Vol. 33-No. 15 4 A.~-<, April 20, 1990 COPE Endorses VanKar~~~~~~Ude John Van de Kamp is labor's can- didate for governor of . Van de Kamp, currently attorney general, was endorsed by delegates representing two million union members yesterday during the pre- primary election convention of the state AFL-CIO'ss Com mittee on Political Education (COPE). The delegates, meeting 400 strong at the Airport Hilton Hotel, voted on endorse- ments for every state office, legisla- tive and congressional seat, and statewide proposition that will appear on the June S Primary Elec- tion ballot. They also endorsed: * Leo T. McCarthy for re-elec- tion as lieuteniant governor. * March Fong Eu for re-election as secretary of state. * for re-election as controller. * , daughter of one ex-governor and sister of another, for state treasurer. .0 Ira Reiner, district attorney of County, to succeed Van de Kamp as attorney general. * , who served in the Administration and spoke for labor as an L.A. radio and television commentator, to become the state7s first elected insurance commissioner. John Van de Kamp,, leflt acknowledges cheers of delegates as Al Gruhn,, center, and Jack All are Democrats. Endorse- ments went to none of the candi- dates in Republican primary elec- 9 tion races, although a number of Repusblicans were endorsed for the Stikers Legislature. 0 0 The delegates accepted recom- mendations on partisan races pre- sented to them by the Executive Council of the Californtia Labor ,%W Attorney General Jcohn Van de clothed in the armor of the status governor they won't have to." Those ban Lorenzo signs with a Federation, which interviewed can- dollars of didates and reviewed central body Kamp promised yesterday that with quo and armed with the Earlier, the delegates heard John line slashed through the corporate recommendations along with its him as governor, "labor again will special interests," he declared. Perkins, national AFL-CIO COPE raider's name have, new meaning have its hands upon the levers of "'We canft permit the hypocrites today for Eastern Airlines pickets statewide advisory committee dur- in the to director, call upon local unions to two of to power in this state." Republican Party praise bcome more active in across the country. ing dlays meetings prior entered the con- labor in Poland while politically the convention. Van de Kamp organized order to help set great changes into The Machinists have made good vention hall to cheers and applause attempting to destroy it here at on their pledge to last one day For the non-partisan superinten- after COPE had home!" .motion. dent of public instruction, the coun - shortly delegates longer than Lorenzo, who on Twhurs- voted to endorse his candidacy in Van de Kamp pledged to revital- "Our society is rady to emerge day was removed firom control of cil's recommendation was to from a of endorse the incumbent, Bill Honig. the June Primary Election. ize Cal-OSHtA, restoring it once long twilight princip'le Eastern by a bankruptcy judge. "This is the greatest honor of my again to its full potential. Labor, he into the bright sunshine of pro- Seizure of the airline before But Jack Henning, executive sec- Perkins said. of the state federa- life,," he told the delegates. promised, will be heard and heeded gress," Lorenzo stripped it clean is what retary-treasurer that are in the state of tilon, announced th]at Honig had, in "I promise you wze going again D:epartment "Members will respond to politi- the Machinists have been asking. the meantime, declared his total to win," he said. "Come this Industrial Relations. cal initiatives and incentives of But other creditors opposed it and for Bill the November we are going to shake "SCalifornia has a .moral obliga- local labor unions more than to any the judge refused to act. support Assembly 3300, tion to for medical care as measure that would strip teachers of from this state the dust of indif- provide other force in the labor movement," This changed last week when the to strike. ference and neglect left behind by well as decent housing," he said. Perkcins declared. creditors, finally disillusioned by right Administration. "In the richest state in the union, "I am required to present the the Deukmejian "'Get local unions active," Lorenzo!s shrinking pay-back pro- "SWe are going to beat Pete people shouldn't have to sleep in the your posals, told the judge they, too, council's recommendation to you," (Confinued 2) Henning told the delegates. "But I Wilson, who rides into battle streets, and when I'm through as fiom Page (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 3) m m

