women on welfare are
forced to live on '$116 a month is
simply because of the high cost of
health care.
If a woman has a -sickly child or has
five young children and she has no
skills and cannot find a job that pays
more than the minimum wage, she is ·
forced to stay on welfare to receive
her Medicaid card. This way, a mother
knows her children at least will be
able to see a doctor when they have to
or get the expensive medication they
need.
What welfare does, therefore is
create a vicious cycle - a cycle of
dependency and poverty where children
do not get quality education, nor de­cent
housing nor a positive self-image.
Wel_fare only fills the ranks of a
large unemployed working class.
A rich and so-called prosperous
government such as the U.S. s~10uld not
have people barely surviving on the
welfare program - they should not even
have the existing welfare program at
all.
Instead this government must make
an all out effort to provide morejobs,
to give us quality and relevant train-ing
to -prepare us for the work force,
and it must give our children quality
education and get rid of racist and
bigoted teachers that cause a high
drop-out rate. Many times when our
children grow up they are forced to
get on welfare for lack of proper
training.
If a woman (or man) cannot work and
must stay home to watch her children
she deserves more than $116 a month.­The
proper raising of our children is
worth much more than these meager
handouts.
The government must do away with the
facade of the WIN (Work Incentive)
Program as it only for~es mothers with
children over 6 to take jobs as wai­tresses
or maids and therefore denies
them access to Medicaid.
For years now, - the government has
promoted welfare to keep a sector of
the working people on its knees.
It is time all working people rose
to their feet and demarided jobs,
training and day care instead of
welfare.
Scenes like the above are more and more common in poor neighborhoods. The young learn from the older and the
cycle continues. NOTE: The kids shown above are NOT paint sniffers.- They simply re-enacted the scene out of
concern for their friends. (Photo: MANCO).
MANCO
(Continued from front page)
and other alternatives which
include finding employment,
placement in skill training,
advocating for the youth in
the schools and providing re­creation
activities for the
younger abuser.
MANCO runs a prevention
and intervention programwhich
makes presentation at school~
other service agencies and
community meetings. The staff
also provides awareness and
counseling services to youth
Strike
churches that helped.
The strikers and union
leaders suffered arrests,
attacks from police dogs and
the use of · company scabs.
But the resistance and unity
of the workers was stronger
than the attacks and company
abuses.
For mpre information, to
give messages of support and
solidarity, or to give dona­tions,
write to IBGW, 3123 W.
Eighth Street, Los Angeles,CA
90005.
and families in the communit~
MANCO also has a youth home
named Myra S. Pryor, that pro­vides
residential placement
for 25 youths in the area. It
tries to provide a home life
environment to youths who are
r-un-aways and also have' pro­blems
with the law.
These are only a few of the
programs that exist in our
community and are making an
effort to provide assistance
and awareness to. those who ' are in need.
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News Briefs
:Ecatepec, Hexico: Thousands of workers have been protesting in solidarity with
68 employees fired by the Liberty Mexicana Company. Liberty is one of many
lu.s.-owned corporations doing business in Hexico.
I The workers have demanded the rehiring of the 68 workers fired and have con­ldemned
the betrayal by labor leaders Wallace de la Hancha and Pedro Fragoso who
- .sold out the interests of the workers at Liberty~ __
1 Pa~r.ols belonging to the repressive BAR&~~. a goon squad financed by thel
PRI regime, have attacked the v1orkers. Strikers have also been attacked by I
IDe la Mancha's bodyguards who have threatened to kill the most active strikers. 1
I The fired employees at Liberty have received the support - of workers rrom1
lather companies like Kelvinator, Trailmobile as well as community crganizations1 -· IMexico, D. F. ·: Several labor unions, mass o. rganizations, student groups andl.
lpolitical groups continue their demand for an investigation of the managers of I
1
the Acermex plant over the murder of labor leaders. I
I Union leaders Arturo Cervantes Acosta and Esther ~·1ontiel were found tortured I
and murdered recently. Arturo Cervantes t.;as the Executive Committee secretary 1
I of the union local at Acermex. He distinguished himself for his honesty and 1
ldedication during the 1978 strike against Acermex. I
I The demands charge two supervisor~, Tortoriello and Becchi, as well as the
IPlant's general manager Federico Neuman as the planners of the murders. Thel
ldemands include an end to the kidnapping, torture and murder of labor and po-l
l pular movement leaders in Mexico. ___ .I -------------------------------
Pagina 3 EL PUEBLO Diciembre, 1979
Preguntas Sobre
la Muerte de Sanchez
1. ~Por que le dispararon mas de SO balas al cuerpo de
Javier aun cuando ya estaba muerto en el suelo?
2. ~Por que esconde la policia el hecho que ellos usaron
el cuerpo de Javier para tiro al blanco y que sus propias
balas le pegaron al policfa Coy Boone?
3. ~Que dano f{sico y mental habia sufrido Javier durante
la golpiza que le dieron los polic{as de Houston?
4. 6Que efecto tuvo en su actitud hacia la vida y la
sociedad los largos periodos de desempleo y sub-empleo?
S. 6Como puede una sociedad empujar a un joven de 19 anos
a cometer tal acto desesperado y destruirse a s{ mismo?
