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'Delegates to the AFL-CIO omnibus -foreign. policy statemhent premature deathi in 'committee. set the stage for eloquent pleas for national conlvention unanimnou * La-bor aids q.u-ake sly, victims. that was~" adopted without dissent." The earthquake relief resolutio-n contributions. endorsed the California Labor Fed- -The. C:alifornia federationss pro- came to the convention from the 'Dmpster took the microphone to eration earthquake relief fund this * Fed relief fund grows.- posal to. extend fraternal AFL-CIO 's Mar it ime Trades 2 d'ele,gate describe the earthquake as the week and called upon affiliates to Page status at conventions to free trade Department. The author was Paul greategt one to hit Northern Califor- give generous support to '"this mos't union representatives from through- Dempster, president of Sailors' nia since 1906 and warn that the worthy cause." Resolutions by the California-- out the world w-as referred to the Union ofthe Pacific and a vice pres- need for ass'istance is great, The action came as delegates Labor Federation aimed at obtain- Executive Council for future action. ident of the California Labor "It hit us with such force that the acted upon more than 200 resolu- ing j.ustice for Northern Ireland and This happened after argu'ments Federation. upper deck ofthe Bay Bridge fell. It tions aimed at establishing national at continuing AFL-CIO support of by Jack Henning, executive secre- A video depicting contributions brought. downl 18 blocks of an ele- AFL-CIO policy on scores of Histadrut, the Israeli- labor federa- tary-treasurer of the state federa- of union w.orkers -to rescue and vated freeway," he. said. "There's subjects. tion, were incorpora4ted -into an tion., saved the resolution from a relief work after the Oct. 17 temblor (Continued on Page 4) _. ______s _rr.-¢^_ r_.ff^._- > 921

Vol. 32-No. 45 November 17, 1989 _0 _r In w w m m lq.. W W IRMF m iqwv NIEW m m 0 NEW .0 Nmw m w W lignpiL M NIEW IRNIEW lqmpl§L The AFL-CIO launched a Lech Walesa picked up his national campaign for health care Geor'ge Meany HIuman Rights reformn Wednesday, aiming at "4has- Award at the AFL-CIO Convention tening the arrival" of federal legis- last Tuesday, eight years anld a star- lation to solve the countrys'crisis. tling political revolution after it was -The campaign was outlined to awarded it to him. news media reporters covering the It-wa's the emotional highlight of AFL-CIO convention at Washing- a convention during which speakers ton, D.C., shortly after delegates and events repeatedly brought dele- had unaniimously adopted a- resolu- gates to their feet. tion committing the federation's Cheering delegates, more than resources to the fight. 760 strong, struggled to reach past Secret. Service agents and, shake President John J. Sweeney of thie Walesa!s hand as the Solidarnosc Service Employees International leadier made his way in triumph inlto, Union met reporters along with the jammed h'all at the Sheraton Rick Icaza, president of United Washington Hotel in the nationfs Food and Commercial Workers Local'770 at Los Angeles, and Ba'r- bar Easterling," executie,vc hours after striking union members ident of the Communications had paraded through the convention Wo3rkers of America. hall while the delegates raised a All three labor leaders warned resounding chorus of "Solidarity thiat skyrocketing medical costs are Forever.," Lech Walesa is intrduced to AFL-CIO convention by President Lane Kirkland. jeopardizing workers' hard-earned Cheering that accompanied Wal- gains. eIsa!s entrance had scarcely- subsided triumph for every- American trade nomic realities, they say, ."There is "The burden of rapidly rising when the Polish union leader, unionist who has "kept faith thsat no reforrn without Solidarity" he AFL-CIO'News: health costs has ben center stage in an told-'...one.day the courageous struggle added. collective bargaining this 'year, aiid speaking through i-nterpeter, -wuld the delegates bring freedom and democ- "'Today much more depends on Takes' a Holiday I'm here this afternoon to announce ray to