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11; A C% -, .- ff Labor Anti-scab,' Other ;Fed Blir at the -Legislature Slated fori Hewtingj Api.0 23 The California Labor Federation's pro There strong statewide interest thM posal to outlaw use of professional strke- passage of this key proposal and a- largr From The Capitol Office breakers. in labor.. disputes will again delegation of supporters is anticipatd. Of The Executive Secretary confronit the Assembly Labor Relations The committee's file for that day will Five "bread and butter" bills Comnmittee when it meets at 1:30 p.m. conttain a heavy -load, due in part to an proposed by the California La- Wednesday, April 23, in Room 2.133 of the abrupt adjourmnent of the lt meeting bor Federation will be present- Capitol. he bill is AB 119 by Assembly- of the commi;tteewithout hearing any pend- man David Roberti (D-). ed to a subcommittee of the ing legislation. (Continued on Page 2)- Assembly Finance & Insurance Committee Wednesday, April Pilth Utges Defeat of Bill Ifs Sigmup Time 23, at the Capitol. These bills, ForJoint Labor all authored by Assemblyman To Ban Secondary George Zenovich (D-Fresno) Boycott Legislative Parley "Corporate management persists n its efforts to are AB 609, AB 610, AB 611, under- Trade unionists planning -to AD 612 and AB 613 on unem- cut the strength of labor ii enforcing its legitimate asp- attend the three-day Joint tions," Thos. L. Pitts Executive Secretary of ployment disability insurance. the California Labor Legislative Conferefl Labor Federation, .reminded the wage. earners. -T --subcommittee also is AFiL-CIO, to be held in Sacramento April of California today. this scheduled to hear AD 487 by "A cornerstone of program is 29-May 1, 1969, are urged to ______,,, the recurring attempt to outlaw send their registration creden- Assemblyman Willie Brown (D- secondary boycott and hot in San Francisco) which would tials immediately. forbid discrimination against Hearing Put cargo. (Continued on Pa 2). Off "eator Harmer h-as intro- employment on account of age. On Bargaining duced SB 544 to thus disarm This is an enlightened piece labor in its struggle for work- for of legislation and is supported Wage. Order by labor. Rights Lleasure ing people in our state. This Domestics-Urged ile bovate Laoor e Locial The State AFLCIO called on With the recent election of Welfare Committee, at the re- the State Industrial Welfare \Senator John Nejedly of Con- quest of the California Labor Key Vote in Valley Commission this week to cuirb \a Costa County, theer have Federation and Senator Alan the exploitation of been some shifts in member- Short (D-Stockton), the author, Next Tuesday 140,000 household domestic ship of committees in the State on Wednesday delayed consid- workers by adopting- a wage Senate. The new solon Ernest LaCoste, Modesto at- order replaces eration of SB 307, the Feder- torney and labor-backed candi- affording them mijnimum' Senator Robert Lagomarsino on ation's collective bargaining wage and maximum hour pro-' Fish & Game and Senator H. L. date for the 30th Assembly Dis- to bin. trict seat at stake the tections similar those en- Richardson on Natural Re- This was done to permit the in criti- joyed by mpost other California sources. He was designated cal special election next Tues- (Continued on Page 2) day in Stanislaus and workers. vice chairman of Water Re- part of In testifying before the fie- sources to replace Senator (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 4) James Mills, resigned. Senator Nejedly was named also to va- cancies on Labor & Social Wel- Fed Hits Move To Exempt Papers From Anti.Trust Laws fare and on Public Health & Vigorous opposition to pend- AFL-CIO, in letters sent to sentatives immediately after Safety. ing federal legislation aimed at California's entire Congres- the U.S. Supreme Court's Tuc- In other assignments, Sena- exempting certain joint news- sional delegation last week. son decision last month, woild tor Mills was put on Insurance paper operating arrangements The legislation, embodied in jeopardize the jobs of thou- & Financial Institutions and f r o m the nation's anti-trust a series of similar, if not ideuti- sands of printing tradesmen Senator Anthony Beilenson was laws has been voiced by the cal, bills introduced in the U.S, and other newspaper Indust given a seat on Revenue & California Labor Federation, Senate and House of Repre- workers in California and Taxation. Both Senator Mills f'rzughout the nation, Thos. L. and Senator Beilenson took po- INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRlALP4t the Federation's secre- sitions created by the resigna- VIX i;T O3F X .lD 2RE L LlbRARA Senator LAAitAtYs -treasurer, wamred. tion of Randolph UN I V OF CAL I F Ifting that the legistion'is Collier from the two com- mittees. 