S07s~~ Do- Yo Eall Want Tree "As N Yowr 1Job, Yor Union, Nixon, 1Ord And- Reagan Iwo Fatwe 1 on Be *^Rke De

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HELP GET OUT THE VOTE S07s~~ Do- Yo eall Want Tree "as N yowr 1job, yor union, Nixon, 1ord and- Reagan iwo fatwe 1 on be *^rke de. Apointees -on HgCourt?o 'Who wants three Nixon, one Ford and five Re'agan ap- poitees on the U. S. Supreme Court? Or a National Labor .1i lnt recommend Reations. Board dominated by big b u s i n e s s appointees?, Committe on Political Education Those are two key questions. that all trade unionists should Califombs labor Federatiion, AFL-CIO ask themselves before they go to the polls on November 4,"' John F. Hlenning, executive secrotary-treasurer Jack executive officer of Albin J. Gruhn, president HIenning, 995 Market street, San fancisco, CA 94103 the California AFIXCIO, suggested "-L l -Printed by Garrott Press, 746 Bramnar strcet, San Francisco, CA 94103 this week in urging all trade un- orGXersZE electionionists today.help get out the vote on %.r lvens --nLnePom-igtq;.S'-Suou-trmethatCouHrfive justieesof the-:-Pa t I tet are already' 72 or older, Hlxn said: .An historic breaktiough in 'During his tenure as Governor union efforts to-organz workers of California, Reagan stacked the in the south was scored this week deck against workers by appoint- when workers at 10 J.P. Stevens ing anti-uIiion. businessmen to textile mills approved contracts head 'such key state agencies as with the fir after an organizing the -State Labor Commisioner's .drive that started 17 years ago. office and the State DZepartment The 2% year contract,' won only of Industrial Relat'ions and loaded after J.P. Stevens had earned a both the California U.1nemploy- reputation as the nation's "Num- ment Insurance Appeal Board ber One- labor law violator,"' con- and the State. Industrial Welfare tisarbitration. and grievance Commission 4 to 1 agmtwr-procedures-'and a check off sys- ers' rights. tem for union dues as well as a "If Reagan is elected Presi- seniority system to govern job dent, workers will face the samne changes and promotions. tate Fed Eection Pamphlets Wvarning on Move disrirninatory treatment. in his It also includes -a 19 percent appointments to the nation"s high- retroactiv'e pay increase that'had -T'o Deceive estcourtandtheNLRB,"Henning already been granted at non-un- IOn ItWay to Union Members predicted. ion Stevens plants. When one presidential candi- nces betwen President Carter Elderly Voters Its name is the National Alli- "And this would. mean that a The -retroactivre payments are date supports the. strict enforce- aind'his Republican opponent, the (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 2) ment of job safety laws., improved pamphlet-says: ance of Senior Citiens,, Inc., and mnmum wages, the ERA and "PresidentCarter foghtforthe it purorts to have the interests the right of unions to exist while labor law reform bll; R*agan op- of older Americanls at heart.' the other one doesn't. "the choice posd it. .But in the positions it takes U. S ig Cour Ruling May i-s clear'". "President Cartor_,- *Wsbonduw - _sowthe against legislation to enhance Those are some.-of the points. highest Increae In the minimum federal programs for t'he elderly Hik Py or Millions in Sate stressed in' the "California Labor wage in hislory; R*agan wants to. and members of Congress 'who Millions of California's lowest nied two applications -sought by Federation's 1980 election endorse- cut the wagf of the nation's lfow- support these meaures, the all- paid workers may stand to bene- employer interests to further de- ment pamphlet, (pidtured above) est paid kwen ance is something else. fit from action taken by the U. S. lay enforcement and vacgted a caling for the -reelection of Presi- ""Preosidnt Carter wanfts tough Jacob Clayman, president. of Supreme Court -Monday to bar. temporary stay order issued by dent Carter, Vice President Mon-. onforcemant of 'oba safety laws; -the National Council of Senor further delays in the enforcement (Continued on Page 4) dale and U. S. Senator Alan Cran- Reagan want to dprive millions Citizens, describes the alliance as of nine of the Cialifornia Industrial ston which is being sent directly of worken of tlwir protect;on', a "'phonly right-wing front group" Weltare Conunission's. 1979 wage into the homes of over a million "Presidnt Carter supports that.is attemptin to-mislead the orders-covering minimum wages, Cal'ifornia'AFL-CIO trade union- ERA; Reagan oppose It. elderly into' voting against their overtime pay and other hours and ists this week. 