TaxBreaks for.State' ih -ast Gov. Pete Wilson's new budget Wrong! This will cost the state $220 mil- the 10- and 11I percent tax.- brackets while they were working out the. cuts school funding, reduces bene- If you are among the richest 1.8 lion in 1995-96 fiscal year, $565 for the states richest persons con- budget compromise. But they based fits for the aged and the hand- percent of this states population, million in 1996-97,'and $600-mil- tained a "sunset" clause automat- their calculations on the assumption icapped and clamps down on aid for you can look forward to a tidy tax lion in 1997-98, according to esti- ically canceling it unless the Legis- that it will not. be *signed into law. families with dependent children. cut on Dec. 31 of next *year while mates by the Franchise Tax Board lature- votes this year to extend it. -Since the governor was directing University student fees go up and just about everybody else in.Califor- - significant sums of money for a Such a bill is before the Legisla- the budget negotiations, it appears choice of classes- declines. There nia will be paying more and gettingt state that is going to have to -push tire. It is Assembly Bill, 2687 by clear that he intends to veto the bill will be even. fewer state employees less. debt* ahead into those same years Tom Bates, D-Oaland. The Cali- if it ever gets to his desk. available to enforce consumer pro- That's because the two top in- because it can't pay the current bills fornia Labor Federation supports it, The Commission on State Fi- tection and worker safety laws. come tax rates of 10 and 11 percent even with draconian cuts in educa- as do other* organizations including nance has described this tax cut for But these are hard times for. Cali- will- drop on that dat to 9.3 per- tion, social programs and public the California *Tax Reform the wealthy as a "time.bomb." fornia, and everybody is sharin-g the cent, the same income tax rate paid services. Asso6ciation. The California Tax Reform As- pain. Right? by a person with $30,620 a year The 1991 legislation that created They talked about AB 2687 Sca(Continued on Page 4) Billa Biller Vol. 37-No. 27 503 July t1, JYM Pill Loss through Senate filibuster of Convention: the Workplace Fairness Act banning crucial. of workers Issues permanent replacement Decisions on policies that will put the state federation on record. who exercise their legal right to guide the California Labor Federa- concerning issues as diverese as strike drew expressions of disap- tion for the next two years will con- single-payer health care and free pointment from labor leaders this front delegates to the 20th biennial travel to and from Cuba. The dele- week. convention of the state AFL-CIO gates will- elect state AFL-CIO offi- 5. 55 went down because propo- July 25-27 at the Sacrmento Radis- cers to serve through 1996. And,* nents fell seven votes short of the 60 son Hotel.- convening Wednesday evening, July needed to- break a Republican fili- Resolutions- awaiting action will 27, as the state Committee on Polit- buster. The vote was 53 for cloture ical Education. (COPE), they'll de- and 47 against in two roll calls. The cide which candidates and issues. majority was sufficient to pass the will carry labor's endorsement in crucial legislation already approved the Nov. 8 general election. by the House of Representatives~ but The question of state AFL-CIO not enough to break the Republican endorsement for members of Con- filibuster that prevented it from be- gress who'abandoned labor and ing put to a.vote on the Senate floor.- voted for the North American Free. Executive Secretary-Treasurer Trade Agreement may be consid- Jack Henning of the California La- ered finally by the delegates. *ND- bor Federation warned that the ac- bate will open next week wl4em ie ..tion means. new labor-management Executive* Council,eting in ad- vance of the'convention, receives local central labor council recom- Ka6thleen BroWn mendations. Where a central body' Donahue. Speakers will be* inter- dat for state,attorney general, and makes no decision, or where rec- spersed between committee reports State Senator. Art Torres,, D-L.A., ommendations from neighboring and convention actions. candidate for insurance commis- councils conflict, the Executive Also on the opening day agenda sioner, repor.ts by convention com- Council will shape the recommen- are addresses by Assembly Member mittees,. and a presentation of dation to be presented to the.dele- Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, candi- "Golden Lands, Working Hands," gates on Wednesday evening. the labor history resource for class- The national AFL-CIO will be room teachers that is being