2521 CHAN:NIN4G R'ielAIt8 2 1 1989 "dXceptively titled" as" a' so- ER K E L EY C A 941'20O .. . (Continued on Page 3) HearingPut Off Anti-Scab and other Fed Bills On Bargaining Slated for Hearing April 22 For JoitLar Rights Measure (Continued from Page 1) in denying them prompt access Legislative Parley Other Federation bills on the to money they have earned. (Continued from Page 1 ) (Continued from Page 1 ) agenda include AB 250 on whichOthertheanti-laborFederationlegislationurges the sponsors and the author to The conference is jointly work out a few technical safety inspections, AR 271 on legislature to soundly defeat sponsored by the California .^hanges to "tighten up'' the -firing for garnishment and AB are AB 540 and AB 541 to Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, language of. the bill before it 349, a service contract act. weaken occupational protec- the State Building and Con- receives a full hearing. Also on the schedule are AB tions in the law relative to em- struction Trades Council of At the same meeting, Sena- 555 and AB 522 which are ur- ployment of minors. California, and the California tor Clark Bradley (R-San Jose) gently opposed by Labo:.. These The Federation also opposes State Council of Carpenters. asked the committee to "take are the bills which would un- SB 273 relating to employment The opening sessions of the under -submission" his SB 223. duly delay the payment of applications, AB 591 relating to conference will be devoted to This bill was strongly opposed wages due upon termination of terms of employment and AB acquainting delegates with good by the Federation. It would employment. They would work 529 on the apprenticeship pro- and bad legislation currently penalize members of organized a serious hardship on workers gram. pending. The orientation ses- labor in the processing of dis- sions will be followed up by puted -wage claims before the visits to legislators' offices to State Labor Commissioner. strengthen support for legisla- Balance of Power Pivots tion benefitting or protecting California workers. On 30th A joint dinner with the legis- Defeat of Bill A.D. Vote Tuesday lators will be held Wednesday To Ban Secondary (Continued from Page 1) for farm workers, remedial edu- night, April 30. San Joaquin Counties, carried cational programs especially PARTICIPATION URGED in reading and math-and bet- Boycott Urged the fight to save Modesto's state In announcing the conference (Continued from Page 1) hospital into the courts this ter procedures to assure that early last month, Thos. L. Pitts, bill is scheduled for hearing in week after being denied the senior citizens get the tax relief Secretary-Treasurer of the Cali- Senate Labor & Social Welfare fornia Labor right earlier to address a legis- they are entitled to. Federation, urged Conmittee on May 6 at the all local unions and councils to State Capitol. Labor must put lative subcommittee in Sacra- Capture of the seat by con- select delegates to participate mento to present the people's servative interests would tip forth every effort to once again the balance of power in the in the conference to help forge kill. this proposal and to keep case in person. the unity needed not only to SB 544 from becoming law." state toward total conservative win significant improvements Opponents of SBB 544 are Closure of the hospital control. in legislation benefitting Cali- urged to immediately contact- threatens to wipe out 900 jobs With reapportionment of all fornia's eight million workers either personally, by letter or and leave hundreds of mentally congressional and state legisla- but to block anti-worker legis- telegram-the members of the ill and aged patients without tive seats due to follow the lation. adequate care. Senate Labor & Social Welfare 1970 census next year, the ger- Conference registration cre- Committee to express their Dr. Ralph Gladden, former rymandering of districts that dentials as well as hotel reser- strong disapproval of this anti- head of the hospital, stated last special interest groups might vation cards were sent to all labor measure. The committee week that there is simply not effect could stymie enactment Federation affiliates on March members are: enough room in other hospi- of legislation benefitting work- 3. Additional credentials, how- Senator Lou Cusanovich (R- tals to "adequately replace" the ers and low and middle-income ever, may be obtained by writ- Sherman Oaks), chairman; Sen- space lost if Modesto State Hos- families for the next 10 years. ing to the California Labor ators John Harmer (R-Glen- pital is closed. La Coste is a veteran of both Federation, AFL-CIO, 995 Mar- dale), Clair Burgener (R-La LaCoste's leadership in the World War II and Korea and ket Street, San Francisco, Mesa), George Deukmejian (R- hospital fight is typical of his won a number of decorations Calif., 94103. Long Beach), Mervyn Dymally public-spirited service on the for his services as a tailgunner (f-Los Angeles), John Nejedly Stanislaus County Board of on a B-17 in the U.S. Air Force REGISTRAIION DATA (R-Contra Costa), Nicholas Pet- Education, as Chief Deputy in World War II. Registration fee for the con- ris (D-Oakland), Alfred Song District Attorney for seven He has demonstrated his ca- ference, which will be held at (D-Monter#y Park), and Howard years, and as a fund raiser for pacity to bridge the generation the El Dorado Hotel, Highway