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Vol 37-No. 40 October 14, 1994 FeinstEin BronRaleE 5et Rallies in Northern- and Southern California to focus labor's support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Ka- WVorkers thleen Brown in the critical Nov. 8 general election races were an- nounced this week by the state AFL-CIO's Committee on Political *Protest Education (COPE). The schedule: * Wednesday,* Oct. 26, at Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel with Brown Prop 187 the featured speaker. * Thursday., Oct. 27, at the San Labor's crusade against immigrant-bashing Francisco Airport Hilton Hotel with Proposition- 187 moved out of the phone banks Sen. Feinstein in the spotlight. and into the streets this week as tens of thou- .Both sessions will start at 9:30 sands prepared to join Sunday's giant protest a.m. and conclude before 1 p.m., march in Los Angeles. according* to Jack Henning, execu- Trade unionists quickly grabbed all available tive secretary-treasurer of the Cali- seats on chartered buses that wll haul partici- fornia Labor Federation. pants-to Los Angeles from points as far distant Bill Nress, chair of the California as the San Francisco Bay Area. Democratic Party, is to speak at The L.A. march will start at Cesar Chavez both rallies. Avenue and Lorena Street in East Los Angeles '"Labor is faced with twin politi- and stretch northward to City Hall where rally cal disasters if Kathleen Brown and speakers will point out the grossly unfair exag- ...... Dianne Feinstein are defeated in gerations upon which the scapegoating ballot their respective races for governor initiative is based. Fired Sprint workers Join anti-Prop 187 Marchim S.FE and United States senator," Henning state It comes a week after last San warned AFL-CIO affiliates Sunday's be obliged to report any child they believe* 04I am proud that labor has been in the fore- Wednesday as the two rallies were Francisco march by some 2,500) through the might have undocumented parents. Mission to S.F City Hall. Also last front of the struggle to defeat this disastrous announced. District. Doctors, nurses and. other staffers at Al- initiative," Henning said in a letter Lo all affili- "Both races will be won or lost Sunday, President Arturo 'Rodriguez of the amneda Countys in Oakland United Farm Workers led more than Highland Hospital ated unions and councils. by campaign activities between now 2,000 took the occasion to declare publicly that they and election the -state in a protest march against Proposition* 187 in "Thanks to unions throughout the state we day," AFL- wilreustoobe te rpoting requjrenn. are mounting a strog campaign against it. I CEO leader .clared. Watsonville. Prpsition. 187paetMw in Ofit--- .Thc twpmeesi" s willfocus also Wednesday Oakland thousands marched have annhounced-that.they would refuse to on in separate columns from surrounding towns to obe*y "With only a few weeks left, we need to energizing1t6Wbs.-efforts t e the lawfcsoreege natvl dctn u feat Proposition* 187, the anti-immi- a protest rally at City Hall Plaza. Included Meanwhile, Executive Secretary-Treasurer memessourthatrepoduac eueinouvteo grant initiative, and to pass Proposi- were many students of Latino ancestry who Jack Henning of the California Labor Federa- tion the would have to their eeoay,"enigraded. "gnooeopo 186, single-payer health repeatedly verify citizen- tion called for memberes of all AFL-CIO afffli-. sietiondato"tHmuencanegtakdooenor care initiative. ship if Proposition 187 passes because ates to redouble their efforts to -defeat the Henning -called for "a fervent teachers, health care workers and others would initiative. (Continued on Page 4) closing drive" to get out the- labor vote for Brown and Feinstein. As he spoke,' polls showed Brown's opponent, incumbent Re- unions to Publ.ishers: Open the Books publican Gov. Pete Wilson inching such anti- San Francisco upward despite egregious newspaper pub- cial advisors who put together the *Job security for all 2,600 em- fore worker campaign tactics as his call lishers, faced with a Halloween the strike deadline. There was employee buyout* of United ployees represented by the. lo- no for -total. abolishment. of the eight- strike dealine, a dramatic and eighit immediate response from, got Airlines. cal unions that are involved. management. hour. day for all 'California wage innovative proposal Wednesday The financial advisors will inves- from * Successorship protections in Negotiations bogged down last the unions they have been tigate the veracity of publishers' event of sale or restructuring of the stonewalling at the bargaining table year after the publishers brought in claims that they must have wage Chronicle, Examiner or Newspaper King & Ballow, the notorious for more than a year. freezes and a long list of cost-cut- Agency The proposal is contained in a union-busting lawyer firm from ting concessions in order to stay in * Establishment of a structure Memphis, Tennessee. King & Bal- letter submitted to managements of business. which the the Chronicle and Examiner and through employees can low called off joint negotiations, "Upon verification of* need, the become true partners through stock which had provided a quarter