21 ArrestF ln~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Twenty-one union activists and --ashington, D.C. fuviewlof ffieNLRB-by Bay Area sympathiizers were arrested in thie A rally by some 300. persons *Employzers.. San F;rancisco offi'ces of the Na- from 32 unions and many co'nuu- Hotel and lRestaurnt Employees tional Labor Relations Board yester- .nity organizations launched yester-. .representatives told how t'eir mein-J day while calling for labor law re- day's demonstration at Fifth and- bers had to wait four .years for thie form and demanding board Markt stets, a few yards from the board to crack down on -uon-bust- enforcement of the right of worers. cable car turn-around at the fobt of ing at thie Parc 55 Hotel in 'San to orgaie Powell Stret. Francisco. It was one of a score of actioins TWenty-ne went inside while thle CWA spokespersons told how carried out yesterday at NLRB of- crlowd continued the demonsWaion TaylorMade, an office machine fices in cities across the country. outside, confronting S.F. police -maintenance fimn has gotten away The pattern was set earlier this across a double line ofbarcades at withi years of union-bashing while month when 25 demonstrators in- the front door of-the forer J.C. workers still don't have the repre- cluding the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Penney store, which now houses sentation thiey voted for-years ago. President Jack Shehikan of AC- federal offices on its upper floors. Miller eventually declared the Protesors cfton S.Ei polioe at NLRB office. TWUJ and President Elmer Chatak Regional Director Robert Miller meeting over and told the 21 to those who stayed would be ar- The 21 were handcuffed, led of the AFL-CIO's Industrial Union met them in an outer office and lis- leave. When they remained in place, rested. When nobody stirred, the down back stairs out of sight of thie Department were arrest duig a sit- tened for a time to recitations of singing and chanting, a federal mar- marshall called in city police who demonstrators in front, and were in at NLRB national headquarters. in union-busting actions undertaken in shall appeared and warned that made te arrests. .(Continued on page 4)

m Labor warned against losing sight of thec essential purpose of workcers' compensationl last Monday Five hundred trde uriionists who as an Assembly-Senate conference descended upon the State Capitol commttee began trying to shape for the ansnual AFLJ-CIO Joint Leg- diffeig proposals into a comp bill islative Conference this week that can-pass both houses of the quickly found thiemselves imersecl California Legislature. in critical Jack Henning, executive secre- issues. tary-treaurer of the California La- Inescapable at meetings with leg- bor when islators and during conference ses- Federaion, objeted As- sions at thie Radisson Hotel were: sembly Mernber Steve Peace and Senator Patrick co- * The deepening debate over Johnston, the workers' refonn. chairs, announced that testimony at compensation the initial hearing would be re- * The impact of anlother de- stricted to reductions. vestating state budget deficit upon "quantified" as well as i"n empi :oyer -costs.- private public T'he workers comp system, Hen- employment. ning rerniinded thiem, exists for the * Attacks upon prevailing wage support and benefit of persons in- by anti-worker forces attempting to jured in the course of their take advantage of worsening unem- employment. ployment as the recession deepens. "It is not the role of the labor * The North American Free movement to tell employers how to Trade Agreement and the -drain of save $2.5 billion when such savings American jobs that it portends. are to be linked direcdy to reduction * State election politics and next of benefits currently enjoyed by our camnagnl. members," the state AFL-CIO year's gubernatorial leader declared. Several of thie key issues surfaced "To say the increases in benefits. during the opening session of the workers to conference when Executive Secre- injured need subsist can tary-Treasurer Jack Henning of the come only from fifty percent of thie Labor Federation intro- cost reductions identified in these' California hearings gives us no comfort if the duced Gov. Pete Wilson. result is a