'tPresident Cartr lidtn to'the own best interests in a numberI working conditions standards. In underscoring fth real- differ- '(Continued on Page 2) (C:ontinued on Page- 4) The n'ation's highest court de- Need to Aler Organizing Tactics Sressed at Fed Women's Cnf ,rence Unilon organizing procedures ference on "Women'-in-the-Wo'rk- enced by the employers' scare, Kistler said, th-e employees being coinfronted witl anti-union -em- and tactics -will have to change Force" at the Biltmore Hotel in tactics., _, -organized should be informed ployers who wer-e bepg. advisedI "tremendously" to o f f s e t the L-os Angeles last weekend.. Such scare tactics include the early on what to expect and to be by anti-'union laibor-mangmn t strategies that are being used by The current -trend, among anti- show'ing of slides and films of prpred for -such tactics.cosligfr. management on the advice of un- union management officials, Kist- particularly violent strikes and Ed Collins, an AFL-CIO region- Both Kistler' anLd Coll-ins empha- ion-busting consultants to keep ler charged, is -not to hire blacks, hiring security people to stand a'l field representative, said 'in a sized that chang,'es in organizing9 the union out. Mexican-Americans or other -mi., around in uniforms and then in- panel discussion later that the techniques and s ;rategies are par.I- That's what Alan Kistler, direc- norities who are generally ori- form their employees that they AFI-CIO's regional office in San ticularl'y needed now because thee tor of Organization and Field ented.toward wanting union pro- were hired to protect the employ- Francisco is establishing a data thrust of labor'sc)rganizing efforb,Is. Services of the National AFL-CIO, tection but instead to hire only. -ees from attack by imion organ- collection bank -of reports. of suc- are being directeld more and moree told participants at the California young white Ifemales who are izers. cesses that unions have had inthe' at organizing WOImen workers. Labor'Federation's -three-day con- likely to be more easily influ-- In any -organizing cmag,western region when they w'ere (Continued On Pae3 .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 171STORIC.-'VICTORY :

(Continued from Page 1) Rapids in 1973,for what the com- Whitney Stevens', the huge firm's estimated to average'about $1,300 pany called "inisubordinat"ion".. executive officer, Iold- a press eon- for each. worker. AFL-ClO 'President L4ip K-Xi ** -ference in New York Sunday -The -union began its orga izingL land, hailed-htiramthnt- as a where the contract with the cov- "I could have. been there, but N.oting that during the 'pres's ampaign in 1963. but it-.wasn' un-., "~~*' wbp hd for ti ering workers at the. seven Roa- I've had lot. of pubricity aind I conference Stevens had predicted til :11 years - later-that-t won.:the: .fxtlA^"d 0reU"work*rs' bf noke RAPIds.- plants, was signed., %91 if J X.*erh, veryn would tat th nonwl be,eliminated. .right to represent the.- 3,000 -em- -,he- .$oOh "who'have -been denied, tha't the -company has not altered be looking a't me. -frmth copany's pants within plo'ye'es of Stevens plants in Roa- thro 'h'illegal rpesion and co;~ its attitude' towa.rd unions. "The big thing is they got the flve yea`rs', Murray" 'H. Finle the noke Rapids, N.C. ercion, their basic right. to be "iWe plan to continue to resist contract and it's bound to be a union's president, pointed. .,out That victory was later drama- represented by -a union." their organizing efforts 'in.our non- decent contract because I know that the company had -ben -pre- tiz'ed.in the Academy Award win- -Clyde i:. Bush, an ACT-WU in- union plants," he said. my union, and 'if It wasn't,they dieting for, decades. that, Steviens ning film. "Norma Rae,"'featur- temnational representativ'e;-- sa-id The other three J. P. Stevens would hot have put, It boe the would never sign any qnion agree- ing actress. Sally Fields -in the that. the. unioni- re'alizes. thiat the plants that ratified contracts this members.". ment. title role. -It was on based the nxew contract ;Aoes not mean.that week, are. those- in HIigh Poinit, The contract initially covers "Stevens will1 be as "wrn about courageous and unflinching efforts the batt:l -vith Stevens is over. N. C., Boylston, Ala. and Allen- only. a'bout -4,000 wo'rkers but' the .of Lee "We at war -his latest prod-idhon as hit.' led- Crystal Sutton, the real hevi beo with this *dale,S.C. company bas als.o s'igned -a sepa-, ceon.os wero about thetrs," Fin. lif-e Norma Rae, to win union rec- com"pany Ib 17 -Yom#, hpoint Sutton, who declined an invita- 'rate agreement -with -the union said.v ognition. *ed.-ot, adding: "I don't, expoet tion to be on hand for the histor'ic that could affect all- of the -f=1's by Sutt'on was fired from her job them tr:olt over and die,"' J. P. Stev'ens contract -vote in employees if they subsequently The workers at the,s,even Roa- -at a Steve'ns plant in Roanoke This- view was confired when Roanoke Rapids, said-. vote to join the union. noke Rapids, N. C., plant. havre Other provisions in'thecotact been earning an average of about' indlue an agreement -by J.. P. $4.36 an hour. The retroactive Steven management to permit'ai pay hike wi;ll be their flrst. pay ealf. .F3' Stnd.