Assembly~~~~~~~~~To Vot on Jols A

D)ebatiiig the endorsements are, from left, Jac:k Henniiig, Califo)ritia CO)PE Labor Cou'ncil; Jim Wood,, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and 11ead; Lee Finniey, SEIU Local 535; Rick Sawyer, Santa C:lara Cotunty C:entral Margaret Butz, Contra Costa County Central Labor Council. Endorses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~StateCOPE The "'gang of five" dissident Democrats in the California Assembly have conditional AFL- I a~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CIO endorsements for the June 7 Primary Election. To retain labor's support, each of them will have to pledge to accept the decision of the majority of the !~~~~~~~~~~~~~m __ I Assembly Democratic caucus on thle slaie aw,-of. the Speaker both .. *- , - -i .- .;7 ,* I...,,,, ,,, - .1 '..-1: .-L '. .I.',.; } ., _ .: ,;,ll.;. :-.;;. .,. - --- .;. .W, of.. 7 W- - -.r-. -.-t- -Ir .,- - -: -.; ;.i -~~~i 7 7~'-' '7~~ r Alwl,1 ... '. "..- ... tollowi'ng the Nove'mb r elections. i W. 1-1- There was much discussion but no dissent concerning the conditions as delegates to the Pre- Primary Election Convention of Growers ~~AimP fa the California Committee on Politi- ^-k~~~~Naes Go cal Education (COPE) met yesterday at the Sheraton Palace Hotel in AtFarmWorkers'Allie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'1 San Francisco. bS verTop None of the representatives of The Coalition to Restore Safety AFL-CIO affiliates throughout the A right-wing political co'nsultant firm hired to have the right to lie to you if I think it willwlllhlpme at Work will file much more than state supported the five Assembly counter the success of the California table grape win. '' twice the number of signatures members in their challenge of boycott is mailing anlonymous pac'kets to unions in It gets even more curious. needed to place the initiative to Speaker Willie L. Brown's leader- an attempt to separate Cesar Chavez and the The offices of Roberts' Dolphin Group also save Cal-OSHA on the statewide ship. United Farm Workers from their allies in the labor house something called " Grapew(orkers and ballot this November. There was a murmur of agree- movement. The drive ended last the Farmers Coalition,"^ which has been iattempting signature ment when one delegate suggested Chavez this week denounced mailings, say- -for several years to drive wedges b)etween the Monday. Yesterday, as the last requiring the five to put' their ing they contain allegations that are false. UFW and its petitions still were processed come out of long-time allies, especiially among being pledges in writing. But John F. The mailings of the offices the church groups, academics and politi:ical leaders at coalition headquarters in Henning, head of the state AFL- Dolphin Group in the Los Angeles area Sacramento, more than 714,000 of Westwood. is throughout the U.S. and Canada. CIO and executive secretary- municipality Dolphin Group names had counted. treasurer of California COPE, said headed by Bill Roberts who managed George,-. A caller who asked the Dolp'thin Group beenl and 'telephone operator this week conne-ct him with Monday, April 25, is the day signed pledges were unnecessary Deukmejian's first gubernatorial campaign t'o will be submitted to and unseemly. whose Republican clients and reactiona'ry causes the person in charge of the campaign kaginstthethe signatures Ronald and the 1976 UFW was put to one Adam ( atgains clerks of California's 58 counties to Some 5003 trade unionists present have included Reagan agri- throuo who be verified voter rolls. voted for the conditional en-- business defeated Proposition 14,) identified himself as chief spokesperrsntega against cam'paign.that anNl Farmers Coalition. Coalition leaders will gather at dorsements as recommended by the the ballot measure to reform the Agricultural Grapeworkers Sacramento for a news conference Executive Council ofthe California Labor Relations Act. Ortega said he. was press direcitor for the and to turn in Sacrarnento Coulnty Labor Federation, which. had met Roberts achieved notoriety with this quotation, Dolphin Group. names to the. county clerk there. for two days~prior to the convention published Oct. 13, -1982, in the Los Angeles The news