shattered compensation Wilson, declaring that his goal is law, if we are left with only a rem- to put California back to work, Mike Davis, Ron MBlakemore and Jim McCawley ofEBEW Local 1245 oomnpare notes before entering Capitol nent of the workers' c'ompensation called for major cuts in the pre- to mieet with lawmakers during this week's lri lativp Conferenlce. system," Henning said. miums employers pay for workers Positions of conmmlttee members compensation insurance, for less approved. But some delegates bris- the disproportionate impact upon protests and the threat of rejection On key issues becamne clearer as de- regulation of business, for curbs on tled when Wilson made reference to Californa of military base closings. durng confirmation hearings before bate continued during eveninig lawsuits and reduced regulation of compensation benefits for workers Delegates heard Senate Pfesident thie Rules Committee that Roberti hours throughout the week and business. who are chairs. "truly injured.") Pro Tem David Robet congrtlate But Roberti reminded the dele- preparations were made to resume There was applause when he said Lieut. Gov. Leo McCarthiy, who the governor for withdrawing his the sessions after the holiday his told the he to retire of Wellman gates. of trats agant te interests weekend. administration would continue delegates plans appointment Gregory of Cifiornians at to push for early starts on highway from public office after the next to thie Industrial Welfare Conims- working pending The comniitee includes, in addi- projects for which bond financing is election, described efforts to soften sion in the face of state AFL-CIO .(Continued on page 3J (Continued on page 4)

The GOP is pushing its heaviest mittee on Political Education whe hebcm rsidentBi1 vtsaMcmpelnlthe first artillery into its -battle to keep labor- (COPE). Clintoifs director of the Office of round of the -special elec--Ition on endorsed Samn Farr out of Congress. ""llhey don't want the House of Management and Budget. April-16 when thiere were 24'6 candi- T T Q Qmr Dr,- fl Af &_ _!A*_ *__ i__ ' _ _ u.,-. ben. KoDeri L)oie, uie aie- Fxpesentives to gam a metnber dates on te balltot. n facto head of te Republican Party, with a strong pro-labor record," The McCamnpbell campaign has and Jack Kemnp, who was a member Henig said. been clouded by ffie revelation dw However, the light vote that is of George Bush's cabinet, will "We do. This why it is essential he vuwsnted ffie apar.theid. Soudi predicted for-June 8 could erode come to California next week to for unio members to go to thie polls African homeland of Transkcei as a Farr's advantage, hiis campaign campagn for Farr's opponent in the on June 8 in the 17th Congressional lobbyis in Washington, D.C. staffers pointed out this week, espe- .I I June 8 election runoff in cially if unio memnbers fail to vote It i special thie District. This is the reason we must GOP tatcians aaed hope r 17th Congressional District in Monl- mount a vigorous drive to get out to overcome negative fallout. by and the GOP succeds in focusin teey, San Benito and Santa Cruz the vote for Sam Farr on1 election reaching voters they believe won't ononsrvtve votes and inlri counties. day." be botled by thie Southi African sing mxnoy to fianc a TV adver- ."Tbs massive effort by thie op- Demoa Faff, a 13-year mme connection and by raising money tising blitz. position demonstrates just how of th Califona Asebly withi a for an adverising blit:z ainid at ob- Farr is counteing withi a vok-by- i much the working men and womnen 93 percent pro-lbo voting reor, scuring substantive issues. mail canpaign and with-plans for a ofCalifori need Samn FArr in Con- is runm.ng against-Republican Bill conred get-out-the-vote dive on gress," declared Jack Henning, ex- McCanpbell, a Pebble Beach edx- Dole wAII be thie mai atndon June S and 6, thie Saturday and Sun- ecutive secretary-twasurer of th with a on Wedned. during a fund-raiser ney- right-wig political per- at the Seca Golf dlay imeiaely before the elec- California Labor Federation and spective, for te congressional seat posh Laguna Club.- tion. The Farr campaign can be head of the state AFL-CIO's Com- ath Leon Panetta quit last year. Farr got more ian twice as many rahed at (408) 454-9794. m

