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'-WE should see the presidential election...fo.-!.WMt-t.it WsS -i, is a poHitician of unqu u.p.*l,ani., 'Unquestioned, that is, by- a commandin-g m bof^Ameni- -can vqters. Howe'ver, the people.gavo him- no ,policy- man- I. .~ ..t; .'. date. Certasnly Senate and House returns. 8ehim no man- Calif-ornia labor -survivred th'e -servicenep_fund,s-and-depri-ved: the veterans farm- and home,kks.. .datie for the militairy occutpation of Ni'carwk _M.manidate. .Reagan. landslide byj winning.fib-. poor an-d dleedy:ofvital-svice'. It Pro'position 30 ps-edto providc for. corrpting the. p _ of the Si,em>C6u.:. . tral. maj'orities in both the State would have' espeiall1y hX.impover-- a SSO million-bond- issue for fund- Legislature and the State C'ongres- ished famnilies with c'hiklien as well in$g senior centers. . No. mandate.for awarding. the NatiomL: borw Avlations sional delegation and by,crushin'g as the aged and haindicaplvd. Proposition. 31 passed ex'cluding ku-othecorpomations'of,.Americea. Na-oX4* f( toftx. Prposition 39, which had been de- Among.-the other Orvpositions, property,tax -reassessments from ing s'odl.security payments. No mandate -forturning back signed to-give control 'of the. S'tate -results and the Stise-AMLCIO Po filre protection improvements. the dock ofliberahsoyI ;.i Assembly and Se'na'te to the',Re,- sition's on.. them.... Propositio 32 passed chanlging. publican Pa-ry. Proposition;.25.psei prvid state constitutional controls over -t is. Labor's d'uty to ..-pr.eserve the"Values the President Labor also shared in the victory a$325 n}illion-l 6nd,issue for water CoUrtS of Appeal and the Supreme would, de..ry It means struggle. It mieans resistnce. Labor over Propositilon 36 which would polluticon control. Court. have state and local must tell Mr. Reagan "he ain't seen nothing Xd. destro'yed gov- Proposition 26 vassedtX provide P'roposition 33 passed postpon- ernment services in such areas 'as a S450 -million b6nd-:4ssue -to -con- ing proprty ta'x payments for dis- health, education, welfare and po- struct and imprv sools. abled, persons. lice and fire protection. In the Proposition-27 passed to provide. P'roposition 34 lost. It would process it would have put thou- a S100- mil-lion bond isaue for haz- have provided -relief from tax reas- sands of AF]LCIO members out of ardous 'substance cleanup. sessment on improvement of his- Jhn F: Henning work. 'Propositiodn 28 passed to provide toric structures. . Executive Secretary-Treasu'rer- The defeat -of Pr'oposition 41. a S75 -million .bond issue-to meet Propositionl 37 passed legalizing Californ'ia Labor Federation, AFLCIO represented another major win for drinking water-standards-. : a state ottery. labor. The proposition would hav'e Propositionl 29 passed to provide -Proposition 38 passed, urging cut milin ofdlars from welfar a $650 m"I'llon bond issue for state fConti'nued on Page 4) Gettiig Read siate~~ALCOEect on TA- PAS-'SEMB' QX Score..

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E'ndo'rse'd-losers ...... 26 ..Tb¢.gii.fr.at ab.orr..Federa- .Continen.tal.P IQ#r 40, 1 of the .to. Jack Henning executive secre- - 2 7 . s _ _ L _ _~~~~ii I .-_i M .2a_": L=iM_...... E!t..o ->P- = *.-z .. 7 - - -F=~~~~~~~~~~-~A1. TI3 7g 7 >r-1"w- esrfmt a4fe Endorsed Mu"ek ...... 10(62.5wo) of meetings December, 17, 18 and 19 -They will re,v'iew in detail resolu- The standing committ-ee is re-. Endorsd losers...... 0-a- -000000- 9901 0*e 6 in . tions an& "Policy statements sponsible for formulating, recom- The Standing Co.m,mittee on adopted by.tie. 1984 convention of' mendations to' the E?uive Coun- -U.S. CONGRESS Legislati.on, -with -its Legislative the Federati'on "anid related p'r-opos- cil on pro-cedures%o advrancing the Endorsed w'inners ...... 28 (66.607o) Advisory group, will meet Mon- als advanced in the interim pertain- Federation's. legislati've program Endorsed losers ...... 1 dayj l)ecember 17, at 2:00 p.m. in. m-g to state 1leg'islation, accordinig during the upcoming session. The Executive Council will re- PROPOSITIONS ., a . . ceive the committee report at its Endo.rsd,wipners ...... 13 (86.6%o) A er ca.'s>--F orei n rac e meeting December 18 and 19 at the San.Francisco Hilton. DeficitS til rows (Continued on Page 4) The nation's merchandise trade Americans' spent $30.8 billion on deficit. with other countries grew by import purchases in September or a record $12.6 billion in Septem- 10.5S percent more than in August. ber, bringing the year's total red Export sales were worth only $18.2 ink in trade so far to $96.3 billion. billion, just eight-tenths of one per- The monthly deficit was the sec- cent more than in August. All fi'g- ond largest on record. Americans ures are seasonally adjusted. less on oil but more spent imported The worst month for trade was Tho.e State's Worth On November the -on almost else. The Comparable 15, nmee-ting The first order of businesss on the everything July when the deficit reached Task IForce -will hold a meet- from, i chief impetus for the continuing public will be in-Room 1074A I0:00 15th will be. presentations by labor $14.06 billion. 'The August deficit ing oian Thursday and Friday, No- a.m. to 6:00 p.m. . unions. Starting'at 11.30, tlhere will flood of foreign imports comes was $9.9 billion. from the overvalued U.S. dollar. vemb,per 15 and 16, at the On November 16, it. will be in be a disuso of-the mornoiing pre- -The trade deficit.. with. Japan State Building, 107 South Broad- ,Room 1070 between 8:30 a.m. and sentations. Administration officials have alone was $4 bsillion and wvith Can- iin Los said they expect the total deficit for way, Angeles. 