conference will mark in its as the COP.E Stand- The centerpiece of the anonymous mailing is a cap'acity Times and widely reported thereafter: clipping from the Fresno Bee coneierning low- the start of the campaign for votes ing Committee.. am to a lot rules and as well as the successful conclusion the recom- "i1 opposed putting of income housing in Fresno County srponsored by Henning, reporting restrictions on campaigning. I think I ought to of the signature drive, acco'rding to mendation to the delegates, de- {Continuedfrom Page 3) coalition spokespersons. clared that Rusty Areias, Salinas; Steve Peace, Chula Vista; Jerry Eaves, Rialto; Gary Coyndit9' Modesto, and Robert Calderon, Assembly~~~~~~~~~to Vot on Jols a fContinued on Page 2) The California Labor Federa- iiltinee heededl them and voted emiploynment when determi-ning the Floyd, whic:h would restore tion's bill to increase unemploy- agalinst the blill. Denior'ats ap- prevailing wage that. public utility jurisdiction over tunnel and mine mient insurance benefits was sent tt proved it. ciniployers are required- to pay satety to Cal-OSHA . The billI wil1 -tVISTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL the As;senmbly floo)r Wednesday ti The i leasure woul1d increase the when they contract out janitorial be taken up later when its impac:t ^ . R£ELAM!NS UJ8RARY apart -line vote of' tlie Ways and tilaxiillulii weekly benefit from servic:es. upon the .state budget is clearer. Meanls Comimittee. $166 to) $186. * AB 2884, Burt Margolin, The comnn.ttee dlenied passage > *--- APR 2 6 1988 Eniiployers,; represented by the Four other labor-backed bills D-Los Angeles, strengthenn e:. wl?AB 273() by Moore, which were sent to tult- os.~ would insruct the Public Utilities *~ ~ ~ EST OP CAU . .I Cilli7is-nia Manuf;acturers; Assn., thle A&sembly by cinogen, protect kiept up their attack o)n AB 4088-by the~-Wta-s and Means Commiittee *AB 3224. Richard Floyd, Cormmlission:not to deimand reduc:- Patrick Johnston, D-Stockton, on the sanlie -day. They are: D-Lawndale, adding protec:tions tio)n ol public utility worker wages even thosugh the balance in the * AB 2713, Gwe'n Moo)re, IOr ciiiployees ot- firmis that. go suN)ect to 'collective bargaining- -tuneiiiploynient insurance trust L)-L.A.. which would require the bankrupt. when setting rate.s. However, Iunjd is nearly $4 billion and is D)epartilient ol'Indusitrial Relations The conmiiiittee delayed action M('xre wa1s grantced pernilssion to tro)wing. Republic:ans on the :onm- lO considler wages in public on another labor bill, AB 2902 by (Cosntituded o*n Pagie 4) main tha ofic appontiv ...... :E---. Propostio 67 incesn ainiu .se.o..-de.;g.-.-

Proposition 68, settiing elmitson contributions to leisative cadiattfiesappoitive...... NOYE Proposition 69, subjecting persns with the AIDSe

viupoqaranieadiolato ...... NOYE JoeFrancisofSan Diego-ImperialCLC conferswith Lt. Gov.Leo McCarthy makesa-pointduring inter- I W~es Young, Iron Workers 229. view prior to his endorsment. Proposition 70, authorizing $776 million in bonds for park, wildlife, coastal and natural

lands ...... No Recommendation Proposition 71, updating the "'Gann" limitations on state and localgovernmentalspendingby tak- ing into consideration inflation and population change...... YES Proposition 72, the latest Paul Gann proposal, 9 mandating state budget reserve, requiring sales (Continued tax on motor fuels to be used only for.streets,. from Page I) highways orcertain kinds oftransit, prohibiting Montebello, all "6belong ba,ck in the from loweringsales the party that elected- them to Legislature tax,:,making_ office.'' it more dift-icult to raise the sales tax on motor "'We have endorsed-them be- -fuels, and exemptingtransportation taxrevenues cause their records, if it were not from "Gann" limitations ...... NO. for this dispute, justify endorse- Proposition 73, prohibits use of public funds by ments,'' Henning said. state or local officials fornewsletters; sets limits But the conditions imposed, on political campaign contributions ...... NO Henning declared,-offer"'the only Proposition 74,-authorizing a $1billion bond issue guarantee we have foraliberal-di- -for streets, roads, highways'and mass transit rectionofthestate Assembly in thie guideways .....;...... YES next two years."' Proposition 75,authorizing $800-million in school

