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Página 2 La Prensa February 16, 2005 An Open Letter to the Community Michigan senators vote against Gonzáles Dear FLOC friends, supporters, and allies, (AP): Michigan’s sena- acknowledge... violations of As many of you already • Under the contract, a tors voted last week against our anti-torture statute, Judge know, last Thursday Septem- grievance procedure will al- confirming Alberto Gonzáles Gonzáles falls short of the high ber 16th we signed an historic low workers to file complaints as attorney general, saying standards needed in an attor- contract with the North Caro- about any abuse or injustice, he helped establish the con- ney general, whose office is at the pinnacle of the rule of law,” lina Growers’ Association without retaliation or discrimi- ditions that led to the torture Levin said. (NCGA) and a side bar agree- nation. and abuse of U.S. prisoners in • The Dunlop Commission Levin, who is the top- ment with the Mt. Olive Pickle Afghanistan, Iraq, and else- will be used as a private labor ranking Democrat on the Co. This ends the boycott of where. relations board, as in the Mid- Senate Armed Services Mt. Olive Pickle products. But their objections west. Committee, said the prison It’s a tremendous victory weren’t shared by a majority • A worker will be paid a abuse endangered U.S. that all of us have made pos- full day’s medical compensa- of the Senate, which voted 60-36 to confirm Gonzáles, troops and caused severe sible. This struggle was made tion by the grower if s/he is damage to the moral stand- injured at work and requests who was sworn in on of many little steps. You who Baldemar Velásquez ing of the United States. medical attention. Valentine’s Day. All of the real giant Kellogg, was sworn called the company and urged During his confirmation • The worker can receive “no” votes came from Demo- in on February 7th as the U.S.’s them to negotiate, you who workforce. hearings, Gonzáles said that three days of paid family leave This historic moment is not crats and independent Jim 35th commerce secretary. once talked to a manager at torture and abuse “will not be for the funeral of a close family the end of the story of the Jeffords of Vermont. On his first day on the job, your local grocery store to stop tolerated by this administra- member. struggle for farm worker rights Sen. Carl Levin said Gutiérrez spoke to employ- carrying Mt. Olive products, • The cucumber pickers tion.” He told senators that, as and economic justice, but the Gonzáles was a central figure ees at Commerce Department you who helped us leaflet, you whose farms sell to Mt. Olive attorney general, he would opening of a new chapter in in developing the Bush headquarters, pledging to who invited us to speak to Pickle Company will receive the book. This is a big break- “ensure the Department of administration’s policy to- build on the record of Presi- your church, you who a wage increase of over 10% in through and we certainly have Justice aggressively pursues ward the interrogation of pris- marched, and you who prayed. the next three years. many reasons to celebrate. those responsible for such dent Bush’s first commerce You made this possible. • Investigation Commit- However, there is no time oners. Gonzáles served as abhorrent actions.” chief, Donald Evans, who re- FLOC has already signed tees will be developed to look to rest. The administration of White House counsel during Gonzáles supporters signed to return to Texas. up over three thousand work- at issues of improving hous- the new contract opens up tre- President Bush’s first term. praised him for his intelligence “Through our efforts to ers to date and continues to ing, health care, and other is- mendous challenges, as we He also is a former Texas and his life story as the grand- open markets, we can work sues. sign up more members continue to work hard to so- Supreme Court justice. son of Mexican immigrants. together with other depart- • All workers will be given throughout the current season.