4:30p.m. . ,From. 12:30Qto l':QO p.ma., there ada, $2.4 billion. The deficit with jEndorvndosen will...... be a discussion* of the Task all of 1984 to reach $130 billion, an 42 Taiwan was $1.0S billion and with Force activities regarding local all-ti'me high. West Germany, $1.2 -billion. In reporting the new trade loss, UTU. .ighs Efors governments. This. will focus on an the' Commerce Department said updating of a survey by the State New-Hg to e.ove-Cabose-. Senate- Subcommittee on Women As a result of a series of recent in the Work Force. ernI Pacific. employees in Los -A-fter the l:00 to lunch Price of for Jobless'-%7 National Mediation Board arbitra- Angeles.. 2:15,p.m. tion the Union -Pacific, break, Task .Force Members John decisions, ."There -are autos running into will ..Democracy Comp- Cla-ims Railroad freight trains running be- the -side o'f the t'rain, hot boxes Golpcr -and. Pam:Hemminger tween Los and Salt-Lakle make presentat'ions regarding The Republican Party in its First-time claims. na-tionwide for Angeles (over-heated w-heels) and other law. The from 3:00 - last month present period bid to ensure a friendly Con- unemploymenrinsurance comnpen eliminated cabooses. problems that can lead to a derail- On other' railroad com- " (Continued on Page 3) gress in a second -Reagan Ad- sation totaled .426,000 in the week this.basis, ment, he said. Trains. witho'ut ca- ministration has raised $225.4 ended October 20., the largest num- pames are considering plans. to do booses "risk injuring not only our million in the past 22 months. ber of applications in nearly a year, so as well, according to the Asso- own people but the general pub- Strike Time This is almost four times as the U1.S. Labor Department has re- ciated Pr'ess. lic." much as the ac- vealed. This would require non-engine A'series of rec'ent National Me' Down Democrats, a cording to figures released this -The sea'onally adjusted total of crew members to ride in locomo- diation Board decisions- allow rail- Time lost. because of krikes de- week by the Federal Election new applications by~Americans -tive at the front ofthe train on long roads to elim'inate cabooses from' clined to a'six-yea'r low in 1983-to Commission. seeking jobless aid.was the highest hauls. 25%7 of their long-haul trains and 4.5 million days from 5.8 million .in The $57.3 million the Dem- since the week -ended November The .United Transportation from-all local and switching.ope'ra- 1982 and 8.9 million-in 1981.' ocrats raited in the same pe- 1-9, 1983, When 435,000'such claims-- Union ppposes the.,elim'inafion of tions-. AThe Labor- Dearmen't said the riod was an Improvement over were filed wgith statc agencies ad- the c boo. Tht><-National. Rail-way',.b> totat wa's the.-Iowe'st. since .19771 their performan'ce in previous ministering such-programs. 'T>here- i-s mnuch that can go. ConfOunce, A management-goi whe 3.3 .loh'dayswerelostbe- election years', wvhen Republi-' The EImployment & Training wrong.with-a- freight. train en route- repOreWt'ing 120 railroad 'compaF cause of strikes. The highesttotal cans raised from five to six, Administration'.t weekly jobless a.nd-it ssae to- ave .a -person ies in epntract talks,.'is seekifig to in recent years was in. 1981- when tinm- s as much- money. claims.re rt alsoshows hikes-in a "tching fron -behind,'idMk phatse -out. most of the-nat'ion't strik.esaac'unted, for.almost9nu ItIrey, UTUspokesman For Sou.th- ; krinuedon.Age' li;on lost. mm pm (Continued on Page-3/ diys -4, ..-. m AFL-C10 Names' 1"I, Califomian- V4 Here. is a complete list of winners in the general elecion held Iletter {D) designates Democrat, the letter (R) Republican. An as- to Staff Tuesday, November 6, based on the latest returns available. The terisk (* indicatFs'an incumbent. - Merilyn Toro, long active in AFL-CIO work in southern Cali- fornia, will join the staff of the Union Label & Service Trades De- e ~~~~~~~~~~m partment in Washington, D.C., January 1, 1985. District District She began her trade union career District District 1. Stan Statham (R)* 1. John Doolittle (R)* 21. Newton Russell (R)* in 1976 as a staff secretary for the 41. Pat Nolan (R)* Roberti County Union Label 2. I)an Hauser (D)*' 42. Richard Mountjoy (R)* 3. Milton Marks (R)I* 23. David (D) 3. (R)* 5. John Garamendi (D)* 25. H. L. Richardson (R)* Council. In 1978 Toro was elected 43. Gray Davis (D)* 27. Bill Greene secretary of that council-and in 1981 4. Thomas Hannigan (D)* 44. Tom Hayden (D)* 7. Dan Boatwright (D)* (D)* Jean Moorhead 9. Nicholas Petris (D)* 29. Robert Beverly (R)* became its assistant director. She .5. (D)* 45. Burt Margolin (D)* 31. started the Bulletin, monthly news- 6. Lloyd Connelly (D)* 46. Mike Roos (D)* 1-1. Rebecca Morgan (R) Wm.-Campbell (R)* 7. Norm Waters (D)* 13.- Alfred} Alquist (D)* 33. Paul Carpenter (D)* letter for the council. 47. Teresa Hughes (D)* 35. John Toro also has been active in the S. Don Sebastiani (R)* 48. Maxine Wters (D)* 15. Rose Ann Vuich (D)* Seymour (R)* 9. Wm. J. Filante 17. Henry Mello (D)* 37. Marian Bergeson (R) Western Labor Press Association, (R)* 49. Gwen Moore (D)* Jim Ellis being elected secretary-treasurer in 10. Phillip Isenberg (D)* 50. Curtis Tucker (D)* 19. Ed Davis (R)* 39. (R)* 1982. 11. Robert Campbell (D)* 51. Gerald Felando (R)* In announcing her appointment, 12. Tom Bates (D)* 52. Frank Hill (R)* Jack -Mara, secretary of the AFL- 13. Elihu Harris (D)* 53. Richard Floyd (D)* _!~~~~~oaj-- CIO Union Label Department, 14. Johan Klehs (D)* 54. Frank Vicencia (D)* said, "We are fortunate in having 15. Wm. P.