Sp1rint iGemts Wol(rd:. Hire ThemiiBEack( Action to force Sprint to reopen its La Conexion Familiar subsid- iary in and rehire the 235 Latino workers it fired just before a union representation election will be taken Monday, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday. An announcement by Robert H. Miller, the board's Region 20 director, said a formal complaint would be issued on Sept. 12 charg- CWA Vice President Janice Wood testifies on Sprint firings before S.FE supervisors. ing that Sprint violated the National Labor Relations Act by shutting down the San Francisco-based tele- marketing subsidiary and firing the workers "in response to their exer- cising their rights to organize and support a union." The complaint also "will seek restoration of the closed business and reinstatement of the discharged employees, " the announcement added. There was elation at Local 9410 Vol. 37-No. 3550 ,19 of the Communications Workers of Septeme America, which a majority of Con- exion Familiar workers joined and which had filed for the representa- tional election. Labor Airound the State "We hit a home run," declared Day Antonio Salazar Hobson, the union's Picnics, barbecues, brunches, a legal 'counsel. parade and political speeches Marie Malliett, president of Lo- launching the final phase of the cal 9410, noted that the full and of- 1994 general election campaign. ficial report of the NLRB's inten- marked the Labor Day weekend in sive, seven-week investigation is to . be laid out in detail on Monday The Los Angeles County Federa- "We believe the real story of tion of Labor marked its own cen- Sprint's actions will truly be a tennial as well as the 100th anniver- shocking tale of corporate law- sary of Labor Day as a national breaking, human rights abuses, lies holiday with a breakfast and a day and cover-ups by Sprint execu- of exhibition, games and entertain- tives," Malliett said. ment that drew -an estimated 2,000 The formal complaint against people to the campus of L.A. Trade Sprint will1 be issued Monday unless Technical College. the company settles first. There has Kathleen Brown shifted her cam- been no indication that Sprint in- paign to oust from the tends to do so. The next step would governor's office into high gear be a hearing before an administra- with a speech that had her audience tive law judge, whose findings applauding and shouting along with could. be appealed to the national her during a rally following the board. breakfast. The L.A. event drew - In the meantime, CWAXs petition scores of leaders including Execu- for a 100j) injunction ordering the tive Secretary-Treasurer Jack Hen- company to rehire the workers ning of the California Labor pending proceedings before the Federation. board is under consideration at Labor's endorsed candidate for NLRB headquarters in Washington, governor then flew north for an ap- Kathleen Brown finds appreciative audience at Alameda County picnc. With her are D.C. pearance at the Alameda County SEIU President John Sweeney, right, and Assembly Member Barbara Lee, rear. The fired workers, all Latino and Central Labor Council's traditional a majority of them women, sold picnic at the county fairgrounds in ident of the Service Employees, rep- Supervisors. Sprint's long-distance services to Pleasanton where she struck hard at resented the AFL-CIO Executive Labor Day photos Speakers included Henning, Spanish-speaking residents of sev- the Republican governor's dismal Council at both the L.A. and Al- Council Secretary-Treasurer Walter eral western states. They came to first-term record. ameda events. Johnson, Secretary Stan Smith of County ments waited. CWA Local 9410 because of wages "Are you ready to help me retire. In the meantime, back in South- the S.F Building Trades Council, that maxed at $7 an hour, a dearth Pete Wilson?" Brown asked? The ern California, hundreds were The San Francisco Labor Coun- Supervisors Kevin Shelley, *Tom of benefits, lack of regular sched- answer came roaring back from marching in the Los Angeles-Long cil sponsored its pre-Labor Day Ammiano and Paul Ballentine. ules, and abusive supervisors who hundreds of throats: "Yes!" Beach Harbor Labor Coalition Pa- breakfast on Friday. Hundreds Council President Josie Mooney ac- timed their visits to rest rooms and "Will you help me move Califor- rade that started at Broad and E turned out at the Palace Hotel for a cepted a plaque fr-om State Senator urged them to drink less water so nia from worst to first?" Again: Streets in Wilmington and pro- program