6. lCu;ntos mts jovenes, que sufren el mismo ~ aislamiento
de la sociedad, ser;n muertos como perros antes de que
nuestra sociedad se enfrente· a la ra{z del problema?
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BANDERILLAZOS POLITICOS
Por: Armaildina Sald:lvar
La Sra. Saldivar es una trabajadora
social y cuenta con una licencia.tura
en so.ciolog{a. Esta columna esta ba­sada
en sus experiencias y observacio­nes
profesionales.
jLa alcaldeza Lila Cockrell es una
MENTIROSA!
Mintio cuando le dijo a Esteban
. Torres (Asistente Especial al Presi­dente
sobre Asuntos Hispanicos) que el
concilio de la ciudad no funcionaba
normalmente de esa manera.
Ella se estaba reririendo al inci­dente
cuando le pidio' al jefe de poli­c{
a Peters a que sacara al consejal
Bernardo Eureste de la camara del con­cilia.
Eureste le dijo al consejal
Archer que tanto el como su resolucion
contra los iraneses estaban enfermos.
Cuando la alcaldesa le dijo que se
apegara a la discusion, Eureste le di­jo
que ella tambien estaba enferma.
Fue entonces que lo amenazo con botar­lo
de la camara. Despues ella le pidio
perdon a Esteban Torres.
La verdad es que esta estupida mu­jer
ha tenido mucha suerte que otra
gente ha rnostrado m~s atencion que
'ella.
~u~ hubiera pasado si Eureste hu­biera
rehuzado irse? Sin duda, la
comunidad mexicana se hubiera amctina­do
si lo hubieran sacado arrastrando.
Han evitado que mucha gente diga la
verdad de esta sucia y deshonesta
mujer. .
En una ocasion, ella amenazo con
la polic{a a un anciano, cuando este
· le dijo lo que ella val{a. Un padre
de iglesia taillbien fue amenazado por
uno de los "compadres" que la alcalde­sa
tiene en el concilio. En vista de
que su grupito estaba siendo desenmas­carado
por el padre, ella calladamente
permitio que aquel fuera amenazado.
El expresidente de COPS tambien fue
sacado por la polic{a - y ella ha in­tentado
mas de una vez de sacar a Su
Servidora de la c;mara por haberla
desenmascarado.
Esta estupida mujer pudiera haber
causado muchos motines.
En el futu-ro la desenmascarare' con
la presencia de mi abogado. Si ella
trata de sacarme, tendra que s7r por
la· fuerza.
La mayor{a d.e la gente que ha tra­tado
de sacar han side mexicanos.
Se supone que debemos tener un tipo
de gobierno de Concilio de la Ciudad
y un · Gerente ~1unicipal. ~Acaso no
violo/ella la Carta de la Ciudad cuan­do
le pidi~ ~1 jefe Peters que sacara
a Eureste? ~Acaso no deber{a de haber­le
dicho al Gerente Municipal, ya que
el Jefe de Polic{a esta .... bajo del Geren­te?
Estoy pensando seriamente en pe­dirle
a la gente mexicana que la
retiren .del puesto. Ser{a la primera
alcaldesa en la historia de EU aue ha
sido retirada del puesto por min~r{as.
Y ademas,, el otro consejal tambien
estaba fuera de orden.
~Acaso no es estar fuera de orden
cuando se violan los derechos de los
estudiantes iraneses? La Constitucion
les garantiza el derecho de protestar.
Obviamente, Cockrell mostro su favori­tismo
hacia aquellos que piensan tal
como ella.
Y esto de Eurest; que le dijo a ~a
alcaldesa que esta enferma, pues, el
no ser~el mejor trabajador social en
el mundo, pero aun el sabe lo sufi­ciente
sobre la mente humana como para
hacer una diagnosis. Por lo que yo
acepto sus observaciones profesionales
de que ella esta/enferma.
***
El consejal Henry Cisneros tuvo una
funcion el 9 de noviembre v se le olvi­d~
invitar a la gente trab~jadora. Se
aseguro de que no fueran cuando cobr~
$25.00 por boleto. Gente trabajadora
mexicana son demasiado pobres co~o
para poder pagar eso, y el lo sabe.
Sin embargo, cuando se trata de
conseguir votos, el 0 cualquier otro
mexicano no puede ganar sin esos votos.
Cisneros debera pensarlo bien antes de
volver a hacerlo. Le sugiero que ten­ga
una funci~n para trabajadores a
tres d~lares. Sino, tendra .... un piquete
de un grupo de gente que ya esta .... can-..
sado de sus habla-bla-bladas y su~:
movidas. •
La policia provoca a
la gente forzandolos
a defenderse.
Obrero de San Antonio
Gana Lu.cha Sindical
SAN ANTONIO, Tx -
Un -trabajador de la campa­nia
Tampo Manufacturing de SA,
recientemente gano una larga
lucha sindical.
Alberto Rocha regreso a su
trabajo con completo pago a­trasado.
Race mas de dos anos
el recibio trato injusto a
manos de oficiales de Tampo.
En septiembre de 1977 el
sindicato de electrecistas
IUE, empezo una campafia orga­nizativa
en esta compan{a. El
sindicato hab{a hecho varios
intentos de organizar esta
planta, pero la compan{a lo­gro
bloquear los esfuerzos
organizativos.