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Spealcers focused on politics awndd new coisrsefor CalifomiaSs fuiire.'' defeat of thie North American Free Controller Gray Davis afflrmed Trade Agreeent duig the annual his -decision -to rhfor-lietitenanit Joint Legislative Conference dinner governor in 1994, declaring thiat his nlesday night at thie Radisson Hotel own close experience with the in Sacramento. Wilson Administration will make So provocative was the discourse him a valuable running mate for that Jack Henning, executive, secre- whichever Democrat wins the tary-fteasurer of the California La- partys nominafion for governor. dinner auldience a 'Ls mg>sivv A-mmu Xu ia xUC%mlR) ct War U 1'%M SADk bor Federation and master of cere- Davis gave the four-year term as chalir of te CalSoria Demortc monies for thie evening, was moved preview of some of that political .h-y to ask his audience how thiey were ammunition, -reciting a long list of HEJTJL16 said he has set four goals for a spech to thie conference dlge tal organzations including Green- enjoying the evenling's 6"polifical errors commtted by thie incumbent the four years he will lead Califor- on Monday. peace and thie Sierra- Club can be rallyT9 governor. nia Democrats: HIenning announlced that Jeffy labor's strongest and most effective Applause indicated that confer- "This st* -is holdijg a big XMoU *: Election of Mike Woo ag Brown, who had been scheduled to allies in thie fight to halt NAF17A. ence delegates and dinner guests' Davis, declmld. .It is-Pete Wllso mayor. of Los Angeles. make a major address opposing HE told his auldience to disregardl were enjoying it immensely. and Wes got to go- 0 Defeat of the school voucher NAFTA, had'asked -to be excuJsed planted news reports that envf- Insurance Commissioner John Henning introduced Bill Press, ,system in thie N;ovemnber. 3 special lecatise he was to testify the follow- mentalists have signled onto Garamendi opened with anl impas- the new chair of the California election called by Gov. WiLson. ing morig at Washington, D.C., NAPT7A. sioned attack upon NAFEk anld the Democraic Party, withi a challenge * Reelection of Dianne Feistein on campaign finances, another "The only ones who have done social and economic chaos it to align the party more closely withi to te U.S. Senate. topic of great interest to the foriner so are the kinds of organizations traens. labor. *Electon of a Dernocratic gov- governor. that solicit your money with pic- "We must not let it happen," "h-e -Press said the challenge w'as ernor to succeed Pete Wilson- The anti-NAFT7A torch was tak6en trs of panda bears," he declared. declared. acpte. whether it is Gamed, State Te- up by Crag Merrilees, dircor of "These groups have always been Without mentioning his own gu- "We are partners," he declare, surer Kathleen Brown, or some'- thie Fair Trade Coalition. been wfit Bush on1 NAFIA. bernatorial candidacy, Garamendi citing thie many n-de uniionists who body else, including Assembly Merrilees told his audience the HIe asked whethier representatives put thie political ball into play, withi hold key roles in the Democratic Spealcer WiIlie L. Brown, Jr., who tide is shifting against the trade of unions that have been at odds detailed criticism of Gov. Pete Party structure following therecent had made humorous references to agreement negotiated by ex-Presi- with environmentalists thiought thiey Wilsoifs policies. He demanded "a California convention. his own rumored candidacy during dent George Bush despite firantic could accept thie challenge to work pubhc relations campagns funded with thiem to halt NAFTA. by corporations thiat stand to profit Apparently a good number of by thie drain of jobs to Mexio and people thiought they could. Union the descent of American workers members crowded around Merilees into low-paid, dfird-world status. aftr his speech, offerig him their He cited new revelations business cards and asking for addi- including: tiona infioraion. * Admissions by economists Diners also heard a report from upon whom Bus relied thiat predic- the Diamond Walnut Strikers of tions of job gais in thie UJ.S. are Teamster Local 601 at Stockton who based upon assumptions thiat clearly were poised to depart Thursday on are false. their 7,000-mile '"Joumney for Jus- * Southern California Edison7s tice' bus trip tco carry the boycott to new prediction that NAPTA will Diamond's commercial customers caulse grevious deterioration in the across thie country. statis economny. Henning called for a collection * Wamngs thiat spread of U.S.