that included a tribute to Milton Marks, and a report on the that fewer trips would be necessary. "Yes!" gressed to Banning Park where Sylvia Courtney, endorsed by S.F council's Labor-Neighbor program Sprint, which likes to boast of John Sweeney, international pres- labor for election to the Board of (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4)* hamburgers,Deputyhot dogs and refresh- Sics Dog on Strikers A striking Teamster cannery the at what a cat and "These are with tax- ~5!. community appalled sped away. cops paid worker was savaged by a Stanislaus their police are doing. Conchala was treated for dog bite payers' money,,but they act like o County Sheriff's attack dog this A deputy showed up with the, at- wounds and scratches, Ron Ash- their only duty is to Gangi Brothers week as police intimidation contin- tack dog on a leash and, after ex- lock, secretary-treasurer of Local Company," one local 748 member ued and hiring of permanent re- changing greetings with officers 748,.said. said. placement scabs accelerated at the from several municipalities guard- "We have it all on videotape," Jimenez, 36, leaves a wife and I Gangi Brothers tomato processing the Ashlock added. to use son in He was buried C. U ing cannery gate, tweaked the '"We plan it Modesto. yes- plant in Riverbank. animal into alert agitation and be- in our Suit against the city." terday after a requiem mass in the U, It was a scene out of N CUZ straight gan moving toward pickets who It was one of many ugly events church next to a vacant lot in which Jackson, Mississippi,- in the 1960s, were standing about 50 yards away on the picket line. Local 748 strikers have set up their except that the dog bite victim was a as required by a restraining order. Earlier, Local 748 member Is- picket headquarters. p42I # Latino seeking workplace justice Apparently the deputy assumed mael Jimenez, employed at a differ- The dog attack followed a pattern 0 rather than an Afro-American try- ent was =m the pickets would. retreat before the cannery, fatally injured of swaggering, menacing police in- ing to register to vote. snarling dog.. But they. stood their when struck by a passing car as he timidation that has prevailed since The attack camne as members of ground, and when the dog lunged at arrived to volunteer for picket duty. even before the strike began more Teamsters Local 748 prepared for a them the deputy gave it enough Police officers guarding the com- than two weeks ago. rally and march on Sunday to dem- slack to sink its teeth into Silverio pany gate refused to leave their post The 18-member Riverbank police onstrate their solidarity and the sup- Conchala!s body and rake its victim either to assist the injured man lying force has been bolstered by as many port they are receiving fr-om the la- with its claws. clearly in their view or to investigate as 100 officers in full riot gear bor movement and from persons in The deputy bundled the dog into the accident. (Continued on Page 4) UJFWVVReelects.Rdnue.Pesc Iowrpnt United Farm Workers of America, cn tolerate having,.people live in convention delegates reelected Ar- the circumstances somte of you live turo Rodriguez to the union presi- in," isneros, told the delegates.. dency by acclamation last weekend Also'addressing the convention and then carried Cesar Chavez's were Elizabeth Tolido, president of successor in triumph around the* National Orgaizattion for Women; meeting hall at Fresno Convention Assembly 'Speaker Willie- L. Center. Brown, Jh; State Senate President it was the UFW's first convention Pro Temn Bill Lockyer; Assembly without Chavez, and the founder Member Hilda* Solis; Maria Elena was remembered throughout the Duarzo,presidentofLocalll1ofthe two-days of sessions. But delegates Hotel Employees and Restaurant also focused on the successes of Employees, *and Ramon Ramirez, their aggressive new organizing drive and vision's of the unions future. The delegates heard State Senator Rodriguez, in his first-day re- Art.