~~~~~~~~~~~~~on 11 SbeBlorops'.' rsince July 1978. Here is a brief descriptionl of .property and tangible personal fish and wildlffe resourcesl would neutral arbitrator to rlwve con- each of the 11 statewide for its use ..V-of YES become effective unlless tract disputes as vM! as'a prm- In turn,, the union agreed to call 'proposi- property approved ise by manaoemn*t w-t to-cons off. -its boyicott ad not -to continue tions appearing on the Nov. A, S-5 To that in by a-two-thirds vote in e'ach house 1980 ballot followed the recom- Prop. provide of the tin its previous tact;cs of ftht. to m'ake Steves is prue trget by- valuing real property "newly con- legislature ...Vote YES -ing thoe union after worke vote of organization. of thie textile in- mendatio.n adopted by the Cali- structed" shall not include reon- Prop. §- To amend the Cali- for representation. diistry -in the souf fornia AFICIO: -struetio-n of comparable imp-rove- fornia Safe Drinking Water' Bond Prop. 1 A $285 million -bond - ments- 'after a disaster ... Law. of 1976 by authorizin'g the issue-for parks and beaches...... voto YES -legislature to increase from $15 Sae Fed Eecl ton aumple s. . .. Vote YES' -million to. $3 millioin the amount Prop.- 6 -To let the legislature of bond that - proceeds may-be nio .. ers Prop. 2 -An $85 million bond reduce'.the required siz of 'juries used for. grants to political sub- On Way to issue to -acquire Tahoe Basin in civil. ases: from'12 persons to divisions owning or. operatinlg do- property .. ... Vot* YES eight persona ,..' Vote NO mestic water YES (Continued from Page- 1) cause he espOUs systems .Vot labor movement; Reagan draws S"The choice is clear, ti Pam. Prop. 3 -Au'thorizing le'gisla- Prop. 7-To let-the legislature Prop..I10 To require the des- his advice mromme cownrys, phiet dclarm, "*Re*1tl.,Carter/ tion to set up insurance guaran- provide that in .valuiing real prop- ignation of smoking and no smok- most fervent labor-hators, sup- Mbndabe."a -tee funds to pay claims against erty the term "newly 'construc- ing sect'ions ini every enclosed pots ight-to-work,' and -oher The is in 20o insolvent insurers . . . Vote YES ted" shall -not include the con- pamphlet .printed pla-ce and make violations subject schemes to reduce wages- and regional vaniations and -contains- 4 -To remove con- struction or addition of any active to a S15 fine ...... Vote NO Prop. the solar weaken unions. the California Labor' Federation's stitutional limit -on ad valorem energy system ..Vote YES IProp. Ill- To set the base "President Carter seeks advice recommendat.ion on congressional, taxes on real property if ap- Prop. 8 -To provide that no- salary of a -judge of a court of and supprt from tho labor move- state- senate -and state amsmbly proved by two-thirds of the voters statute changing the provisions record beginning Jan. 1, 1981 as mont;. as G*Y*r:nor, -.-Reagan seal;s as well as its r'ecommenda- for the acquisition or improve- of SB 200 protecting the existing equal. to the annu'al salary, pay-^ turned thom. stah's labor, tions 'on 't.he II: statewide -ballot ment by,the taxing entity of real water rights, -water -qliaHty and. .able as of July .1, 198O.. . \to NO anc;si -to -i bvlsl,w 6- Serlatot Alf-Cansth,'ltsa-ys: "Caifornia' w'o'rkers have con- m fidence in Seiatr Cranstn. Otilr .-I _ _ support helped Lecbt hbim control _ v-I | _ _ _ _ le'r; our 'support 46lpea send. himn * I_ _ &AM to the U.S. Senate.. In 12 years. in *_~~~ t}ie, Senlate, he voted. with -labor Distriet District 90 -percent' of .the time.- HIe be-, _. _ _ sw s _ _ s . , lieves in ouir goals:, better work- * 1. 'Sbn Samha (R) 41.. G. Warren Helm-s (D) ing conditi'ons, fair wages, ade 2. Douglas H. Bosco (D) 42. Robert S. Henry.(D) quate -pensions, He _ C1 b^1 s r *] so_ job security. ._ ]i.]s kisi_ 3. George B. Gareia {D) *43.. Howard L.. Berman (D) supports ERA. 4.Tom Hannigan (D) 44._ Mel .Levin'e" (1.)) "HIe believes mn the basic rig-hts District Distriet 5. Ted Sheedy (D) 45. Hersc.hel- Rosenthal (D). of workiing- men -and women to or- 1. Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson .20. Matt Miller (D) 6. Lero-y F. Greene (D) 46. Mike Roos (D). ganiz'e to obtain recognitioni and 21. James C. Corman to -bargain collectively. -(D).. (D) 7. NormanI S. Wa.ters (D.) 47.. T.eresa,.P..-.Hughes.(D) '.'Because he has been.'oe of - 2. Open 22. Pierce O'Donnell (D.) B. LaiTy Asera'(D)) *48.: Maxine Witers (D) .-Ur t11ElS li Inhd Sen- 3. 23. Open .- - -Robert T. Matsui.(D) 24. A. Waxa *9. Ane Charxles.(D) 49.. Gwen Moore (D) ate,- he has been- singled. out for 4. Vie Fazio (D) Henry (D). *10. Eric H. Hasseltine (.D). 50. Curtis R. .Tueker (D) political. vrne by-. the: labor. __I*__ 25. Edward R. Roybal (D) hating, corporat!onfinanced right- .5. John_3L. Burton..l(D)r_*_13126._S_rro 11.. Robert J. (Bob) C.ampbell 51. Open __-_L_.