-Baker (R)* 55. Richard Alatorre (D)* someone with Merilyn's talents 16. Art Agnos (D)* 56. Gloria Molina (D)* available to help fill the void 17. Willie Brown Jr. (D)* 57. Dave Elder (D)* District District created by Paul Ornburn's retire- 18. Alister McAlister-(D)* 58. Dennis Brown (R)* 1. Douglas Bosco (D)* 23. A. C. Beilenson (D)* ment. Her work with the Los 19. Louis Papan (D)* 59. Charles Calderon (D)* 2. Eugene Chappie (R)* 24. (D)* Angeles Union Label Council has 20. Robert Naylor (R)* 60. Sally Tanner (D)* 3. Robert Matsui (D)* 25. Edward Roybal (D)* established that council as one of 21. Byron Sher (D)* 61. Bill Leonard (R)* 4. (D)* 26. (D)* the Department's most effective. I 22. Ernie Konnyu (R)* 62. Wm. Lancaster (R)* 5. Sala Burton (D)* 27. (D)* am happy to welcome her aboard." 23. John Vasconcellos (D)* 63. Wayne Grisham (R) 6. (D)* 28. (D)* National Representative Orn- 24. Dominic Cortese (D)* 64. Ross Johnson (R)* 7. George Miller (D)* 29. A. F. Hawkins (D)* burn retired October I after 50 25. Rusty Areias (D)* 65. Charles Bader (R)* 8. Ronald Dellums (D)* 30. Matthew Martinez (D)* years of service to the American la- 26. Patrick Johnston (D)* 66. Gerald Eaves (D) 9. Fortney Stark (D)* 31. (D)* bor movement. 27. Gary Condit (D)* 67. John R. Lewis (R)* 10. (D)* 32. Glenn Anderson (D)* 28. Sam Farr (D)* 68. Steve Clute (D)* 11. (D)* 33. (R)* 29. Eric Seastrand (R)* 69. Nolan Frizzelle (R)*' 12. Mt) 34. Esteban Torres (D)* Doug Fraser 30. Jim Costa (D)* 70. Gil Ferguson (R) 13. (D)* 35. Jerry Lewis (R)* UC 31. Bruce Bronzan (D)* 71. (R)* 14. Norm Shumway (R)* 36. Geo. Brown, Jr. (D)* Speaker 32. Bill Jones (R)* 72. Richard Robinson (D)* 15. Tony Coehlo (D)* 37. Al McCandless (R)* November 20 33. Don Rogers (R)* 73. David Kelley (R)* 16. (D)* 38. Robt. Dornan (R) 39. VVm' Dannemeyer (R)* Douglas Fraser, former presi- 34. Philip Wyman (R)* 74. Robert Frazee (R)* 17. Chas. Pashayan (R)* 35. Jack O'Connell (D)* 75. Sunny Mojonnier (R)* 18. Richard Lehman (D)* 40. Robt. Badham (R)* dent of the United Automobile 41. (R)* Workers (UAW), will speak Tues- 36. Tom McClintock (R)* 76. Bill Bradley (R)* 19. Robt. Lagomarsino (R)* 37. Cathie Wright (R)* 77. Larry Stirling (R)* 20. William Thomas (R)* 42. (R)* day, November 20-at the University 43. (R)* of California in Berkeley. 38. Marian LaFollette (R)* 78. Lucy Killea (D)* 21. Bobbi Fiedler (R)* 39. Richard Katz tD)* 79. Pete Chacon (D)* 22. (R)* 44. (D)* Fraser will speak on "Labor in 45. Duncan Hunter (R)* the Decade Ahead" to a Bay Area 40. Tom Bane (D)* 80. Steve Peace (D)* Labor Seminar at 4 p.m. in the Lipman Room on the eighth floor of Barrows Hall. His talk is free .UnitedffAirlines-.... and open to the public. NewnGroup o Aid Unio Fraser comes to the Berkeley Strike Possible campus as a Regents' Lecturer for the last two weeks in November Alcohol, Drug Programs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~for Holidays and for another two weeks next A strong possibility exists that February. the Air Line Pilots Association will As UAW president, Fraser be- Member Assistance Program MAPS are drinking driver consul- earned dollars on expensive pro- be on strike against United Airlines Services (MAPS), a newly created tation and pre-treatment assist- grams when they have all the skills during the Christmas holiday sea- on Chrysler's board in 1980. He educational organization has been ance. and caring to develop a program son, according to union officials. served until May 1984, when he re- granted nonprofit status by the Founder and executive director with their own members. All they The Master Executive Council, tired from union leadership. He California Secretary of State's of- of MAPS, Kathy McKennan, is a need is training," McKennan con- ALPA, voted this week not to ac- was president when the UAW re- fice. registered nurse and former organ- cluded. cept a company contract calling for turned to the AFLrC10 after a 13- The purpose of MAPS is to help izer and field representative for Lo- In addition to providing cost ef- concessions in the'union contract. year absence. labor unions develop member as- cal 715 of the Service Employees fective member assistance pro- sistance programs to address alco- International Union. "There is no grams, MAPS will assist locals in Direct negotiations with a fed- Fraser is now professor of labor hol and other centralized eral mediator resumed Monday in studies at Wayne State Universityi drug problems organization specific addressing the issues of care cost within the locals' memberships. for labor," said McKennan. cost effectiveness in Chicago after being recessed Octo- Detroit and a lecturer at Harvard containment, 18. MAPS will offer services such as "MAPS can help the locals in treatment programs as well as pro- ber University's John F. Kennedy will seek immediate School of Government. training for union leadership, sup- many ways but cost effective pro- vide research for contract negotia- The Council port for existing programs, and the grams will be the most important." tions. release from mediation unless ne- Fraser's is appearance sponsored development of outreach projects. "There is simply no reason for "The most effective gotiations produce progress. A re- U.C.