Poland." us than ever before in the past 40 Reports from the AFL-CIO a campaign putting the full "SYou have proven to be our most Walesa, interrupted -resources of the AFL-CIO and its steadfast allies ill the trade union repeatedly years," he said. convention will continue in the by applause, told the delegates: .next edition of California AFL- aff'iliates behind finding a com'pre- struggle for human freedom." "Of course, Sight years ago hensive solution to America!s health "A vast movement for democr'acy everything may have seemed easier. CIO News, which will be pub- A new roar went up from the and freedom is in lished on care crisis," the SEIU president throats of -his audience. developing my 'When in August 1980 I jumped Fridlay, Dec. 1. declared. country. It is changing-the political over the wall surrounding the The paper willl not be published The the face of Polan}d and the world. And Affi'liated unions are being asked crystal trophy signlifying Gdansk Shipyard, I did not know next Friday, Nov. 24, because of to recruit employers into the reformn George Meany Human Rights that movement has been made pos- what our protests would lead to, but the Thanksgiving Day holiday. sible only through the peaceful effort, Sweeney said. Award has waited at AFL-CIO I knew p'erfectly well what it was also'being asked to send headquarters since 1981 when it was struggle of working people, of trade we had to do. They're unionists like you and I." rank-and-file members "'by the hun- bestowed upon'the Solidarnosc "Today I often drarn that I can impossible to clear up." dreds" to tell members of Congrss leader in recognition of the struggle Walesa urged financial support find myself in stich clear-cut situa- Walesa made a strong plea for that "this issue is moving' off the by the Polish union to establish -a and trade between the U.S. and Pol- tions as those in'the past. Maybe morc economic aid of the sort that barganimng table and squarely into free labor movement behind the and as he described the challenges today I would have slightly more the U.S. Senate voted and President their'laps." Iron Curtain. facing Solidarnosc as the union over that George Bush pledged o'n the eve of difficulty jumping wall, his Icaza, president of the Los This year is the first that Walesa attempts to get the Polish economy but today I would not mind having arrival in the U.S. Angeles County-Federation of was free to come to the U.S. to moving. only that one diffi'culty. "No one knows how much time Labor, said cost-containment pro- receive the award. When. considerled Solidar- we have left to -reform our economy, cedures pioneered by his union people "...We took over a country but, we all know it is not much.... nosc a lost cause, trade unionists which was in a eight years ago have failed to stern President Lane Kirkland of the catastrophic state. tide. AFL-CIO declared WalesaSs visit a kept repeating', "There is no fi-e- The 40-y'ear eprmnt -with the "Ol(ur country needs your experi- thie dom without Solidarity," Walesa communist polifical.system -caused ec,y'our knowlde you}r modern "Medical contributions paid by said. Today, confronting the -eco- a devastation which is almost (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4)

Lane Kirkland was reelected Association of Flight Attendants;' "This is the most exciting, most "We need to make this 1move- l ° pesidnto theAFUC0 Wenes-George Kourpias, pre'ident of the inspirational, most encouraging of ment the most efficient vehiclle ever ai day, and Thomas R. Donahue was Internationai Association of Machi- times to be at-the center of events -in devised for improvementsof the reele'cted secretary-trea'surer by nists and Aerospace Workers; John our American labor movement," humari condition." unanimousblosodeeaeto Srin, president of thie Ameri- Kirdland declare-d- the federation's 18th biennial can Federation of Government . convention. and Richard "Tbere is no plac I'd rather be, Five, vice president-l -seat Employees, Trumka, 4. i . of the United Mine nothing I'd you for :F *At thi- camp tatmp thp- doiPlaS+-A;ye.nKoti-cX ~~~~~~~~~president rater do. Thbank vacated bY terei ,af I'1 UIl bd[11S LIIllC, U s Workers of America-': iettmg me ao it.