__w* Open--*_'_Bt wing. --But-its .-target ,is'not only S6. i_,Burtonw_ 27. Peck (D) (D) _W_ Phillip KF^w s] 52. i L. __|z___1s_x_Carey___ (D)t- - Louis Dendnguezl (D) Senator Cranston; Ats target is'! 7. George.Miller_(D)' _ 28. Jullan C. Dixon 12. Tom Bates. _ (D).: _ (D) _____w___w___w__...... 53. RhadE.4 (Diek) Floyd- the.- -labor rnovement itself _-and. 8...... V...... Ronald .n- s DellumsstE (D)^ 29., Augustus F. Hawkins (D) -13. Elhbu M. Harris - %-Ktitt *- (D) (D) ..what it stads. foir: '9. Fortney_H. (Pete)zr_J.30. .George'E. Danielson"(D), -fair:play, eco - nomiic- -J and soc'ial Stark, Jr. (D} 31. M. 14. BUil Lolckyer (D) 54. Frank..Vieencela (D.). justice. Mervyn Dymally..{D). 15. No'Endorsement' 55. .Riehard'Alator.re (D) "'Put your vote to work," the *10.' Don Edwards (D) *32. Glen M. Anders-on (D) pamphlet -declares, "Reeledt-Sen- 11. Tom Lantos (D) 33. Open 1.ArtAgnos.(D 56. Art Torres (D) ator Cranston.". 12. No Endorsemenlt 34. 1. Simone (D). 17. .Willle L. Browrn, Jr. (D}. *57. Dave Elder.(D The pamphlet's reordaZ : 13. Norman Y. Mineta (D} 35. Jim Ll.oy'd (D) 18. Leo T. Me'Carthy (D) 58. John Allen'(D) tions on U.S. 14. -Ann Cerney.(D) 36X George E. Brown, Jr., (D) Snator,& cogesn- 15. Tony Coelho (D)) 37. Don Rusk (D). 19. Louis-J. Pap'an (D) 59. .Matthew G,-Martinez (D) sional -seats .as sfelLis 'state -as. 16. Leon E. Panetta (D) 3S...- Jemrr M. Patterson (D): *20.. Open 60. Sally Tanner.(D sembly .and state unwate seats 17. Willard H. Johnson .21, Byron Sher (D) 61. Josephine .(Jo) Smith (D) were'determLined;.by: dele~gtes to (Bill) 39. Leonard L. Lahtinen (D) 22. Cole Bridges (D) 'the. CalifondaIM4Vbrederations's (D) *40. Miehael. Fe Do.w() .23. John Vas.concellos (I>) 62.., Robert J. WillsonI (D). pregeneral. election endo'm t 18. Mary (Pat) Timm.ermans 4.1. Bob- Wilson. (D) C63.8 .Bruee Young -in (D) 42. Lionel Van' Deeri-n (D) 24. Do.minie L.,(Dom) (D):... conventi,on, Los AiRek',t 19. *Cortese (D) 64. .Geo.rge M. Juriea (D. manth. ^ No'Endorsement 43. Clair- W..-BuIrge.iler (R) *25. N'o Endorsement .65. .Jim Cramer (.D) For a complete list .o£xi i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---- Patrick Johnston 66. Teffy Goggin (ID) .AFL-CIO-backedse X260- (D) 2.- ..-- _ I page _r D . i ' _A I.27., john.E. Thurman (D) 67. Op.enY |28. Sam Farr (D) 68. .Walt Igal .(D) 20. .No Endorsement 69. Chrisitin Thierbaeh.D Distriet District 30. Jim, Costa (D) 70* Kevin O'Rqurke (D) i3 L~~~c 1. Don W. 21. .TWo-£^. AL-CIO N1ews Huggins (D) ' Open 31. Richard Lehman (D) 7i. Chet. Wray (I>)- :IIS..N.."G0|2).is'. published. 3. Albert S. Rodda (D)) 23. David A. Roberti (D) 32. Open 72.;- Richard-Rob'inson(D).'' .;w .br-tho.C'ali'forni's.L. . 5. Milton MIarks (R) *25. Toby Boothr'oyd (D) 33. Grant W. Jensen- (D) 73. Dennis Mangers (D) F;o, AFL-CIO, 99S M**et 7. Daniel E. Boatwright (D) 27. No Endorsement 34. -Gloria A. Dizmang (D) 74.. Marian Berge'on (R) Sto*t -Sa n F ra n cisco Cot,,Ci:f 9. 'Nieh'olas C.- Petris (D) 29. Bill Greene (D) 35. Gary K. Hart (D) 75. Open .. 94103'..Sec'ond clas poii 11. Alfr'ed E. Alquist (D) 31. Rob'ert E. Frouke (D)' -36. -Charles R. Imbre'cht (R) 76. No Endorsemeht :' ..:at Sain Francisco, Caro -"-.ou- 13.. John Garamendi (D) 33. Op'en 37. ArUn'e M'*Mathews (D) 77. Fred Nagel.(D) ... scription: *3.50 a year.-iA*199 15. Rose Ann Vuieh (D) 35. Louis' D.-Velasquez (D) .38. Steven Charles Afria.t (D) 78.. L'awrenee' Kapiloff{.D) tion N u m b o r 083400. 1X1iW-' -S 17., Henry J. Mello (D) .... 37. Paul B. Carpenter (D) 39. 'Richard K'ramtam (D) .79. Pete Chai6on (D) ..:.. .Henning, e x ecwut; e socr) 19. Rosemar-y Woodlock (D) 39. Van FinnlgAj (D 40. Tom Bie (D}. *8.' Wadie P. -Dedd6h'(D)- .treasurer; Glenn M'ae "n, Pag 2 Ocftbi 24X, I - Need to Alter IOrganizing Tactics StessedaFe Womnen's Con i ,,.rence (Continued from Page 1 ) In an address to the opening session Friday evening, John F. Henning, executive officer of the California Labor Federation, re- viewed the historic role women have played in the labor movre- ment and stressed the need to sharply escalate labor"s organizing efforts among white collar workers. "When we talk about 28 percent of the union members in California being women," he said, it's important to remember that that's 28 percent of the 23 percent of-the workers in this state who are organized. And that's "not enough," he declared. UNION WOMEN Rli;E But Henning noted that women accounted for 67 percent of the total union membership growth in California between 1977 and 1979 -the latest statistics available, and underscored the fact that, on average, union women earn 30 WOMEN TRADE UNIONISTS from throughout' Califor ag*rnent trend, he said, -is not to hire blacks or Mexican-Amoricans percent more than non-union wom- nia listen intently as Alan