Henning reported thiat thie five construction bonds...... YES had promised to vote wit organ- Proposition 76, authorizing $510 million in bonds ized labor in the Assernbly. for veterans' homeand farm loans...... YES "sBut by weakening thie leader- -Proposition 77, authorizing $150 million in bonds shipofthispro-laborSpeaker, thiey tfor- earthquake safety and housing rehabili- weaken us,'' the state AFL-CIO tation ...... YES chief warned. "You mirst remember tat the Ur"Il resident Miles Myers and Mary Bergap dlScss unuon7s posi Republican Partyin Califomniais a tionA 'on an endorsement. cohesive party. There are shades Six of thie Democratic ranging from liberal to conser- -Hquse: Them«wasspirteddeate lsoon: PAifsuch officialswere volved selective assigtance -thatt-lit -af- races were declared ' open '' and Propps,Won-:^,0-aneffbAo.-to-put inendoi-emient:PAC proceduM of filiates could gvtcandidates.' vativeinthe DernocraticParty.But **oz4 the approval was,-,wi heW.in - te,re-: -restraintsonrunawayelectioncalh-'. .local cental 'bodies or'b4|i II V1 __-0*~~~~~~~~~~~~~1w e.-w ,v!1 4". rWI Repubfican Party;in Califor-nia Dem6cratic race. Threeof is thioroughly and completely con- miaining paign costs, before te delegates tradescouncilsorstatelaborcoun- with' o n Cause orany.,o serative. The future of the- Republican House races were voted to recommnend its re'ection cils ofany ki'nd,"* Henning said. *ization of like, mind alllabor listed as GOP -tto.d&v.elcip legislation is involved in te open. candidates on June7. He notedthatthe measure would campaign spe-nding linu j"-en- were rejected intheother41 races. A reconunendation Pro- also unionPAC's fronm act- added. Speakership issue." Thecontest against prevent ning "But. this. measu"re' between Democratic position 68 was reported to thie ing "in concert" with other union' wouldleaveourlocal',nds'tte 'po The delegates voted to endorse State Sen., Daniel Boatwright and delegatesby Henning, whosaid thie PAC's in campaigning for or litical enitites in di >y and im- Lt. Gov. Leo T. McdCarthy for hischallenger,Contra Costa Coun- framer's of te-initiative had failed against any given candidat.e. This poten'ce." U.-S. Senate. ty SupervisorSunne McPeak, was to takeinto oonsid6rationthestruc- would ap ly -not only to common They endorsed 38 Democrats debated at length before -the con- .,' r, of thelabor movementandhad end(Osements but also to common and one Republican inthe racesfor vention majority voted to accept a included provisions thiat would coimi11unilcatio0nsi. 45 seats in the HouseofRepresen- recommendation for a -dual en- weakenlabor'sabilityto assistcan- 68alsoprovides thiat tatives, the one Republican being dorsement. .Proposition Join Legisaivwe Conference: May 2225, didatesfriendly to workingpeople. union entities that have two or Sacraento John Gullixoninthe3th Congres- Eighteen Democrats and two ""We favor limits on CapIto HoUy 1|nn, sional District in campaign more common officers shall auto- D_,Wbery & AUbed Wwkr Orange Couny. Republicans received COPE en- spending, but ths prpsition matically have'their contributions Nadonal Conventio: NMay23-27, She Democrat. Brent Hardwick, a dorsents in races for thie 20 State would deny -union officials par- to le islative candidates ag-- ton PlEace, Son Frado. write-in candidate, was also en- Senate seats tat go- before the ticipation in the endorsement gregated. This, Henning pointed AFSCME National Conv'entlon: dorsedinthatdist'rict. voters thiis year. procedures of-their local union out, would June 20 24, BonvenXr Hotd md severely reduce the L.A. Convention Center, LA. A4merican Federation of T.acbn rs Naiu C nelidon:- jut 1-6, EHl Hodl and Towers, 'SmnF Undted Food & CA(nsI' W okt Assmbl Endorement Intional lo,endn* %2S;D, Dis. 28 Sam D* 'RFiw Hotd aud Mowone Ce_o, 14 Johan Klehs, D* Farr, 57 Dave Elder, D* San F I Arlie E. Caudle, D 15 Wendell H. Williams, D 29 Open, D 58 Andrew Kincaid, Dj EeCoundil Meeting: Ore' 5,9 2 Dan Hauser, D* 16 John. L.