-Berkeley's School of Busi- programs start the by Other services to be provided bv unions to spend members' hard are those that involve both labor lease, if granted, would ness Administration and by the In- clock running on a 30-day "cooling stitute of Industrial Relations. and management," McKennan said. "Research dem'onstrates that off" period, after which the pilots would be free to strike. Ilinois Cour Bans when there are programs in the New AFL-CIO workplace absenteeism, poor qual- "If negotiati'ons do not swerve Face Labor Paper ity work, and tardiness decrease away from concessionary demands Film, Video while worker effectiveness in- by the company, the possibility of a A fake labor paper-exposed by Atty. Gen. Neil Hartigan, ordered creases. B.ut there is no reason strike against United Airlines is List Out AFL,CIO affiliates-has been or- Richard L. Cammeron, publisher unions can't develop programs on very real," declared Esperison of the Fort Ind., based Martinez, manager of public rela- An edition of Films & dered to cease all business in Illi- Wayne, their own if management drags its updated nois, and its owner has been fined. "Labor Tribune,"' to stop operat- feet. It is another service unions tions for ALPA in Washington, Video Tapes for Labor produced ing or soliciting ads in Illinois. D.C., on Thursday. by the AFLCIO Dept. of Educa- The McClean County Circuit can provide their membership." Court, in a case pressed by Illinois Cammeron, who has also oper- tion contains information on 128 ated out of Brentwood, Tenn., has The philosophy of MAPS is that films and 15 videotapes available been calling Illinois businesses and education is the key to resolving Publisher's Notice Federation's Film Divi- one health from the State IVVC using pressure tactics to get them to the nation's number The California AFILCIO News sion. buy ads in an "official labor pa- problem-alcobolism. A well is new films can do a (ISSN: 0008-0802) published The publication lists Meet Nov. 16 per" that in fact had no bona fide trained union leadership weekly except during the weeks of and video tapes under 10 separate labor backing or circulation. great deal to effect the course of the Thanksgiving, Chn'stmas and categories, including labor history, in S.F. Cammeron was fined $3,500 in this tragic disease. New Year's holidays by the Cali- health and safety, organizing, The California Industrial Wel- civil penalties and prosecution During the summer MAPS con- fornia Labor Federation, AFL6 women and unions, civil rights, fare Commission will hold a public costs. ducted a survey among one hun- CIO, 995 Market Street, San Fran- and political education. meeting Friday, November 16, in The state brought charges dred Santa Clara Valley unions. cisco), Calif. 94103. Second class Copies of the booklet, Publica- the State Building Annex, 455 against Cammeron and the fake The 20%o response rate was impres- postage paid at San Francisco, Ca- tion 22, are available from the Golden Gate Avenue, Room 1194, paper in 1983 after the editors of sive for a mailed questionnaire. lif.-Subssription: $3.50 a year. AF1,CI0 Pamphlet Division, 815 San Francisco, starting at 10 a.m. AFL-CIO central labor council Normal response rate is about 6%o. USPS Publication Number 083- 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Since the IWC will not have re- publications in the Bloomingtoin- The survey demonstrated not only 400. John F. Henning, executive 20006. A single copy-is free. For ceived the Minimum Wage Board's a need for an like secretary-treasurer; D. Barrett, ed- Normal, Peoria, and Champaign- organization 'itor. POSTMASTER: Send ad- additional copies, the price is 60 report, that issue will not be on the Urbana areas reported compiaints MAPS but a willingness to use pro- cents each or $45 per 100. Posters agenda. For further information, from local merchants and provided grams developed by MAPS. It dress changes to: California AFL6 for promoting film programs also CIO News, 995 Market St., Suite contact Margaret T. Miller, execu- the state with evidence of Cam- demonstrated a recognition of a 310, San Francisco, CA 94103. are available for 15 cents each. tive officer, at (415) 557-2590. meron'ps tactics. problem by union leadership. Page 2 November 9, 1984 - Sign--:Ups A8re IOpned Carpent-ers~~~~~InuacIoct fr S.F )aor Sudies The Labor Studies Program, onomics and history plus thr¢e new San Francisco Community College Satulrday short-term courses: The 46 Northern Countifes C:ar- the unions in the home building in- Leafletmig was -ca-rried- outAs District, is now ac'cepti"nIg',apptica-' "Handling l)ischarge a',nd Disci- penters Conference Board has suc- dustry. Once the home bu'ilder de- far. as New Orleans and Philadel- tions for Spring classes in labor re- pline Cases"; "~Steward 'and Lead- ceeded in signing Ponderosa veloper was. free to subcont'ract to phia.. Information -passed. bet en lations starting Janulary 14. Classes ership Training"- for Spanish- Homes, a sub-sidiary of Aetna Life non signatory subcontractors, the Ironworkers, Bricktmasons, Or- are open to all and offered for col- speaking workers; and "Strike & Casualty, to a three-year agree- union carpenter and union subcon- ating Engineers, Laundry Workers lege credit. Strategy and Tactics". ment. The success reaches beyond tractor disappeared. NJorthern and Auto Workers. Union mem- Labor Studies classes offer I'ndividua'l classes for credit northern California in regards to California could be one of the last bers were tired of paying money to union members the inform'ation, range in cost from $5 to S15 with a the relationship of the insurance in- places in the Ltnited'States where companies which used the'ir money skills and know-how to build and maximum tuition of $50 for all dustry and the union members' homes.are built under union condi- against them and other union strengthen their union. Taught by classes. Tuition grants are avail- money, according to Carpenters tions by trained skilled craftsmen. members everywhere in the coun- instructors drawn from the ranks able. union officials. The 46. Northern