Kistler, director of tho national AFL-CIO's or other minorities and to give preference to white females who are en workers throughout the nation. Department of Organization and Field Services, strsess the need to more susceptible to employers" scare tactics to keep the' union out. Today he said, 51.2 percent of' chango organizilng tactics to offset the strategies being used by man- About 150 tradeo unionists, mostly women, participated 'in the three- all women over 16 are in the agement on the ad'vice of union-busting consultants. The current man. day co.nference. worlcforce and they now account for 42.6 percent of the nation's total workforce. R'epudi'affon of Reagan TV Spot The need for stepped up efforts I to organize women workers is in- Sen Out to U S. Trade Un'ionists dicated by Bureau of Labor Sta- .California AFlaCIO leader Jac',k state federation or any other local tistics figures sbowing that women Henning's stinging response to a central body or any union in accounted for 70 percent of the in- Reagan TV commercial th'sat America should be associated crease in the civilian labor force quotes Henning out of time anId with the endorsement of Ronald between 1970 and 1980. This circumstances to erroneously inrrn- Reagan." means that 12 million women and ply an endorsement of Reagan''s He pointed out that the Cali- only 5.1 million men were added candidacy is now -being circulate-d fornia AFTrCIO opposed Reagan to the labor force during that to trade unionists -throughout thie for Governor when he ran in period. nation by the AFL-CIO CommilLt- 1966, again in 1970 and that the 'CHANGE TEXT BOOKS tee on Political Education. Federation is opposed to him "'un- Constance Gipson, vocational Henning protested use of thie failingly and without qualification education' gender equity consult- commercial both to the Reagakn today." ant for the State Department of campaign headquarters in Arlinig- Among other things, Henning Education, who was featur'ed ton, Va.-, and New York City aas pointed out that as Governor, speaker at a luncheon session well as to the Federal Communil- Reagan: Saturday, stressed the need to cations Committee early la.;st 4 Used convict labor to replace change school text books and month. free labor in the agricultural teaching methods to end the per- And he did so again} in thie fields of Cali,fornia. "course of Presider petuation of erroneous' -myths introducing th * Vetoed unemployment insur- about male and female roles, Carter to the Federation's 131 covrerage for farm workers both in the work place and in so- ENDING SEX ROLE MYTHS was the focus of an address biennial convention in Los Ai n-ancefour times. ciety at large. delivered to the California AFL ClO's Women in-the-WorkvlForce Con. geles Sept. 22. In his introduction !s- * Vetoed legislation to give Carin Anne Clauss, Solicitor of ference in Los Angeles by Constance Gipson, the State Department of of the Pre- teachers collective bargaining Labor for the U. S. Department of Education's vocational education gender equity consultant. Congrafu- ident, which is now being broad] ly rights. Labor, r'eviewed the substantial lating her on her speech are: Albin J. Gruhn, the California AFL- distributed,' Henning declared: achievements made in women's CIO's president, and Kathleen Kinnick, the Federation's director of "'Actually it is inconceivabl41e O And gave "all of the ap- Women's Activities. that I or the head of any othior paratus of the protective labor rights during the Carter Adminis- agencies of this state to the tration and stressed the impor- hereditary enemies of the trade tance of electing a President wvho union is concerned about and sympa- movement." thetic toward women's rights both Henning also denounced Rea- as workers and as gan. for Reagan's statement ear- individuals. lier this year that he would be GAINJS l:OR MEN inclined to call for the abolition Cynthia M. Caughan, coordinator of the union shop, terming Rea- of women's activities of the AFL- gan's action a "betrayal of the CIO l)epartment of Civil Rights, union of his youth and the union provided a stimulating update on of his career in the motion pic- what's going on throughout the ture industry."' * nation in terms3 of increasing the number of women 'M union lead- ership positions and in state and DEADLINE NOV. 15 local government posts. But she warned that such progress could ..UC Labor Health not be expected to continue iff Reagan is elected President. ::Program Seeks The conference also involved a total of 11 workshops-sx on col- *:...coo dnabor 'lective bargaining, two on com- The Labor Occupational Health munications, one on sextial ha- Program of the Institute of Indus- rassment,, one on gaining recog- trial Relations at UC Berkeley is nition through the National Labor -looking for a Coordinator of Pub- -Relations Board, and one on over- ilic Programs. coming