- that netted some $1,500 in cash anld style agri-business operations to more in pledges to defray costs of Mexico will force anl estimated the journley. 800,000 subsistance farm families Diamnond strikers also netted sev- off their lands and set thiem on the eral hundrd dollars thirough sale of -road northi toward illegal 'ugra- their "adopt a striker"" bracelets to Jlack ning, left, welcomes d kto I e Conference dinker. Speakers indude In eCom- tion to thie United St*s. : conference delegates. n_ser John Garameifidi, center, and Conrolroer Gray Davs MeTrilees said true environin- sDConerec,tt -federation's Workers Assistance ln : San Prasiso Hilton, June 10-11. President Arturo Rodriguez of contractors skip after inflicting Canfor tbe Flbtu kri1: June the United Farm Workers led more mEabuses on fan workers. 15, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. than lQO members of his union into Executive Coucl: June 16 & 17, Bilt- This is the second year tiat such mnore Hotel, Los Angeles. the State Capitol Wednesday to sup- a measure has been introuced by Asianx Paific American Labor AHiane port legislation malcing growers lia- Lsenberg since exploitafion of farm National Convention: Aug. 19-22, ble when thie labor contractors thiey workers and faiure of state regula- Los Angeles Hilton Hotel. use cheat or abuse thie people who tors to contrl abuses was reported A. Philip Randolph Illtitute California plant, irrigate and ha'rvest their in detail thie Sacaento Bee in a Sltge Cdsfrm: Aug. 26-29, Con- by cr Sheraton, Conod. crops. prize-winning 1991 series ofarticles AFI.-CO Nafoa Conetio: Oct. 4-7, The measure, Assembly Bill 90 entided "Fields of Pain." San Francisco. by Phil Isenberg, D-Sacramento, When reporters asked why the 1994 Bienia Co_viio ofth Ca- fr .UFW wasn't to nia Labor Federatio: July 25-29, ad-" wlinmg rely upon Radisson S -acrmm Ce.sar Chavez Day state agencies to curb exploitaion 1994, Hotel, vance in State Senga and abuse, Rodriguez fired back -Page 4 statistics showing that complaints Publlshers Nodce from farm workers are largely The California AFL-CIO was approved by the Judiciary News (MSN: 0008-0802) is pub- Comn-tee and was sent to thie As- ignored. There are 84,000 agr-business iGhed weekly ecept during the sembly floor. in California, the UFW weekis of Thanksgiving, Rodriguez also took the occasio this any more. The 40,000 or ,employers and New Year's holi- 50,000 farm workers who car to A pame of farm workers stood .president pointed out. Yet, per- Chrstnas to announlce thie UFW's sweepmg vasiveness ofabuse and days by the California Labor new associate membership plan that Cesar Chavez's fueral procession, before television cameras ill the exploitaion Federation, AFL-C1O, 417 Mont- mass, rosary and vigil last monffi news conference room at thie State chronicled by the Sacnmento Bee, will enroll the tens of thiousands of Labor Stan- gomery St., Suite 300, San farm workers who have not been fron all over thie state on a work day Capitol to tell how labot confttors the state Division of F?rancisco, CA 94104. Second said clearly thiat they are vmembers have cheated thein out of.wages and dards Enfonent issue only 62 at Sanl Ern- able to achieve collective brann on clas postage paid of te UlFW even if thiey are not have forced tem to work wfitout citations for labor law violations o-Ifvdl contracts after a decade undler two 1992 and 26 citations d, hostile Republican state covered by collective bargaining the mini protections thiat the law farms ill only to, $10 a year; corpoSae rae, administaions. contrcs,," Pdriguez declard. says they should have, including in 1991, he sad. S20. USP Publicat Nm be "The growers tr to define our Such wokrs are being- enrolled portable toilets, a place to wash "The best way to control it is to 0810. John F. H , ewec- membership in terms of the total in and are obtaining a range of benl- their hands,contors.