En esta ocasion, la compa­n{
a uso .... la tact ica de correr
a los principales l{deres del
comit~ organizativo en la
planta. De los tres despedi­dos,
dos estaban en estado de
probacitn por lo que no los
pudo defender el sindicato.
-El tercer obrero, Rocha,
rehuzo' terminar sus activida­des
sindicales y con la ayuda'
del IUE -empezo la lucha para
que le regresaran su trabajo.
La compan{a alegaba que
Rocha hab{a sido corrido de­bido
a sabotaje de propiedad __.,
de la companla y por haber
sido l{der de un retardamien­to
del trabajo.
El caso se presento ante
la Mesa Nacional de Relaciones
Laborales (NLRB), quien tomo
7 meses antes de o{r el caso.
El NLRB encontro que la com-
~~ ~ b d panla no tenla prue as e sus
alegaciones.
,J/ / La companla apelo el caso
y el juez federal no decidid
el caso basta abril de 1979,
cuando decidio a favor · de
Rocha.
Ya para entonces, el re­sultado
de los esfuerzos
organizativos en Tampo hab{an
logrado la victoria para el
sindicato. Tampo se sindica­li-
zo el 24 de abril de 197 8.
Tras una larga lucha de
"'"' ,. dos anos, Rocha regreso a su
trabajo _con $16,000 de pago
atrasado.
Este caso ayuda a clarifi­car
el hecho de que la lucha
contra las ttcti~as antiobre-d
1
_, .
ras e as companlas, requlere
una fuerte dedicacion y
sacrificio.
Aun as{, los obreros tienen
que continuar su lucha por
los derechos democraticos que
incluye el derecho de sindi­cato
y mejores ~ondiciones de
trabajo.
Rocha e IUE, en este caso,
comprueban a los trabaj.adores
que la unidad de la clasetra­bajadora
puede derrotar a los
patrones y corregir las injus­ticias
que exiaten.
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: _ lndocumentados Resisten:
I Una de las mentiras favoritas del · · '
lpatr6n antiobrero es el cuento de que Siguen los esfuerzos organizativos naclonal del AFL-CIO ha cometido. Estel
a los trabajadores indocumentados nun- en Arizona, llevados a cabo por el :rror es de no organizar al trabajador:
ca se les podra organizar en un sindi- ~royecto Organizativo del Condado de lndocumentado y acusarlo falsamente del
cato. Disque porque le tienen miedo a Maricopa (MCOP). ser culpable de la mala condicion del
la migra, porque no estan en sus tra- Mas reciente, tenemos el ejemplo de ·la economfa nacional. 1
bajos en forma permanente
0
porque son los trabajadores indocumentados que No debemos olvidar que todos los•
indisciplinados. ganaron la huelga en Reflectolite Pro- trabajadores, con o sin documentos I
Nada de esto ~s verdad. ducts, Inc: en Los ~g:les (vea art{- te~emos el deber de organizarnos ;•
La prueba esta en los esfuerzos de culo relaclonado en Paglna 1). Uno de unlrnos para proteger nuestros inte-los
mismos indocumentados por organi- l~s aspectos mas importantes , de esta rese.s y nuestros derechos' tanto .huma-zarse
y formar sus propios locales de Vlctoria, claramente es la clausula de nos como civiles.
sindicatos. Por ejemplo, en el estado i~igracion del contrato colectivo. La fuerza esta en la unidad. Las
de Arizona cerca de Phoenix en la Por supuesto, es solam~nte una arma repetidas lecciones de la historia nos
:finca Goldmar (de la familia d~l s"ena- legal. Sin e~)?-~_!:g<;f; . .pm:f"de servir como lo c~mprueba. Todos los trabajadores,
1
dor Goldwater), indocumentados desa- una-- forma oe unir al indocumentado no solo los indocumentados, tendr~n
tfiaron los ataques de la migra y de la ante los abusos patronales y las ame- que ver la fundamental injusticia de
lpolic{a local, el uso de esquiroles y nazas de deportacion. la realidad que vivimos. Debemos to-lcuanto
obstaculo se les pusiera en- Los organizadores de sindicatos mar control de nuestras propias vidas
lfrente. En la primavera de este ano existentes, debertan seriamente recon- Y nuestras propias acciones.
1
1ganaron la huelga con sueldo de'·$3 /ho;a. siderar el ~.ror que el liderato Up pueblo trabajador y unido --- . / ' ------------------------------ . _Jamas sera vencido.
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Pagina 4 EL PUEBLO Diciembre, 1979
KKK: 1· AQuien
Sirvent
Los salvajes del KKK andan sueltos de nuevo. Los ricos
que dominan el pa{s los soltaron para que les _ayuden a con­trolar
a la clase tr~bajadora durante esta crisis economica.
El KKK siempre ha servido como arma para detener la uni­dad
de los trabajadores en este pais. Despues de ser orga­nizados
en 1870 con el proposito de exterminar a los negros,
el KKK ha resurguido y desparramado su veneno, siempre en
epocas cuando urgue la unidad obrera.
Por ejemplo: Durante los 1930's el KKK resurguio para
bloquear el desarrollo de los sindicatos.