- Burton, D* .30 Jim Costa, D* 59 Charles Calderon, D*t. Hyatt Rtecy, Los Angl. 3 Wayne C. Harrison, D 17 Willie L. Brown,.Jr., D* 31 Brue Bronzan, D* 60 Sally Tanner, D* Sevenkeenth Biem Conv bw C91, 4 Tom Hannigan, D* 18 Del'aine-Eastin,. D* 32 Aden Windhiam, D 61 None foli-Lwbor 'e r.Oct. W;13;- 5 John Byouk, D 19 Jackir. Speier,9 D* 33 Open, D 62 Open, D Hyatt Rq ncy, Los A_k.. 6 Lloyd G. Connelly, D* 20 Ted Lempert, D Open, R 63 Open, D 7 Norman S. Waters, D* 21 Byron Sher, D* 34 Earl J. Wilson, D 64 Donald Heuer, D g8 Bruce D. Ketron, D 22 Robin Yemnans, D 35 Jack O'Connell, D* Ron Newton, R Publiles Notice Francis W. D 36 Webb D Pamnell, 23 John Vasconcellos, D* George U, 65 'David Neal Chamberlain, D Ihe Cdfon AF-IOC1 Nm '10 Phil Isenberg, D* 24 Dominic Cortese, D* 37 Open, D 66 Jerry Eaves, D*t (MNSD: is I11 Robert J. Campbell, D* 25 Rusty Areias, D*t 38 Mark Lit, D 67 C8en, D 12 Tom Weeklyffex-ep during dwbn#so Bates, D* 26 Patrick Johnston, D* 39 Richard Katz, D* 68 Steve Clute, D* .7balksgving., CQLtma i 13 Elihu Harris, D* 27 Gary Condit, D*t 40 Tom Bane, D* 69 Open, D 'New Yeaes bolidays.by the CO&; 41 Open, D 70 Mic'h'ael 'K. Gallups, D- fnda labor Fedeatfion,Al 42 Richard David Boyle, D Evelyn Hart, R CIO,p417 M* I'wy5Suite Sen~ateV 43 Terry Friedman, D* 71 Open, D ; SWs 404.1 Dis. 23 David Roberti, D* 44 Tom Hayden, D* 721 Christian F. (Rick) Secod cd poss paid at Son I Roy Whitaker, D 25 Cal McElw'an, D 45 Burt Margolin, D* Thierbach, D 3 Milton Marks, D* 27 Bill Grene, D* 46 Mike Robs, D* 73 Ei-linda- Rtxlriguez Parker, D S6 si, yaw. USPS P 1, u 5 John Garamendi, D* 29 Robert Beverly, R* 47 Teresa Hughes, D* .74 JaiiiesS. Melville, D- -Pr-083-400.. John F. .7 Daniel Boatwright,D (Dual) Open, D 48 Maxine Waters, D* '75 Jack Chilton, D H _ excutive- rq 31 Open, D 49 Gwen Moore, D* 76 Mike Harman, D treasuer; Floyd Tocker, editor. 9 Nick Petris, D* 33 Cecil Green, D* 50 Curtis Tucker, D* 77 Sam Homreic4, D PCM ASTER: -Send adrs I IRobert T. Mack, Jr., D 35 Mike Balmages, D 51 Mark Wirth, D Gloria. McC.oll, R chX to:I n AMLPOO 13 Alfred E. Alqutist, D* 37 Pat MctibE;-D 52 Opcn, D- 78 Lucy Killea,.O* New, 417 M6ntm qer Sit, Sudte 15 Rose Ann Vuich, D* Marian Bergeson, R$ 53 Richard Floyd, D* 79 -Peter R. Chacon, D* 3"SiM.B.r.**sh, CA 94104. 17 Henry J. Mello, D* 39 Benit Berkson, D 54 LeonRalph, D 80 $teve Peace, D*t 19 Open, D ' dgrnn""|urns _ .-55 Richard Polanco, D* ds%W hcmwben 21 Louise C. Gelber, D 56 Lu'cillc Roybal-Allard, D* t de_nmcrdtmlZ r o -Page2 Apr-iJ 22- 988 Dan Curtin of Carpenterssels'tlf,Dla oe fFr Steve Roberi of Contra Costa CLC waits his turn at microphone as Bill Watson of CarXpenters Local 642 fighters; right, Lorna Johnson of OPEIU Local 3. tells delegates his views. 0 0 0 ik s % delegates*' in his remarks to the President Albin J. Gruhn of the National attention is focused on convention. California .Labor Federation California this election year He said that the Democratic Par- opened the co'nvention with a warn- because of Cal-OSHA and Leo ty would suffer disaster in Califor- ing that labor must muster all of its McCarthy's race for the U.S. nia and the nation if Jesse Jackson strength to make certain that a Senate, the AFL-CIO's chief went "to .the convention with more Democratic president is elected in political st-rategist told state COPE delegates than the other candidates November. Convention delegates yesterday in but lost the nomination because of San Francisco. super-delegate votes. "*We can win the battle, but only And California will play a "If Jackson loses fair and if all our members and their decisive role in electinlg the new square, he has no right to com- families become involved in the presi'dent, National COPE Dir'ecto'r plain,"' Henning declared. "But if po-litical process," Gruhn said. John Perkins; saidi in his keynote he wins fair and square and the par- address. ty says no, and the reason is He cited 26,500 Cal-OSHA peti- "I put it to you as plain as I can,' because he is black, then the party tion signatures collected and 2,866 Perkins declared. ""The Democrat- commits suicide for this year and new voters enrolled by members of ic presidential candidate next fall perhaps for the fulture."9 the San Mateo County Central cannot win without collecting He said that Iabor Council as examples ofwhat by.'reason of its be- aroused trade unionists can ac- California's 47 electoral votes." ing the party of slavery.in the Civil .Trade unionists and all their War era, no DZemocrat had been complish. fwnilies must be involved in -the i&n-Poitils. .. elected- President -between the elec-- Tfr 'stath - AF-CIO' pffsidenlt battle to clear the national land- tion of James Buchanan in 1856 scape of social and economzic lect, not the information we secretary-treasurer of the Califor- cited the legacy of the Reagan and Grover Cleveland in 1884. years, a middle wreckage from the Reagan years, disseminate, not themmotivation . . nia Labor Federation and state including vanishing he said. if we fail to tum out our members COPE turned to the He a similar fate could class and a widening gap between chief, suggested, the rich and the that thie next ""In the end, nothing -matters- on election day,"8 Perkins warned. Democratic National Conventionl befall the Democrats ifthe nomnina- poor, nothing -- not the money we col- John F. Henning, executive and the role of unelectEd "'super tion were stolen from Jackson.. president must correct. LaMar Gulbransen, Regional Congessona Enoneent COPE director, told the delegates that labor has the opportunity to repeat the- successes of 196(), when U.JS. Senator: Leo Mc.arthy 12 Anna G. Eshoo, D 25 Edward Roybal, D* 38 Jerry Yudelson, D the election of John F. Kennedy 13' Normnan Mineta, D* 26 Howard Berman,, D* .39 Brent Hardwick, D and a large number of Democrats Dist. 14 Patricia Malberg, D 27 Mel Levine, D* (Write-in) in Congress made a n-ational I Doug Bosco, 1)* 15 Tonly Coelho, D* 28 Julian Dixon, De John M. Gullixon, R renewal possible. 2 Wayne Meyer, D 16 Leon Panetta, -De 29 Augustus Hawkins, D* 40 O'pn, D 3 Robert Matsui, D*P 17 Vincent Lavery, D 30 Matthew Martinez, D* Open, R Gulbransen', who retires May 1, 4 Vic Fazio, D* 18 Richard Lehman, Dj* 31 Mervyn Dymally, D)* 41 Dan Kripke, D thanked trade unionists for their S Nancy Pelosi, D* 19 Gary K. Hart, D: 32 Glenn Anderson, D* 42 Ada Unruh, D assistance in the 26 years he has -6 Barbara Boxer, D* 20 Open, D 33 Open, D Open, R handled western political liaison 7 George Miller, D* Open, R 34 Esteban Torres, D* 43 None for- the AFL-CIO. 8 Ron Dellums, D* 21 C)pen, D 35 Open, D 44 Jim Bates, D* 9 Pete Stark. D:* 22 John G. Simmons, D 36 George E. Brown, Jr.. D* 45 Pete Lepiscopo, D He introduced Dave Greg(ry, 10 Don Edwards, D* 23 Anthony Beilensont, D* 37 Open, D his successor in thie Region VI I I Tom Lantos, D* 24 Henry Waxman, D* ded"s incumbent COPE post. UFWV Bnefit Set for April 30 Supporters of the UJnited Farmi Wareho)usemen's Union, will -be Letters Attack UFW Workers will be reunited, and the imaster of cerenmonies. Jack Henn- (Continuedfrom Page 1) to build the project,It" Chavez said. ""At my urg- resumption oJf the California table ing, head of the California AFL- the independent National Farm Workers Service ing, the developer met with Fresno County Labor grape boycoatt will be c'elebrated .CIO, and S.F. Mayor Art Agnos Center, Inc. Council Secretary-Treasurer Ray Shilling. during a benefit reception 5-9 p.m. will participate. There is the implication that the UFW is using "'Roberts' latest campaign to trash the Farm Saturday, April 30, at the Delancy A $25 donation will cover food, pension money and non-union labor to build hous- Workers with these fabrications is motivated sole- St. Foundiation in San Francisco. refresshment and entertainment. ing. ly by his clients' need to counter the grape boycott Jiii Hernian, president of the In- The Delancy Street Foundation is Chavez said this week the implications are false amnong our friends in labor," Chavez added. ternatioenal Longshoremen's and at 8th Avenue and Fulton Street. and are known to be false by the pwple circulating The postal pernmit number used on the them. anonymous ffailings led 'to Westwood and to Luncheon to Honor Retirees' Leader "The UFW has never used pension funds -- or Ortega, 'who readily admnitted that the Dolphin William .Hutton, retired ex- Jng to William E. Price, Region I1 any other union revenues -to build housing,". Group/Grapeworkers and Farmers Coalition was ecultive director of the National president. Chavez declared. the source. "'*In fact, the UFW is not now and never has Ortega also admitted that the purpose of the Council of Senior Citizens, will be