Califo}rnia try. of labor, classes emphasize practi- To pre-register write the Labor The Carpenters' officers empha- s. The Carpenters found unions cal, applied knowledge -useful in Studies Pro'gram, 33 Gough Street, sized the following points with re- Counties Conference Board; and, in the and had the Counties South Midwest who the day-to-day demands of labor San Francisco 94103. Telephone gard to the agreement: Bay District Council moved money for the same rea- of Carpenters initiated a boycott leadership. (415) 239-3090. Some of the classes so Ponderosa sought to termi- sons. The Operating Engineers in Spring classes include collective are three-unit semester evening nate their agreement with the 46 against Aetna Life & Casualty, Florida were successful in contract- which included the mass move- bargaining, labor law, labor and courses while several are short- Northern California Counties ing projects 10070% union, financed politics, advanced communication term Saturday classes. Conference Board in June, 1983, ment of union funds. Six hundred combined funds. million dollars in pension, health by pension skills, grievance handling and arbi- Sue Cobble is coordinator of the and hired an anti-union law firm so The result of the Carpenters' tration, health and safety, labor ec- program. because "they had become devel- and welfare, and annuity monies Ponderosa was a which unions with Aetna boycott three-_ opers and they no longer hired any deposited year agreement, guaranteeing all~ carpenter employees." to provide their members benefits be done were moved. carpenter subcontracting More Amtericans Face v- Months after notifying the 10001o union. Boycotts by other Carpenters of their intention, Pon- v- The response from the crafts are still underway against derosa laid off union's call for help was over- Equitable and Metropolitan Life Hunger Ts Wnter systematically and came from union carpenters and began sub- whelming every Insurance companies. This is a first We are on the verge of a stark, The group surveyed 298 provid- part of the United States. All over step in many for the unions and the contracting to union subcontrac- the union funds hungry winter for many Americans ers, such as churches and food tors so that at contract country, pension insurance companies to cement la- unless there is immediate effort to in 36 states and the District negotiation are to finance banks, time, the jobs would be done by coming together bor management relations. The reduce hunger in the nation, accor- of Columbia. union members and wzould there- 100%7 union projects with union agreement signed with Ponderosa to the Food trusts ding Research & Ac- "Almost three-quarters reported fore the union in funds and are shouldering iS a new union concept guarantee- tion Council. not put the position the for the interest of they could meet current needs of where the work responsibility ing that the developer will be re- This group says food in their local the re- striking job-sites the members and the use of their emergency communities," was done union. sponsible for benefits and demon- increased 20.407o in the last port said. being benefit Amounts as as requesis money. large strates that together, labor and year. The council is a non-profit Michael R. Lemov, executive di- v- move was used $100 million and as small as indi- This strategic management can solve the prob- advocacy group that monitors fed- rector, told a news conference that areas to break the back of vidual were cancelled. in other policies lems ahead'. eral food programs. In a report is- certain policies of the Reagan Ad- sued November 2 it declared also ministration "do show a lack of that 61.201o of the. providers re- compassion." He cited cutting of ported that more than 5001o of their an outreach program designed to caseloads are made up of families let people know where they are eli- \/rt TakFoc with children. gible for food assistance, reducing' benefit levels and "eliminating the etn Nov 15-1 New working poor" from getting food High aid. (Con(inuedfromn Page 1) wage gap between working men Members Celia Ballesteros and Su- for Jobless "The increasing need is national p.m. to 5:00 p.m. will be given over and women. san Zepeda will make presenta- in scope and of major propor- to studying salary setting practices Starting at 9:00 a.'m., salary set- tions on ear-ning gaps between male Comp Claims tions," Lemov said. Without "im- and female-dominated occupa- ting practices and female-domi- dominated and female dominated (Continuedfrom Page I) mediate increases in federal, state tions in the University of Califor- nated occujRatlons of the Califor- jobs until 2:00 p.m. brBoad and local efforts to alleviate hun- nia system.- -The -first-,hour- will be range of-categories-of-people ger, this will be'Ja ong 'and painful' for the nia State UnivIersity system will Bsd"housekeeping" matters, receiving unemployment benefit University presentations; the From 9:00 to winter for millions of Americans." second for those of union repre- occupy agenda. the balance of the session will be checks. 10:00 a.m., the university system occupied until 3:30 p.m. by consid- In the week ended O>ctober He concluded that the report is sentatives. 