-- ncresmai, iormer neaa OI elected five new v'ice -presidents to Donahue- also referred:~.to new Associtied. -Acrs. and Artist'es of fill vacancies created by retirments Twenty-eight incumb6 vice opp.qt nities for-labor. -- America; K T'.Blaylock dW from he E.xecutive Council. presidents and thie five nem?r Baa Hinsn onrpes also were elected. by accl. "I amn -delighted to be able, to pa- dent..and tay epcel,of Elected were Moe Biller, presil- ticipate in restucturing, reorgam- A ;ih ano,formerpei dent of the American Postal Both Kirkland and. ibnaue ing and modernizing this trade dt f fi Freigtes fi Wi Workers Union; Susan Bianchi- began,their sixth terms in iheir pre- union movement ofours," DSonahue lonW ipsnesrtdha ,._,....,.,,_...... Sand, president of the -Nation'al sent .offic:es.' sad -foal;owing his rMeectim. of thie Machinists m 0

IAn of care and outpouring gener- clothing items for Watsonville area Thanksgiving. - ness manager firom I.B.E.W. Local *City and County of San 'Fran- osity by organized labor and its famnilies. 234 in to friends around the -Other examples -of unionis'ts dropped get the heating cisco- Lou Webb, (415) 554-2424. country for vic- this system going again. * Santa Clara and San tims of last month's earthquake con- Through week, expenditures volunteering their skills'at a per- Benito tinued unabated this week as more from the Fund totaled $39,483. sonal sacrifice continued this week, AFL-CIO community services Counties-Steve Preminger or Lou reached individuals com- HIelp came in other ways too. Enor- said Stan Gordon who is coor- representatives working through the Grey, (408) 448-1222, or (800) help and mous munities where it was needed most. tents were erected at the dinating labor's efforts in the hard- central labor councils in the quake- 432-4430. Pacific Garden Mall over the week- hit Santa Cruz/Wlatsonville area. affected counties stand ready to ass- * Santa Cruz County-Stan Gor- Relief payments in the amount of end by volunteer labor f-rom affili- He told how five unemployed ist union members who need help. don, (408) 459-0415. $19,219 from the California AFL- ates of the Santa Cruz Building and members from Each council has *Monterey County-Richard P. CIO Earthquake Fund assisted in Construction Trades Council. Laborers Local 270 compiled a list HummM'M"(40)8) 424-7787.- have been volunteering their labor of persons who are willing to volun- - re-building damaged homes and at the teer their skills Alameda County -Laurel Bur- of union members in Twvo thousand workers were out county fairground, building and services for ley, (415) 632-4242. apartments of jobs when the quake leveled the partitions to give privacy to disaster relief. Santa Cruz and Santa Clara coun- 250 nearl.y *-San Mateo County -Rayna ties downtown shopping district. Now people housed there in tents. Here are the addresses and identifiled by community ser- merchants are phone Lehman, (415) 345-2236. vice representatives working out of planning to move The Red Cross headquarters at numbers of persons coordinating * Contra Costa County Joe their goods into the unio'n-built tents Santa Cru'z was without heat until the California AFL-CIO Earth- these county labor councils. over the Goglio, (415) 372-8608. next two weeks. They the business manager from Plum- quake Fund relief effort out of *Marin County- Bernie Chi- In San Francisco, San Mateo and expect to be back in business by bers Local 365 and assistant busi- county central labor councils: aravalle, (415) 499-9200. Santa Cruz counties, the earthquake fund purchased $17,200 worth of 0 food coupons for worke-rs who became unemployed due to the Whre tSedQuake Checks quake7s effect on their workplace. Contributions for relief of earthquake victims should be made The coupons will go mostly to payable to: members of Hotel Employees and California AFL-CIO Earthquake Fund. Restaurant Employees and other The California AFL-CIO Earth- York and $5,000 received from the They should be mailed to: unions who were idled because of quake Fund continues to grow at