The're will be a no-host cocktail been in the hon'ored, and his successor, period starting at l11:3C) a.m. Lun-' home-building busin'ess.'' mailings was to discredit Chavez and the UF;W Lawrence T. Smedley, will be cheon will be served at 12:30 There are no UFW officers or staff members on with members of other unions. welcomed at a benefit luncheon p.m., Price said. the board of the National Farm Workers Service He insisted that his 'employers were not anti- Friday, May 13, at 'the Airport Proceeds will benefit the Con- Center, Inc., a non-profit organization that is the union and argued that materials sent ou't by the Francisco. sponsor of a low-income housing development in Dolphitn-Group should convince union members Holiday Inn, South San gress of California -,Seniors. Fresno Chavez said. Region Il1 of Congress of Tickets are $25. Tables of 10 can County, that the UFW was ""less than faithful to the cause 'the Chavez said he formerly served on the of organized labor."'' California Seniors, sponsor of the be reserved for $250. Fulrther in- board event, is urging local unions and formation can be obtained by organization's but left it. LAsked about his own background,,'Ortega said to their "'When I was a member of the Board of Direc- he was a. recent graduate of Whittier College, other labor groups brin'g phoning (415) 755-5452. tors of I retired members as guests, accord- NFWSC, asked that union labor be used Richard Ni-xon's alma mater.' April 22 1988 -Page 3 Shareholders arriving for. the -an- this new proposal would eave torced company spokesmen to nual meeting -of the Pac-ific Gas them 'exactiy where teareno retreat, before barr;ges of ques- and Electric, Co. Wednesday- in when it comes. time -to bargain tions -they cotAId 'not answer. San Francisco got the straight facts future contracts. They.noticed that Local -1245. is,_canipaigning- to concerning the corporati'on's cam- the one-time bonus would have no- get PG&E back to. do.-bargaining paign. to rollI back wages of its effect upon such items as vacat-ion table-. ~ women workers.. pay or the earnings upon which ...We -believe that the clerie Dozens' of members of Local pensions are based. workforce 'at. PG&E is -the 1245 of the Inte-rnational They noticed also that PG&E, .backbone of the company,"^ th Brotherhood of Electrical Wotkers was trying to downgrade women's' leaflets hAnlded'- out, by male 'and passed 'out leafl'ets telling how the pay in relation to mien's pay at a female members of Local 1245 dispute has undermined morale time when the rest of the country told the shareholders this week. and threatens to undermine pro was starting to come to grips with *'We are concerned that the ductivity and profits. pay equity. long-term impact -of this division at ''Help tus help you,'' the leaflets They noticed that PG&E PG&E could affect the quality -of declared. managers awarded themselves the company's service and well- The fac:ts are that PG&E agreed raises up to 9.75 percent, probably darned reputation'. Please show to a raise of 2.75 percent across the because of the company's current you support equal treatment for all board for 12,000 union workers in high profits. at PG&E. ". its so-called - "'physical"9 jobs. The women overwhelmingly re- Some additional information Most of these jobs are held by jected PG&E's proposal. was imparted outside the corporate men. They have rejected company.ex- nmeeting: Many of the people pass- But for 4,000 clerical workers, planation's that their pay must be i ng out the leafle-ts.we"pe most of whom are women, PG&ED heldi down because they earn more. sihareholders themselves. insisted upon no raise at all, offer- than wom-en doing clerical work Employees of the privately held ing instead a one-time bonus of for corporations where there are c:orporation hold the largest block 2.75 percent. no unions. of stock, amounting to 12 percent Always before the women at Workplace meetings - called by and purchased through the PG&E had gotten -raises propor- the company to explain all this to employee stock ownership plan. tionate to those of the men. the women have been boycotted. And most of that 12 percent is Delia Underwood of IBEW Local 1245S handbills a stockholder'. The women qulickly noticed that In some