The California Labor Federation doing any asbestos-related work campaigning to restore it through Hlenn'ing. said the efforts of the has prevented Cal-OSHA adminis- involving 100 square-feet to register passage of Proposition 97, the gov- states Republican administration to trators from washing their hands of with Cal-OSHA so 'that safety ernor's appointees announced that weaken Cal-OSHA enforcement responsibility for a variety of inspectors will know where and any contractor exempted from the demonstrates the necessity for full asbestos-related jobs. when to find them. asbestos qualification examination support by the labor movement of f, . A three-judge panel in the Third A separate law, found in the Cali- also would be exempted from regis- Democratic candidates endorsed District Court of Appeal at Sacra- fornia Business and Professions tering asbestos-related jobs. this week at the convention of the mento ruled unanimously that offi- Code, requires contractors doing This action is overturned in the California AFL-CIO Committee on n ew d eciZs i wh ich w as n_' cials currently in charge of the Cali- .asbestos-related work to pass an on, Political Education (COPE). fornia Dlivision of Occupational asbestos certification examination. announced on Monday. The case The court decision comes as )I. Safety and HIealth cannot exempt Trhose involved with some materials goes into the law books as Henning Republican-sponsored bills to contractors engaged in asbestos containing asbestos that is unlikely et al v. California Division of Occu- wealcen the Asbestos HIazard Emer- I F work from registering with the to get into the air are excused from pational Safety and Health - so gency Response Act of 1986 are agency. taking the certification examination. narned for Jack Henning, executive,, being pushed in Congress. Union It is a victory of far-reaching Included are asbestos cement pipe, secretary-treasurer of the'state fed- \leaders urged preservation of the importance, not only to workers vinyl asbestos flo-or tile, and eration, who was the -head intiff. asbestos safety laws during con- doing asbestos-related jobs but to asbestos bituminous or resinous The decision declares th3 the gressional hearings held last week the general public as well. The materials. Labor Code section requiring rXs- in San Francisco. Charles P. Scully law firm repre- In August of 1988, while Cal- tration of all asbestos work shall There was no immediate word on sented the federation. OSHIA was shut down by order of prevail. It is signed by Justice Keith whether the Deukn-ejian Admitnis- The California Labor Code Gov. George l)eukmejian and while F. Stars, Hugh A. Evans and tration would appeal the decision to requires any employer or contractor the Califomtia labor Federation was Anthony DeCristoforo. the California Suprenie Court. Governor John Van de Kamp, D;.. Lieutenant Governor . Leo T. McCarthy, D Secretary of State March Fong- Eu, D Controller Gray Davis, D Treasurer Kathleen Brown, ..D Attorney General Ira Reiner, D Bill Press Kathleen Brown Ira Reiner Board of Equalization District 1 William Bennett, D District 2 Lo'u Papan, D District 3 Floyd Morrow, D For Actvis District 4 Paul Carpenter, D Insurance Commissioner .Bill Press, D (Continuedfrom 1) profi't of the wealthiest few." Page Non-Partisan he urged. "Enlist volunteers. There He reviewed the labor move- Suiperintendent of are thousands of potential COPE ment's accomplishtiients in Califor- Public Instrucotion No Endorsement volunteers who have never been nia, including last year's major asked." bf-akthrough in workers' compen- sation reform. Delegates also heard from Dave Gregory, regional COPE director. But he warned of the threat Delegats Hono the Adminis- Henning,,in his report to the con- posed by Deukmejian vention, contrasted the worldwide tratioWs convict labor proposal. Harry~~~~Irige upsurge of democratic movements "The measure would pit tens of with the 'situation in the IJnited thousands of state prison and States, where the "'Reagan-Bush county jail inmates working at mini- There were tributes to the late Bridges by th'en-Mayor, Angelo oligarchy enters its second decade mum wage and no benefits, without Harry Bridges, founder of the -Inter- Rossi of San Franci'sco. in 1934 -to March Fong E;u of -governance of, by and for the unions and supervised by armedi national Longshoremef's and. Ware- accolades by Mayor Art Agnos -and guards, against free California housemerfs Union, at the opening others at memorial service's 'last workers in the private sector,"T Hen- and close of.yesterday's state COPE Saturday. ning said. convention. "The real reason for the attacks He promised that labor would In his opening. remarks, Jack was that Harry preacbed, down to fight the' current proposal as-it did Henning, executive secretary-trea- his last days, that the interests ofthe the governor's plan to place convict surer of the California Labor Feder- employer class are always 'in co'n- labor on the statewide ballot ation, contrasted attacks upon flict with the interests of the. wo~vrk- through legislative action. ing class, and hence the necessity of unions," Henning said. '*We shallI succe'ed if the Iabor "'Harry Bfidges' values and vir- movement mobilizes for voter regis- ILMUs Team_sters tues became an accepted part ofthe tration 'and gets out the vote in life of this city. Mayor Agnos 1990," Henning continued. Get VVelcome ordered the flags flown at half-staff (."We must elect the COPE- Teamsters and International over all city buildings including, I endorsed