sexism. lThe post requires at least five Most of the participants in the years' experience as a union offi- collective bargaining workshop cial or representative with a had never been involved ira a con- minimum of two years of full or tract bargaining situationl and re- *part-time responsibility for occu- ported that they learned a lot and pational safety and hea'lth. gained an insight to the mediation It also requires a knowledge of process. collective bargaining, organizing, Other speakers included: Wil- lgrievance processing, arbitration liam Schallert, president of the and labor law. Knowledge of the Screen Actors Guild; William R. labor movement in Northern Cali- Robertson, executive officer of fornia as well as the ability to the Los Angeles County Federa- write is also required. tion of Labor; Rhoda Williams, KEY SPEAKERS at the California Labor Federation's Women-ln-The-Work-Force Conference at tlhe Applications a I o n g with a- western region chairperson of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles included (seated fro' left) Alan Kistler, director of the National AFIL- resume should be sent to: Morris American Federation of Tele- CIO's Department of Organization and Field Services; Jack Henning, execuJtive officer of the Californiia Davis, Director, Labor Occupa- vision and RaJio Artists and a Labor Fedoration, which sponsored the' event, and William Schallert, president of the Screen Actors Guilild. tional Health Progr'am, Institute member of the AFL-CIO's Wom- Standing (from left) are Loretta Mahoney, a California AF=L-CIO vice president who is also executisve of Industrial Relations, University en's Committee; and Albin J. secretary of the State Culinatry Workers Council; William Robertson, executive offilcer of the Los Angeliles of California,. Berkeley, CA 94720. Gruhn, president of the California County Federation of Labor who is also a California AFL-CIO vice president; and Glorila Busman, cooredi. The deadline foT applications is Labor Federation. nator at the Center for Labor Research and Education at the Institute of Industrial Relations at UCLA. Nov. 15,, 1980. October 24, 1980 Psi 3 .0. 0

0, 0 (Continued from Page 1) time all year will still be earning tection," Qulilln sad. Justice William Rehnquist late only $6,700 or 90 percent of the "I certainly hope that this ends last month. U-. S. poverty level wage,"' he' the challenges 'to the orders and Among other things, the action pointed out.t puts the issue to bed, finally."p mneans that many of- the sixl m'il- The. legislation extending the A spokesperson in the State Di- l'i.on Califomnia workers covered IWC's authority to establish a visMon'of 'Labor Standards En- by the wage orders may be eligi- minimbm wage, antd hours and forcement which Quillin heads, es.; ble for overtime pay after.'eight working: -conditions standards for timated that 1.6 million workers,< hours- a day:instead of only after' men as well as -women and nunors may -receive wage. increases 40 hours -a week as provided in which led to the current litigation, a result of the orders. the federal Fai Labor Standards Henning noted, was the result of All employees 'm covered indus- Act. mea'sures spnored by the Call- tries, except agricultural occupa 3 John F. Henning, exteutive of- fornia Labor Federationh in 1972 tions, must be paid. a premium ficer of the Califora Labor F'ed and 1973. for overt'ne after-,eight -hours er.ation, AFIrCIO, hailed the Su- $tate Lao mnioner of wrork it! a work day, unless they preme Court's decision saying: James L. Quillin anuedMon- are specifically exempt.ed by the .'W're *I1! by th dcision. day immediately.afterl-, kA of order, or unldess a regular sched. The emploer ww seaing in the-U. S. Supree Cuft's action ule of not more than four days of oWd vti tactics iN* the inu" that all of the- IWC's 1980 orders not more than 10 hour each has ha now l nMld. are to be efrd giiwth been adopted wtheO limfta- :-"It's a sorr comment on the their effecti've d'ate of Jamry l, tios-set by-the IWC's wage orF selfishness of the employers-wh}o l". ders.. authorized these delaying tactics This mean, he explained, that 'Workers in agrictdtural ocp .when you realize that the state'8 in som industries the eight-hour- tion must be pad-one and o Ca Oman Wrns- of Aempt current VA.1 minimum hourly day,for men wvill be effective for hialf,time-s flair regar rate after wa-ge yields an, annual' income of th first time. 1.0 hours of work a day, with an -T Deceive Elerly-oters, only $6,200 -17. percnt less than "I hope that the'employer com- addiional prmMium due on tbe the U. S. Bureau of Labor Sta-_ in Calffornia will seventh day of wrk- (Continuedfrom Page1) lXtde CmiSs oii rues to prt munity finlly workr inl tX of a tu. tics' poverty guideline of $7,450 -recognize, the validity of the min- week, a release issued by the La- key io raoe.. tet constmerm from