a Teamsters Joint Council No. 7 in California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO damage to the San Franciscan Hotel steady pace with financial assis- San Francisco and one from the 417 Montgomery St., Suite 300 in the 'City, the'Amfac in Bur- tance coming from unions, coun- Alameda County Central Labor San lingame, San Mateo County, and cils, individuals and friends to meet Francisco, CA 94104 Council in Oakland. should also be loss of tourist business throughout the needs of those who suffered Here is a listing of donors adding Envelopes marked AT1N: California AFL- the reg'ion. losses in the Oct. 17 disaster. to the Earthquake Fund: CIO Earthquake Fund. Checks came in different Two weeks the Fund's All Charities Teamsters Joint ago filrst amounts this week ranging between Council No. 7, San Francisco, expenditure of $3,064 bought $4 from a couple in Brooklyn, New -moiit, $30; Margaret Turngren of Employees Local No. 4, Chicago, $5,000; Peter H. Albert of Pied- Oakland, $5; $100; Louis and Lucy Carrubba of Heart of America AFL-CIO Brooklyn, NY, $4; Bay Area Typo- Labor Council, Kansas City, MO, graphical Union No. 21, San Fran- $250; Genaro Conte/Electrical cisco, $35; Sacrafihento Central Workers Local 6, Staten Island, NY, Labor Council, $100;. $10; Carol A. Squicci of Alameda, Service Employees No. 175, $20; Trenton, NJ, $100; Somerset Co. Illinois State Federation of Labor, Central Labor Council, New Chicago, $500; Motion Picture Cos- Brunswiclc, NJ, $200; Theatrical tumers Local No. 705, Hollywood, Janitors Local 121, Union City, $50; $350; Asbestos Workers Local NO. Assembly Member Lucy Killea and Stanislaus The program was developed and refined in a A. Philip Randolph Institute of 5, Los Angeles, $100; County Supervisor Sal -Cannella stand to benefit recent special election in the l5th.Congressional Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, Marilyn R. Flower of Oakland', from labor's participation in their campaigns, terzin' t; kik1`ct !MmeeaItosa no ibdrs $50; Northern -C,ahfor-fig Di-strict. $30; Dorothy M. Franceschini- seats in the state legislature in a special relection. .-voted -by-mail,and had a major impat on1hbe suc- CouncilI- of*laPI,t+l an;.i Rohrer of San Leandro, $15; Wini- Dec. 5. cessful outcome of Gary Condit's election to Con- Masons, Sin Jose, $2;0'00; Gas fred C. McDonald of Oakland, $25; Not only have both Democratic candidates been gress Sept. 12. Workers Local No. 80, S.E.I.U., Alameda County Central Labor endorsed by the California AFL-CIO Committee on Special elections are considered the best oppor- Detroit, MI, $100; Council, Oakland, $5,000; Political Education, but they will reap the rewards tunity to have an impact with absent voter ballots Painters Local 9254, El Monte, U.FC.W. Local No. 30-1, Liver- of labor's Vote-By-Mail program which has been because the turnout at the polls is typically low as $50; David M. Mulcahy of Ham- more, $100; United Profession-al focusing on the two legislative.races in recent elections go. ilton Square, NJ, $25; Electrical Firefighters Local 2415, Covina, weeks. .Killea's endorsement was recommended to Cali- Workers Local 387, Phoenix, AZ, $150; Killea is running for the 39th Senate District seat fornia Labor COPE by the San Diego-Imperial $1,000; Civil Service Painters Local in San Diego County vacated by Larry Stirling who Counties Central Labor Council. Cannella's United Transportation Union 1969, New York City, $200; Con- was appointed to a judgeship by Gov. Deukmejian, endorsement was recommended by the Stanislaus- Local 1741, San Francisco,.