~and clean~ ~ drinking~ ~~-dddget rid ofthe farmn labr clontractors tive secretary-treasurer;- Floyd numnber of workers covered by our efits trughl the new associate pro- water. entirly," Rodriguez said. T"cler, editor. POTIASTE: contracts, which has decreased gram, Rodriguez Wd. The Isenberg bill would mak it "'We were achieig thiis in thie Send address chngs o Cali- greatly since the charcter of the The pormis called LIJPE, an possible for workQers or thieir umon early 1980s when thiere were more kria AFL10 News, 417 Mont- Agricultural Labor Relations Board wronym for La Union del Pueblo to take civil action against the thian 100,000 farm workers in Cali- gomery St.' Suite 300, San changed under (former Gov. Entero-The Union of the Entire grower who profits from thire labor fornia covered by collective bar- Fraacisco, CA 94104. Phone, George) Deukmejian and (Gov. People, whenever te contractor the grower gg*%A arements that cut thie con- (415) -963S85. PeteWison" Rodriguez said in The announcement came as the employs to rcut dwem fi&z to pay trdtIr out ofthe system. response to a question fio a news UFW president explained to news wages owed. The measure also "Today conditions areworsea rpreswhy AB 90 is essential to would make growers ulmaely la- were 20 " Rodiuz 'they year ago, .I -,. "W aren't go'ing to let thiem do curbing abuses under the. farm labor -ble for civil penalties when labor --m Page 2 May 28, L93 Assembly Member Jackie Speier explains her bill to ban doctorss self-referrals. Assembly Member John Vasconoellos listens to uinmembers.

Conference...00 (Continaed fromn page *) State Building and Construction Sacramento and warned them: Trades Council of California, along "The legislative majority- you with Charles Reiter, building trades have elected in both houses is all legislative advocate. that stands in the way of dis- Interviews with legislators began integration.") on Monday afternoon for some del- Assem-bly Speaker Willie L. egates anad were conducted through- Brown, Jr., warned delegates of "a out the day on Tuesday. growing groundswell -not yet a Delegates were back at the Radi- majority - -of those in Sacramento sson Tlbesday for the annual Legis- who want to reduce your status and lative Conference Dinner, a sold-out your standard of living." affair that focused on politics, fair With humorous reference to his trade and the 1994 elections. (See own possible candidacy, Brown story on Page 2.-) called for election of a Democratic The conference ended Wednes- governor in 1994. after a morning session at the Delegates reporting results of lobbying include, from left, Richard Hargreaves, Woodworkers; Ron Ken- day Counties Trades Council, anld Rick South Bay Labor Council. "We will put politics and pro- Radisson in which delegates pre- nedy, L.A.-Orange Building Sawyer, gress in place, and not merely in a sented reports on the results of their meetings with legislators. which Henning and Cremins had defensive posture," the speaker reported. declared. Delegates had opportunities to Key legislative issues were re- see legislators in action Tuesdlay and commttee hear- Concern over workerss compen- viewed Monday by Henning and by Wednesday during was on a number of labor bills on .sation reform pervasive. Long- Jerry Cremins, president of the ings awaited hearings by an Assembly- Senate conference committee at- tempting to reconlcile differing pro-' posals openled Monday afternoon and continued each evening through the week. (See report on Page I.) Sharp questioning about workers' comp donnated a number of the interviews with legislators. This was especially true when delegates from San Francisco and San Mateo County met joindy on Tuesday with Sen. Patrick Johnston, D-Stockton, author of one of the two main workers' comp bills and co-chair of the conference commtte. Secretary-Treasurer Walter John- son of thie S.E Labor Council an- nounced durng thie closing reports on Wednesday that Sen. Johnston had agreed to further meetings with the delegates to keep them ap- praised of his positions and of the bren. -ieresa nugnes greets Sen. Affred Alquist answers questions during vst with delegates. progress of the legislation. -..,liighs retirement.