meetings, the women have owned by mermbers of Local 1245. FedBacksChild and Family Bills~~~~~~~; The California Labor Federation S. 1885 and. BR 3660. It provides has pledged support to state and new funds to-make child care more tor vacation and after-school child federal legislation aimed at solving -affordable for low, and moderate Two Child Care,Measures care and recreation. the child care crisis. income fa-milies -and to improve ac- *AB 3680, Roos, making the Last Friday the federation par- cessibilty of quality child care for Go to Assembl Floor Adolescent Family Life Act per- ticipated as Califomnia Assembly all families. Two of the bills in th'e Assembly Dlemocrats'-child care package ffanent. Democrats unveiled a 24-bill Sen. Alan Cranston, California were sent to. the Assembly floor Wednesdlay. *AB 3689, Bates, tightening package. of legislatioln during news Democrat-, is a co-sponsor of the The Ways and Means tommittee approved AB 2738, the par'en- administration of child. develop- conferences held simultaneously at Senate. bill. n the HIouse of tal-leave masure, and AB 31-70 reauthiorizing the child development prgrams.. Los Angele's', Monterey, Sacra- Representatives, co-sponsor's are ment act' AB 3784,'i d.Eod -mento. and San Francisco. Californ'ia D'emocrats Glenn A~B 145, child:vare enhancement, atndl--AS 3148, expanddg And on Monday the federation Andei-son, 'lim ae,-wi child ciWubs'idies we're held Lover for tuxre a'ction when 'all bil atS^'&~~~ceni'td i formally joined the California Bennan, Barbara Boxerj, Tony requiring state spending can be balanced a.ga,Pst thie realities -of the ol1der- buildin- s. Child Care' Resource and Referral Coelho, Ron Dellu'ms, Julian Dix- budget.- :- AB 4039, Hayden, requiring Network, part of thie national on, Mervyn Dymally, Don Ed- employers of more than 100 Alliance for Better Child Care that wards, Vic Fazio, Augustus mittee on Child Care have examin- -* AB 2738. Gwen Moore, workers in a singlevevaq to pro- is working for passage of te Hawkins Tom Lantos, M-el ed the insurance crisis, e'mplo'yer- L.A., providing child-rearing vide care assistance. House and Senate bills that com- Levine, Richard Lehman, Mat- sponsored child-care programs, leaves, *AB 4176, Moore, requiring prise the federal. Act for Better thew Martinez, Robert Matsui, subsidized programs and other *AB 2745, Terry Friedman'. the Child Nutrition Advisory Child Care.. George Miller, Norman Mineta, child care Issues'," he added. Tezna, providig for designation Council to recommend plans for Kathleen Kinnick, representing Nancy Pelosi, Edward Roybal, "'As a result of our examina- of chiild care facilities in cou-nty school and child care meal service. the federation as director of Fortney Stark, Esteban Toffes, tions, sound, comprehensive legis- and city general land use plans. * AB 4179, Moore, -permitting a women's activities, spoke at the Henry A Waxman and George E. lation has been drafted. I'm confi- * AB 3145, Cortese, setting up 50 percent employer tax credit fo'r San Francisco news conference Brown, and Republican Ernest dent -California will' become a grants for initiAl funding of city or cost of contracting. with a non- held-Friday, April 15, in the Civic Konnyu. model for other states to follow.'' child-care profit child care center to serve The Civic Center Child county coordinators. Center Child Care Center. Care The Assembly Democirats' pack- * AB 3148, Eortese, setting up a employees. She pledged state AFL-CIO sup- Center, site of the San Francisco age includes: pil'ot effort to link c'hild care and -*AB -4336, Jim Costa, Fres'no, port as the legislative package. was news conf-erence, was established *AB .1030 by Bates to establish parent edu'cation in the state setting -up a.three-year.pilot pro outlined by Assembly Speaker through negotiations between the an Office of Fami'ly and Work in Department of Health Services and gram for resource and referral'ser- Willile L. Brown, Jr., of S. F. and State of California 'and the Califor- the of Commerce to. vices in support of parents. and nia.State Department appropriating funds for preschool Assemblymembers Jackie Speier, Employees Assn., Local provide research, analysis and and 'subsidized child care expan- child care providers. South