$100; necticut State AFL-CIO, West Hart- and Cannella, a 35 year member of Machinists Tljolumne Central Labor Council and the Merced- Service Employees Local 509., Dor- ford, CT, $50; I.A.T.S.E. Local 50, Local 1528, seeks the 27th Assembly District seat Mariposa Countie's Central Labor Council. chester, MA, $500; Lance E. Sacrmento, $600; in Stanislaus and Merced counties that Gary Condit The federationfs Executive Secretary-Treasurer, McDermott, Pacifica, $50; Service Employees Local 116, gave up after winning election to Congress in John FE Henning, sent Richard Hokdber, the state Service Employees Local 406, Belleville, IL, $100; Laborers Local September. -fed's assistant -COPE director to-the Stanislaus and 'Scranrton,' PA, $100; -Service No. 585, Ventura, $500; West Vir- The Vote-By-Mail program developed by the Merced labor councils last week to assist the coun- Employees Local 26., Minnieapolis, ginia Union of Mutuel Clerks Local state federation and implemented by affiliated cen- cils with the Vote-By-Mail program. MN, $100; Watchmakers and Jew- No. 553, Ranson, WV, $50; tral labor councils consists of absent voter applica- Arayapoe redo ao,Kle a oe elers Local 115, S.E.I.U., Los tions sent to each registered union member in the Aight 91 peroventfinoflaboetie illeahasvotetoni Angeles, $150;- district in which labor's candidate is running. Riht982pecnto78hissthe melDsti.Sincetheratetionei Service Employees Local 627, The central labor council having jurisdiction in 198he thasben an Asslembily adistrct ine thaterime Ne6w York City, $500; Civil Service Eleutve Counl, CaMria Labor the election sends out cards the council's sh ha bena nleta adatv ebro Forum, Local Federato: Dec. 54,, Son carrying eea eiltv omtes 300, S.E.I.U., New PrePr_may COPE:C' endorsement with instructions for completion anda York City, $200; Transport Workers 19, 1990, San Fbic. mailing. -Cannella became a Stanislaus.County Supervisor Union of America, New York City, Joint gWtive Conference: May 21-23, The cards are received by the County Registrar in 1982 and was reelected twice in succeeding elec- $1,000; 1990, Sacalmento. of Voters who returns an official ballot to the voter. tions. He also served four years as a member of the Contra Costa Central Labor BinilComention, California Labor The voter marks his ballot and Federation, July 23-26, 1990, Holiday conveniently mails,it Ceres City Council and succeeded Gary Condit as. Council, Martinez, $500; Team-, Inn back to the Registrar to tally. mayor of Ceres in 1980. sters and Auto Truck Drivers Local Embarcadero, San Diego. The labor council follows up the mailing with a Cannella has a clear understanding of the need No. 70, Oakland, $100; Make-Up phone call to each voter receiving the Vote-By-Mail for a strong labor movement to protect workers' Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706, Publisher's Notice card, urging him to complete the process and to North rights. This year he did lengthy picket line duty at Hollywood, $100; The CalifornuaAFL-CIO News vote for labor's endorsed candidate. Circle A-W Co., an electrical equipment mnfc Service Employees Local 74 at This system has to be successful in OISSN: 0080802) is published proven recent trrh a okdfrtelsat 9yasa sanono Long Island City, NY, $500; Ser- elections vital to labor's interests'. 9yar weekly except duringthe weeks of turerheianist.frte vice Employees Local No. 455 at Thanksgiving, Christmias and Long Island City, NY, $200; Ser- New Year's holidays by the Ca&i m vice Employees Local No. 168 at fornia Labor Federation, F Kenosha, WI, $100; CIO, 417 Montgomery St., Sliite Associated Actors and Artistes of 300, San Francisco, CA 94104. S.F Teachers Rati America at New York City, $100; Second class p'ostage paid at San West Central Members of the San Francisco Florida Federation of Francisco, C:alif.-Individual (UES). San Francisco AFT President Labor, AFL-CIO, $1,000; Henry subscription, S10 a y'ear; cor- Federation of Teachers and the San This marks the second merger of Joan-Marie Shelley will serve as Krawczyk of North Chicago, $25; porate rate, S20. USPS Publica- Francisco Classroom Teachers National'Lducation Association and UESF president the transi- tion Number 10840. John F. Association during and Gas Workers Local Nbo. 18007, have ratified a "unity American,Federation of Teachers tional governing phase and SFCTA S.E.I.U,. at Chicago, $100. Henning, executive secretary- agreement" signed last month, unit- affiliates i"n the state. Presidenit Judy Dellamonica will be treasurer; Floyd Tucker, editor. ing the two organizations into a sin- In LosArgeles, members of the the executive vice president. Machinists National Offsite Base POSTMSER: Send address gle union. two unions formed the' United Other officers of the two unions Lodge 2242, Santa Maria, $100; cb to: Califomnia'AFL-CIO The merger agree'ment received Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) in will divide their duties. Elections Painters Local No. 15, Mountain News, 417 Montgomey St., Suite 93 perc'ent approval of those voting. 