pro- represented by Secretary-Treasurer duced by the California Federation Thomas R. Donahue and Richard 1. of Teachers. Walsh, national director of COPE. Henning's biennial report on the other times and governmental and The convention is to be called to state -of the federation is'to be pre- order at 10 a.m. Monday, July 25,. economic systems. sented at the opening of the Thesday "Consequently, something essen- by Bill Meehan, executive secre- session i an tary-treasurer of the host. Sacra- mmediately following tial 'was -lost today when the U.S. invocation by Rabbi David Feder of Senate-refused Americans- mento Central Labor Council, who Temple Beth Haverim.. working will call upon Bishop William a vote on the issue and imposed the Delegates also will hear speeches tyranny of the minority called Weigand of the Catholic Diocese of W Au- Sacramento an Tuesday morning by Lloyd filibuster. for invocation and. Jr.;'director of the state upon Mayor Joe Serna,* Jr., for an bry, Depart- "Working people know better. official welcome. ment of Industrial Relations, and They know their rights were President Albin J. Gruhn will Bill Lockyer, president pro tem of abridged. And they know that con- open the first business session, call- the State Senatt- sequently, America. is headed in the ing upon Executive Secretary-Trea- The Thesday afternoon session wrong direction,- toward expansion surer Jack Henning, who will -be at will open with an address by Kevin of the nation's second-tier, low-wage the microphone through most of the' Boyd, secretary of the' Textile, underIcass." proceedings.. Clothing and Footwear Union of Both of Califiornia's. Senators, Di- Wilie L. Brown, Jr. The keynote address will be by Richard JI Walsh (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) NLRB Victory for NewsUnions The National Labor Relations the union conference, and proposed. idation ever since against -union All of the involved unions have Board has ruled in favor of the eight~ resumpption of unified talks within members at the Chronicle, Exam- voted to strike whenever their Offi- unions that have been a an hour after -the board announced iner and their C, bracing.for jointly-owned News- cers tell them to do so. U strike at the San Francisco Chroni- that it would issue an order sustain- paper Printing Agency, which han- I. cle and Examiner. U ing the unions' unfair labor practice dies Printin and ad sales for both .Strike preparations have gone The NLRB determined that the charge. newspapers. steadily ahead during the months publishers committed an unfair la- while the unions awaited NLRB ac- I 5 bor practice when they broke an INegotiations; stalled for most of "This victory before the board tion on their unfair labor practice .5 agreement to conduct joint bargain- this are scheduled won't get us a contract but it -will get I year, tentatively charge. 5: ing almost a year into the contract. to resume on was cer- us back. to the table," said Cuth- S Aug 29. It un renegotiation process and began tain yesterday. what role if any, will bertson, who is. executive officer A rally scheduled for noon Mon- F z to the of California day at Fifth and Mission Streets will '~1 trying divide'and conquer be played by King & Ballow, the Northern Newspaper U I unions one by one. notorious union-busting lawyer firm Guild as well as chair..of the feature President George Norton of w There was jubilation among imported by the publishers from conference. the Graphic Communications Inter- e i of all eight unions that national Union and other national C, members Memphis, Tennssee. Joint bargain- "What the do with make the S.E Conference of employers and international of AFL- up ing was torpedoed soon after King this opportunity will tell us quickly officers. Newspaper Unions. & Ballow was brought in last fall, CIO -unions who are in San Fran- just how serious they are about ne- cisco this weekend for the An employer spokesperson con- and the firm has been carrying on a gotiating a contract," Cuthbertson starting tacted chair of Doug Cuthbertson, campaign of harassMent and intim- added. (Continued on Page 4) Tebamsaters..Fig.ht Back..at Zerb ch. Ibe -Zellerbach* Company has Transportation Unlimited, a Cleve- nn-union basis at reduced wages ridded itself of 47 San Francisco 'After dedicating up to 3Q years to Zeller land "apwr company, to han- with: meager bnft workers who used to earn wages bach, (the. workers)-now.