of a their jointly owned Newspaper unions are prepared to moderate Agency by Doug Cuthbertson, ownership, profit sharing or other century of industrial peace for met- wage demands as well as our- posi- innovative alternatives to the tradi- ropolitan dailies of the San Fran- chair of the S.F Conference of tions on so-called flexibility issues tional labor-management Newspaper Unions. arrange- cisco Bay Area. as part of an acceptable quid pro ment. A National._ Labor Relations It calls for the employers to open quo," Cuthbertson wrote. The clearly bounced the their books-with guarantees of proposal* Board unfair. labor practice charge The quid pro quo, he said, should ball back onto the publishers' side of is bringing the employers back to confidentiality-to the same finan- include: the net with two weeks left be- only (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) Anger Over Erg.onomics Reg Watered-down ergonomics safety rising workers' compensation.,costs public in due to be acted hearings January.- upon the board. Ninety-seven com- regulations upon by to employers resulting from wide- Director of Industrial Relations ments. were reported filed, and the the Cal-OSHA Standards Board spread'injury to workers. It would- Lloyd W Aubry assured the board bulk of next month should be rejected and them apparently voice out- reward -recalcitrant employers at the members at that time that the staff rage over the weakening of the Pro- r rewritten, Executive Secretary- expense of their more conscientious of the Division of Treasurer Jack Henning of the Cali- Occupational posed standard to meet objections o competitors." Safety and Health would come back from Standards Board members. fornia Labor Federation told. the The Standards Board will have to with revised board this week. regulations satisfying "The standard will not protect rewrite the proposal, Henning said, their objections. True to Aubry's workers from injury, nor will the Henning's warning that the pro- to ""fulfill its mandate to create a word, watered-down regulations Division (of Occupational Safety needs 9 posal "significant strengthen- standard to. minimize repetitive mo- were distributed for comment three and Health) -be able to do its job," ing," was seconded by other trade tion injury." weeks The Standards Board unionists ago. warned Larkie Gildersleeve of and work safety activists .The Standards Board, acting will have to act on the proposal at a Northern California Newspaper who submitted objections before without either of the two labor rep- scheduled -for Nov. 17 in deadline for meeting Guild, one of the unions that Tuesday's comment. resentatives it is -supposed. to in- Los Angeles in.-order to comply launched the drive for Cal-OSHA ",'In its current form, the. proposal clude, indicated two months ago with a mandate. from the would do little to the Legisla- repetitive trauma safeguards a de- remedy epi- that it wanted to approve regulations hire to have an ergonomics standard cade ago. demic of 'cumulative trauma disor- much weaker than those that came in place next Jan. 1. ders," the state AFL-CIO leader de- by '"We do not believe that the regu- out of a f6ur-year-effort by an advi- .It remains to be seen what impact lation as currently proposed will in clared. "It would not stem the committee and were sory put to comments filed this week will -have (Continued on Page 4) Teamos..Blo htlIat ner' Wvnistle-Diowing aemonstrators nancial District* on Monday, Oct. paraded noisily through downtown bargaining. units. Ponuy.'Express. is going. after Wells Fargo: Guardfouse' nsdan o Brg 24, when.the-Teamsters hold;a_*.ma- driversostruckin-seVeralcitis,6gtit Servie -in'C"lifornia. arner offices at*.Citycop Plaza. Los Angeles Wednesday as. the jorAdmonstration from 3:30 to 5:30- became Teamsters launched A natiotial cor- soon -.obvi.ous,.-,h*at-Borg. Meanwhile,, the pectogenralAtuthe e tim, a smallr contin- p.m..outside Borg Warner.*offices*At* Wanrwas. willig*to let P6nyEx- of th)e Feda Reserve Bank,.isun gent led by Teamter intrntinal. porate campaign against courier And Sansome and Clay. streets.. pressdwindle.--away.rather. than guard services owned by the Borg But the real fcsi Borg deraknganinveitigation ofpossi- rpeenaieBob MarshalIhad- Warner Wells allow-thevworkers.:-to' bargain' bl9ilain by Borg.Warner of its billed at San Francisco City Hi to corporation: Fargo Warner's Pony Exprss subsidiary collectively contract to service the bank. and its Guard Services, Burns, Kane Secu-- Some 4,000 Pony Express urge officials- to refuse- to- use any. rity and* Pony Express. -.Such illegal actions have resulted branch-Offices. At the sam timle,. of the. Borg Warner courier drivers -voted overwhelmingly for. in more than .200 charges. of:unfair congressional hearings have re- -companies Union members passed out leaf- Teamstervrepresentation two.years labor -that lets-- asking people -to urge their. practices are.pending now- veldhow- Borg Warner- twisted ago.in separate.elections held in--37 before fthNationalILAbo eain the intent of theifederal Targeted. Trade unionists are urged to. par- banks* and other financial institu- c6.6s wher-e that.company operates. tions-to usi Wells Boad Jobs -Tax Credit pora,in.effect. ti6ipate itm"the*:Oct. 244dennnstra- stop ng. Fargo Since then Borg Warner has re- .The is* to Guard Services. The same Borg* corporationIs strategy uiga tax..bremak to subsidize. its. tion,-in -San francisco's Financial fused to engage even -in token -bar- shift business from. Pony- Express- to low.