1970. for all positions in the new body View, $200; Mry L. and Donald 300 San ,mim CA 94104. Both the AFL-CIO San. Fran- The UESF will have no direct, will be held before May 1, 1991. H. Abrams of San Francisco, $50; lPhone, (415) 986-358S. cisco Federation of Teachers and the formal aff'iliations. The members of Ratification of the unity agree- Laundry and Dry Cleaning Inter- - Classroom Teachers Association UESFuril be counted as members ment means UESF will request the ,national Union, Pittsburgh, PA, have been- dissolved into 'cvouncilg" of both new councils unles-s they state's Piiblic Employment Relations $500; Southern California Pipe of the new organization, thie United specifically "opt out" of one or the Board to transfer bargaining rights Trades Council No. 16, L'os %P,W E,dqq;ators of San. Francisco other of the firom the I.| parent umion groups. SF/AFT to te UESF Angele s, $1, 000 ; Service sqera7- Page 2 CSEA9s Margaret Dean follows Teamsters Vice Presidents Ben Leal of San Francisco, left, and George LWU, left, confers wtwihPereertr-Vauetary-Treasurerma CurtisutsMCanMcClyrain.iaedI debate. Vitale of Michigan at their rirst convention. rit

(C(?t! t11114(t tjr07r1 P(ige 1) technologies. If- you engage in any activities in our country, others will emulate your exanmple. The world is Wawatiliig your signal. Do not let the world and us wait any longer." Walesa continued: "Such is the fate of a Polish trade unionilst. He has to launch a publ'ic- ity campaign for private entreprenleurship. Walesa abandoned his interIpreter and spoke in English at the end of his speech. His wo)rds, "Solidarity forever, Union Yes," brought new cheers from the delegates. Struggling trade unionists fom five other countries also spoke to the AFL-CIO convention. Included were Pat Forgacs, chair- man of the Foundation for Free Hungarian Trade Unions; Kazimieras Uoka, chairmanl of the Paul Varacalli, SEIU vice president and head of Paugl Dempster, Sailors' Union of the Pacific, and Jack Henning, executive secretary- Lithuanian Workers' Association, Local 790, addresses convention. treasurer of the Cafifornia state fed, discuss a poinlt. the first speaker from the Soviet Union ever to address an AFL-CIO George Bush addressed the con- House Speaker Thomas S. Foley of the NAACP, and actor James casinos that have switched to convention; Manuel Antonio Bustos vention on Wednesday with a praisedthe AFL-CIOforits support Olmos, the Union Yes recorded music for shows. of Chile, the often-imprisoned pres- speech made memorable for some of minimum wage legislation. spokesperson. Marchers included members of ident-elect of the Constitutional by a slip of the presidential tongue Senators Ted Kennedy and Bar- The Solidarity parade of strikers the Mine Workers, on strikeagis Congress of CUT; Phiroshaw that turned AFL-CIO into AFL- bara Mikulski addressed the con- on Monday was led by President IPittston; Communications Workers Camay, general secretary of South CIA. vention on Tuesday, while Senate Marty Emerson of the Musicias and Electrical Workers, striking AfricaNs National Council of Trade Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Majority Leader George Mitchell of playing a trombone, and members Nynex; and Air Line Pilots, Machi- Unlions, and Lee Cheuk Yan, gen- Dole spoke on Monday, calling for Maine spoke on Wednesday. of Musicians Local 369 who are on nists and flight attendants from the eral secretary of the Hong Konlg cooperation to "bridge a disturbing On Thursday the delegates heard strike at Las Vegas, Nevada, trying Transport Workers, who are on' Clothing workers. and increasing skills gap." Benj'amin Hooks, executive director to save their j'obs in five hotel strike against Eastern Air Lines.