Hoy, en Texas y otros estados el KKK repentinamente. se ha
convertido en una organizacio'n "aceptable." La prensa
comercial y el gobierrto le han dado reconocimiento· y publi­cidad
favorable.
Racistas, de los cuales hay muchos en este pa{s, han sido
reclutados para una simple mision: Aprovechar los temores
y las preocupaciones de la gente. Decirles que los
"blancos deben luchar ·contra las minor{as, los pobres y los
comunistas." . Decirles lo que sea, pero nose atreven a de-
/ .
cirles quienes son verdaderamente culpables de causar
desempleo, inflacion y los demas problemas que acosan
a los trabajadores.
El gobierno "justa y democratico" de E.U. rapidamente
ataco/ para parar a los Panteras Negras, al Movimiento
Ind{gena Americana y otras organizaciones del pueblo par
med:Lo de manipulaciones ilegales del FBI.
En .. cambio, ese mismo gobierno "democratico" supuestamente
no ha podido parar a los asesinos miembros del KKK.
Ya que el Departamento de (In)Justicia y otras fuerzas
policiacas de esta "democracia" no han parado al KKK, el
pueblo tendrC: que hacerlo. Debemos de respaldar toda
actividad contra el KKK. Debemos exigir a todo politiquero
que tome acci~n concreta para parar al KKK •
..
~iDeporten .al. Crimilfal Shalt I
El pueblo de "E.U. de.\?e evitar que lo~ demagogos del pai's
con!undan la - si.tuacion-7-~n Ir.{n> ':. ·. ,· · · -~ h : · . • . . / . / '• . . .
El pueblo iranes simplemente esta exigiendo que se extra-dicte
al sha para llevarlo a juicio en Iran.
· i,Por qu~? Porque el sha asesind a miles de iraneses y se
robe billones de . dolares de la gente. .__ . · · _
Los ricos que ~ contro1an el gobierno de E~U.; · los·' cuales
no tepresentan los mej ores intereses del pueblo' ··de-Bean·;
protej er a su amigo el. sha a cos to del mismo . pu.eolo.
La situacion es as{ de si~ple: Si un m~ltiple asesino y ·
ratero de E. U. recibiera apoyo y proteccion de cualquier
otro pa{s, · la gente. de E.U. lo resintieran y exigir{an la
. / d 1 ~ cooperac1on e otro pa1s.
Entonces, iQue derecho tienen Kiss~nger, Rockefeller,
Carter y sus qmigos d_e proteger y defender a un criminal
como el sha? iPor que el pueblo de E.U. va a arriesgar
otra guerra al proteger a un ratero?
Aun cuando no estamos de acuerdo en· la tactica de usar
/ . . / . -
rehenes inocentes, iPor que van los pueblos de Iran y E.U. ·
a odiarse y pelear por un criminal como el sha?
Y., m~cho mas importante: iC.uando va, el pueblo de E. U.,
a parar el hecho de que E.U. sea usado como escondite de
dictadores asesinos como el sha, Nuyen Cao Ky, Somoza y
otros?
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Mi chfj·a Norma, ten{a una esta cart a es lo siguiente .
maestra que dandole c1ases. de *Sin la· unidad de nuestra
historia, interpretaba ·las ·gente, sin la unidad del tra­clases
con su misma actitud bajador, este tipo de injus-racista.
ticia seguiri:
Hablando de la historia del *No debemos dejar que un
sudoeste, se refer{a ami hi~ gobierno de negociantes des­ja
con el fin de insultarla honestos, o cualquier insti- . / tuc1on como las maladministra- par no haber nacido aqu{ en
Texas en Estados Unidos.
Quizas lo har{a como la
maestra era norteamericana y
nosotros somas raza mexic'ana.
Uno de los resultados de
este tipo de actitud fue que
los mismos alumnos aprend1an
a atacar a mis hijos, ponien­dose
encontra uno de los
otros. Muchas veces mis hijos
fueron insultados y golpeados
por la cual daban la queja al
principal de Tafolla. El
principal no quer{a atender
las quejas de los que fueron
golpeados e insultados sino
hac{a por los que insultaban,
simplemente para proteger su
carro, por miedo de que se lo
destrosaran. (El principal
tambien es norteamericano).
; Esto es lo que paso en esta
escuela y yo quisiera saber
cuantas mas madres mexicanas
estaran o habr{an pasado por
mucho mas que esto.
das escuelas, sigan di.vidien­do
al pueblo mexicano. Nues­tra
historia nos dice que,
seamos nacidos aqu{ o en
M
; • / _ex1co, somas un solo pueblo,
somas. trabaj adores.
La colectiva de. EL PUEBLO
hace un llamado a toda la
gente que haya pasado por
experiencias inj ustas, ya sean
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banos! Sean mexicanos, ne­gros
o . blancos, porque la
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la forma en la cual todos nos
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cambia fundamental, que se
necesita para lograr una jus­ticia
e igualdad que incluya
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pobres y desposeidos.
Page -4 EL PUEBLO December, 1979 .
DITORIAL
KKK:·
They
Who Do.
Serve!
The KKK dogs are on the loose again. The rich rulers have
unleashed them in_ their attempt to keep workers under
control during the current economic crisis.
The KKK has always served as a weapon to block the unity
of w~rkers in the U.S. Originally organized in the 1870's
for the purpose of exterminating the Blacks, the KKK has
surfaced and spread its poison during times when workers'
unity was critical.