-.realize -they are the sufficient to families dWe work**force. _All*47-.of the Teamstermebr support along on .... with benefits to care for them and pawns the.corporate chessboard We the. Same Teamsters Local 85. applied-lbr-jobs. Only two of them their dependents in time of illness. cannot let a Fortune 500 companfy Put members -wearing the same uni- *.were hired. and. to sustain themnelves in old age. into* a homeless forms continued to deliver paper another-fapmily shelter..' to Northern Wbtrannounced also that it In their place, the century-old pa- -Ron Stief, Center for Ethics products Zeflerbach's was farmin out a large portion of per products distributor whose and Economic Policy California customers-under terms of Zelierbach's distribution work- name used to be synonymous with the same collective bargaining con- any' load weighing.less than 500 philanthropy and civic works- tract,. which was to expire on June good 30* of this pounds to common crffiers, has* substituted a non-union work agement claims gives it total inisula-' the Berkeley-based Center for year. *mostly independent truckers scram- force with drastically reduced tion from the pain that's being Ethics and Economic Policy and by Six months ago Zellerbach let it bling for loads. at any price in the wages -and benefits.* inflicted. the California Committee for Jus- be known-that Ryder would.have to chaotic, cut-throat conditions cre- "Sol Zellerbach must be turning The fired workers and their union tice,* which has offices.in San cut its co6sts sharply if it wished to ated by. de-regulation of the truck- in his grave," said Terry Hart, sec- will go--public* With their case Francisco. retain: thecontract:' Ryder .then ing industry retary-treasurer of Teamsters Local against Meade during A rally set for * The attack on Teamsters Local 85 dumped, Transportaton..Unlimited,. 5 in Plaza An open letter to Zeilerbach cus- 85, which represents the long-time, noon.on Aug. Zellerbach illustrates the variety of weapons took direct7;ontrolt'f tedistribu- tomers from the Center for Ethics mostly middle-aged workers who outside the- landmark Zellerbach available to corporations intent upon tion workers and opened contract. at Market and Bush streets and Economic Policy points out that have been turned out onto the Building driving down. their workers' stan- renewal. negotiations with demnands' the. median age of the fired workers street. in S.F.where Zellerbach operations dard of. living ever closer to, third- for extensive rollbacks in wages, is the in states were headquartered *52 years* and average length of Hart's reference is to the founder several world statuS. benefits and working' conditions. service is. 15 years. of the company and patriarch of the until Meade moved nearly'everyll There is no indication of'any mo- family that has contributed such thing: to Ohio. tive other than corporate greed. The workers balked. when.they "After dedicating up to 30 years public gifts as Zellerbach- Hall at Jack Henning, executive secre- Both Meade and its Zellerbach sub- struck for a day: and a half late mn to Zellerbach,. they now realize they of tary-treasurer-of the California La- June., Zellerbach terminated Rye' are pawns on the corporate University California-Berkeley sidiary *are* returning high profits.. contract for and states the letter No Zellerbach heir had a hand in bor Federation, is to be master of The attack took shape four years non-performance chessboard," signed the union workers. and ceremonies at the rally announced that-the work was being by Ron Stief, executive director of dumping ago when Meades Zellerbach exec- awarded to a new plunging their families into eco- The workers have been,appealing utives announced that they would low-bidder, Webs- the. center. ter. Trucking out of Burlington,, Itis time to stop this kind o nomidc disaster.' to customers, several of whom have get rid of their fleet of trucks and would It was done by the Meade Corpo- quit buying from Zellerbach either farm out the entire S.F-based distri- Massachusett,'Which 9per- cor.porate greed. Our community an Ohio-based ate with trucks leased from Hert- must come together. and support ration, conglomerate out of sympathy or because the bution system. Penske. that sucked up the Zellerbach Com- newly hired non-union people are A contract was awarded to each other. We, cannot let a Fortune pany a decade ago, through several serving them badly Ryder, the truck-leasing firm, Webster imdaeyadvertised 500 company,, put another family. layers of contracting-out that man- The cause has been takeni up by which* in turn* contracted with for workers and began hiring on,a into a homeless shelter...." A leaflet produced by the Califor- nia Committee for Justice is headed ""Recycled Workers."' It states: Conditional O.K 'Always known for their innova- tion, Zellerbach developed a scheme to rid thediselves of the drivers who have delivered products On Garbage. for 20 and 30 years. Zellerbach