California AFL CIO News Vol. 15-No. 45 Official Publication of TheC.California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO i'Sr 151 Novemberl , 1972 COPCOPE ScoreSsresGa;s;Pto.0 Gis Prop. 2 K;lei Liberals Capture Eight More Assembly Seant; Senate Control Unsure Election of stronger liberal majorities in both California's Congressional and State Assem- bly delegations and the defeat of Proposition 22, which was aimed at destroying the farm workers union, were cited by John F. Henning, executive offi- cer of the California AFL-CIO, this weekl as (major achieve- ments) in last Tuesday's general election. With regard to the Nixon land- slide, Henning said: "'Whatever hopes we have for progress in America now rest with the United States Con- gress." Noting that Nixon carried More than a thousand farm workers, trade California AFL-CIO; Cesar Chavez, United California by a vote of 4,546,396 union st-and-friens -of labor car- Farm Workers National Union; Leah Newber- to 3,433,568, Henning said it was organized significant that two of the most ried a sea of signs urging a "NO" vote on ry of Office & Professional Employees Local populous and highly unionized Proposition 22 in a march from Civic Center 29, Oaldand; Richard K. Groulx, Alameda counties in the state-Alameda to Union Square in San Francisco last Satur- County Central Labor Council; and Dan Flan- and San Francisco-wound up in day. In the vanguard (from left) are: Jack agan, Regional Director, AFL-CIO. The mea- McGovern's column. Crowley, San Francisco Central Labor Coun- sure was defeated by more than 1.2 mil McGovern carried Alameda by cil; Leroy King, I.L.W.U.; John F. Henning, lion votes. a vote 257,095 to 199,292 and San Francisco by a vote of 169,431 to 127,259. Prop3 22 Buried by Action Urged To OK AB 1710 Turning to the legislative races, he said: 1.2 Million Votes; "The dedicated efforts of trade As Senate Passes ERA unionists working through their 14 & 15 Sunk, Too Immediate action to win Sen- Federation, AFL-CIO, said: local and county COPE organiza- California voters this week ate Finance Committee approval "Enactment of AB 1710 prior tions deserve substantial credit turned thumbs down on an at- of AB 1710, a state-AFL-CIO- to final legislative action on the for the victories of liberal can- tempt by the state's corporate sponsored bill to extend state Dymally bill (SJR 20 by Senator didates in both congressional farm interests to destroy the protective laws presently apply- Mervyn M. Dymally) is ab- and state legislative district farm workers union when they ing only to women and minors solutely essential to prevent em- races. defeated Proposition 22 by a to men which is scheduled for a ployers from using the women's "Their efforts were also mir- margin of more than 1.2 million hearing Monday, Nov. 13, was Equal Rights Amendment as a rored in the solid defeat of three votes. urged by the California AFL- device to wipe out protective (Continued on Page 2) With nearly 97 percent of the CIO this week after the State laws that should, in simple jus- total vote counted, the vote was Senate approved a measure to tice, apply to both men and 4,410,561 No to 3,203,073 Yes. ratify the women's Equal Rights women." McGovern's Vote 4% The measure, one of four anti- Amendment labor initiatives put to the voters (ERA) yesterday. Henning emphasized that the Below H.H.H. in '68 this year which were all strong- John F. Henning, executive state AFL-CIO has consistently George McGovern polled just ly opposed by the California La- officer of the California Labor (Continued on Page 4) four percent less than Hubert bor Federation, would have - -rrrrC.INZWIltuulvrIww.rw 1.10C INtUOl}PliKIAL. cr.-. Al i Humphrey did in 1968 when the barred more than two-thirds of RELATIONS LIBRARY third party candidacy of George the state's farm workers from Wallace attracted 13 percent of any hope of voting in their own the vote nationally. representational elections, al- NOV 1 3 1972 Humphrey polled 42 percent in lowed growers to get a 60-day I NSt 1968 compared with 38 percent OF IN4 UN*vAblft4R.SCI$MPt1NIAa (Continued on Page 2) IIntt eit nr% I-fl for McGovern this year. COPE Scores Gains; Prop. 22 KIlled (Continued from Page 1) Initiative," Henning said: Of the five new seats, Demo- trol of the State Senate in doubt. "The defeat of Proposition 22 crats won three and Republicans Conservative forces succeeded in State AFL-CIIO-opposed meas is a great victory for Cesar Cha- two. reversing the 20-19 edge liberal ures on the November ballot- vez and the