-pay, low benefit'-personnel -District, Marshall- said. Information Warner subsidiary will be the im- gaining., assigning only two nego- its other mediate target in San Francisco's Fi- subsidiaries, Teamster -or- poliies,can be obtained by phoning Mar- tiators to the 37 widely separated ganizers -.said..That's,.-why the union- The Los Angeles whistle-b-lowers .shall at (408),..274-0945. Asniniaton dclnes LasVega US.lncomes living.-standardsdecline. Percent of U.S. workforce unioni!zed KeepFaling ws. averagemweekly*earnings in 1992 $ The typical'American household good on the surface, mostAmneri- In* S.F., saw' its income decline during 1993, cans -are not Yet seeing a substantial Members-of Las Vegas.Local 226. the U.S. Census Bureau reported change in their fortunes," Secretary of the HotelEmployees and.,Restau- this week. of Labor Robert Reich observed. 44.940, rant EmPloyes traveled -to San More than a million more Ameni- "Theres a lot of resentfulness out Francisco yesterday to picket in-sol- cans fell Into poverty during the there, a lot of frustration and a great. idarity with HERE Local*2 mem- year, and the gap between rich and deal of anxiety." bers on strike against Mark Hopkins poor continued to widen. Oiosy,) inequalt appeared Hotel atop Nob Hill. TheroubingCenss rport10p to be increasing faster than ever. Strikers .from the. Frontier Hotel lows release of U.S. of Whlavrgpecpianom and workers a*t*thfe Sheraton Desert Department Inn made Labor statistics reconfiming some- was up to 1.8 percent, benefits were 15.8% -the: trip. along with Jim thingofwhich mostworking Amer- flowing mostly to the richest Arnold, secretary-treasurerofLocal Americans. 226. They joined. the picket line at areicanpanfulyar aare liing The top, fifth. of. the nation' icands stadarsae ddcliinginnifll awre:livingoc-step the. Mark- Hopkins- and then households- garnered 48.2 percent marched to. the -Sheraton- at Fisher- with the decline in unionization of of the total i'ncome, while the bot- themerianwrk fifth 3.6 mads Wharf, where Local 2 mem-- frce.tom got-only percent. Loss $363.95 bers also,- are fighting for .a -fair The DOL said weekly earnings,...of jobs to cheap laoI vres e 1972 1992 contract. which averaged $449.40 in 1972 dline of manufacturing, decline of. Arnold, speaking ata rally out- when 24.6 percent of the workers' unionism and erosion of.the pur- -Source: ..Department of Labor side Mark. had to the Hopkins,, said,.."Ho1- unions, plunged $363.95 in chasing power of-the minimum tel unions across the country stand 1992 when only 15.8 percent of the wage all helped speed the widening less than. $14,763, which. is $6,263 * The poverty rate for blacks -was-- toge.ther..for,real #job security country's workers were organized. of the gapbewn rich. and poor,. more than a full-time worker earns 33.1 percent;en 30(.6-prcntforLtp Th,e..earnings *are in 1992 dollars. the Census Bureau suggested.- at minimum wage. inos,153prenoorsin~ n .The. Census Bureau said income The percentage of'Americans be- The Census Bureau also Pacific Islanders, and,12.2 perent over- low the poverty. line was .15.1 per-. reported for whites. LAOCQC-.Eyes8* all was e economy said to be 'nt last year; ',lyfrrh 3 f4ldwqepq;qWk @r.40 per-. EMIOUP2aS ' ~ .. < fml ffu growing. percent in 1989[. is. cent-of- the, poor:: even though they was -14.6 "Even though* the economy looks- below- the line with are 27 of the lower6thab11'.in.rura.areas, Solutions to prbemtaced dur- poverty income percent population. percent..compared to.47.2: percent. ing organizing campaigns where employe involvement programs are Eeutive.Counc*il.- in place will. be the focus of a. con.- ference scheduled for ThIursday, New. Role..fo,r-UCLA'Center.. Te Nov. 17, Los MeSutDec.7-8Thexecuive-Council of the' by. the Angeles, Thefrole of the UCLA Center for in common. Putting us together in**A subcommiiittee that will recommend Qrange..Co,unties Organzing,. Labor Research and -Education California Labor Federation will. is. new school could be a very positive courses in labor and workplace look fonward to the 1995-96-session Celmittee.- expected to expand with its inclu- development for UCLA and. the studies. Panelists will discuss emrployee sion.in a newly established school of community.." of the Legislature during -aumeing involvement programs such.as qual-. Public Policy and Social Research. Thene school, authorized ear-. scheduled for Dec. 7 and 8 at the ity circles and their-impact upon Wong cited as an example, the lier this year by the UXCLA. Holiday in.Financial Districtuin Kent Wong, director of the Labor Faculty organizing. UCLA Community Scholars Pro- SenAte,'will-comprise threeexitn San' Francisco. The conferenice is set.foi.9am Cente,said *th*at. all.Onging that -.- while gram has. included two local. la- departments urban planning, so- .The-meeting will be-calledto or-* to 5 p.m. at Sheet Metal Workers laborf-education. and research activ- bor leaders, winners of the center's cial- welfare:,and der at.