con- tracts work out, lets the contractors subcontract, and then advertises for Collection Pact new* hires to apply for the jobs of Garbage collectors of Teamsters he expected talks to resume shortly veteran- workers." Local 70 have voted conditional ap- The agreement was reached a proval ofa new contract with Waste- week ago only hours before the col- .David7 Bacon Photo Management of Alameda County,. lectors were to park their trucks and at but union officers said they were- go on strike against. a subsidiary of Exhibit Berkeley reserving the right to strike if sev- the WMS Technologies, the biggest eral provisions were not satisfac- waste disposal company in the torily clarified. world.. Union negotiator Larry Diaz' said The vote in the ratification elec- tion,. which was held at Local 70 San Mateo COPE headquarters in Oakland was, an To Honor Marttila overwhelming 263 to .21. A total of The San Mateo 625 collectors, drivers and recyc-- Labor Council workers who* serve Alameda Committee on Political Education ling (COPE) will honor Landis Marttila County and all of its 13 cities are at its 16th covered by the agreement, which annual banquet Friday union leaders said* se- evening, Sept. 16, at the S.F Air- provides job curity while giving -the employer ored a 5 to 7 port Hilton Hotel. to service and during reception p.m. Martilla, senior business repre- flexibility improve lbesday, Aug. 2, at the cafe. sentative with Local 1245 of the In- efficiency. ternational Brotherhood of Electri- Chuck Mack, secretary-treasurer cal Workers, will receive San Mateo of Local 70 and president of Team- Datebook sters Joint Council No. 7, called it COPE's Unity Award. Executive Council pre-convention meet- "(a significant* agreement-.for labor ing: July 20-22, Radisson Hotel, The banquet program features because it breaks the cycle of con- Sacramento. Will.Durst, comedian and political cessionary contracts. Biennial -Convention of the California commentator The evening will The workers serve more than a Labor Federation:- July 25-27, open with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. million persons in* Alameda County. Radissom Hoiel, Sacfanenta Dinner is set for 7:30 A strike would National Membership Meeting, Labor p.m. have- affected San Council for Latin American Ad- Reservations are being accepted Francisco as* well because -that city vacmtAug. 4-6, Fairmont Ho- now. Tickets are $75 per person deposits its garbage in Waste Man- tel, San k3sW. with tables of 10* available. agemnent's landfill at Altamont. Garbage collectors vote in raifiainelcinat PUblishers Notice The California AFL-CIO Brian McWilliams Wins PrsidencyofIW News (ISSN: 0008-082) -is pub- lished weely except during the Brian McWilliams has been cumbent President David Arian. received 7,453 votes to Arian's Hawaii vice president. weeks of Thanksgiving, elected president of the Interna- McWilliams, vice president of 5,962, the- union announced Thles- Christmas and New Year's holi- tional and Ware- the ILWU and head of m was 55.6 Longshoremen's former Ship, day The argin percent, Joe Ibarra, thie uinsSouthir days by the California Labor housemen's Union, replacing in- Clerks Local 34in San Francisco, to 44.4 percent. FedrOn,9 AFL-CIQ 417 Mont- California regiodnal. directobr, was gomery St., Suite 300, San Ar.ian, former head ofLocal 13 at elected secretary-treasurer over in- Francisco, CA 94104.-Second the Wilmington, descrbibedeeection, cumbent Leon Harris by a vote' of class postage paid at San Fran- Labor and Press** as an affirmation ofthe position-that 7,,580* to 5,392. m,CaE-hdffvWu1 ubma-p Presidents Owen Beiber of the United Auto Workers, Tat- the rankc and filedeterMine the di- tion, $10 a year; corporate rate, suro Toyoda of Toyota and Jack Smith of General Motors rection. of the ILWU. Glen Ramiskey defeated incum- $20. USPS Publication Number at bent Bob McEllrath 2,315 to 2,250 083-400. John E Hennig,xecui- presided together the 10th anniversary celebration for New ,,f, United Motors at Fremont. wish Brian McWilliams the for the -Northwest Coast Committee tive- secretary-treasurer; Floyd best. in his new job.as international position. Richard Olson defeated in- Tlhker, editor. POSTMIASTER: The San Jose Mercury News reported the event with a busi- president and I 4vill support the new. cumbent James Spinosa 2,811 to Send address chang!es to: Cali- ness section photo of the three men. The two corporate presi-. officers during the transition in. any. 2,059'in the California Coast. Coin- forn AFL-CIO News, 417 Mont- dents were duly identified, but the union president was passed way possible," Arian said in a state- nmitteeman race. -Seventeen Interna- gomery St., Suite 300, -San off -as an unidentified bystander. ment. ",The ILWU is a great union." tional Executive Board members Francisco, CA 94104. Poone, were elected. (415) 986-3585. FAX, (415) It appears that either the Mercury-News is anti-umion, or. Austin, forMer Coast. *.also. that at the -has notion of who Beiber Richard. 