County central labor council executive secretaries participating in convention include Walter Johnson, San Among delegates representing the Laborers' Int ternational Unionl of a Francisco; Steve Roberti, Contra Costa, and Art Pulaski, Sanl Mateo. North America a,re Californians Louie Bravo, leibt, and Max Warren. Page 3 Noenber 17, 1989r Billl Robertson, L.A. Fed executive secretary-treasurer, confers with Mtey Disley of the Marine Fi- IFr1TE Vice Presidents David Novogrodsky, left, of San Franciscoj and President Chucks Dale of The Newspaper Guild. men applauds a speaker. Robert Potfora of New York share one ofcovnii lighter mnoment. Deegte F SetAF-CO ol 0 told the convention AFL-CIO State Fed vice (Continuedfirom Page 1) presidents Margaret English speaking," the -resolution and the Family Medical Leave reso- unions were '.'up and running Dean for the California State noted. hard-ly even a cabi'n that has not after the build- lution encompassed four proposals. immediately quake, Employees Association and Marga- The California resolution stated The resolution on been damaged. Roads and ramps ing a bridge to the future." ret Butz for the Labor and the have been condemned, Sacramento Central that the AFL-CIO could strengthen World went to the convention floor slowing Later, when the resolution came Labor Council. its bonds with labor traffic.' for a foreign organi- caffying the sense of two dozenl res- up floor vote, Henning told The California Labor Federation zations by inviting representatives olutions the California The general slowdown has meant delegates the need for contributions resolution on fraternal including layoffs and further hardship delegates to as fratemnal delegates. federationbs Histadrut and Freedom is great because many workers are AFL-CIO conventions also was Henning spoke to the convention for Ireland throughout the quake area, Demps- idled due to inteffuptions spreading referred to the Executive Council proposals. ter warned, citing the families still on the resolution, condemning thie Also among the resolutions pas-I to businesses that escaped'direct yesterday. denial offraternal to the lving In tents. -- recognition sed by the convention are some quake damage. By.tradition, the AFL-CIO has free unions of Europe, Africa, Asia federation on: Delegates applauded when Five resolutions on the subject of extended fraternal establishing policy Dempster described how union delegate status and Latin America. He urged refer- Public pension reform, COLAs abortion were refeffed to the Execu- only to representatives of the Cana- ral to the Executive Council on the for federal craftsmen had dumfounded tive Council in the closing hours of dian Labour and the Brit- workers, privatization pessimisitic experts by putting the Congress basis that the flawed- tradition of Civil Service work, postal priva-' the convention yesterday on recom- ish Trades U-nion Congress. Others required delibera:tion and decision tization, work bridge back into operation just one mendation of the Resolutions come as and are quality by public month after the disaster. "gueste" denied by that body. employees, reform of the Hatch Committee. such things as freedom to speak Several of the resolutions covere Act, and of Walter Johnson, secretary-trea- Speaking on the convention floor from the floor. impact volun'teer fir surer of the San Francisco' Labor numbers of policy proposals. The fighters on professional fire fighters' for the reference to the Executive "Most working people in the health care resolution, for Council, drew applause when he Council. and for free choice were example, job security; world are non-white and non- substituted for a total of 12 resolu- Opposition to unaffiliated law tions 0 submiitted by as manI affiti- enforcement organizations,-.-federal ates. Eiglit child care prop'osals pay comparability, forgone postal m were covered by the Child Care fes- revenue, military base closures, and NRNW olution adopted by the convention, OSHA for postal employees.