candidate for governor or Longshoremen and Warehouse- might say, all the police stations," face the prospect of four more years men's Union delegates attending Henning added. of vetoes. their first Califomia COPE -conven- Henning pointed out that Bridges tion since reaffiliating with the had been a vice president of the "'And we must hold and expand AFL-CIO got a special welcome state AFL immediately following yesterday from Jack Henning. the '34 strike.. our progressive majorities in th'e At the conclusion of State Senate, Assembly and in Con- The Califomnia Labor Federation the conven- gress," added. tion, delegates observed a minute of Henning chief introduced and welcomed an silence and then adjourned in Australian visitor, Beryl Ashe of Bridges' memory. *'If all of us roll up our sleeves, Sidney, an officer of the Labor victory will be ours." 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Four of the 17 propositions on the tary of the California Labor Federa- June ballot got special attention yes- tion, warned delegates that Proposi- terday from delegates to the endors- tions 118 and 119 are designed to ing convention of the state AFL- give Republicans through reappor- CIO's Committee on Political tionment the legislative control they Education. have been unable to attain at the Labor's energies and resources polls. were pledged t.o the campaign to "ilf these two propositions pass, defeat two of them, Propositions we wlill have a right-to-work law in 118 and 119, the Republican-spon- California," Henning declared. sored initiatives aimed at gaining "There is no moderate wing in the control of the reapportionment Republican Party. It is monolithic process. against labor. There was highest priority as "There are conservatives among well for. campaigns to win approval the Democrats, but there are no of Propositions 108, the $1 billion in moderates amo"ng the Repubicans," bonds to develop intercity and com- he added. muter rail transit, and Proposition The state federation's Executive I1I1, updating spending limitations Council was so alarmed at the two for such critical problems as traffic measures that it announced more congestion, mass transit, health than a month ago it would be re'c- care and services to the elderly. ommending that the CC)PE dele- Employees Assn., enters debate. Jack Henning, executive secre- gates oppose them. Proposition 1 18 masquerades as AIolbrog-s~SpesaFs, CWA-U itIl ~Dallas Jones- speaks oL.. an ethics in government measure. 9505, wats to address convention. Counity Fire Fighters. Proposition 119 proposes reappor- Propositons tionment by a supposedly unbiased vice president and president of the 770 jobs, not to mention relief from commission under dirction of the State Building and Construction traffic congestion stress that the rail state Proposition 107, authorizing a $150 million bond judiciary. Trades Council of California, said systems will bring," Cremins issue to finance housing for the homeless ...... YES "Ask Rose Bird, the two measures would bring added. $1 billion for and Joe Grodin how they feel about widespread economic benefits. Propositi 108, authorizing intercity, the unbiased one The COPE voted to commuter and rail tranisit programs ...... YES Supreme Court," "Not only will there be many delegates Proposition 109, extending.the governor's deadline delegate was heard to remark from new construction jobs, but a better endorse all other June ballot propo- for signing bills ...... NO the convention floor, referring to the transportation system will lead to sitions except 114, which would Proposition 110, providing property tax exemptions three liberal justices ousted in a more business investment and more classify additional occupations as for the severely disabled ...... YES campaign led by GOP righlt- and better employment for. all,t' peace officers under the law manda- Proposition 11, increasing truck fees and motor fuel wingers. Cremins said. ting the death penalty for anyone taxes and updating spending limitations to allow Propositions I111 and 108 are "The new transit a'nd commuter killing a peace officer; 115, e'lim- of traffic essential to union members in Cali- rail'systems funded by the two inating preliminary hearings for per- funding priority programs including in a state- congestion relief, mass transit, health care and fiornia, Henning declared propositions will-be particularly sons indicted by grand juries, and services to the ...... YES ment after the convention had beneficial. Every $10 million in 109, which would give the governor elderly endorsed both measures. Proposition 112, prohibiting legislators or state transit capital investment means inore time in which to sign bills. elected officials from honoraia or tak- "Streets and roads are pock- accepting with are ing money for making representations before a 'marked potholes, highways state board or for a jammed and decaying, and public agency, providing guber- transit systems cafn't caffy enough .abor's Endorsement's Se natorial commission to setsalariesofofficialsand (Continuedfrom Page I) legislators, and