-Tbrres, labor's endorsed candi- port, pointed out to the.500 dele- date for state insurance commis- gates and 700 farm worker guests sioner; Los Angeles City Council and observers that Chavez has been Member Richard Alatorre; Sid honored in communities throughout Ryan, national vice president of the the* country in the, 16 months since Canadian Union of Public Em- his death. ployees; Victor Lopez, mayor of Or- "Schools, parks and streets have ange Cove, and Ed Long,, Fresno been dedicated in his name," Jack Hnig left,* shares-*UFW convention rostrumn with.Arturo Redriguez and Dolores Huerta. city council member. Rodriguez said. "But the greateu-t farms employing more than 12,000 tant to AFL-CIO. President Lane UFW'curencapain, aunhed They heard entertainiiient figures monument to Cesar is to be found members. Kirland,* said Chavez's work with witit.iswitpcaua 30ml ac including Ed Begly,) Jr., James Ed- as those of us who he loved and Executive Se4cretary-Treasurer the UFW had workers the Centralsecacuar330mieCalfrniawardof A OmQspeialpogamatFrsn'sSa-and Luis Valdez. inspired up Valley rsd a inspired continue to work to fulfill Jack Henning of the California La- throughout the* country. earlier this year, has silenced critics. Aseilporma his dream of a strong national union bor who was honored Theater was Federation, "His life is symbolic of what is He warned against fretnforgetingroyan-tro Campesino produced by Tea- for farm workers. Our duty is to by the convention for his long sup- best about America," Baker said. what the labor movement. has Rdiuz h a ae continue to build upon the founda- port of the UTFW, recalled Chavez. "He never abandoned hope but was tion Cesar created with the last gained.for workers and urged dele- president by the union's board of di- "I'Ve been in the labor movement always confident that the struggle gates to keep. reminding employers rectors following the death of ounce of his strength." for 40 years and I never *m*et any- would continue and that it would be that labor's continues. Rodriguez drew applause as he fight Chavez, was elected to his first full body like him," Henning said. successful. veryhin to reported on the union's renewed "With all of his great achievements "In youdo,shou term. Relected, as first vice presi- field organizing campaign. Since Baker also assured the delegates them, '"We are.alive, we are grow-detwsUWc-onrDlrs never once did I hear this man talk that the national AFL-CIO is com- and. we are here to /worjie h no May, he said, the+ union has won of what he had done; it was ing., stay,' Huerta, seven state-supervised elections at always. mitted to help in the campaign to Trumka said. leadership last year to succeed what the union had done. defeat Proposition 187 on the Nov. 8 ranches employing 1,350 farm "He achieved the impossible, and The delegates. hear-d an an-- Rodrfiguez in.,.hat office, has two ballot in California. He called the workers, negotiated new the greatest tribute you could give- initiative racism nouncement from Henry Cisneros, In additi0on, the board was in- contracts covering 500 workers and immigrant-bashing U.S. Secretary of Housing and Ur- seven him would be to sustain the union. pure and simple.: creased.to memnbers-with ad- has renegotiated 11 contracts affect- no matter what the opposition might ban Development, of a.new federal diino w new sas.Eeted to ing nearly 1,500 field workers. be," Henning added. 'And we must it is racism and it must be defe- pormthat 9il provide $15 mil- the.new-posts. were. Rebecca Flores In addition, Rodriguez reported, stand with you if you are to. honor ated,," Baker added. Sion for.construction of farm worketp ji inteiT 'siogme the UFW, is negotiating with the memory of Cesar Chavez." Richard Trumka, president of the housing. Texas director, and veteran orga- growers for contracts on 37 more Jim Baker, administrative assis- United. 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Easti..Wn *..Miler Wan oter Sta6nd Gov... Wilson's- refusal to imnple!nent the Jan. 1,-enables people toY register to Vote when .Managemeht"s. ".4Motof Vbter"- registration law has 'been chal-.w they register' cars, for driver li- their, apply lenged-by 'Ibny- Miller, acting. secretary.of state censes, or visit other governmental agencies, and COPE-endorsed candidate for that,office including welfare offices. Support on the Nov..,*8. general election ballt, wilbon Is'sayinm"g he won '.u it into effect in "Federal law The Association of California public schools. obviously prevails ovepr state California because the federal government School Administrators has endorsed Eastin is.the endorsed. candidate law, and the executive order (block state. money hasn't 'provided money to. pay for it.. Delaine Eastin for Superintendent of the California Labor.Federation's. for motor voter) would be a clear, cold'.viola- Many believe the Republican governor is of Public Instruction, delivering a Committee on Political. Education tion of federal law," Miller declared, last week. againstfit. because. new voters registered