13, more than statistics and logistics, The afternoon will offer its position papers while eration of Task Force activities re- the report pointed out, about presentations will the labor unions will have their representing "docum'entation of be reviewed until the 6:00 p.m. re- garding private sector employment 2,469,000 individuals were getting human pain and suffering." cess. hour between 10:00 and I11:00 a.m. data, including letters from em- regular state-paid benefits, usually On November 16, the 8:30 a.m. From I 1:00 to noon, there will ke a ployer associations and employee lasting 26 weeks, an increase of to 9:00 a.m. time will be- taken up discussion of the morning's presen- organizations relating to the pay 165,000 over the week before, the 250,000 with discussion of actions other tations. gaps between women and men in highest level of regular claims paid More than 250,000 apprentices states have taken to adjust the After lunch break, Task Force the Am-erican work force. in one week since April. were in training at the end of the The first-time applications filed 1983 fiscal year, including about for the week ended October 20 17,000 women and 51,000 mem- were up 34,000 from the figures of bers of minority groups, accord- the preceding week, the third con- ing to the U.S. Department of La- secutive week of rising claims. bor.

The Executive Council of the A list of those placed on the "We San Francisco over the past tiwo CaifrnlAFL-CIO California Labor Federation Don't Patronize" list will be found months. placed 35 additional San Francisco in other columns of this issue of the Negotiators for management in restaurants on the organization's CaliforniaAF]LrCIO News. the industry have followedtthe official boycott list, urging mem- Local 2, Hotel Employees & hard line taken by employoers bers of affiliated AFkCIO unions Restaurant Employees, has been against workers in a broad scope of on and councils not to patronize engageengagdininstrik acton aginst industries in all states. They;I-are Restsurants Strike by HERE, Local 2, San Francisco them. mos terstarieacntiondustryinsofthretaran idusryin seeking: Alfred's Miz Brown's* 00 Reduction of medical aLnd U.S. Ban on Home dentalbenefits; Alioto's No. 8 Miz Brown's* Removing - ~~~~~~~oo-Weakening of pension be] ne- at the Wharf M&M Cafe for Mlanufacturers fits; Manx Hotel Coffee Knitting T7-- Bardelli's Shop the t940s to prevent circumvention o 'reezing ot wages; M&M Cafe & Bar The U.S. Labor Department on Reductions in hours; Blue Fox November S. announced it has re- of minimum wage laws. Bru-no's Manx Hotel Coffee Shop The law has been enforced Elimination of seniority scinded a 42-year-old ban on com- pri- and North Beach Restaurant mercial home knitters. marily in response to complaints of rights job security. Canlisthein Joe's workers being paid subminimum "We have helped build these res- FairmontFairmont t r ~~~Orginal This allows manufacturers of taurants into a billion dollar a year ~~Orsi's knitted outerwear to employ peo- wages. industry," declares Charles Lamb, Carnelian Room Pam Pam East ple for work in their homes, so long It was rescinde'd in 1981 to allow home knitting. The action was president of Local 2. "For all our Doros Polo's as the companies get a government years of service, professional skills Ernie's Pompei's Grotto certificate. The new rule covering overturned in 1983 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District and dedication, the owners want to Fisherman4s Grotto Rosebud's Pub industrial homnework will be final take away rights and benefits we've and effective within 30 days. of Columbia. Franciscan Sam's Hof Brau The new federal rule will not af- earned over the last forty years." Sol C. Chaiken, president of the ,The union proposeg to retain the *Ghirardelli Chocolaqte Scoma's* fect laws restricting homework in House of Prime Rib Scoma's* International Ladies Garment 18 states where the practice is pro- medical, dental and pension bene- Workers Union, declared that lega- hibited. fits, job security and seniority Jack's Stagecoach lizing home knitting would open 'Advocates of a continued ban rights, and a living wage for its La Bourgogne Tadich Grill the way to sweatshop-style exploi- included three former secretaries members. La Mere Duquesne Tarantino's tation and create new competition of labor, manufactu'rers of knitted According to Local 2 data, a L'Etoile Tia Marganita for the factory garment industry. clothing, labor unions and officials sampling of several of the restau- Miz Brown's* Vanessi's The government first banned in several states, who said it would rants involved with yearly sales as several types of homework or "cot- encourage poorly paid piece work high as $8.7 million, the new con- *Indicates owner operates more t-han one restaurant with the tage industry" such as knitting, and put commercial manufacturers tract it proposes would cost those, same name. buckle-making and embroidery in at a establishments from one to two competitive disadvantage. of annual sales. November 9, 1984. percent Page 3 .Prop 39 Beaten SymposiumI la CS BLS-'entenn al pl,oy-ment Cost Index, Producers Hundred Yars?' wilLfbe the focus ,Price Index-'nd the montly reports in San Fran-cisco November' 14 at a on employmnent and. unemploy- Bureau of L'abor St'atistics (BLS) ment levels. BLS data is also used to index federal income tax brack- (Cotitiniiedfroin Page IJ All symposium offering a possible 58%o of 'the total to, Mondale's Democratic incumbents in look into the workplace of th-e fu- ets, determine'social security cost- 42%7. He won 53 of the state's 58 the: Assembly were re-elected. The federal officials to print voting ma- ture. of-living adjustments and to adjust counti'es.