er ey iss stasd on a bifl before the l_e nston exp- . his workersw compensaben measue to Lsb)or deleg May 289, 1993 Pape 3 (Continuedftompge 1) recdy frnn th picket in onto. a Their local union. Ieadrwas be- eransport m vanstoharerSed Halbusto str thieir 7,000- ing bookQed at S.E Hall of Justic6-as- thie strikere bus pulled away WWiidl of Justice where were foffnkally mb"6re o uue twl thiey d thie Bay Bridge wfit Tbamster hIntei- charged and were released into cus- taehmtofiEstC st national Vice Presideni Dia'na- tody of CWA lawyers pending coulrt takop feDmndWlu a thffe wvheel. apeacs thiat hadn't been sched- .o i. asg flg Kilmury 1lnnln emnn e Liucio Reyes, himself a Diaumod uled as of last night. .placement with scabs of'union striker befor his elecfion as secre TwAo-dozen fe'male Teamster members who exercise thieir 'consti- tay treasurer of Testers Local mabnon strie aintDiamond tutionAl nght to -widhld labor in a .61 at Stocktqn, was one of dis, Walnut at. Stockton marched di- collective bggin dispute. amrsted inside thie NLRB offices. The demonstaors mad ed la- bor law reform thiat will provide for. Tose Arrete *Representation through card Here are the naes of the 21 per- and Margie Marks. CWA DZistict check. sons'arrested yesterday during a 9-Virginia Rodriguez-Jones. * Increased protection of demonstrtion at the San Francisco CWA-Affiliated United Taxi workers agamWst coercion. offices of the National Labor Rela- Drivers of S.F. -Carles Rathbone. * Meaningful penalties for em- tions Board: Service Employees Local 250- ployers who violate thie National Ua- Local 28, Hotel Employees anld Ware. California Nurses As- bor Relations Act. Mit- Shirley ffiat Restaurant Employees-Doris sociation - Susanne Paradis. * An end to te requirement chell, Gabriel Hernandez and Leon workers must reorganize them- International Ladies Garment is Allen. Workers -Dominic Chan. Team- selves whenever a wvorkplace HERE Local 2-Rita Hlimes, and restructured. Jim McCornmick, Mike Casey and sters Local 601 -Lucio Reyes "The NLRB is broken and needs Claire Jackson. Juan Lopez. to be fixed," flyers handed out to Communications Workers Local Also arnested was the Rev. Bill p.assersby on Market Street 9410 Marie Malliett, CliffO'Neill O'Donnell, pastor of St. Joseph thie declard. r-IM sp P-Vv and Angie Btirgess. CWA Local Workman Catholic Church of "End employer interference in Shirley Ware of Servc -Employees Local 250 is handcuffed by S.E. 9415 John Dugan, Bill Harvey Berkeley. union orgaiing!" police officer, during yeterday's NLRB demnation. Senae Psse Cesar~~~~~~~1Chve Dayn Fed' CalOSH Wns Committee OKI Cesar Chavez Day, proposed in- camonga; and Robert Beverly, lobbying to have New Haven Mid- the intense emotion of the far R-Redondo Beach. Not voting waer dle School renamned for Cliavez. B-l worker leader's funeral, moved a Nick Petris, D-Oaldand, and Wil- A number of street renang res- Abteen ste closer to this week in limn Craven, R-Carlsbad. realty olutions have been inuduced be- The California Labor Federa- ings in the workers' compensation te dispassionate processes of the Council and for control of health Petris, a long-time ally ofChavez fore the Los Angeles City tiolis bill aimed at preventing ma- system Califoma Legislatur. of bills fulrther- and Counlty Board of Supervisors. chinery or worksites cited as unsafe care cost increases in general. and fi-equent audior for we Senat-e Bill 1253, giving ing the UFW's goals of pesticide In Oaldand, City Council member by Cal-OSHA from remaining in Payments to doctors was De La Fuente wants to des- to facilities is by March 31, Chavez's birthiday, safety, had made a cotmeint to Ignacio operafion w~hile-emnployers prolong patients prohibited without dissent Wednes- Wednes- ignate 14th and East 14th strets as a ws approved yesterday by laws passed in te walce of earlier approved spealc at a school program appeals day by the Senlate Rules Commttee day. HE is a co-authior of the bill, major boulevard and name it after thie State Senate. "kickback" scandals. However, Chavez. the nothing in thie law prohibits a doctor A author is Sen. Art and a member of,his staff said he Senate Bill 193, sponsored by principal been in the Sa Jose officials are considering s..tates- AFL-CIO. and- au ored,by from.