- 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dee': 7;9 ities 'will continue,) there likely will policy.studies- Local 170 *at 9101 East** Whittier Lucy and Harry Lang scholarships, and several of the. university's. .re-. in the hotel's Jade Room, Executive Blvd. in Pico kRivera. A $25 fee in- be opportunities for new in each.- of the. past three, years.' sepxch centers including the Insti- Secreta.ry-Treasurer Jack Henning collaboration. tute of -Industrial Relations, of announced.'' There is a, possibility of adding a included' on the will be "We have been working with fac-: graduate in labor which the Labor CenterAis par.t. agendA ulty and researchers from depart- prougrami studies, consideration ofthe council's Stand-' according to Darryl Holter,' Labor Th-e Labor Center budget is not ing Committee on coif- ments such as Urban Planning on a Center coordinator, who serves on to be Legislation numiber-of grants and research pro- expected reduced, although. cerning -the state- AFL-CIO0 legisla- the omte developing curicl the .Merger Will mean cuts in the tive pmrmfdr the next jects,"-Wong said. "We have a lot- forthenew school and whochais*a overall' budget of the institute. legislative Carpenters. Presdent..Sidell Die.s.7session, Henning said. Funeral services were held last wore -honors week -for William "ilSidell. hiskgreat sibilities with -his election to the The Califo'rnia AFL-CIO. Sidell, who am- in -modesty. As. an international union's General Executive Boardfor News-.(ISSN: 008-060) -is pub- prenticed in his father's cabinet president of -a great union, he was the liHed weetdy*eviept during the at Los and wment on to Eighth flistrict....Subseuently shop Angeles 'still the,man-wehad. known. through. he. was. elected..vic weeks o hnsiig become general president. of the in said -e.-president...and, New United Brotherhood of the6.years California,*"' Jack then general president ofthe'United.- Christmas--and Year'holi- Carpenters Henning, executive officer of the Brothierhood.'He was-general presi- da'ys by the California Labor and Joiners of America and a vice California. Labor Federation; AFL-CIO, 417 of the AFL-CIO. Federatioq*n.** dent from. 1973 until.his. retirement, president, in 1980, those same Montgpmery St., Suifte 300, Sidell was 79. He died of cancer ""He had wisdom and courage in. serving during San Francisco, CA 94*104. Sec- Oct.. 1 at San Diego, where he made. overflowing amounts. He was al- years as AFL.-CIO vice president ond- class postage paid at San his home. ways a good fiend,..Whatever the and membe&r of the Executive Franciscog, Calif. -Individual The services, which were held in. climate.. California l-Ao was most Council. subscription, '$10 a year; cor- Rancho Palos Verdes, were attended proud.of his status as*international Sidell was a4 vice president of.the porate rate, $20. USPS Publica- by national labor leaders including president of. the. carpenters." Building--and.Cons.truction Trades tion Number;,083-400.. John F. current Departmnt of'the AFL-CIO,-and. a aening, -executive .secretary. Sigurd Lucassen, the gen- Sidel'-learned ftrade. unionism as memMber*o the'Board-Tof Directors eral- president of the Carpenters; as the'cabinetmaker's. craft. taUri r.-Floyd lhcker, editr well in of Union Labor Liftnurne!o POSTMASTER:..Send ..address William Konya, general president his father's: shop.* He advanced His wife,'Frankie; died emeritus; Robert , earlier changes to: -California AFL- Georgine presi-. through'a succession of. offices in this year. Sons Bkart And Gary and CIO News,** 417 dent of the. Building and Construc- Cabinetrn*ers. Local 721 before be- -Montgomery. tion Trades ofthe daughter Susi survive him St.', Suite 300, San Francisco,, Department AFL- ing elected. executive se&rtary-trca- CA 941-04. Phone, (41-5) CIO, and Jake West, general presi- surer- of the Los Angeles District Memorials can be made to Eliz- dent of the Iron Workers. COUncil-*of-Carpenters.,**Sideli Also abeth, Hospice of -Escondido, .1845 986-3585.FAX, (45)324505.M Sidell was a vice president of the was.a vice president of the Califor- Valley Park Way,. Escondido.92029, California Labor Federation from nia* State Council of Carpenters. .or to the San Diego office -of the-- 1960 through 1964. American Cancer Society, 2251 San- WifOwamSidefl He took on ntoa respon- PaOe 2 Diego Ave, san'Diego 92110., October 14, 1994 Union members picket at Pasadena as Brian DAMrc, business mngr -of IBEW Local 18,.testifiesagis deregulati"n uigbpiz eoePC Utilty Ulnions Fight)ere.