Way (R-Exeter). school bond drives. gap by winning the support of 80 at Canterbury Road in Sac- It is this record, coupled with a number of young citizens ac- ramento, wil be $20, including 45 Million Under FLSA his stand on pro-worker issues, tive in the Youth for Kennedy the cost of the dinner Wednes- Some 45 million workers that won him the overwhelming campaign last year. day night. throughout the nation are now endorsement of representatives All trade unionists in the Affiliates of the State Build- covered by the Fair Labor of all major labor organiza- Stanislaus, San Joaquin re- ing and Construction Trades Standards Act-the f e d e r a 1 tions in the 30th Assembly Dis- gion and adJacent counties Council of California and the minimum wage and overtir.-3 trict of the joint Stanislaus-San are urged to pitch in to help California State Council of Car- law. With a total work force of Joaquin County COPE meeting get out the vote for La Coste penters should register for the a little more than 80 million, late last month. next Tuesday, April 22. To conference with their respec- that means that this basic pro Pledged to fight for tax re- find out how you can kelp, tive councils. tection for workers covers little forms to close loopholes that phone La Coste headquarters The first general session will m o r e than half the nation's let the rich off scot-free, La at 811 McHenry Street, Mo- convene at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, workers or 55.9 percent. Coste backs bargaining rights desto, area code 209-526-0644. April 29. -2- INSTITUTE or tNDtTR[j RELATIONS LIBRARt

APR~2 1 196S *Sponsored by the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO UN1VERSITY OF CA: IP"? No bill may be taken up until 30 days after the date of introduction indicated in Digents, except by 34 vot . B E R K E L E Y Key to Symbols

CR Civil Rights and Civil Liberties LC Labor Code Changes, General S Industrial Safety Di Disability Insurance Li Liens, Attachments & Writs SL State & Local Government EA Employment Agencies, Private LS-N.C. Labor Unions, Special TA Taxa-tion ED Education LU Labor Unions, General TR Training & Retraining EL Elections Ml Miscellaneous Ul Unemployment Insurance KHO Housing PH Public Health WC Workmen's Compensation IN Insurance (Inc. H. & W.) RE Recreation WP Water and Power H.A.D. Held at Desk The biJls a-re classified "Good," "Watch," "Bad" and "N.C." With respect to the classification, "N.C.," the proposed legislation is cla6s or special legislation and the information relative to these bills contained in the Digest Is printed for the information of affiliates who are involved but the bill is not classified 'Good," "Watch" or "Bad," since we defer to the wishes of affected affiliates on the classification of these measures. "H.A.D." designates a bill "Held At Desk" and indicates that the bill has not yet been assigned to a committee. SENATE BILLS SB 876 Burns (Gov. Eff.) Deletes provision for automatic salary adjust- SB 897 Grunsky (Jud.) Requires claimant who files claim with public ment for state civil service employees and provides that they shall be agency, body, or officer with respect to public works of improvement granted for merit only when employees meet standards of efficiency to pay $2 to such agency, body, or officer at time of filing verified established by Personnel Board. statement of claim. Deletes provision that public agency, body, or In case of denial of salary increase, supervisor of employee is re- officer need not give specified notice relating to cessation of labor or quired to give explanation and counseling for improvement of per- completion unless such claimant has paid $2 to such agency, body, or formance. Makes supervisor's action subject to review only by the head officer. of the department where the employee works. April 7. LS-N.C. To become operative January 1, 1970. April 7. LI-Watch

S o4*t4i4.dda '(Edl.) )Directs -Uriversity of California and California State SB 904 Rodda (Gov. Eff.) Allows leaves of absence without pay for state Colleges for admission purposes to give high priority to applicants employees of up to two years instead of one year. April 7. LS-N.C. who are entering programs of teacher education, or who hold intern- ship, provisional, or other credential issued upon partial fulfillment of SB 913 Moscone (Ed.) Authorizes State Board of Education to grant requirements. temporary standard teaching credentials to applicants who have im- Requires admission of such applicants if qualified, when they are migrated to this country and who possess a professional degree or required to complete State Board of Education requirements for a certificate from a foreign institution of higher education under pre- partial, provisional, or internship credential. April 7. LS-N.C. scribed circumstances. Requires such applicant to be bilingual in the languages used in the SB 883 Collier (F. & G.) Establishes salmon and steelhead preservation schools where he will be teaching. Provides that temporary credential and rehabilitation account within the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, will