For example, in the 1930's the KKK surfaeed to block the ­progress
Qf labor unions-.
Today, in Texas and other states the KKK has suddenly be­_
come a "legitimate" group. The connnercial media an4 the
government have given it good publicity and recognition.
Rednecks and bigots, who are plenti:f;ul in this c~:mntry,
have -been recruited for one simple mission: Cater to. ~he
fears and worries of people. Tell them "whites must unite
against the minorities, the poor and the communists~" Tell
them anything but don't tell them who really causes un­employment,
high prices and workers' suffering.
The "just and democratic" goverrunent of _the U.S. _rapidly
· attacked to stop the Black Panthers, the Americ~n Indian
Movement and other people's organizations through FBI
ille·gal maneuvers. .
Yet the same "democratic" government has been supposedly,
unable to stop the KkK murderers. · . ·
Since the (In)_Justice Department and o.ther police forces
ir{ this "democr~cy"·· have refused to stop the ·KKK, it is up
to ·-the people to stop them. We must support ... all . act~yi_ties
against the KKK, · we must demand that all politicians take
_concrete action.., to· stop _the KKK.
9
·Deport :: tit~ Criminal Shah'!
The American people must not permit the U. $.~ .demagogues
· to conf~se the Iranian question. -- · ~.
The Iranians' -demand ts simple: "- Extradite the Shah to
stand trial.
Why? Because he murdered thousands of Iranians and stole
billions of dollars. ·
The rich rulers of the U.S. goverrunent, who do not repre- .
s·ent the best interests of the U.S. people, want to protect
their long-time friend at the · expense of the American and
Iranian people.
It's as simple as this: If an American mass-murderer and
thief was being protected by any foreign country, the
American people would resent it and demand cooperation.
So, what gives Kissinger, Rockefeller, Carter and friends
the right to protect and defend a criminal like the Shah?
Why should the people in the U.S. risk war over a thief?
Even though we do not condone the tactic of taking inno­cent
hostages, why should the American and Iranian people
hate and attack each other over a scoundrel like the Shah?
But even more importantly: When are the American people
going to stop brutal dictators like the Shah, Nuyen Cao Ky,
Somoza and others from using the U.S. as a hideout?
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LlftterS tiJ EL PUEBLO
EL PUEBLO friends,
I'm sending you this letter
to inform you of problems
that have been going on in
the schools. I have ~ seen
and heard of many problems at
several schools.
For example,
at Tafolla, my
· per.ienced some
that -r never
could have.
some time ago
children ex­difficulties
thought they
My daughter Norma, had a
teacher that when she taught
history, she interpreted the
lessons with her own racist
attitude.
Speaking of history of the
Southwest, she would refer to
my daughter with the purpose
of insulting her because she
had not been morn here in
Texas· in the United States.
Perhaps the teacher did it
because she's. Northamerican
and we are Mexican.
One of the results of this
type of attitude was that the
students themselves learned
to attack my children,pitting
·one against the other.
Many times my children were
insulted and beaten, which is
why they complained to the
principal at Tafolla. The
principal payed no attention
to the complaints of the in­sulted
and beaten ones, in­stead
he would do for those
that insulted solely because
he wanted to protect his car.
(The principal is also North
American).
This is what happened at
that school and what I'd like
to know is how many more
Mexican mothers had gone or
are going through this or
much more.
l.f you have anything to
inform EL PUEBLO, don't for­get
to send your complaint
to this, your newspaper.
Sincerely,
E. V. SALINAS
COMMENTARY
The message that we of EL
PUEBLO get from this letter
is as follows.
*Without the unity of our
people, without the unity of
the workers, this kind of
injustice will continue. - _
*We should not allow a go­vernment
of dishonest busin­essmen,
or any other institu­tion
such as _the mismanaged
schools to further divide the
Mexican people. Our history
tells us, whether we're born
here or in Mexico, we are one
people, we are workers.
The EL PUEBLO collective
asks all those people · who
have experienced injustices,
be they at work, in the
schools or in the community,
to write to us!
EL PUEBLO does not pretend
to solve all the problems,
instead we open up the discu­ssion
to find a way in which
we can all unite in order to
make the fundamental change
that will be needed so that
we can achieve a justice and
equality that includes the
working people, the poor and
dispossesed.
\.
Questions Raised
by
Sanchez' Death
1. Why was Javier's body riddled with over 50 bullets
even after he was lying dead on the ground?
2. Why are the police hiding the fact that during their
target practice on Javier's body their bullets hit officer
Coy Boone? (Boone's body was under Javier's)
3. What physical and mental damage had Javier suffered
previously when savagely beatened by Houston cops?
4. What effect did Javier's long unemployment and under­employment
have on ·his outlook at society and life?
5. What is wrong with a society that drives a 19-year
old into such desperate act of self-destruction?
Police provoke people, forcing them
6. How many more young people, similarly isolated from
society, will have to be killed like dogs before society
addresses the root of the problem? - to fight back. r-------.-. .... ------------------,.~-- ---------------------------;-------.1,., ·San Antonio Worker
BANDERILLAZOS POLITICOS
Mrs. Saldivar is a Social Worker and
has a degree in the field of Sociobgy.