-guio The Coalition of California Util- They argued that deregulation as * Destroy- utility company pro-* The utility companies would be Reliability and quality of service ity Employees, formed by eight lo- envisioned by the PUC would: grams that protect the -California forced to compete with low-Wage, would be expected to decline, coali- cal unions, has -emerged as a major * Destroy thousands of good- environment. non-unioin generators unburdened tion speakers warned. Incentives player in the campaign to derail the paying jobs, driving stable families by any,obligation to.provide cus- would be created to seek short-term California Public Utilities Commis- down toward the poverty level while The PUC proposal-called retail tomer or community services. profits at the expense of long-term sion plan to deregulate the electrical drying up, the economic vitality of wheeling-would -free electrical investment,) and thousands -of utility power industry. their communities. customers to purchase electricity Speakers -including Executive jobs would be at risk, they pointed This became apparent during * Shift billions of dollars of costs* fr.om'any generator, including gen- Secretary-Treasurer Jim Wood of out. PUC hearings held Sept. 27 at Pas- from large businesses to residential, erators outside California. Utility the Los Angeles County* Federation The coalition*'includes Interna- adena as coalition small business companies would be obliged to con- of LUb&r pointed out that this would tional Brotherhood of Electrical speakers got their and small commer- tinue to transmit message into the hearing record cial electrical. customers. and distribute elec- jeopardize programs the utilities Workers Locals 1245, 47, 18, 465 while trade unionists jammed the trical power, but they would have, to now are required to provide, iniclud- and 659; Utility Workers Local * Drastically reduce the ability. compete with other generators to ing low-income subsidies*, energy 246, and Scientists meeting chamber and- others pick- of electric utility companies to pro- Engineers Asso- eted outside the session. supply the power flowing through conservation and. electrical vehicle ciation/MEBA, and Engineers and throughout vide reliable, trouble-fr-ee- service. their systems. research. Cesar Chavez Architects.Absentee UFW'S Targeted *Form In Hal1.Of Fame oxic:I ane "U Kt. New honors have been bestowed proclamation. It is seen as the farm felast of the five highly--toxic farm.'chemicals targeted 10 upon the late Cesar Chavez, foun- Ready workers he. loved and inspired con- years ago by the United Farm Workers' renewed table grape der of the United Farm Workers of tinue working his union." :..Absentee ballot application forms America: to.build boycottThfinally has-been- eliminated from Calirni vineyards,l Chavez was honored at the Labor fields and: orchards. in'seven languages are available * In Sacramento, the- bill estab- Hall of Fame during ceremonies last now for use by unions and other lishing the Cesar Chavez birthday week with Rodriguez and Secretary Captan,, a cancer-causing fungicide heavily used for.decades organizations encouraging members holiday was signed into law. of Labor Robert Reich.parti- On grapes, Plums and tomatoes, is one of 36 known carcino- to vote by maI in the Nov. 8 general * In Washington, D.C.,. Chavez cipating. gens being phased out under a settlement recently announced election, Acting Secretary of State became the 18th person honored-in It means Chavez wl be joining by labor, environmental Organizations, the State of California Tony Miller announced this week. the Labor Hall of Fame at the 1151 such greats of the American labor and the*U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The -forms and copies of the Department of Labor movement as Samuel Eu-' newly revised Guide to Absentee * At a waterfront Gompers, UFW President Arturo. Rodriguez pointed out that the ban- Berkeley, rec- gene V Debs,- John L. Lewis and of and other Voting in California can be obtained reation area on San Francisco Bay Walter ning Captan toxic chemicals- is. u,*-n.lag pr-t Reuther, whose. plaques al- and consumer froilecikatte iviionofthe was renamed Cesar Chavez Park. ready are enshrined in the Hall of public pressure* awareness generated by the Office of' the,Secrtary 'of- Staite, The signing of the Chavez holi- Fame. union under the late Cesar. Chavez. 1230 J-St., Sacramento 95814. The* day bill -was praised by Arturo Normally, persons are not consid- -Chavez launched the, UFW's third. grape boycottt in 1984 phone is (916) 445-6375.- Rodriguez, who succeeds Chavez ered for induction to the Labor Hall with the aim of ridding agribusiness of commonly used toxics. The period for applying for ab- as president of the UTFW The mea- of sentee ballots Fame until at least five years after The other four - dynoseb,. methyl. bromide, parathion and for the Nov. 8 election sure was *introduced by state Sen. their deaths. An was opened last It closes on exception. - Monday. Art phosdrin already have been eliminated or are in 'the pr!ces I Torres, D-L.A., with sponsor- made for Chavez. The plaque hon- of Nov. except for applications- in- ship by the California Labor oring him will immediately become being phased out. volving unusual circumstances, for Federation. part of the Hall of Fame, and The founder of the. UFW began speaing* out in the 1960s- which absentee balloting is allowed "The Chavez family and I are Chavez will be formally inducted against threats pesticides pose for farm workers, consumers in the* seven days leading up to the thankful that Governor Wilson has on the fifth anniversary of his death and residents of farm communities- especially children. He election. finally decided to sign SB 1373," in 1998. The Hall is -sponsored by* fasted.for- 36 dys in 1988 inpoesta:"s-os6igOf field .Application 'forms are available Rodriguez declared. "We appreci- Friends ofthe Department ofLabor. workeris and: their'children in tng lish, pwnish., Korean, Viet- ate the outstanding efforts of Sena- It is situated in the Great Hall of the' namese, Chinese, Tagalog and tor Torres.and all the recognition Department of Labor. at 200 Consti- Japanese.. Cesar has received since his death tution Ave., N.0W, in Washington. ard Chavez,1 brother of the honoree, "6Cesarls greatest monument' is Unions and.other organizations last year. Schools, libraries, parks The Berkeley park dedication and Berkeley Mayor Jeffrey Shat- the,.cour'at he4wdIn' his' Own" that-distribute the forms and then and streets have been dedicated in was held last Sunday on the site, a tuck [titer. The invocation was by peopleIe....