be valid for one academic year and may be ;enewed. provides sources of revenue from both sport and commercial fisher- Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules and regulations men for deposit to such account from payment of specified fees, states related thereto. April 8. LS-N.C. purposes for which such moneys are to be expended, and requires that gross revenue deposited to the account be supplemented by an allo- SB 917 Song (B. & P.) Limits exemption of hotels and resident clubs cation from the General Fund on a matching basis for programs fi- as or clubs whose nanced out of the account. April 7. LS-N.C. from regulation dry cleaners to those hotels resident services in the nature of dry cleaning involve only spotting, sponging SB 884 Collier (Gov. Eff.) Raises from $5,000 to $15,000 the minimum or pressing for their guests or employees only. April 8. LS-N.C. cost of any project subject to the requirements of the State Contract Act. Raises from $15,000 to $30,000 the basis for determining by which SB 920 Song (B. & P.) Requires that the State Board of Barber exam- method public notice to bidders be given. April 7. LS-N.C. iners furnish to each student enrolling in barber college various kinds of information relating to economic character of barbering. April 8. SB 887 Teale (Ed.) Authorizes school districts to establish dropout pre- LS-N.C. vention programs in order to encourage pupils to complete elementary and secondary school education. Specifies contents of such programs, SB 921 Teale (Gov. Eff.) Requires state to purchase, at fair market value, and establishes unit within Office of Compensatory Education to ad- residence of state officer or employee reasonably required to be sold minister act and other programs financed under Title VIII of the Ele- because of transfer of such officer or employee, at request of such of- mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires State Board ficer or employee when private sale would result in loss to officer of Education to adopt rules and regulations to administer act and to or employee. April 8. LS-N.C. approve allocations of federal funds made under act, and to distribute SB 922 it unlawful for contractors, sub- descriptions of successful programs conducted under act. April 7. Song (Trans.) Makes individuals, ED-Watch contractors, partnerships, and corporations to engage in construction, repair, or maintenance of freeways, highways, and streets without SB 888 Teale (Gov. Eff.) Provides that the Industrial Welfare Commission taking specified safety precautions. shall not consider gratuities or tips paid a woman or minor as part Requires them to pass safety record check before their bid for such of the minimum wage paid a woman or minor by an employer. April 7. work is accepted and provides that if safety record check shows prior LC-Good safety violation, then bid shall not be accepted. April 8. LS-N.C. -D60- SENATE BILLS (Cont'd) SB 925 Song (Lab. & Soc. Wel.) Provides that per diem wages, as term SB 929 Dolwig (Gov. Eff.) Expresses consent of Legislature to division is used in law relating to wages paid on public works, includes em- of state, and describes boundaries of two new states. ployer payments for apprenticeship and promotional purposes. April 8. To become operative. upon adoption of constitutional amendment au- LS-N.C. thorizing Legislature to consent to division of sftae. April 8. SL-Wafch SB 927 Song (B. & P.) Provides that, with regard to exemption from SB 1008 Deukmejian ('Elec. & Reap.) Changes closing time of polls to 7 prohibition against practice of physical therapy without license, activi- o'clock p.m., rather than 8 o'clock p.m. April 8. EL-Bad ties of a full-time assistant in office of licentiate under Business and Professions Code or under any initiative act may be performed under SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION licentiate's orders and supervision, rather than orders, direction, and SJR 21 Dolwig (Gov. Eff.) Requests Congress to consent to division of immediate supervision. April 8. LS-N.C. state, and describes boundaries of two new states. April 8. SL-Watch ASSEMBLY BILLS AB 1445 Cory (P.E. & Ret.) Provides that departments or employees Defines "service contracts" and authorizes trustees to enter into con- represented by recognized employee organization may be withdrawn tracts and provides that such contracts shall be subject only to the pro- from applicable civil service or merit systems. visions in the State College Contract Law re labor and material bonds Authorizes city councils to withdraw department heads from civil and to such other provisions of such law as the trustees may from time service system without vote of city electors. April 7. LS-N.C. to time designate as applicable. April 7. ED-Watch AB 1471 MacDonald (L.Gov.) Raises amount for work not requiring AB 1512 Ryan (Ed.) Revises from $263.14 to unspecified amount the competitive bidding from $2,500 to $5,000 in harbor districts. April 7. maximum fiscal year amount per unit of average daily attendance in LS-N.C. the state to be transferred to the State