(Continuedfi,om Page 1) health care costs cannot be solved at the Mine Workers strike against employers will rise to $2.15 an hour the bargaining table alone," she Pittston and national telephonle bar- when the current contracts expire in declared. gaining problems only the "6tip of 19901," lcaza said. "'By 1992, the Cost containment hasn't been the the iceberg" of labor-management rate will approach -$3 an hour. answer, Easterling said. relat-ions crisis by health care "We're resisting management "With these programs in place, inflation. demands to reduce benefits or force very little of the 'health care our "Comprehensive- health care union members to make co-pay- members receive is discretion- reform is desperately needed, and it ments. Instead of seeking the better ary.... But costs have continued to must come from the U.S. Congress wages and other benefits our people rise in spite of these major rather than from the bargaining need, we!re sinking more and more changes." table," he said. resources into maintaining 'existing Sweeney said it is apparenlt that "We now have the most expen- health coverage," Icaza added. labor cannot negotiate its wa'y out of sive health care system in the ..Easterling said the cost of health the problem. world,1" the SEIU leader said. "We pare was a "smajor and disruptive "Health care costs have sky- spend 1.2 percent of our issue" in gross CWA negotiations this rocketed, and health care insurance domestic product on health care Jii Murry, beft, executidve secretary of Montana AFI,-CnO confers year."CWANs recent strikes demon- premiums are wildly out of c'on- expenses, more than any other with Mary Yunt, head of Orange County Centrl Labor Council. .st-ate that the problem of rising troll," Sweeney wamred. He called country in the wvorld....." Workers'. Heritage Fest~~~~~~~~~ivaloa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LaMode Golf Put~~~~~~~~~~~ GerIpfrJaur ae OnBoycott List~~~

An appeal has been sounded for advance 1987 and was patterned after the Great Labor The La Mode du Golf Company, of the Fourth discharge and suspend emplo'yees support Annual Western Workers Song Exchanges held at George Meany Cenlter malcers of golf apparel sold at pro who were on the unionss organizing Labor Heritage Festival, which is to be held outside Washington, D.C., by the AFL-CIO's shops and golf stores around the committee and to attack union Janl. 12, 13 and 14 at Sailore' Union of the Labor Heritage Foundation. country, has been put on the supporters. Pacific in San Francisco. It moved to Cupertino in Santa Clara County national AFL-CIO's boycott list at A hundred and fifty workers, the request of the International mostly Latinas, waLlked out in prot- "We are that *the following year, and to Burlingame in San Ladies Garment Workers Union. requesting local'unions and Mateo in of this est. The company has been for- councils support the festival by making contri- Coun,ty January year. -Golfers playing the country's mally charged with unfair labor butions and The .1990 festival will be hosted by the courss who wear La Mode.apparel practices. by sending union memb.ers to pa.r- Sailors' Union of ticipate in preparations," members of the thie Pacific, whose headquar- are asked not to patrnize a com- La Mode, a major supplier to the ters building at 450 Harrison St. offers some of pany that pays poverty wages and U.S. Golf Assn. and Ladies Profes- plannilng committee said in announcements offers health insurance mailed out last week. the best facilities the event has ever had. inadequate sional Golf Assn., has refused to Forms inviting participation in the fundrais- coveragea .bargain or even engage in any dia- "The festival will give union members and ing,. planning -and preparations for the festival In April this year an organizing logue inl order to-resolve diiffierences their families the opportunity to share. and have been mailed to labor tions. campaign was launched by ILGWU anld settke the strike. organza Local 44 at Los Angeles and in June Last year La Mode ran $30 exch,ange labor songs., to learn about workers' Further informationl can be obtained by up culture and to in a petition for represenitation sup- million in annual saes. participate workshops on phoning David Winters, festival coordinator, at ported by 90 percnt of-La Mb&s The ILGWU requests labor's I.Iabor theater, music, writi"ng anld history.," (408) 426-4940 in Santa Cruz, or the San workforce was filed with the support in thie boycott as a way of The Festival was founded at San-ta Cruz. in Francisco Labor Council at (415) 543-2699. National Labor Relations, Board. concluding. an equitable settlement The company's response was to of the dispute4 -Page 4 November 17, Mg8