* courage. to work for collect the completed forms -must his name, and President Clinton- reclaimed. tract jutting into* San the Rev. Bill O'Donnell., pastor of changej.- the UFW president said. forward them to proper county elec- awarded Cesar the Presidential Francisco north St. Joseph the Workman Catholic tion officials within 36 hours after Bay -of the Berkeley Church of Berkeley. "That monument to Cesar. Medal of Freedom, America's high- Marina and due east of the Golden ChaVez is still being built because, they are filled out by voters. est civilian honor. Gate. Rodriguez, speaking at UFW the exploita*tion of -farm workers Miller -urged distributors to meet "Yet today, the greatest monu- Speakers included Jack Henning,9 headquarters in Keene, reiterated he,- with their local county election offi- that. spent' a lifetime*srgln cials to all ment to Cesar Chavez is not to be executive secretary-treasurer of the the theme that the most important aastcontinues to take a terrible get questions clarified. seen on a street sign or in an official California Labor Federation; Rich- tribute to Chavez is a living one "It will save a great deal of con- fusion, heated- tempers and dupli- cate work for election officials if Labor Studiies Confrence groups*'wishing to. distribute forms Seeks Papers show their mailing messages to The Southwest Labor Studies States. The 1995 theme is Organiz- and Information, who announced AMs6-to. be highlgheKae-e election officials first," said Miller, Association has issued a call for ing and Reorganizing Labor Past, the call. Organiiog. campaignsbigdvl who is on -the ballot himself as the papers to be presented at its 21st Present and Future. Included would be papers on or- oped in the. Los' Anesar. endorsed candidate of the state Annual Conference next May 4-6 at Proposals are due by Dec. I. ganizing in'a global economy, orga- Proposals for sessosnote AFL-CIO Committee on Political University of California at Los "The association is especially in- nizing innovations, organizing of topics in labor studiearalow- Education (COPE). Angeles. terested in historical, contemporary, minority, womnen,, immigrant and come, ,Hol6ter ,said. The newly revised absentee vot- The event, which brings together and future-oriented- perspectives," young workers, research toenac Prpslshudbsbmtdby labor union leaders and ing guide tells what information can scholars, according to- Darryl- Holter, coor- organizing, use of culture and art in Dec. 1-to Holter at-theULACn be perne on the forms before activists, is one of the oldest labor dinator of labor programs. at the union campaigns, and labor rights ter for'Labor ResearhadEua studies they are given to voters, Miller conferences in the United UCLA Center for Labor Research and public policy. tion., 1001 Gayley Ave. o nee pointed out. October 14, 1994 90024. Iinner"toi Abenefit dinner in support Of dinner sponsor.s. Unions. are. being tire plant and, .at.Aeia-we of the Staley.Wor.-kers' UPR.U Local workers locked-out by the A.E. Sta- urged to. buy blocks of tickets*.' :-in Deaturnrthtrthan.gv nt h 7.83.7, .who, will11be- the featured Icy Manufacturing Co. of Decatur, ores repre- companY's demwads forwaerol Ill, will give California trade union-. The picket line at Staley is one-of. three -that are.drawing- international' sented, backs. ad-otherconcesions. A.,documentary.entitled"Srg ists the opportunity to demonstrate The.7606aebyvheUniem 4rokr Abid on-.July.*12, 1,2506members the solidarity with wage-earners -locked attention .to Decatur, a fr n Intertiational unionii hvebeen gle'in .Hearland" lsvill.be. manufadcturing.-center thatlikes-to for 1 ots hi of the.*.United Rubber Workers- shown.*. in. a crucial struggle against multi- locked out struck. the Bridgestone/Firestone dinner tickets must national capitalism. call.itselfthe-- "Pride. of the Praiie." troubles startd. when Tte&Lyle, Benefit. -be In all, some 4,000 Decaturunion .:.British ongomeate Plat at-*Decatur in. defiance -ofbo.'-. Purchased, in, advanct. -Checks .for Thedinnerissetfor7p.m. Satur- sugar-maing cessinsdmade yAthatlmultina te $15 *requested donation, should day,: Nov. 12, at- the -New College members. are on the street. protest- boughthoegonSacwih tional'sJa.ne. mangemnt Auditorium, 777 Valencia St. in ing their'*treatment.by multintioonal. processes agicute..products in- be made payable to* LPF/stae the MidW Thesoldartythatth strike has. Wrer.s.and mailed--to November San Francisco. The requested dona- corporations: oneBritish,one.Japa chidi.ng. est's--bountiful generated- in Decatur will be on dis- 12.