mandating open meetings ...... YES people to where they need to go," superintendent of public instruction Proposition 113, revising licensing procedures for HIenning said. "'Besides the diffi- ask you to reject the recommenda- race then was quickly approved. culty of commuting, there is a tion, because of what we now know Candidates were endorsed in the ...... chiropractors YES threat to and the candidate7s Proposition 114, classifying additional persons as jobs economic growth. concerning position Democratic primaries for all four officers underthe law the death Labor and business share the need on a measure that is blatantly anti- State Board of EquaIization seats. peace mandating for a that labor." penalty for of a peace oflficer ...... NO transportation system Approved were William M. Bennett Prop'osition 115, eliminating preliminary hearings works well to move people and The delegates obliged by shout- in District 1, Louis J. Papan in Dis-, for defendants indicted by grand juries and per- goods throughout the state."' ing dow-n the Honig endorsement. tric't 2, Floyd L. Moffow in l)istrict Cremins, state AFL-CIO A motion no mitting hearsay evidence at preliminary hearings ...... JerryNO for endorsement in the 3, Paul Carpenter, District 4. Proposition 116, authorizing a $1.9 billion bond issue for commuter rail systems and other-transit projects ...... YES Proposition H7, providing $30 million annually for 1 4 n C=,9 11 11 of habitat for mountain lions acquisition deer, atnd Dist. or . ...YES 15 30 Matthew Mart'inez, D* urar endangered species ...... 1 Douglas H. Bosco, D* Gary Conidit. D)* Propositio 118, one of the two Republican-spon- 16 Leon E. Panetta, D* 31 Mervyn'Dymally, D* sored reapportionment initiatives ...... NO 2 Erwin E. (Bill).Rush, D 32 Glenn Anderson, D* Proposition 119, the other GOP reapportionment 3 Robert T. Matsui, D* 17 Calvin Dooley, D 33 Open, D 18 Richard H. D* . Lehman, proposal ...... NO 4 Vic Fazio, D* 34 Esteban Torres, I)* 5 , D* 19 Anita Perez Ferguson, D 35 Open, D Propositin 120, authorizing $450 million in bonds 20 Lita Reid., D 36 George E. Brown, Jr., D* to build prisons ...... YnES 6 Barbara Boxer, D* 21 Richard D. D 37 Proposition 121, authorizing $450 million in bonds 7 D*' Freilman, Ralph Waite, D. G"e'rge Miller, 22 David Bayer, D 38 Barbara Jackson, I) to"buildand improve facilities ofthe University of 8 Ron Dellums, D* 23 D* California and California State University ...... YES Anthonly Beilenson, 39 Francis X. Hoffman, D 9 Pete Stark,- D* 24 Henry A. Waxman, D*, 40 Eugene C. Gratz, D Proposition 122, authorizing $300 million in bonds 10 Don Edwards, D* 25 Edward D* to repair quake-damaged state and local govern- 11 Tom D* Roybal, 41 Dan Kripke, D Lantos, 26 Howard Berman, D* 42 Open, I) ment buildings ...... YES 12 Gary Bond, D 27 Mel Levine, D* Propositin 23, authorizing $800 million in bonds 13 Norman Minleta, D* 43 None for school construction and ...... YES 28 Julian Dixon, D* 44 Jim Bates, D* public improvement 14 Patricia Malberg, D* 29 Maxine Waters, D 45 Nlone 1,. April 20, 1990 -Page 3 Jim Quillin of the Machinists, left, presides as Advisory Comittee debates recommen- Local 2, and Jack Baugh, IUOE Local 3. At fight, Paul Varaalli, SEIIJ1 vice president, dations to Executive Council. With him are Jim Gordon, CWA; Jack Gribbon, HERE and KZatie Quant ILGWU regional manager, check- candidates' cmdentials. 0

Mike Riley, state fed vice presidenlt and head of Bob Waggoner, left, and Fred Young participate in Blake Albin, left, and Carol Pelz of IBEW Local 595 concentrate on a Teamsters Joint Council 42 at L.A., talks with Joe COPE convention as delegates from 12 of the speaker. -Local *Fr Kok Sharpe, president of UFCW Local 648, S.F. Operating Enginleers. UFW~~~If th i Farm~~~Wokr Cnrc KUFW, the farm workers' radio Arvin-Lamont area beyond Bak- The United Farm Workers station that has rankled agribusiness ersfield with Hispanic programming unionl and the according to Dolores Huerta, first vice presi- for the past decade, was destroyed that inciluded up-to-the-minute Mexican govemment are to sign an agreement dent of the union. by fire early Wednesdayz, at Wood- reports on fileld crew pesticide poi- on Monday providing fulll health benefits to "It is part of our associate membership pro- lake in Tulare County. sonings, news of the grape boycott, families of Mexican nationals employed on gram," Huerta said yesterday at San Francisco and messages from the UFW lead- farms or in factories in the United States. where she represented the UFW as a delegate "We are very suspicious because ership. Union advisories picked up President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mex- to the Califoma COPE Convention. the fire occurred just before the in farm workers' camps and over start of the grape harvest,"t said ico is scheduled to be present for the signing of "The plan will cover everything, doctors, transistor radios carried into the the care David Martinez, secretary-treasurer fields have enabled the UFW to turn health contract. at 4 p.m. Monday in medicine, hospitalization, denta