- Republicans won the open seat va- rental costs, other uses. terials in English only. lost San Francisco where cated The symposium, celebrating the among -Reagan by Assemblyman Bruce centennial year of the nation's la- Among other speakers will be Proposition 40 lost. It would Mondale capture-d 68o' of the vote Young for a net gain of onc in the bor statistics collection will Howard Owens, United Auto and Alameda Mondale took- lower house. The new com- agency, have limited campaign contribu- whlere party feature an of discus- Workers Union; who will discuss 60%o. Mon'dale won will 47 array speakers tions to State elective offices. in Santa Crulz- position be Democrats, 32 sing the nation's rapidly changing, labor-management cooperation on with 540%, in Yolo with 52Mo-andin, Republicans. the line. The California Labor Federa- Marin with 50.4%oV .'AlU. Democratic social, economic and technological assembly tion recommended each of these incumbents, conditions and how these changes Other speakers will look at with the of In the State Senate all Demo- save one, were re-elected in the will affect the workplace and-the evolving technologies and paint a results, exception Prop- cratic incumbents were re-elected. Californ,ia ositions 34 and 38. It made no rec- Congressional delega- American worker in the coming broad view of the dram-atic Composition of' the new Sen'ate 'tio .- The Republicans picked up the the ommendation on Proposition 37. 'one decades. changes facing economy, will be 25 Democrats and 15 Re- seat 'by defeating incumbent The conference will be held at wvorkplace and the way Americans In his nati-onal sweep Reagan publicans. The Republicans gained Jerry Patterson of Orange County. will live. The concludes The the Cathedral Hill Hotel, Van Ness symposium carried California by almost one one seat by defeating Ray John- ne,* de'legation will be 27 Dem- Avenue and Geary, beginning at' with a look back at th'e beginning and a half million votes taking son, an Independent. ocrats and 18- Republicans. 8:30 a.m. of BLS in 1884 and its role in shap- Dr. Janet L. Norwood, BLS ing statistical programs to meet- GettingRed commissioner,~ will keynote the evolving social and economic symposium with a luncheon ad- needs. StteFe Lgslt-vePlI dress describing how the Labor De- The conference is open to the partment agency will modernize public and reservations are re- statistical techniques and programs quired. The cost is $20 which in- WillBe Shaped~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dec.179 to insure BLS data remains accu- cludes the luncheon and all sympo- rate, objective and relevant to soci- sium materials. Send checks made ety's needs throughout the next payable to "ASA" to: BLS, U.S. century. Department of Labor,. P.O. Box 450 Golden Gate San 1) Selected to serve on the Legisla- International Ladies Garment BLS publishes several key na- 36017, Ave.. (Continuedfroit Page tional economic indicators includ- Francisco, CA 94102, or telephone The Council will begin meeting tive Advisory group to assist the Workers; Frank Kuberski, presi- Standing Committee are: dent, California State Council ing the Consumer Price Index, Em- (41 5) 556-3 178. at 10:00 a.m. the 18th and a major United & Commercial Work- of its will be to fi- Mary Bergan, legislative 'advo- Food portion agenda ers; Edward Powell, secretary-trea- nalize the 1985 legislative program. cate, California Federation of ts Efforts Members of the Com- Teachers; Jerry Cremins, presi- surer, California State Theatrical Standing dent, State Building & Construc- Federation; James Quillin, execu- mittee on Legislation are Federa- PI tion Vice Presidents William G. tion Trades Council of California; tive secretary-treasurer, California to Remove Caoose, John F. Crowley, secretary-trea- Conference of Machinists; An- (Continuedfrom Page I) may continue several years but in "Jerry" Dowd, chair; M. R. Calla- the end the caboose will survive, if han, J. L. "Jim" Evans, Richard surer, San Francisco Labor Coun- thony Ramos, executive secretary- I 1,000 cabooses. cil; William C. Demers, District treasurer, California State Council The caboose gives crew members only on a-limited basis. K. Groulx, Loretta Mahoney, Jus- "I think that there will -be tin No. 11 vice president, Communica- of Carpenters; Charles Reiter, in- a place to stow their gear and rest always Ostro, George Soares, Rlaoul Labor- num- some railroads that keep cabooses. Teilhet and Ray Wilson. tions Workers of America; Paul ternational representative, on long hauls and reduces the Dempster, 'resident, Sailors Union ers; ber of times'they have to walk up This is especially true for tho'se rail- of the Pacific; Fred Felix, presi- William R. Robertson, executive and down 100-car trains, Turley roads that operate trains on long Air Line dent, Hotel Employees & Restau- secretary-treasurer, Los Angeles points out.- trips through inclement weather. rant Employees; Dolores Huerta, County Federation of Labor; Tom Walter Gray, archivist for the The caboose provides a place for VVorkers first vice president, United Farm Stapleton, business manager, Op- California State Railroad Museum the crew to stay safe and warm," Workers; erating Engineers Local 3; Daniel in Sacramento, believes the debate Gray said. Upheld Mattie Jackson, vice president, E. Terry, president, Federated Fire Almost six years to the day after Fighters of Cafifo-rri-a-,- Timothy the passage of the Airline Deregu- Twomey, international vice presi- Roybal Sees -NatiobnalI VDisgrace lation Act, a federal appeals court UC Seminar dent, Service Employees; Vernon in Health. Costs for has ruled that the Civil Aeronautics Watkins, area dirlector, American Elderly Board has "unreasonably delayed" Dec. 4-6 on Federation of State, County & Mu- Congressman Edward R. Roy- Roybal is chairman of th.e U.S. action on airline employee protec- nicipal Employees. bal, Los Angeles Democrat, ex- House of Represen'tatives Select tions mandated by the