-Benefit, P0. Box 40458, San', tion. is $15. Walter Johnson, secre- nese and one American. corn,- and setot driving down and .play at the 'benefit dinner when La- Francisco -94*140. tary-treasurer of the S.F Labor Besides British-owned*-Staley, wages wrking.conditions.. rySolOmn,V*President ofUAW. Lo- Details.can.be obtained by phon- Council, heads a. long list of union there are picket lines at the Japa- On June 21, more -than 1,000 cal- 7.51, the- Caterpillar uttion ing (415) 641-4440.1The FAX num- afid community activists who are nese!-owned Bridgestone/Firestone members of:. the- United Auto appears. with Mitke Griffin. a leader ber. is.(415).,69.5-1369. SoriLeads ers.. '(Continuedfrom"Page I1)- ,::paper and. ensure -job security for 'U the tabke'next week 'to resume joint'. t.'he.2,600 employees. we represent," negotiations, but there -has been no- Cuthbertson- -added*. CSEA.A evidence that the King & Ballow ""Additionally, it should guarantee lawyers are ready to talk seriously Yolanda Solari was re-elected to including health insuranc*e and a for*the-comnmunity and the readers -CQthbertsods letter noted that the of the...Chro.nicle and ExAmin=er a fiu- a third two-year term as president of sound retiremenit. system, Solari- have in.sisted the California State Employees As- declared following the, election. 66I publishers, repeatedly ture that preserves both-inidependenft sociation last weekend in Los. An- durin the past- 15 months that threir editorialtoce. intend to. help. continue. that tradi-, primary concern*was the economic geles during the 58th CSEA Gen- tion, hopefully- with a* new The financial advisors are. identi- the union's viability of their. properties.- fled as. Keilin and Bloom.of New eral Council, biennial governor. "You*have indicated that-both the, governing convention. A long-time CSEA activist, So- York..City, a.firm that has repre- A spokesperson'said the third unions and the publishers are locked sented-labor -unions in a large numn- lami has been one-of the union's most into. A partnership with many com-. term is unprecedented for a presi- prolific recruiters of new members.* ber,*of US. and Canadian. buyouts dent of CSEA, Local 1000 of the mon goals," the union conference. andretutins She was a*leader in CSEAs, efforts chairperson wrote. Service Employees International to establish on-site day care centers- Ron Bloomn, a partner in. the Uffion. "We'.agree that we share many firm, 'said ii- should be 'clear to the 'Solari, an..EEG-.technician at K'D e*.e-Jete. xecutive conmm goals. WVe have-not. agreed Publishers- that union -cooperation Stockton Center, 'is olivllAlad that the patnrsiis.a. one-way would- come' at a price. Developmental Vi6Presidebt-Geraida -Stryker, a stret our only the third woman president- in wher members give up- -Involved'In the S.F newspaper Caltrans- pla*nner at San Diego, and. and Recreation Departimnt at San the pay and conditions. they have. CSEAM 64-year history. She also is .Secretary-Treasurer Fritz WaIgen- Diego.- negotiations-are SEII Building Ser- a vice president of the California worked -so long. and. hard*to* build. vice Local. 87,. Mailers Local 15 of bach, -a service manager at-the. Sta.te. CSEA*represents. 130,9000..active "Our qpposal;creaes an oppor- Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. Library in Sacramento. Elected-vice and retired state employees includ- the.Teamsters, Paperhandlers Local ."CSEA has a proud history of. tunity for-thepublishers*to take* con- 24, NIewspaper Drivers Local 921 president. was Elizabeth Gotelli., se- ing. support staffers in the'state uni- crtestpst avoid.a strike, to achievements for state employees, nior account clerk- with -the Parks versity. systm. guar- of'the Teamsters, Typographical antee the, financial health of both Union 21 of the Commnunications W,rkrs, Vendors Local 468, Web ik Local" 4 of the.G, --and Northern CaliforniaNeWspaper Ergnom.ics.. Guild, of.which.Cuthbertson is- ex- ecutive officer. (P owdfrwfp tiion benefitw; m~1of t~ne* standixW for two ranng untiltaftera workerbhas ex- any way minimize the instances of "The -proposal before thie -Stan- years after.the Jan. 1*', 1995 enact- periencedSymptomns-or actually has injury -and, illness from repetitive dards Board is -remedial i Inature, ment date. beeninue. motion," *wrote Fran Schreiberg -of and fails to6.. recognize then(iec.essity, the- Worksafe! coalition,; Of prevention,"' Henning sai4i.. "It is* "Workers- already -have-,wAited *'Language allowing employers. Minimizing injury and illness a flaWed.docurnient. that c.Jbe-used since '1989 when the Divisionm*-first tavoid ipeetng.* sdfet'cn from repetitive motion is what the --to,.shield--thos'e.employe'rs.seeking recommended estakblishing VDT trols9 in.,-cases "w*here they woul4dl Legislature ordered the Cal-OSHA immunity from. injury pre,avention regulations* for* effecive protection' impose' undue. hardship, .including Stabdards Board to do, Schrieberg responsibility." fAithese injuries,"99 he said. economic hardship, which is not' pointed out. The state AFL-CIO-leadc 0Absen.ce of any requirement defined." "To the contrary, it is clear to us ted also to: for employers to control a hazard or * that the Standards Board has re- 0 A proposal to delay enforce- provide workers with job-specific Elimination of' medical. man- sponded to political pressure from. agement, which- would have pro- industry, which pressure- was flM H vided..for early tetment of workers'. through passage of tha California brought Io beAr:.