goigby a. year for a non-farm family of imnum wage and working stand- bor 'Standards Enforcement' DiviS 'i mom e_ by " p-funeral d i et tosbineOP. four. -ards orders so we can get about sion of the State l)epartment of- pe r Mm Is ssimihr to pmsd them. "Even when the state pay floor our businew of affording-. these --IndustrialRelations, said. "Ve ,Ndiral Ccmil of Senr The ooeratWio of thie allance rises to $3.35 an hou on Jan 1L_- meager protections for workers .Where collective bargaining C"_m Iat* rdaldodf cone are -largely fMIMarwe %yrW-ingh IQ,such w6rk6srs-employed full- -that desperately. need this pro- agreements provide premium pay fusion *xis In many _c o sucs-the NCSC polnsot. for overthne, such provisions pre fusion dlboratly. sown by th "'Among the known fund-raisers HELP. GET vail over IWC standards if the national alliance," Clayman said. for the national alance are Sen- -OUT THE VOTE cotatprovides a cash wage to "We you- sethe kind of pw ators Jesse Hiehms (R-N.C.) and the employee of at least S1 per pie th allianco is backing,>' Clay- Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.), both of Do You hour more-than the minimum man observed, 'you-'know it whom. are in the vanguard of Reall Want-Tree wrage, thie release said. dosn't really care about older anti-labor, anti-liberal activity in The IWC's 1979 wag4e orders, people- living -on small fixod in. Washington," Clayman d. Nixon, 1Frd and 5eagan whiehl went. into effect January 1, comOS6 -Thurmond and a number of 1900, established a mninimum stafe He pointed out that- the allance conservative members of Con- Apointees on Hig Court hourly wrage ofS3.10 this year and has c'onsistently backed congress- gress who-have poor voti£ rec- $3.35 on January 1, 1981. men and senators who have op- ords by NCSC standard are -in (Continued from Page t) ers who lose their jobs to imports posed -programs that would'ben- the' alliance's anti - Mimors may be paid 85 percent "Golden Age Hall reactionary, worker social but artfully avoids the raw trulth of the dimnum, rounded to $2.65 efit the poor and. the elderly. of Fame." philosophy would be likely to about the predatory na'ture of in the -dominate the -branch of this year, but the IWC generally "They a.re same people who The fist inc'ludes Rep. John M. judicial ternational trade and foreign com- sets a 25 percent limft in its wage vote against full- employment, la- Ashbrook. (R-Ohio). Rep. Robert our government for th}e rest of _petition today,"" he pointed'out. bor law this he said. orders on the- number of minors, r'eformn, job safety and E., (.)Isb century,", ";A low -voter turnout will play who may be employed at, a firm consuer poection," Clayman, 1chairman of fieAfi*tan' Con- "Reagan has been^-a spokesman right into the hands of th}ose spe- for at the lower rate'during thie schol pointed out. servative Union; ,Rep., Phiip big business interests for cial interests in the medical, year. An malysis of vroting records Crane (R-Ill.), Rep. Riehar more than 20 years and there's drug, insurance and other indus- the no indication he's about to The IWC orders also require by NCSCs'hows that members Kelly (R-Fla.), Sen. Robert D)ole change tries who want to deny U.S. citi- employers to give workers a paid of Congress who score high with (R-Kginj and Sen. Richard Stone now," Henig said. zens a national health insurance rest period of at least 10 minutes the aaliance also get high marks (D-Fla.). "sReagan is running on-. a. Re- program, adequate social security during each four hours of wrork, from the. Joh Society, with the 3.5-million- publican Party platform that calls benefits and a safe and healthiy 'Birch Compaed for and a hlf-hour duty-free- lunch AmericanConservative Union.and meniber- -NCSC, the' alliance reducing safety protections work enviworment," H e n n i n g period where- The orders Amer-icans for ConstitutionalI Ac- claims a for workers throuaghout the na- warned. possible. me'mbership of 31,00 provide for the possibility of ob- tionall staunch. right-wig lob- but even that number Js hard to tion by resorting to 'voluntary' The reelectionof President Car- taining adminitrative exemptions bying organlizationis. pin down. comlpliance, a 'move that will ter, V'iw"4?rdent Mondale, U.S. from certain provisions where the Conversely, congressmen and NCSC ExecutivJe Director Wil- jeopardize the safety of workers Senator -,Alan 'Cranston and other employees' welfare, would not be senators who are rated high by liam R.' Hutton noted that, the alli- all over the country." he'said. California AF"10-fbacked candi- "'The materially affected and where the NCSC, labor and consumer ance "refuses to dirulge any clue Republican Party plat- dates clearly offers the best hope such standards would cause un- groups, get low marks from the as to the makeup. of its member- formn has also abandoned its sup- for