care and eye- of the United Farm Workers of out crowds for rallies and pmotests the Beverly Hills Room of the Century Plaza glasses," Huerta said. America. almost instantaneously. Hotel in Los Angeles. "6Health. care is a very big concern for te The document is to be Cesar "KUFW has been an outspoken The building housing KUFW's signed by families of workers who come Nort to work advocate for farm workers and an studios and equipment was heavily Chavez, president of the UFW, and Ricardo in the United States," Huerta added. "The. effective proponent of the grape damaged, and all equipment will Garcia Saenz, general director of IMSS. workers are here, but the families are back in boycott," Martinez added. "'We have to be replaced, Martinez said. Benefits, to be provided by Instituto Mex- Mexico." know there are a lot of poeple who icano Seguro Social (IMSS), will be available Benefits in Mexico also will be available to don't want the station on the air." "The fire fighters say they think the cause was an oveffieated ballast whether or not the worker participating is cov- workers who return to their homes during the The incident stirred memories. in a fluorescent light fixture,"' the ered by a UTFW collective bargaining contrct. off-season, she said. Headquarters of the NSational Farm UF7W leader said. However, others Workers Ministry in the city of tell us a fluorescent light ballast the was burned some three would have to smolder and smoke have caused fire," Martinez Delano said. "We intend to years ago in a fire that authorities for houlrs before it could get hot keep looking." Labor~Appaud called arson. A decade ago a build- to start a fire. KUFW was owned and operated enough as a non-profit public radio staion ing was dynamited at the UFW's 40 Farm Workers acre headquarters at-Delano. There ""Our engineer shut the station by Communications, were no arrests in either case. down and went home at I a.m., and Inc., the officers of which also are everything was in order at that time. officers of the UFW. (Continuedfrom Page I) $1.2 billion since Lorenzo took the The radio station blanketed the The fire was discovered at about 2 "We will be back in business as wanited a trustee placed in charge, company into bankruptcy -made San Joaquin Valley, providing farm a.m., so it doesn't seem that there soon as we can manage it," Mar- Judge Burton R. Lifland declared it clear that Lorenzo 6"is not compe- workers from Madera south to the was time enough for the ba#last to tinez added. that Easternfs enormous losses- tent to reorganize this estate."91 The court named Martin Shug- m rue, one-time Pan American execu- 0 0 tive who worked for Texas Air, 1 Easterifs parent company,' until he was forced out last year. John H. Sullivan, Gov. George tors leading the campaign to Jack Henning, executive secre- a speech at the conference Machinists leader Charles Bryan Deukmejian's under secretary of broaden protection are key partici- tary-treasurer of the state federa- luncheon. called the appointment of the Business, Transportation and Hlous- pants in the conference. tion, will open the conference and Margolin will be joined by trustee a major step toward reviving ing, is scheduled to deliver the key- The Deukmejian Administration, introduce Sullivan. Schoen and by Lois Salisbury of Eastern. note address at the California Labor also is Health Access for a session explor- But he wamed that the Machi- Federation's Health Care Confer- represented by Sullivan, A panel on the causes of the the nists' strike could continue until deeply involved in the quest for health care crisis will be -led by ing legislative campaign. ence next Wednesday at Sacra- sol-utions to the medical The section on collective bar- there was a new collective bar- mento. coverage Cathy Schoen, health care consul- solutions will be led contract. crisis. tant to the Service Employees and gaining by gaining The conference is scheduled to Michael Graydon, administaor of Bryan indicated union members Willie L. - Commnunications Workers, and Dr. get at 10 a.m. Assembly Speaker the Southern California Carpenters were aware ofthie need for "tremen- underway Wednesday Brown, Jr., and Member Phillip Polakoff, health issues con- dous sacrifi1ces over the next in the California Room of the Cap- Assembly gultant to the State Senate Commit- Trust Fund; Kenneth Croswell, year, itol Plaza Holiday Inn. Burt M. Margolin, co-authors of assistant to the vice president of maybe two years, to bring us back the bill that is expected to become tee on Industrial Relations. Communications Workers District to normalcy. Labor movement experts in bar- the vehicle foxr bi-partisan health Brown is to outline -the bi-parti- 9, and William CVllahan, field rep- "4But ifs not going to be done in gaining health care benefits in the coverage action, both are on the san drive for a prepaid public health resentative with} the California Fed- the interest of Frank Lorenzo,," he face of escalating costs and legisla- agenda. insurance plan in California during eration of Teachers Wd. Page 4 AprB 20, IM9