This column is based on her profes­siot).
al e:qerience and observations.
By: Armandina Saldivar
~ayor Lila Cockrell is a LIAR!
She lied when she told Esteban Tor­res
(Special Assistant to the Presi­dent
on Hispanic Affairs) that the
City Council was not usually run in
that manner.
She was referring to the incident
where she had PoliceChief Petersescort
Councilman Bernardo Eureste out of the
Council for telling Councilman Archer
that Archer's resolution against the
Iranians was sick and that the council
~an was also sick. w~en the Mayor
tried to get him to stick to the is­sue
he told her she was sick. This is
when she threatened to throw him out
of the council chamber. Then she
apologized to Esteban Torres.
The truth is that this stupid woman
has been very lucky that other people
have shown more common sense then she
has.
What would have happened if Eureste
had refused to leave? No doubt the
Hexican community would have rioted if
he had been dragged out. Many people
have been kept frcm blasting this
dirty dishonest woman.
In the past she threatened an
elderly man with the police when he
told her her price. A priest was also
threatened with the police by one of
her buddies in the council. _ And since
her clique was· being blasted by the
priest she sat quietly and allowed the
priest to be threatened.
The ex-president of COPS was also
escorted by the police -and she tried
more than once to get yours truly out
of City Council for blasting her.
This stupid woman could have caused
riots ~ore than once.
In the future I will blast her with
my attorney present. If she tries to
remove me they will have to drag me
out.
Most of the ~eople she has tried to
remove have been Hexican.
By the way, aren't we supposed to
have a City Council-City ~1anager type
of government? Didn't she violate the
City Charter by asking Chief Peters to
remove Eureste? Shouldn't she have
asked the City Manager to ask Chief
Peters sirrce Chief Peters is under the
City ~nager? I am seriously thinking
of asking the Mexican people to recall
her. She will be the first mayor in
the history of the US who is removed
by minorities.
~~d by the way, the other council­man
was also out of line.
Isn't it out of line to violate the
rights of the Iranian students? The
Constitution guarantees them the right
to protest. Obviously Cockrell showed
favoritism to those who think just
like her.
As for Eureste, telling the Mayor
that she is sick, well he may not be
the best social worker ~n the world,
but even he knows enough about the
human r.Und to make a diagnoses. So I
accept his professional observations
that she is sick.
***
Councilman Henry Cisneros had a
function on November 9 and he -forgot
to invite working people. H~ . made
sure they did not attend by charging
$25.00 per ticket. Mexican working
people are too poor to be able to af­ford
tickets for that price and he
knows it. Yet, when it comes to get­ting
votes he or any other Mexican can
not win without their vote. Mr. Cis­neros
better think twice and not do
it again. I suggest he hold a function
for workers at three dollars or he i~
going to be picketed ...._by a group of,.
people that are tired of his double.
talk and double dealings.
...
' Wins Union Struggle
SAN ANTONIO, TX -
A worker from Tampo Manu­facturing
Company recently
\von a long union struggle in
San Antonio.
Alberto Rocha was reinsta­ted
in his job with full back
pay. · Over two years ago he
had been unjustly treated by
Tampo Co. officials.
In September of 1977 the
International Union of Elec­trical
and Radio Workers (IUE)
began an organizing drive in
this company. IUE had made
several attempts to unionize
this plant but the company
had managed to block organiz­ing
efforts.
On this particular occa­sion
the company used the
tactic of firing the primary
leaders of the in-plant org­anizing
committee. Of the
three fired, two were of pro­bationary
status and could
not be defended by the union.
The third worker, Ro~ha,
refused to stop his union
activities and with the help
of IUE engaged in a fight to
win back his job.
Company . allegations were
that Rocha had been fired be­cause
of sabotage of company
~ property and the leading of a
-work slow-down·.
The case was filed with
the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) which took seven
months before hearing the
case. · The NLRB found that
the company had no proof of
their allegations.
The company appealed the
case and the federal judge
didn't hear the case until
April 1979, when it was de­cided
again in Rocha's favor.
By this time, the organi­zing
drive within Tampo had
resulted in another union
victory. Tampo became union­ized
on April 24 of 1978.
After a long two year
struggle, Rocha rightfully
returned to work with $16,000
in back pay.
This case helps clarify the
fact that the struggleagainst
company tactics to break
union drives requires strong
dedication and sacrifice.
Nonetheless workers must
continue to fight for all
their democratic rights which
include the right to unionize
and better working conditions
Rocha and IUE, in this
case, prove to workers that
with unity the working class
can defeat the bosses and
correct the injustices that
exist.
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1EL PUEBLO UNIDO Undocumented Resist
One of the favorite lies of the ·
antiworker bosses is the myth that un- . The Maricopa County Organizing Pro- shl~ of th7 .AFL-CIO. This mistake is
d?cume~ted workers can never be orga- Ject (MC?P) continues its organizing thelr decls1on not to organize the
n1zed 1nto a union. Presumable because efforts 1n, the state of Arizona. undocumented workers and to falsely
they aren't on their jobs on a perma- More recently, we have the example accuse them of being responsible of
nent basis or because they are of undocumented workers that won the the deplorable condition of the natio-undisciplined.
strike at Reflectolite Products, Inc. nal economy.