392-S nobody newspaper any is Committeeman from* the North- The new officers and board and the role the UAW played in turning a defunct GM assem- west, was elected mainland vice members will be installed at a meet- bly plant into a money-making joint venture producing both president over Eugene -Banday of ing of the International Executive Toyota and Geo Prism cars. Local 13 by 7,453 votes to 5,962. Board meeting.to be called within Leonard Hoshijo was unopposed for. the next three weeks. UMO--MWaMAS Page 2 July 159 1994 SEWU and Lesbian/Gay Labor Alance miembers carry. Local 790's banner up FIrst Avenue i New York Howard Wallace,SELoa25,ndNcyW hlorth, OPEI City as thousands of activists mark StonewA annimversary. Poo yG euesn W oa i Local 3, join the Mahtanmrh Les;bians,(IGays FMapLaborAla ice ctivists from a dozen California wide organization working under the Plaza where the was when of Stonewall A unions in New York 7,000-pound flag -patrons *the Inn, a City for the aegis of the AFL-CIO. They established* cut into and its of. Greenwich bar,. rebelled at of the National Pride at Work strips 17,.000 yards Village gay opening six regions within* the United States, fabric distributed among persons who police harassment. The ensuing riots are Conference on June 24- participated also adopted. provisional fbY7laws, and desig- made for the of in two other donations. privilege help- viewedby manyasthe.beginning of the major gay-lesbian events: nated a.steering committee to carry the ing carry it* as a fund-raiser for AIDS gay-lesbian pride movement. the gigantic Manhattan parade marking Plans.forward and call. the next national assistance. Funds raised the rainbow the 25th of the Stonewall through flag anniversary .conference. There were a number of World-class project are.to be distributed to AIDS ser- Riots, and the international Gay Games, The parade, a .30- athletes -and skaters the vice held that week in featuring mile-long, among Gay organizatiofis throughout the coun- Hlushing Meadows. foot-wide rainbow banner, drew the most Games Costs of the ban- Pride at was 'participants. try. assembling gigantic Work sponsored by 'the attention from news media. The for the ner were Committee the-national occasion convergence of underwritten by Stadtlanders Organizing for a National- it starte at East 37th Street and filled was the a nationwide. Labor gay-lesbian events anniversary.of Pharmacy, source -of medi- Lesbian/Gay/Bi Organization. Par- First Avenue with marchers northward to Stonewall, the series of sometimes vio- cations -that serve with the of a persons living ticipants approved goal nation-- East 57th St., turning into United-Nations lent events that. began on June 27, 1969: AIDS and other chronic diseases. Boxer Denou.nces Jesse Jcks..on. ue SOS. Blot Po At Hspital-Rall US. Senator Barbara Boxer has that most Californians share," urged defeat of the imm-igrant-bash- Boxer said. Jesse Jackson will be the featured speaker on announced. ing SOS - Save Our State - ii ("However, it attacks those most" Monday, July 25, at a San Francisco rally pro- tiative on the Nov. 8 General -Elec- testing health care takeaways St. Mary's and The. two tion vulnerable in our society, children hospitals, operated by Catholic ballot. and people in need of medical assis- St. Francis.hospitals are attempting to impose Health Care West Corporation, intend to widen She said the initiative would tance, attention, and would increase members of harm the physical health of Califor- upon Hospital and Health Care- their marginms of profit by squeezing money out public health risks for every Califor- Workers Local 250 of the *Service Employees. of their- while nians and fiscal health of the state. " the senator lowest-paid employees leaving nian, declared.