stunning rebuttal to her opponent's (COPE). She. has strong support "It's not a matter of funding, it's a matter of the more to be Demo- contention that Eastin was soft on, through law are likely from the California Federation of federal law If the governor refuses to do so, crats than Republicans. labor and would be under the influ- Teachers and from the Service Em- I'll see him -in court,"" Miller added. ence of teacher unions. ployees and other AFL-CIO affili- Miller, speaking at the.California Labor Fed- ACSA speaks for principals, su- He said in a letter to the governor: ates representing school employees. ""Your intention to defy federal law by eration's biennial convention in July, predicted perintendents and other members of Also solidly in her camp are the un- stated* that motor voter would millions of new in districts refusing to implement the National Voter put. management school,. affiliated California Education As- Reg- Democrats on the. rolls fr the first throughout California. The associa- sociation and California School istration Act of 1993 unless the federal govern-- time, tion endorsed both Eastin and her ment the estimated $5 mi'ullion to. strengthening-labor's voice in. state and national Employees Association. provides He to opponent, Maureen DiMarco, over DiMarco,. her opponent, has been cover costs is ill-advised. Although' I support governments. promi*sed swiftly expedite a crowded field of candidates in the arguing that labor's endorsement is federal funding for this. program, the rule.of the new law. June primary election. But with the reason to vote 'There is no pirt for me than differences between the two remain- enough* against law must prevail." higher ing candidates becoming clearly de- Eastin. The federal motor voter law, effective next preentngvoter fraud in* this state." fined,, ACSA voted to endorse Eas- Meanwhile, the California.Dem- ocratic Party has won the right to tin exclusively in the Nov. 8 general DiMarco is.a nominal Democrat, pert in a shadoW education post es- Publisher's Notic election. endorse Eastin even though super- but there never has -been any sug- tablished by the governor. As such, ACSA President Barry Reed, intendent of public instruction is a gestion- that she might get Demo- she has gone along with Wilson's The California AFL-CIO who announced the endorsement, non-partisan office.-A federal court cratic Party support. She is backed attacks onscoo financin*g and has News (ISSN: 0008-0602) is pub- staunch in San Francisco ruled* that the lished weelycrept during the cited Eastin's advocacy of by Republican Gov. Pete. Wilson. supported.schemes to: divert public weeks of public education as chair of the As- party can formally endorse a candi- DiMarco has- been serving. as -Thanksgiving, dat in the race. to- Christmas.-Ahd New Year's holi- sembly Committee on Education. Pete Wilsotfs unofficial schools ex- eiaion*-moneyI*used- to*-financeinitokprivate.schools.vouchers days.by the California Labor 'As a legislative leader, Delaine Federation, AFL-CIO, 417 Eastin has taken on difficult issues .Montg.omery. St., Suite 300, and has stood her ground in defense Gov.- VetosExtended UI ISan:Francisco, CA 94104. See- of public education," Reed de- Again: end class-postage paid at San clared. ."That same cre- Gov. Pete Wilson has vetoed tenacity, for Federation, would have lowered the The governor-4id6 not attempt'to Francisco,. Calif. -Individual ativity and integrity are the- leader- the third time legislation making ex- unemployment rate threshold for compare 'weclfare. -costs withi.,What- subcrptin,$10 a year; cor- ship skills we need at the helm of tended federal-state,* unemployment triggering the extended benefits. ever the states half-share "of ex- porate* rate,-*$20. USPS Publica- the public schools." insurance benefits available to Cali- Although California7s unemploy- tended uiiemplyMent bentefits doin Number 083-4M. John E Awaiting -the governor's signature' fornia workers who. have exhausted ment rate remains the highest in the t. tHenning, executive secjretary- is Eastin's landmark bill -giving par their -benefits. mright amount regular country, this stateslong-term unem- He argued, 4"icreasing taxes-on. tesurr; Floyd Icker, editor. ents the right to use up 40 hours a "It would be inappropriate to ask ployed can't qualify for benefits un- POSTMASTER: Send address year of earned days off or unpaid to shoulder an increased employers to pay- for these 'benefits changes to: California AFL- employers der the* supplemental