Farm Workers Un- The California Labor Council forces held before the election. Propositions 14, 15 and 22," h,e added. ion, for the AFL-CIO and for on Political Education, which en- The one remaining vacancy in the free labor movement of dorsed 133 candidates for con- the 40-member Senate is due to But passage of Proposition 2C America. It represents a smash- gressional and state legislative the recent death of veteran Sen- the Coastal Initiative, a meas ing defeat for the corporate pow- seats and won 87 races, had an ator Tom Carrell (D-San Fer- ure opposed by the Californi,a ers of agriculture in this state overall victory margin of 65 per- nando) in the 22nd State Sen- AFL-CIO, presents Californi,a, which tried to use deceit and cent. atorial District, a preponderant- workers with the problem of ,a deception to destroy workers' In the Congressional races ly Democratic district. de facto moratorium on construc rights. " California Labor COPE endorsed tion within 1000 yards of mea]n California's Congressional del- 40 candidates and won 24 or 60 Special elections to fill Car- high tide all along the state'is egation, which was increased percent. rell's seat and the seat to be 1,037-mile coastline and is,a from 38 to 43 seats-the largest In the State Senate where only vacated by Senator Clair Bur- problem that will have to be meA in the nation-as a result of the the odd-numbered seats in that gener (R-San Diego) who won as that initiative measure is im 1970 census, is now composed of 40-member body were at stake, election to Congress have not yet plemented," Henning observed. 23 Democrats and 20 Republi- California Labor COPE endorsed been set. In hailing the defeat of Prop cans. Before last Tuesday's elec- 18 candidates and won 10 for 55 In a cliff-hanging election in osition 22, the deceptively-title( tion, Democrats held 20 seats percent. the Third State Senatorial Dis- Labor RelationLS and Republicans 18. The election results leave con- trict. Republican Clare Berryhill "Agricultural edged out Democrat Ernest La- Coste by just 1,180 votes out of Prop. 22 Buried by 1.2 Million Votes; 14 15 Also Sunk 180,000 votes cast to win the (Continued from Page 1) Proposition 20, the Coastline 16, 17, 18 and 19. seat vacated by the retirement injunction to bar strikes at har Initiative, which was vigorously The state's electoraee concur- of Senator Stephen P. Teale. vest time and outlawed consum - opposed by the State AFL-CIO red with the State AFL-CIO's po- In the Assembly where Cali- er boycott picketing even though because it will impose a de facto sition on 11 of the 13 measures, fornia Labor COPE endorsed 75 such picketing has been upheld moratorium on construction differing only on the Coastline candidates and won 53 for a vic- by the State Supreme Court. within 1,000 yards of mean high Initiative, Proposition 20, and tory margin of 70.6 percent, the Also defeated by better than tide all along California's coast- the School Busing Initiative, liberal majority was increased one million vote margins were line and thereby wine out job Proposition 21. from 43-37 before the election to ;Proposition 1A4,.the Ta for thousands of Other proposit 51-29. Watson pnortunities was Initiative, and Proposition 15, a btilding trades workhen;, the voters included: California Labor COPE candi- by a vote of 4,183,344 measure that would have ham am~roved Prop. 1, a $60 million com- dates won in four out of five spe- strung state employees' hopes cf Yes" to 3,385,146 "No." munity college bond issue; cial target districts in the As- winning full free collective barr- Another State AFL-CIO-op- Prop. 2, a $156 million health sembly, including the Second, gaining rights and subjected di,s- posed measure, Proposition 21, sciences bond issue; Tenth, 48th, 50th and 57th dis- putes over working conditions tto known as the Student Assign- Prop. 3, authorizing the Legis- tricts where Assemblymen Bar- compulsory binding arbitration. ment Initiative, was also ap- lature to make loans to private ry Keene, Daniel E. Boatwright, Proposition 14, which was oip proved, winning by a vote of industry for environmental pol- Richard Alatorre, Joseph B. posed by the California Laboir 4.718.941 "Yes" to 2,806,713 lution control facilities through Montoya and Howard L. Berman Federation because it called foir "No."I the issuance of state revenue were all elected to the lower a 40 percent increase in th.e Proposition 21, which is ex- bonds; House for the first time after state's sales tax and on ba1- pected to be challenged on con- Prop.