---hodig-abr-pr& intrst. in Torres, D-L.A.,- who pledged to in- would have present a facility and sharing in the moments af- commttee chamber if Republican a proposal to rename thieir historic Miltonl Marks, I)-San Francisco, diagnostic troduce legislation and -nu- house on a vote of thie profits accumulated through the tcer Cesar Chavez was Beverly had not pledged to-provide Plaza Pahc after Chavez, cleared thie upper Day proposed " for 21 to 15. fees referrd patients pay. by actor Edwaid Jamnes Olmos be- thie dfiird aye vote necessary merous other renanfng proposals Nineteen Democrats and te Sen- A number of studies have con- fore 35,000 mourners during the are under consideration trughout the stae. ate's two independents, Quentin cluded thiat doctors are 'much more funeral April 29 at Delano. The Cesar Chavez Day legisla- to offer and ex- Just about thie only person speak- Kopp of S.F and Lucy Killea of San likely sophisticated The measure goes next to the tion is one of a number of memo- Chavez voted No Republicans pensive diagnostic procedures such -the -Unied ing out against Cesar Day Disego, '.aye." Senate. Appropriations Committee. rials to the founder of was Bruce Burkdoll., president of joined them. as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Workers thiat are being pro- Axial To- Rules Comntte action was needed Farm. the Central California Farmers As- Folurteen Republicans and a sin- (MRI) and Computed to exempt SB 1253 from the dead- posed thoughout California. gle Democrat, Waddie P Deddeh of mography (CAT) scans ifthey profit sociation, who told thie San Fran- line for new bills, which has passed More thian 1,400 most of cisco Chrnicle he considered thie Chula Vista, voted "no." from patient use.: for the current session of the persons, Nick Petris was ab- The American Medical Associa-, them pupils, have signed a petition holiday proposal- "ridiculoue" and Democrat Legislatue. as well. sent. ALso listed as nlot voting were tion adopted a resolution last De- asking John C. Fremont High opposed street renamngs. Republicans Bill Leonard, UJpland', cember declaig tat it is unethical IVoting "aye' in the comitee School in Oakland be renamed "I don't see anybody naming and Ken Maddy, Fresno. for physicians -to own centers to were Senators David Roberti, Cesar Chavez High School. At streets afer our presidents like Bush Thle bill moves now to the As- which they refer thieir own patients D-L.A.; Ruben Ayalal, D-Cu- Union City, parents and teachers are and Reagan,I" Burkdoll declared. sembly where Republicans are ex- unless thiere 'is no other source of pected to continue to vote against it investment money in their Also approved by fthe Assembly and voted in favor of te bill. along withiin her district. because employers are opposed. communities. and Means Committee was with Democrats. .-She testified thiat management of The California Medical Associa- Ways a worker The bill aims at closing a loop- the bill by Barbara Friedman, The measure is necessary be- a Ralph's supermarket told hole that allows employers to con- tion and several state medical orga- no who requested safeguards after be- are lead- D-L.A., mandating basic precau- cause employees believe it is tinue exposing workers to haz- nizations withiin the state tions and safeguards for protection safe'-to. work in retil'stores, ing held at gunpoint twice and see- ardous materials, equipment or ing the fight against AB 919. longer ing a co-worker shot to death that Insur- of store employees and customers especially during late night. and conditions even after Cal-OSHA The bill is supported by assauk robbers. -hours becaulse of in- "robbery and assaullts are part ofthe ance Commissioner John Gara- against by early