-not: onlyVoftthe with. pOreliminary signs-of injury,* HelhSecurity -Act -on the Nov. 8 Standards Board, but also on the keeping such cases. out of- the general election ballot will speak workers during. the mobilization. Volunteers DiVision and,through the governor's (Continuedfrom Page 1). Cacampaigns. compensation system.- said. then will. take to-the strets and op- office,," Schreiberg Participants should act early to. e as6"t erate banks turn out to the absence at 9 a.m., half an hour befo,we both Excluding, emporaries" phone .to, the Henning objected take advantage.of special hotel rates workerswith as nmy as 90days on. vote. for- the initiative. of mandatory preventative worker sessions convene,.I-enninig said. available-the night*before both con- There are no fees. the job, thus.eliminating.. workers in protections, which he said -are nec- ference.s. Rooms have-beenublocke the building* and construCtion trades es.sary to curb the increase- in. Both, meetings. will be wc)rk ses- out at- $85 at the- Biltmore and $89 and. other where em- workers' and the occupations' Writrs. Union Sets ergonomic injuries sions. Included will be repoirts from at. the S.F Airport..Hiltoni, plus tax, ployees, move fr-equently from- one, Annual Dinner rising bill for workers' compensa- councils and unions on their politi- single.- or double. employer- to another National Wrkiters Union Local- 3 Uehlein..Directs IU1D.Orgniz.ing will hold- its annual dinner Saturday .evening, Oct. 29, at the Cadillac Joseph B. Uehlein has been ap- Chatak said of McIver's Uehlein is- a- member of the of the Internmational- Federation"of Bar,* 325 Minna St. in San pointed organizing director of the successor: United* Steelworkers of America, Chemical, Energy -and. General- Francisco100i Industrial Union Department of the "In Joe Uehlein we have the. tal- having joined Local 5401 at an alu- Workers Unions (ICEF), he has Thieevent will open with a.recep- AFL-CIO, succeeding Harold ent, energy, imagination and-com- minum. mill in.Pennsylvania, and worked with...trad unions abroad tion.-at 6 p.m." Dinner is scheduled McIver who has retired. mitment needed-to enhancerour cur- also -has served as ajob steward and. and -has.-helped shape. international: for 7 p.m. The prgrm 1i4hiclude Uehlein has.been serving. as ex- rent organizing program and,move* safety- representative for Laborers strategies.for' deAling with.muiltina-. Cajun music and remarks by NWU ecutive assistant to IUJD President it in new directions to reach the new Local 158whl working in con- tional corporations. Executive. Director Maria Pallante. Elmer Chatak, who announced the work force of the-*1s century"'9 struction. He*was -educated in Labor Uehlein also.serves as,president .Tckets are $22 for non-members appointment. He currently heads Uehlein also has organizing ex- Studies* at Pennsylvania-State. of the-Labor*.Heit4ge-Foundation, who reserve. by Oct. 21 or $25 if the IUJIYs Special Projects Section., perience in. southern states. His first University. which.pr dxte.theuse*.of.art and-. purchased'at the door.- Checks pay- which focuses on developing strate- task will be to conduct a thorough He, staffs the [IMYs Newspaper music as-orgnizational- tools within able to.'NWU Local. 3 -should be sent gic approaches in difficult organiz- review of,the JUD organizing pro- Industry. Coordinating. Commiittee the- labor-- movement- and fosters. to the union 'at. 209 Golden Gate ing and bargaining situations. gram and make recommenda,tion*s (NICC). As secretary. to the North working_class culture.throug-h.art -Ave., S.F 94102. Details can be ob- for the future,V Chatak added. American Commnittee: and, Music tained4 252-9876. McIver's contributions during-a Coordinating by phoning (415) career spanning more than three de- cades were praised by Chatak.. "Harold McIver has been in the Ppro 187... poitca forefront of organizing in the South "Proposition 187.-is a calculated I"h policy ofthe labormovenmensoeo Sickler- is to di- never o exclusion.Telbo oe for more than 30 years, and thou- grante&(Corafredfro,nPage))plot' delared;:"It designed. inclusionl, sands of workers are unionized to- ~~~vert public.attetorn real prblms-h1mn1io and will not beapsivbytne day- and are enjoying the f1ruits Of Dave..Sickler, AFL-CIO-regional director,. general deterioration of-emplometpolm watching the-feakr mongers and racitemns collective bargaining due. to urged trade unionists to turn out for Sunday's- and-wages-...brought* on not by imgrants, of our society, spread -their poithrog Harold'"s efforts," the IUD president Los Angeles march wearing their union jackets. but by -faulty and. discredited-econormc and. Prqposition.-187'and atc the mostvunral declared. and caps. and carrying their union banners.- social poliies. and defenseless-cide and imrn t. Pag 4 Octoer 419