School Fund. April 7. ED; TA-Watch AB 1481 MacGillivray (Labor R.) Allows insertion of compulsory ar- bitration provision in contracts for construction to which state or any AB 1514 Ryan (C. & P.U.) Permits filing of contractor's bond after com- political subdivision thereof is a party. April 7. LU-Bad mencement of any public work required by any emergency. In the case of state college construction, permits use of day labor for any emer- AB 1490 Veysey (Ed.) Requires State Board of Education to adopt list gency, not just for an "act of God" or failure of bridge or highway. consisting of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 basic textbooks April 7. LS-N.C. per grade for English, arithmetic, history and geography, reading, and AB 1519 Priolo (Fin. & Ins.) Provides that, in a case of disputed coverage science and other subjects at its discretion; and authorizes adoption proceeding under provision of law relating to unemployment disability of additional books for slow and fast learners. Provides that such basic benefits, if a final decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals textbooks supplied by state to school districts be limited to I per Board or an Appeals Board referee finds that an employer or insurer in each Makes p,upil subject. operation of these provisions subject to shall reimburse_ tlb.9-. Unerpljoyment Disability Fund and j i er approval of ACA No - - of 1969 Regular Session by people. or insurer fails to pay all or any part of the reimbursement within Requires State Board of Education to adopt basic textbooks for 15 days after the mailing of a final decision, the Director of Employ- elementary grades in at least English, arithmetic, history and geogra- ment shall assess the unpaid amount against the employer or insurer phy, reading, and science. April 7. ED-Watch pursuant to specified provisions of law dealing with assessments and AB 1493 Gonsalves (Rev. & Tax.) Eliminates exemption from sales and use penalties by the director and the priority and lien status of unemploy- tax of sales, furnishing or service of, and the storage-use, or other con- ment tax claims. sumption of gas, electricity, and water when delivered to consumers Provides that provisions relating to refunds and credit of overpaid through mains, lines or pipes. employer or worker contributions to unemployment fund, or errone- Changes rate of tax on privilege of exercising corporate franchises ously collected penalties, shall apply to various voluntary disability of corporatoins other than financial corporations, and the rate of tax insurance plan assessments and liabilities and reimbursement of dis- on insurance companies based on gross premiums, to unspecified rate. puted coverage amounts. April 7. UI-Watch Becomes operative only if Assembly Bill 1065 of the 1969 Regular AB 1523 Badham (G.O.) Provides that the first appointment following Session of the Legislature is enacted into law. April 7. TA-Watch the expiration of a term of office of a member of specified board or AB 1498 Ponfon (C. & P.U.) Increases from $1,000 to $2,000, the amount committee on or after effective date of act shall be for a term expiring of contractor's bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof which, with pre- on June Ist of the third year after the expiration of the previous scribed exceptions, the Contractors' State License Board issues, rein- term and thereafter each such office shall be for a term of 4 years states, reactivates, or must require an applicant to have on file before expiring on June Ist. it renews a contractor's license. April 7. Specifies that no person shall serve more than 2 terms, consecutively LS-N.C. or collectively, as member of a board, commission, committee or. simi- AB 1499 Fenton (Rev. & Tax.) Provides that the homeowner's property larly constituted agency in the department, buf allows a member who tax exemption shall be in addition to a veteran's exemption, rather than is in office on the effective date of act to hold office for 2 additional excluding from the homeowner's exemption property on which an terms upon expiration of the term he is serving. April 7. LS-N.C. owner receives a veteran's exemption. Makes operative effect of the enactment contingent upon the adoption by the electorate of an un- AB 1524 Badham (G.O.) Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions specified Assembly constitutional amendment. of Structural Pest Control Board over structural pest control operators April 7. TA-Watch to Contractors' State License Board commencing July 1, 1970. AB 1510 Priolo (iEd.) Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes in pro- Makes provision for return and replacement of structural pest con- visions re members of University of California and state college police trol operators' licenses, and fees therefor. departments. April 7. LS-N.C. Maintains rules and regulations of Structural Pest Control Board in effect until Contractors' License Board takes action with respect to AB 1511 Ryan (Ed.) Makes technical changes in authority of Trustees of them. April 7. California State Colleges to participate in federal programs, grants, LS-N.C. and loans. Specifically authorizes trustees to enter into agreements AB 1525 Badham (G.O.) Requires Governor to appoint specified num- with federal agencies which result in grants, matching funds, or any ber of additional public members, for defined terms, to designated other kind of financial aid for institution of housing and other educa- boards, commissions, and committees within Department of Professional tional facilities for students and staff of state colleges. and Vocational Standards. April 7. LS-N.C. Fed Hits Move To Exempt Apprenticeship Huelga, Farm Council To Meet Workers' Film, Papers From Anti-Trust Law In Fresno Apr. 23 (Continued from Page 1 ) case and on cases involving 42 Proposed changes in appren- Now Available called "Newspaper Preserva- other daily papers in 21 other tice selection procedures and HUELGA, a 50-minute, 16 cities where similar mergers mm. sound film in color which tion Act," Pitts said: other amendments to the ad- "Any of these measures, if are at issue. Although such ministrative code will be con- depicts the farm workers' his- enacted, would, in effect, li- legislation has been opposed sidered at a four-day meeting toric drive to win collective by publishers of smaller city and union cense the monopolization of of the California Apprentice- bargaining rights news and advertising in areas newspapers in the past, it is shin Council to be held-at the now available a recognition, is all over the country. reportedly being pushed by Del Webb Townehouse in Fres- to all affiliates of the Califor- number of the nation's larger no April 23-26. nia Labor Federation, AFL- "This would result, as it has publishers in an effort to maxi- The Council rescheduled its CIO, on a loan basis. in San Francisco since the mer- mize -profits. regular quarterly meeting The film includes interviews ger of the printing facilities of Pitts pointed out that the which had been set for Eureka with Cesar Chavez, Director of the San Francisco Chronicle Federation's Executive Counci-l' in order to hold public hear- the AFL-CIO United Farm and Examiner, in vastly in- has been on record since 1967 ings on the drivers' license and Workers Organizing Commit- ereased advertising rates for in opposition to legislation residence requirements for ap- tee and other key leaders. It consumers, diminished compe- weakening the application of prentice applicants, a release also traces the development of tition in news coverage, and anti-trust laws in the news- from the State Department of the UFWOC from earlier ef- major layoffs of skilled print- paper industry and that the Industrial Relations said yes- forts to assist farm workers ing tradesmen and other news- National AFL-CIO adopted a terday. and includes footage on t h e paper industry workers. resolution at its December 1967 Charles F. Hanna, Council historic march to Sacramento "It would also diminish the convention in opposition to Secretary and Chief of the Di- in 1966. forum available in this country similar legislation which was vision of Apprenticeship Stand- The film was shown at the for the competition of ideas then known as the so-called ands, said labor, management 1967 National AFL-CIO conven- and opinion vital to the preser- "Failing Newspaper Act." and minority group spokesmen tion at Miami. vation of our democratic insti- Pointing out that enactment may testify when the matter is Requests for use of the film tutions." of such legislation "would act taken up at at public hearing should be sent to: Film Di- Pitts said the U.S. Supreme to increase the growing concen- on April 25. vision, California Labor Feder- Court recognized this in its tration of the daily press in the Adoption of administrative ation, AFL-CIO, 995 Market Tucson decision when it upheld hands of fewer and fewer pub- code additions required to reg- Street, San Francisco, Califor- a lower court decision that the lishers," Pitts urged both U.S. ulate the operation of a new nia- 94103. joint operating agreement ex- Senators and law requiring one apprentice All requests for use of the isting between two newspapers George Murphy as well as Cali- to each five journeymen on film should be made at least in Tucson, Arizona, violated the fornia's 37 Congressmen (there public construction works will two weeks in advance and nation's anti-trust laws. is currently one vacancy in the be taken up in the course of should include a preferred date The district court decision 27th Congressional District) regular business on April 28- and two alternative showing upheld by the Supreme Court "not to support" any legisla- 24. dates to facilitate maximal use called for the elimination of tion exempting joint newspaper The public hearing on Fri- of the film. There is no charge the price-fixing, profit-pooling operating agreements from the day will take up proposed to affiliates for use of the film and market control that that anti-trust laws, or, if they had changes to amend Title 8, except that the user must pay joint operating agreement had already indicated support, "to Chapter 2 of the California Ad- return