None of this is true. !n Los Angeles (see related article on . We must.not forget that all worker~l
The proof lies in the efforts the .age_l). Clearly, one of the most im- Wlth or Wl~hout documents, have thel
undoc~ented themselves have made to ~or~ant ~spects of this victory is. the ~uty to un1te and organize ourselvesl
organ1ze and form their own union 1nrn1grat1on clause in the collective ln order to protect our interests andl
locals. For example in Arizona, near contract. our rights, both human and civil.
Pheonix, at the Goldmar Ranch (belong- Naturally, this is only a legal Strength is in unity. The repeated!
ing to Senator Goldwater's family), tool. However, it can serve as a lessons of history are proof of this. I
undocumented worker~ defied theMigra's means to unite the undocumented against A~l workers, not only the undocumente~l
attacks as well as attacks from the the company abuses and deportation ~lll.have to see the fundamental in-1
local police, the use of scabs and any threats. JUSt1ce of the reality we live. He I ~other obstacle that got in their way. The organizers of existing unions must take control over our own livesl
In Spring of 1979, they won the strike should seriously reconsider the mis- and our own actions. J
_with a $3 per hour wage. take corejtted by the national l~ader- A working and united people willl
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Page 2 EL PUEBLO December, 1979
PERSPECT1VA FEMENl~. on· Welfare
In the August-September issue
PERSPECTIVA FEMENIL raised the ques­tions
why is the work of raising our
children valued at so little? Why is
it that women are forced to stay on
welfare because of the Medicaid bene­fits?
The following is a response.
People who depend on the state for
their livelihood, through the welfare
program, often find that they have
little choice but to stay on welfare.
The welfare program has become a
dangerous enemy to working people. It
is dangerous because it is taking the
place of good paying jobs, quality
education, relevant training, and in­stead
is providing only the bare
necessities for people to survive.
Welfare is forcing people to remain
poor, uneducated, untrained and depen~
dent on the state for their livelihood.
It does this because the society
cannot provide for the basic human
needs, such as affordable .health care.
One reason women on welfare are
forced to live on $116 a month is
simply because of the high cost of
health care.
If a woman has a sickly child or has
five young children and she has no
skills and cannot find a job that pays
more than the minimum wage, she is ..
forced to stay on welfare to receive
her Medicaid card. This way, a mother
knows her children at least will be
able to see a doctor when they have to
or get the expensive medication they
need.
What welfare does, therefore is
create a vicious cycle - a cycle of
dependency and poverty where children
do not get quality education, nor de­cent
housing nor a positive self-image.
Wel.fare only fills the ranks of a
large unemployed working class.
A rich and so-called prosperous
government such as the U.S. s~10uld not
have people barely surviving on the
welfare program - they should not even
have the existing welfare program at
all.
Instead this government must make
an all out effort to provide morejobs,
to gi~e us quality and relevant train-ing
to ·prepare us for the work force,
and it must give our children quality
education and get rid of racist and
bigoted teachers that cause a high
drop-out rate. Many times when our
children grow up they are forced to
get on welfare for lack of proper
training.
If a woman (or man) cannot work and
must stay home to watch her children
she deserves more than $116 a month.­The
proper raising of our children is
worth · much more than these meager
handouts.
The government must do away with the
facade of the WIN (Work Incentive)
Program as it _only forces mothers with
children over 6 to take jobs as wai­tresses
or maids and therefore denies
them access to Medicaid.
For years now, the government has
promoted welfare to keep a sector of
the working people on its knees.
It is time all working people rose
to their feet and demanded jobs,
training and day care instead of
welfare.
Scenes like the above are more and more common in poor neighborhoods. The young learn from the older and the
cycle continues . NOTE: The kids shown above are NOT paint sniffers: They simply re-enacted the scene out of
concern for their friends. (Photo: MANCO).
MANCO
(Continued from front page)
and other alternatives which
'include finding employment,
placement in skill training, .
advocating for the youth in
the schools and providing re­creation
activities for the
younger abuser.
MANCO runs a prevention
and intervention program which
makes presentation at school~
other service agencies and
community meetings. The staff
also provides awareness and
counseling services to youth
Strike
churches that helped.
The strikers and union
leaders suffered arrests,
attacks from police dogs and
the use of · company scabs.
But the resistance and unity
of the workers was stronger
than the attacks and company
abuses.
For mpre information, to
give messages of support and
solidarity~ or to give dona­tions,
write to IBGW, 3123 W.
Eighth Street, Los Angeles,CA
90005.
and families in the communit~
MANCO also has a youth home
named Myra S. Pryor, thatpro­vides
residential placement
for 25 youths in the area. It
tries to provide ~ home life
environment to youths who are
run-aways and also have· pro­blems
with the law.