San Francisco; Tom Bates, 1000 of th Service Employees. technical assistance to achieve sion. * AB 4J112,. John Vasconcellos, Oakland; Delaine Eastin, Fre- Children cared for at the center higher productivity and minimize * A.B 3149, Cortese, making the S'an Jose, making the child care tax m6nt, and Dominic Cortese, San gathered to watch as the Assembly faimly-related problems in the child care tax credit refundable to credit refundable. Jose, chai.r of the Assembly Select Democrats explained the legisla- workforce. low-and -middle-inco-me families. * AB 4458, Elihu HIarris, Oak- Committee on Child Care. tion. * AB 1967, Bates, to provide * AB 3170, Cortese, re-author- land, requiring counties toprovide Henning confirmed state federa- Cortese said the 24 Assembly cost-of-living -adjustments to izing the Child -Care and Devel- transitional child ca-re benefits. to, tion participation in the coalition bills by 12 authors address virtual-. enable state-funded child care and opmental Services- Act. GAIN- participants who succd in working for passage of the federal ly every aspect of the child care development' programs to. keep * AB 3357, Mike Roos,' Los finding jobs. Act for Better Child Care in a let- crisis that his select committee had pace with inflation. Angeles") authorizing community *'AB 4649, Bruce Bronzan, ter Monday to Patti Siegel of San identified. *AB 2033, Steve Clute, River- t;acilities districts to finance child Fresno, providing alt:ernative Francisco, head of the Child Care ' "The United States is one of the side, to coordinate programs serv- care. training for child-care. workers. Re'source and Referral Network. few industrialized countries in the ing teen parents. *AB 3358, Roos-, requiring. *Assembly Joint Resolution 62, The federal legislation, known world that lacks a comprehensive * AB 2380, Bates, requiring child care facilities in redevelop- Cortese, putting 'the California -as ABC, is contained in bills work- policy toward child care,'' Cortese child care space in new or re- ment pla'ns. Legislature on record in support of ing their way through both houses, declared. modeled public buildings where * AB 3369, Bob Campbell, the federal Act for Better Chils "'Members of the Select Com- need is shown. Richmond, providing local grants Care. Labor~~~~~~ULeil.tinCer omtes.t h.Cpt Il (Continuedfromn Page ]) collect thteor pay from certain tly- every crop, t;arm speciality and- Phil Isenberg, D-Sacramento, represents employe s t he- Ran- bring the measure back for recon-. by-night f;arm bperators who can't agricultural group known to would have required utilities to clio SEco nuclear pow-er plan't that sideration. be forced to. pay under' current California argued for the bill's provide comparablejobs for work- Sacramento area voters....could The Assembly Judi'ciary Com- laws. deteat-. ers at any nuclear plant they shut dlecide June 7 to shut down. mittee ap,proved a bill to protect The measure, sponsored down. But by the tim-e -it-passed the Proponents argued that" more pay of some f;arm workers even by The legislation aimed a.t protect- California Rural Legal Assistance. ing nuclear power'pla'nt workers Assembly UJtilities and Commerce than. welfare of: nuclear .plant though employers mustered op- and sQppof-W by the California Committepe this week, it had been enmployees is. at stake. -if workcers position from virtuaally every from mass unemployment in event Labor Federation, would affets of a decommissioning was approv- amended to require only that the are not given guarantees, they are organization in any way connected few and tititities provide assistance -in fin- likely; t- seelc jobs elsewhere be- with California, agri-business. .relatively employers, ed by an Ass'embly Committee this almost none o'perating in a'n ethical week, alithough in a weakened ding 'new' jobs. ftoe-an- aging plant As decommis- The bill', AB 3507 by -Phil t:ashion'. form. The measure is sponsore by the sioned, leaving -the 'utility without I'senberg, D-Sacramento, would California Labor Federation and enough staff for safe operation, it miake it easier for farm worlceis to Even so, lobbyists represent-ing' AB 4696 by Assefnblymember by Lm^al 1245 of-te lE,which was pointed out-... Page 4 ,'AprN 22 1988