transportation costs. Ail brought about. withdraw it." ministration Code to prohibit users must return the film The U.S. Justice Department In the House, this anti-worker rejection of an applicant for within 24 hours following their has indicated that if it won the legislation is embodied in HR failure to possess a valid scheduled showing date. Tucson case, it would act on 8765, 8766, 8767, 8768, and 8769. driver's license and require an The San Francisco Chronicle The Senate Bill is S 1520. applicant to get such a license only after final acceptance. Other proposed changes would repeal present regula- Labor Attacks Proposed I.R.S. H&W Plan Rules tions ruling out place-of-resi- Tne AFL-CIO has urged the and welfare benefits and em- automobile Insurance, day dence as a qualifying factor, Internal Revenue Service to ployes beneficiary associations. care centers for children and and repeal the regulation pres- withdraw and revise proposed Seidman hit at one proposal jobless benefits. ently prohibiting the granting new regulations that "unfairly which would limit exemption to Seidman also attacked pro- of extra points for such factors and extremely restrict" union- life, sickness, accident, or other posals that would threaten the as non-relevant e d u c a t i o n negotiated health and welfare benefits that are "intended to tax exempt status of benefits courses and previous trade ex- plans. safeguard or improve" health paid for injuries sustained from perience at the entry level. The proposals, AFL-CIO So- or protect against the possibil- fire or automobile accidents New officers from among the cial Security Dir. Bert Seidman ity of reduced earning power. and for deaths covered by in- six labor, six management, and told an IRS hearing, could de- Such a limitation, Seidman surance other than term insur- two public members of t-he stroy some health and welfare pointed out, was "contrary to ance. Council are to be elected at funds, eliminate benefits under the approach taken by Con- He sharply criticized another the Saturday morning session. others and disrupt the collec- gress" in tax legislation as well regulation to define an "asso- tive bargaining process. as IRS regulations over many ciation of employees" qualifying ing unit" should be deleted, The regulations, as published years. for exemption as an organiza- Seidman said, and the regula- in the Federal Register, would The rule, he said, might tion whose employees "are tion revised to make it clear alter the section of the Inter- "trigger the loss" of many members of a common working that a fund formed by several nal Revenue Code, that estab- benefits negotiated by un- unit." unions for a variety of workers lished tax exemption for health ions, such as scholarships, The phrase "common work- has tax-exempt status. -3 Farm Workers' IWC Urged To Act On Wage Order for Domestics (Continued from Page 1 ) nority report" by employer In conclusion, the Federation Food Caravan member IWC at a hearing in members of the wage board said: the State Building in Los An- which first maintained that no "This IWC has ample evi- Set for April 26 geles last Tuesday, the Califor- IWC order should be adopted dence before it to support ade- The next food caravan to nia Labor Federation, AFLCIO, to protect domestic workers quate minimum wage and Delano to help California's em- praised the acceptance by an and then went on to challenge working condition standards battled farm workers will leave 11-member wage board ap- the accuracy of the wage board for domestic workers. The over from the San Francisco Bay pointed by the-Commission last chairman's report. 140,000 domestic workers in Area on Saturday, April 26. year of the basic concept that Noting that the employer's California, who have the same The farm workers, now in household employment "is ba- minority report was "replete needs, aspirations, and desires the fourth year of their strike sically similar to other forms with language such as, 'we do as other working women, and for collective bargaining rights of work." not recall . .' or 'we intended like everyone else, must support and union recognition, still Acceptance of this funda- to make . . .', a Federation themselves 365 days a year, desperately need food, funds, mental concept, the Federation statement submitted to the have every right to assume that and moral support. said, "is a major contribution Commission in advance of the the IWC will fulfill its obliga- The caravan will leave in in the establishment of an IWC hearing observed: tion by adopting the provisions two sections, one from 568 order covering domestics." "A faulty memory or irreso- outlined in this statement." 