These are only a few of the
programs that exist in our
community and are making an
effort to provide assistance
and awareness to- tho..s e who
are in need.
f-1!-1D ~: ., i'
1Diilj~=11•J
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News Briefs
:Ecatepec, Hexico: Thousands of workers have been protesting in solidarity with J
68 employees fired by the Liberty Hexicana Company. Liberty is one of many 1
- lu. S. -owned corporations doing business in Hexico. 1
I The workers have demanded the rehiring of the 68 workers fired and have con­ldemned
the betrayal by labor leaders Wallace de la Mancha and Pedro Fragoso who I
~ .sold out the interests of the workers at Liberty._ ~
I Patrols belonging to the repressive BA~~~. a goon squad financed by thel
PRI regime, have attacked the vTOrkers. Strikers have also been attacked by I
IDe la Mancha's bodyguards who have threatened to kill the most active strikers. I
I The fired employees at Liberty have received the support · of workers from1
lother companies like Kelvinator, Trailmobile as well as community crganizations1
-· tMexico, D. F. ·: Several labor unions, mass o. rganizations, student groups and I
apolitical groups continue their demand for an investigation of the managers ofl
1the Acermex plant over the murder of labor leaders. I
I 1Jnion leaders Arturo Cervantes Acosta and Esther ~·!on tiel were found tortured I
and murdered recently. Arturo Cervantes was the Executive Committee secretaryl
lof the union local at Acermex. He distinguished himself for his honesty andl
ldedication during the 1978 strike against Acermex. I
I The d~Mnds charge two supervisors, Tortoriello and Becchi, as well as the
IPlant's general manager Federico Neuman as the planners of the murders. Thel
ldemands include an end to the kidnapping, torture and murder of labor and po-l
l pular movement leaders in Mexico. ___ - J. ------------------------------
'BWqual Ueiee eh fb
WlVl~Wcg COIIUtUUCify
2sc
VOL. I No. 9 San Antonio, Texas December, 1979
2,000 March Against Racism Chanting . .. .
DALLAS, TX--
Over 2,000 people marched
through the streets of Dallas
November 3 to show the hated
racists of this state that
the people will not allow the
KKK to intimidate them.
The Coalition for Human
Dignity organized in only two
short weeks a broad-based
support to counter the KKK
march in Dallas. Over 2,000
black, brown and white work­ing
people from all over the
state marched, chanting slo­gans
of "KKK-Scum of the Land"
and "A people united will
never be defeated."
Strong resistance to racism
was evident as people 9rove
the 50 Klan off the streets,
forcing the Klan to stop
their display of sick ideas
of racism and white supremacy.
The working relationship be­tween
the government and the
racist Klan was made clear
when Dallas police were
forced to escort the Klan to
safety by City bus . .
After the anti-racism
march, the Coalition for Hu­man
Dignity had a one-half
hour rally where representa­tives
of the Patriots, Work­ers
World, the Frederick
Douglass Voting Council, EL
PUEBLO Collective, Brown
With the
Thousands protested against racism and the KKK in Dallas. They demanded that the government
take action to stop the murders by KKK member'S. (photo: Bois D'Arc Patriots).
Berets, and others denounced economy racism appearsstrong- . nomic system that makes
the KKK and all its support- ly, to divert workers from scapegoats of these groups.
ers. the real problems of the The march ip Dallas against
The speakers made clear society. racism and for human dignity
the relationship between the . . Our enemy is not black, made clear the need for
KKK and the economic crisis. white or undocumented workers people to stand against the
Throughout histroy whenever as the K~ would have us be- KKK and all its supporters
there is a downturn in the lieve . . Our enemy is an eco- whereever they may appear.
Paint Sniffing Abuse
Undocumented Workers Fight Back Agency
Historic· Strike Won Drug
Fights
Problem
LOS ANGELES, CA-Undocumented
workers in
Los Angeles have won' a histo­ric
strike that lasted nine
weeks.
Undocumented workers affi­liated
with Local 301 of the
International Brotherhood of
General Workers (IBGW), had
been on strike against Reflec­tolite
Products, Inc. since
August.
The main causes for the
strike were the discriminatory
labor practices. The majority
of the 80 factory workers are
undocumented and do not speak
much English. For this simple
reason, the company only payed
them $2.90/hour, in spite of
the fact that some workers
had 8 years seniority.
This clause allows them
.time off to travel to any US
Consulate abroad in order to
obtain permanent resident
visas. This will be a power­ful
legal tool that unions
can
that
use against companies
threaten workers with
deportations.
The strike was not easy
and was won only because of
the militant resistance of
the undocumented. In the
first place, they had no
strike fund, but received
support from community groups,
other locals affiliated with
international unions and some
(Continued on Page 2)
. · and they will hallucinate.
SAN ANTONIO, TX - According to ·some authori-
What is paint sniffing? ties (Dr. M. Bass, 1970), the
How are these products health hazards involved in
affecting our community? such abuse include extensive
These products are being liver and kidney damage as
misused by our youth who have well as damage to the bone
access to it because it is marrow that produces red
sold over the counter legally blood cells.
to anyone over 18 years old. According to police, and
The main product, . '.'spray many social workers as well
paint," in particular · s~lv:r, agree, that continued use of
gold or copper, is be~ng such inhalents may lead to
abused by people who don't excessive violent behavior.
have the means to buy a more The Mexican American Neigh­expensive
drug - which is not borhood Civic Organization
ai). alternative either. (MANCO), has been working
The spray paint ·is us.ed to with this type of abuser since
attain a "high," a feeling of 1969. ·rhis organization has
being intoxicated. When youth a Drug Free Outpatjent Frog­use
spray paint they can get ram which provides counseling
passive or at times violent, (Continued on Page 2)