morning has found safety violations. Cur- aeu or nonexistent store secu- job.," rently, employers can avoid abate- mendi, the insurance industry, AB 1605, sponsored by -the Robbers who repeatedly raped a Food and Commercial rity measures, President Rick Icaza ment of many hazards as long as some employer organizations, trial United of Los An- female clerk while waiting for a a number of unons, and 'Workers wit support by the Cali- of IJFCW Local 770 thiey can keep their appeal alive, no -lawyers, declared in a plea to tine lock on a store safie to opwn matter what risks employees face. thie California Association ofHealthi fornia Labor Federation, passed thie geles, went five becue thie jury insisted The measure contains an expe- Hospitals and Halthi Care Systems, comntitee 11-5 and was sent to the legilators. on supportive identification thlat dite appeal process thiat is available which seldom agrees with orga- Assembly floor. All "no"' votes Friedman told the committee could have been provided by a sur- to employers who contend they nized labor on ally issue before the were by- Republicans, although a members of brutal assaults, kilings veillance camera, Friedan told the should not be required to close Legislature. number ofRepublicans crossed over and rapes by robbers in stores comnitee members. down hazards as long as thiere is a AB 1605 would wqire stores to -chanIce thiat thie Cal-OSHA Appeals ftain wodkers for coping with rb Board will canIcel citaions issued bery or physical assault, provide by thie agency's field staff. phones on which cl*;k can 4iedy Assembly Member Jackie (Calnwiud fromn page 1) dominent cause before there is com- Workr benefits, which used to ac- dial 911, make cash regiters easily Speier's bill to prevent a doctor penlsibility. Peaces AB 110 specifies count for almost 50 cens of tat visible-fro outside, and insta sur- from refeffing patients to clinics, *tont Democras Peace and. John- than veillance cameras like those used ston, Assemnbly Speaker Wlle L. substantial cason dollar, noyw amount to less' 3.0 laboratories, diagnostic facilities ThFd stae APL-C1 positionwa cents by bank, silent alarm systems, and and other sevces in which thie doc- Brown, Jr., Republican Assembly, od prectaon. Member JaisBrute, retae in a bullefn froin H * Insurance industry refonms, in- tor has a financial interest wo the Republicani to parficipants in last weekNs Joint Th¢re was opposition from the aprvlofthie Assembly Ways and Sen. Bill Leonard and'Democratic cluding abolismnFnt ofthie cost-plus California Grocers Association, Se. BUil Legislative Conference. Included minimum raelawv. Means Committee in a 12 to 8 Lockyer.i are: Luck Stores and Safeway. party-line vote on'lbesday. Johnston aid Peace stood by thie * A substantial range of inr. * FrAud prevention thiat does'not Supotng the bill, indi to idfflering -stnads for stress, psy~- creases in all of benlefits focus almost exclusively on eli'm- IUFCW and the state federation'. All "16aye, votes were by Demo- categonies orsuman craxts; all "nor votes were by Repub- c}itc and post-wrinafio clas to lif California 1imnext-tc4wt i gifPesiiit weete"State B indCon- cotd in thieir respective Seate the sit in tersof Trrcfadet s Couincil of Califix- licans. Democrat Jim Costa, plwe wmong ofLa- Fresno, was reode as not Noting, -and Assembly mesues, and wit- wage.replacement provided to in- * Healih--and safety prgams, .,a Cafonia Stae Counil w State Sheriffs! S,peier's measure -is strongly nesses spent the filrst sessions. contaned in a se ebill spo- borers, California backed by the California Labot .debating what -the two versions * COA.66trols for tnedi6 ft-~ sord by thie state federadso, to.cut Assoito, C( rna Peace Offi- FWrfo, which has argued dt il enta. ment, whih now eats up almost 40 costs by reuig thie Ofle cers' Association, and California has the potential for enormous sav- Jhstoifs SB 30 calls for pre- cents of e'ach premium dollar. on-the-job in'iuis PbLice Chiefes Asscation. 28, I99 Page 4 May