programn -in will seriously impair the of leave with employer approval to vol- tax burden- to support an extended, which federal -andste govern-, ability CIO News, 417 Montgomery unteer at their children's schools. benefit program- and would only ments.split thecot employers to maintain and, create St.,, Suite 300, San Francisco,. Other legislation authored by her serve to. hurt the very people it is new. jobs. CA 94104. Phone, (415) would slash bureaucratic require- intended to assist," Wilson said in More than a third of a: million "'TherM most important use of eco- 986-3585. (415) ments in the state Education Code, his veto message. California workers were 'thrown nomic -resources in-fighting unem- FAX,) 3924505. promote "4partnership academies," Senate Bill 1419, authored by Pa- onto-the welfare rolls last year when ployment must be to create. new and provide funds for installing up- trick Johnston, -D-Stockton, and normal extended benefits.were jobs, rather-than extending.the time to-date technology in California sponsored by the California Labor discontinued. for collection -of benefits!"' Page 2 September 9, 1994 Pictured at S.E Labor Day breakfast are Stan and Sen. Milton Kathleen Brown spe Marks. Photo by John Ravnik tennial celebration. Labor'9s Day

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Greeting Rep. Dan Hamburg, right, and his wife, Carrie, at Humboldt-Del Norte picnic are council delegates Cliff Crawley, left; Jeff DeVilbiss, rear, and Bob Medina, next to Hamburg. Child meets real ive clown at Alameda picmic in Pleasanton. September 9,9 1994 Page 3 Pickets... (Continuedfrom. Page 1) from a- dozen or so jurisdictions for-.. called in by the lo6cal police chief med into an assault'front behind under emergency mutual assistance skirmishers armed with pepper agreements with 16 other San Joa- guns. The officers snapped down quin Valley municipalities, the sher- their plexiglass face masks and. if's office and even the California marched at the pickets with clubs Highway Patrol. raised. Bloodshed was averted when Lo3- Riverbank police got involved cal 748 officers intervened and per- before the strike, providing Gangi suaded the strikers that peaceful Co. with a detailed security plan civil disobedience was -not an and holding captive audience meet- option. ings at which officers. guaranteed Shortly alter that the strikers let it protection for any union member be known that they had rounded up who* crossed the picket.line. a dozen or so horses of their own The county sheriff sent in his and would gallop, them out if the horse patrol in what was perhaps mounted deputies attacked.- The Sheriff'Isedeptes on horsebackEconfroTbamstercanr worker pikets at Riverbank. the most inflammatory single. inci- horse patrol disappeared and hasn't dent before this weeks dog attack. been seen since. last when Gangi refused to ease- its. impoverished, long-timeunm perm..anent replacement, which There's been nothing that justifies for scabs and de- Eight helmeted deputies armed demands for wage cuts of $3 to $7 ployed people makes a mockery of the right of the declarations'of emergencies and an hour and other rollbacks includ- clared that the union members were American. workers-to withhold their With extra-long-batons for clubbing the massive police presence at being permanently replaced." people to the ground came trotting ing health. plan changes that would* labor in -collective bargaining Gangi, Local 748's Ashlock said make a* majority of the -workers in-, It is the same strategy used' by- disputes. up on horses equipped with plastic yesterday.. Diamond Walnut in Stockton., 45. faceguards in a demonstration eligible for coverage. Gangi's lawyer met with Local But he add .The -company signed. onto miles to*the north- on H1ighway 99,. 748 representatives Wednesday at clearly intended to strike fear into "We have headstrong, proud had. Sickler out the hearts of pickets. the Teamsters master- cannery pointed the call of a federal mediator and workers in.this union who know agreement for 30 years before it an- Diamond, the world's largest received new proposals from the That didn't work either. About 20 they are receiving unfair. treatment nounced this year that it would go it processor of -walnuts, kept reducing union. The company sent back its pickets.decided on their own to ig- and who deeply resent the contin- alone and began mking demands wages and benefits for its 535 e*m-* reply yesterday, saying only that it nore the restraining. order and block ued