progress toward a better life due on the alliance. for the hardship employer. ship" whfile it attempts to confuse port Equal Rights Amend- for all U.S. workers," he de- Quillin'S release noted, however, This contrast is cleatly evident older people on the voting records ment for women, supports anti- clared. that the U. S. Supreme Court did in the alliance's rating of the two -of Congress. union 'right-to-work' laws -that But their eliction can be as;- not totally dispose of request by senators from Californiia. Conser- The alinewas formed in the outlaw the union shop,, and pays sured only by a la-rge voter tumn employer that the vative service asociatins RepubHc'an Sen. S.I. Haya- mid-4970s by Curt C. Clinsae lip to.the plight -of work- out, -he said. high court review ises in the Icawa has a lOOpercent "'right" whdn he was 27 years old. CInM- combined case, resrving that.de- reCOrd With -«te, alliance whfile scales, now 33 stiff serves as na- *Seaf rers cision for a later date. Democrat Alan Cranston has a tional 'director.of thealine Urge.Action Now But it also sad tfiat Superior zero rating . For several -years her operated To R00-le'ct Ca'ort-and Monta-le. Courts in Kintgs, Kern,Orange and By AFL CIO standards, Haya- the- alliance, from the back. rom Stailaus Counties will be ordered kawa has a cumulativre voting of a small Wasi tailor Reetlection of the Carter-Won- senger Ship. Bil brirn&g ipa- to vacate the record o£ 16 dale ticket "is one way to assure ger ship service back under the original stays which only percenit "4right"p shop. the continued of have 'barred enforcement of the to Ctanston's 91 percent "right.}> According to -newspaper ac- growth the mari- U.S. flag; nine IWC wage orders at issue. On a number of time industry.. more jobs for sea- V Supprt for the Ocean Ship. key isusbe- counts, the alliance now operates men and thuis the increased fi- .E:mployer inerst- involved in fore Congress -affecting the wel- out of Falls Church, V.a., with a' pin Act to reglate"rate utting" the to far of the elderly, the affiance staff of one nancial strength of your pension practices of foreign-owned car- attempt bar enforcement secretary- and a re- fund and of the wrage orders in.clude: -the anld the NCSC usually take op- search aide. your union,"' West Coast riers likme Xw Russan; and, posing positions. For leaders of the Seafarers Ifterna- W Opposition to cuts in the Californa Manufacturers Assci- example: C:laymnan pointed out that the tional Union told ation; the California Trucking -As *Thne NCSC supported the alliance is not a part of, a coali- their members federal maritime budget that Nisei Carter- Adm'ntration's this week. would have weakBened -our na- sociation; Farmers Asscia- posal tion of legitimate organizations' "It is qu'ite easy in an election, tion; Westirn Growers; and the for hospital costs controls; the that regularly work to eest tional defetise. Ski Area Association. 'alflanfle opposed thb measure.. the year to sit back, criticiz the can- In the letter noted that S'ierira elderly. didates and not get invol'v"ed, but contrast'. The Califond Supreme Court. *The NCSC backed federal 4'It 'only 'surfaces 'during elec- Reagan's. anti- union and anti- controls on off prices; the alli- t'ion todefeat you can have 'an effect this year maritime record included-. had combined these four ase ca'mpaigns,working if you vote and actively work for into'one and ruled last July 10- ance was aintthm.the friends 'of organized labor and the reelection of President Car-' * Permitting states'to outlaw that none of the challengers' -argu- *-The NCSC favored Federal the elderly,I heW stressed. ter," a -letter signed by Paul union shops; and, ments "had merit." Dempster, of the Sailors Union of * Cailing unemploymaent insur- The nine IWC or,ders that have the Pacific, Henry Disley, of the ance "'a pre-paid vacat'ion, plan been.affected by the long drawn Marine Firemen's Union, and Ed for freeloaders." out litigation are IWC orders.: Turner, of the Cooks Union, said. "It's no wonder that Amnerica's 1-Manufacturing; The letter, which was accompa- maritime unions and the AF1rCI0 Canig and preserving: nied by an absent voter's aipplica- have announced their support for 4-Professional, technical and tion form, s a i d that Carter's the Carter/Mondale ticket,"' the clerical occupations;- maritime record showed: SEIU] leaders said. 5-Public HIousekeeping; V-Strong support for, a U.S. "Get involved in this year's. re- 8 Off-the-farm processing; ; cargo preference bill requir'ing election of President Carter and 9-Transportation;-- 9.5 percent of U.S.,cargo to be Vice Presiden't Mohdale like your 10-Amusement and recreatioq; carried on U.S. flag ships; future depends.on it." they urged, 13-On-the-farm processing; and V Vigorous support of the Pas- adding, "tdoes!" 14-Agricultural occupations. * P...... Octob.or 24;. Mo-