47th Street, Oakland, at 6:00 lute action are hardly firm Among others on hand sup- While concurring with many grounds for challenging the porting adoption of the wage a.m. and the other from the of the wage board's recommen- San Francisco Labor Temple, dations, the Federation main- veracity of the wage board order for d:omestic workers 2940 16th Street, at Capp near chairman's report." were Jim Flores, representing tained that the recommended The State AFL-CIO pointed the Los Angeles County Feder- Mission in San Francisco at wage floor of $1.65 for adult out that all employee mem- ation of Labor, and a represent- 7:00 a.m. Further information women and for minors $1.35 bers on the wage board signed ative of the National Federation may be obtained by calling was too low. Area Code 415-655-3256 after The State Labor Federation a statement saying that the of Settlement Houses who chairman's report was "a faith- urged adoption of a minimum 7:00 p.m. or between 8:00 and opposed establishment of a 9:00 a.m. lower minimum for 16 and 17 ful and accurate chronicle of wage above the poverty line. Information on similar cara- the discussions held, the de- A spokesman for the Califor- year olds and urged that the cisions made, and the votes nia State Restaurant Associa- vans from the Los Angeles pay $2.25, with floor be set at that were cast." tion urged the IWC to postpone area may be obtained by phon- a comparable monthly rate for ing the Los Angeles County "live-ins" of the $1.65 But, the Federation noted: enactment of any wage order instead "Curiously, unlike the so- for domestics indefinitely. Federation of Labor (Area for adult women and $1.35 for Code 213-381-5611). minors recommended by the called 'minority report' this A similar hearing will be statement was not included with held in San Francisco on Tues- wage board. the 'Report of Wage Board for day, April 22, following which IUD Sets Parley On The Federation also opposed Domestic Household Occupa- the Commission will take the exclusion of registered nurses tions,' in the general distribu- wage board's recommendations Job Health & Safety and licensed vocational nurses tion made by the Division of and related public testimony A national occupational health from coverage. It pointed out Industrial Welfare." under consideration. and safety conference has been that while the wage rates of called by the AFL-CIO Indus- such workers may be above the trial Union Dept., June 4 and recommended minimum pay 5, at the Mayflower Hotel in floor, they should still enjoy Reagan Fills Post on IWC Washington. the protections of the worling Mrs. Joyce Valdez, an Alham- IWC was composed of two condition provisions of the In a letter to department af- bra housewife, was appointed labor representatives, two em- filiates, IUD Pres. I. W. Abel wage order applicable to their ployer representatives and one "It our belief that the industry to a four-year term on the State said, is Industrial Welfare Commission public member. time has come for drastic re- Among other things, the Fed- But the Reagan Administra- form" of health and eration urged the Commission by Governor safety last Monday. tion seems intent on ending standards. A detailed program to strengthen the Wage Board's that tradition. This is reflect- for the conference will be an- recommendations by amending She replaces Mrs. Ruth E. ed in previous Re-agan appoint- nounced later. the hours provision to require Compagnon, Executive Secre- ments as well as in the Reagan double-time pay after 12 hours tary of Waitresses Local 639 of administration's press release Fanner To Supervise a day and on the seventh day Los Angeles. During Mrs. Com- announcing Mrs. Valdez's ap- in a week for private household pagnon's four-year term, the pointment. The release explains Safety Engineers day workers. hourly pay floor for women in that Mrs. Valdez "has been en- Clifford W. Farmer has been It also called for provisions non-farm employment has been gaged in the retail food indus- appointed Supervising Safety to assure domestic workers a increased more than 25 per- try in for Engineer in charge of oversee- minimum "call-in" pay to curb cent from $1.30 to $1.65 and the past 23 years, both as an ing safety standards in Califor- abuses of these workers. In overtime pay provisions have employee and employer. From nia's construction industry. addition, the Federation sug- been amended into most of the 1958-66, she and her husband, Farmer, 45, will direct the gested that the reporting-time Commission's 14 wage orders. Frank operated supermarket activities of 52 state safety en- and quitting-time limits should In addition, many other pro- chain outlets in Los Angeles gineers charged with the en- be reduced from 6:00 a.m. and visions have been updated and and Orange Counties." forcement of safety orders 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 modernized and the pay floor It fails to clarify whether she administered by the California p.m. and that "suitable trans- for women farm workers has is supposed to be an employee State Division of Industrial portation" for late work be de- been increased from $1.05 to or employer representative. Safety headed by Jack F. Hat- fined to include only private $1.65. That makes it anybody's guess, ton. The safety orders apply autos or taxis. Traditionally, prior to the doesn't it? to some 81,000 registered con- The Federation's spokesman Reagan Administration, the -Or does it? tractors in the state. also attacked a so-called "mi-

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