intimidation. the workers. could not accept. ployees represented by Teamsters considers themunion members to be the street in front of the gates. in an "I.hope .we can cotinue, to keep It's a classic case of union-bust- Local 601 until it forced a. strike. permanently replaced. act of civil disobedience. things under control, but our inig," declared Dave. Sickler, *re- Then Diamond quickly brought in Sunday's rally was scheduled to The horse deputies' milled about workers are angry. They -are gional director for the AFL-CIQ. permanent replacements. startat 1p.m. atStaleyParknearthe threateningly but never moved frustrated." "First the company forced a The Diamond strikers have be- Gangi cannery. The march was against the pickets in the street. Five hundred and twenty union strik& with impossible demands. come a national symbol of the cry- scheduled to go past the heavily members walked out Week before Then it dipped into-the huge pool of ing. need for7 legislation to prevent SPrint...Instead, about 100 police officers Ja_nitorsguarded. cannery.. (Continuedfrom Page 1) Government Efficiency and Labor "Sprint's stated policy histori- choose a union." Fast. in being "union-free"' in its long-dis- Committee of the San Francisco cally has been to avoid unionization Albin I Gruhn., president of the tance operations, fired them one Board of Supervisors. at all costs,"" Wood testified. tThre California Labor Federation, read week before a scheduled NLRB Testimony was described as "a unionization of La Conexion-Famil- the supervisors the resolution Beverly representational election after deter- litany of injustices to workers" by iar would. have made it the first fa- adopted in July by delegates to- the mining that about three-quarters -of Supervisor Terence Hallinan, the. cility on'Sprint's long distance side federation's biennial convention con- the workers had signed union cards committee chair. Hallinan said he to be represented by a union in the demning the firings and pleding to H,illis and could not be talked out of seek- intended to introduce legislation be.- United* States," she said. them the suppor.t-of the state AFL-- The Justice for Janitors campaign ing a collective bargaining contract. fore the. city-county board. con- "Sprint took a bet that* these $7- CIO organization. has launched-abhunger strike in Bev- dening Sprint's actions, calling for ain-hour, Spanfish-speaking. tele- Local 9410's Malliett and Secre- erly Hills to* focus public attention tehirking.*Qf the workers,9 and cuffing marketers*would be withouit aVoice,* tary-fleasuierWalterJohnsonofthe on union-busting and poverty pay at off con'tracts between S.F and if for no other reason than the -fact San Francisco Labor Council also 8383 Wilshire Blvd., the biggest Sprint unil the workers are that the oewemn majority Of testified. office building in* that posh reinstated. them do not speak English.. Fired workers Maria Fernanda municipality Janice Wood, international vice "4Sprint -seriously miscalcu- Diaz,, Teresa Rosario.Dadin, Nancy The confrontation began nine president of CWA and a vice'presi- lated," Wood continued. "CWA as Lovks, Alma Lopez, Prescila Ve- mownths ago when the building man- dent.of-the California Labor Federa- wiell-as the niational-labor movement lasquez, Juan -Novoa, Mayra Ar-- agement dismissed a union jan- tion, tolId the committee- that is'peae to stand behind these riga,* Rail Canturin. and Nelly Choy itorial service that employed Sprint's anti-labor Abuses* are. long- fired employees. to protect their testified about the firings and about- workers under a contract with Local held and egregious. rights under federal labor law to their own experiences at Sprint. 399* of the Service Employees and. turned, the. work over to A&D Maintenance Services, a noto- riously anti-union outfit. CWA noted in its statement A&D. refused to recognize the yesterday: LatrDy. cletive bargaining contract, "In their investigation, NLRB (ContinuedfromPage 1) Santa Cruz held its 15th annual Sudyevents- included the an- which had just given Local 399 agents took sworn statements from nual picnic of the Fresno-Madera members a raise to $5.40 and pro-. more than 50 people and followed a was given by Plat Jackson and Karen picnic, San Bernardino and River- Ridley side Counties held their ninth an- labor and building. trades councils. vided them with health care insur- trail from San Francisco to Sprint The Picnic by the Kansas to nual brunch, and it was -the seventh Unity sponsored headquarters in* City, Trade