Act. Bargaining pressed outrage that America's el- Committee on Aging which is stu- The decision, handed down Oc- The University of California, derty are paying nearly 15%o of dying the problem. tober 30 by the U.S. Court of Ap- Berkeley, Center for Labor Re- AFL-CIO's their income for health care this He blamed the rise on "cuts in peals for the District of Columbia, search & Education, is sponsoring year, two percentage points above Medicare and Medicaid, together upheld a claim by the Air Line Pi- a three-day seminar on collective Job Training 1980. with unrestrained increases in med- lots Association that CAB violated bargaining in the private sector De- ical costs." He labeled the situation the right of furloughed pilots to a cember 4-6. Role Major "4a national disgrace." timely decision on whether their The sessions will be in the Tan The AFLrCIO's Human Re- In a report the first of this unemployment was caused by de- Oak Room, Student Union Build- Thnanksgiving month, the committee staff said: sources Development Institute is "The regulation. Certain airline employ- ing, on the U.C. Campus in Berke- the trade union movement Dinner Cost analysis illustrates the im- ees helping of the decisions over who have lost their jobs due to ley at Bancroft and Telegraph. take a role in the na- pact policy are for an as leadership the These have deregulation eligible The seminar is designed for tion's reshaped job training pro- Going Up past years. policies yet undetermined monetary benefit union officers and representatives Human increased the elderly health care under Section 43 of the grams, Resources Devel- Thanksgiving is coming Novem- in 1984 $5.5 Act, which whoi are involved in negotiating in Institute Director Michael ber 22 this year. And it will cost payments by nearly took effect on October 1978. opment you billion- $194 24, the private sector of employment., Arnold said. 7 1/20No more than in 1983, accord- per elderly person. The CAB has determined that The center will hold a similar semi- "During the 1980-84 period, the An HRDI ing to recent data from the U.S. employees at nine airlines may be nar early in- 1985 for public sector "progress r'eport" percentage of elderly income spent shows more than 1,000 union rep- Department of Agriculture. for health care to eligible for the benefit. However, bargainers. to these began grow rap- CAB still, must determine for each resentatives serving on the state According calculations, IThe registration fee is $50 for a turkey dinner with stuffing, pota- idly from 12.68%o of income in of the nine airlines that the job one with reduced rates for and local councils established to 1980 to 14.52%o in 1984." slightly administer the Job Part- toes, gravy, vegetables and side losses were the result of deregula- multiple enrollments from a single Training The statement declared that by. tion. Because of the lengthy delay nership Act (JTPA). dishes will cost $8.35 apiece for organization. eight people, not counting second 1989, health care payments will by CAB, the Court ordered the Those interested are invited to Labor has an important, practi- constitute 18.4%7 of an elderly per- to to it on cal contribution to make to the helpings and left-overs. agency report monthly contact Paul Chown at the Center Last the same menu cost son's income, increasing such indi- progress in handling benefit cases. job-training effort, Arnold yeair, for Labor Research & Education, $7.77 each for six servings, accord- vidual's health care burden.collec- The Court also made clear that it 2521 Channing Way, Berkeley stressed, and a special interest in tively by over $23.8 billion. the of Trans- workers left ing to the Department. expects Department 94720. The phone number- is (415) assisting jobless by The report said Thanksgiving This year the elderly will be usi-ng portation to continue processing 642-0323. plant closings or heavy layoffs. more of their income for health the cases assumes CAB menu cost esti'mates were based on when DOT There will be evening ses-sions The HRDI report cites the tech- foods for which the U.S. care than before Medicare and functions as mandated by the CAB averag-e and the entire proceeding will be nical assistance provided to the la- prices are available from the Labor Medicaid began, the -report says. sunset legislation. video taped and played back to bor representatives on nearly 600 Bureau of Labor The committee used material The Court postponed a ruling on Department's participants for review. local Private Industry Councils Statistic's. Cranberries and pump- from the U.S Census- Bureau, the ALPA's claim that certain Board across the country, including Heal:th Care Financing Adminis- members should be disqualified kin pie lar'e not included since they HRDI training sessions for labor are not priced by BLS. tration and the Bureau of Labor from hearing the cases because of re-presentatives in most states. Statistics in preparing its analysis. statements that show anti- After outlining the' sample menu public In activities funded by t-he Labor in more con- employee bias on their part. The detail,-'th'e report Department under -the JTPA pro- cl'uded: ""This 'm,e'al p'rovides over Security Court said that a judicial probe gram, Arnold noted, "-HRlOI has .President- Franklin D. .into the bias at this time _~~---GU 100I -calorie's-'plen-ty for some question consistently exceeded its contrac- people but'not en'oug'hfor others." Roosevelt signed the federal So- would only delay a speeding up of ,tuial p,bligatiops.". cial Securilty Act Aug. 14, 1935. the benefit case proceedings. II'

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