unionists from California's annual brunch for and San Francisco Conference of News- Dallas, and to New York City far' northern inland* counties. gath- and t Santa Bar- "This Imperial- Counties. paper Unions, very-exhaustive'investiga- ered at Anderson River Park near The 10th annual.Democrats bara-San Luis Obispo building tion has led the regional director.. Rkedding for the ninth annual picnic trades softball tournament to conclude that shut down the Five United/Labor United barbecue was Sprint sponsored- by Counties held at Camarillo.. Sacramento building trades held, La Conexion Familiar solely to. Central Labor Council And North- their Labor ]pay golf tournament on avoid unionization, and to further eastern California and Diamond Walnut strikers opened Building the LAbor Day weekend with a rally Saturday whilethie labor councills find Sprint guilty of 'numerous' vi- Construction. Trades Council. softball tournament' was, on olations of federal on Friday outside the. gates of. the Sunday law....9- On the,coast, the Humboldt-Del Stockton. plant where management On Labor Day,qaraet trade .The NLRB announcement came Norte council moved its traditional forced them.out on strike and then unionists were at Loaves and Fishes one day after a three-hour hearing Labor Day Barbecue to. Saturday permanently. replaced them with preparing.and-;serving meals to. sew- into the Sprint firings before the this year. scabs. eral, thousand homeless persons. sion trusts, according to Mario Rivas of SEWU Local 399. The hunger strike was launched with a news conference Thesday at L.AMA.APALA Tar NwCtzn the building's front door. Hunger strikers plan to remain there in re- A call for volunteers to help reg- for each of*the ceremonies." at 8:30 a.m..and 12:30 p.m. at the repeated Oct. 20 and 2-1 at the same lays.through Friday, Sept.. 16, Mexi- ister as voters the 32,000 new citi- Sign-ups are open now for. the Figueroa Street entrance. The $5 tfimes and location. can Independence Day, which i-s zens who will be naturalized this- ceremonies to be held Wednesday, parking fee will be reimbursed,- and Volunteers for -Sept. 14 and 15 significant in view. of the fact that a month and next at Los Angeles was Sept. 14, and Thursday,) Sept. 15, at those volunteering for both morning should contact APALA at 3325 ,majority of the fired union janitors sounded this week by the L.A. the old Los Angeles Convention and. afternoon sessions will. be Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1208, L.A. are. of.Mexican ancestry. Chapter of the Asian Pacific Ameri- Center. treated to lunch. 90010., The poeis.(213) Despite. successes of the Justice can Labor Alliance. There will be two ceremonies on The naturalization ceremonies 387-1974, 'and the FAX number is for Janitors campaign in and around Thanks to passage of Assembly. both days. Volunteers will assemble and the. voter registrations will -be (213). 387-355. Los Angeles, pay and-conditions re- Bill 2950 by Bob Epple,- 0-Long main dismal for low-wage service Beach, new citizens participating in workers. who clean opulent high- naturalization ceremonies, Sept. 14 Donaue:-enew LaorRelations Act rises* on L.A."s westside. and 15 and- Oct 20 and 21 will be The federal commission on the intent of the 1935. law tions, Donahue said. ."Thie Los Angeles real estate in- able to register and vote in the worker-management relations- has "The-NLRAKs-premise.that.union "Teels.an tina dustry.continues to fight against de- Nov. 8 general election. been the AFL-CIO to overridingk cent. -working conditions for jani- "Of those who will be sworn in, urged by organization is.-entirey compatible. interestrin assuring fair and- decen "breathe new life -into, the policy. of with every' legitimate employer- pre- labor StandardS," Donahue said, tors," Local 399's Rivas said. "This some 40 percent are Asians or. Pa- the National Labor Relations Act." rogative and with- sound. and effi-* ""and.-the collective two-week action will serve to symn- cific Islanders," APALA said. ""To Thomas R. bargaining_sys- bolize the struggle for justice for into this enormous Secretary-Treasurer cient production clearly. has been tem is the surest means to. that.-end tap power base, Donahue.of the AFL-CIO urged the lost to a "one men- L.A.'s- 10,000-predominantly immi- we need volunteers for three hours side-hasto lose" that-doos -not require futher gov-, commission to find -ways to restore tality in worker representation ques- ernment-regulation." grant poverty-wage workers. Page 4 Spebr9, -994