- untouched, executive salaries that as '"ThisAinitiative is intended to put "It also is likely to decrease fed- Local 250 members will. stage a 24-hour go high an end to illegal immigration, a goal eral funding for California and ag-. strike that day against St. MarYs Hospital to as $700,000, Sal Roselli, president. of Local Labor History gravate the states budget problems, emphasize their outrage over the health care 250, said this week. on according to the State Senate Office cutbacks. The rally is scheduled for 4- to 6 p.m. Book Tape of Research, because it would insti- in front of St. Mary's at Stanyan and Hayes The emotional issue in current contract re- "Labor Relations, World War 11, tute requirements that would'clash newal negotiations is a proposal to make em- Before, During and After," the with federal. laW streets opposite Golden .Gate. Park. Bay Area trade unionists, commnunity ac:.tivist's and. politi- ployees, -many of whom are single. parents, book by Jack Rugh about the Cali- "Enforcing immigration law start- paying out of pocket for their fornia labor movement,'has been re- must be done at the border and at cal leaders will be supporting the hospital children's corded on tape by the Braille Insti- the Workplace, :not in. the schools workers. health coverage. An "insuling" wage proposal would leave St. Marys and St. Francis workers tute of Los Angeles, the author said and in* the hospitals where teachers, Jackson this week. doctors and nurses would-be turned. wl argue for meaningful health and the Worst-paid in San Francisco. The raise The book takes up two tape cas- into .immigration Police,":'BoXer. care reform with. universal. coveirage - backed wouldn't be nearly- enough to. cover the new settes, which are priced at $1.13 concluded. by his National Rainbow Coalition- and urge health. care co-payments management is apiece for persons who are regis- Several resolutions condemning support for Local 250. members. demanding. tered with the institutes library ser- the SOS initiative, have been. sub- vice. The address is Braille Institute mitted.for c-Onsideration by dele-' Immediately after. the rally, Jackson will be "We must raise *our voices now or suffer Recordings, Library Service, 741 gates to the biennial convention of honored at a reception- benefiting the Rainbow coporat&Americds-agenda of heartless health North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, the California Labor Federation Coalition. The reception site is to be care," Roselli declared. CA 90029. July'25-27 at Sacramnto. .Pace Stores Goes Kilrkland Defends Cuban*Union-T'-Leade On Boycott List President Lane Kirkland of the Fidel Castro "to take the steps niec- Kirkland pointed out to Castro Universal Declaration of Human AFL-CIO has come to the support essary to protect the ife and humain that statetfientis by the Cuban. repre- Rights,"Ki*rad -w*&etoCato Pace Storeshas been.placed upon of Rafael Guiterrez, general secre- of Guiterrez. the California AFL-CIO "We Do rights!" sentative at last month's- Interna- "The AFL-CIO urges that your list of tary of the Trade Union of Cuban President. Enzo Friso of the tional Labor Conference in Geneva government end its abuse of Cuban Not Patronize", by action the Workers (USTC), who is on a hun- ICFTU told Executive Council of the California Castro that interna- acknowledged the right ofUSTC to trade un-insts and live up to the Labor Federation. ger strike in protest against Cuban tional labor ""would hold him re- be legally recognized in* Cuba. terms. of the United Nations Decla- government repression., sponsible for Guiterrez' ""Your Labor Code provides.for ration of Human and. Guiterrez started his weL-. Rights the Pace has been merged into Wal- hunger being." this, as does- the United. Nations conventions of the International La- Mart, which is on the state boycott strike June 22 because of the gov- bor ernment's refusal to grant USTC -le- U.S. Grants Orgaizion." list because of its long history of Offers For Health, Safety, Guiterrez was imprisoned 'for union-busting and its continued re- gal recognition and its denial of a The federal*government is offer- othier a of seven months in 199.2 for visa that would allow him to things, history proidn publicly tailing of imported goods produced attend ing $11.5 million in grants to orga- such ftraining.1The'deadline for new urging Cuban workers to at starvation a human rights meeting of the Inter- nizations interested in boycott wages.*- often with establishing program is July 1. information can controlled- elections.that were -held child labor -. in third world coun- national Confederation of Free training in occupational safety and be from Gillotti last Trade Unions obtained Gabe. of year.. He and. members of tries. Also identified:.on- Wal-Mart (ICFTU), the health-, the U.S. Department of La- the San Francisco office of federal UsIC, which* he.founded in April shelves has been* merchandisevpro- Bruissels-pbased democratic labor or- bor announced* this week. or from. of have.been* that about OSHA, (415) 744-7118, 1992, detained rep)eat- duced in China by factories* oper- ganization represents 50 Adrienne Brown at the Centers for edly and harassed for fryig to orga- ated by the 'People's Liberation million workers world wide. Qualifications include, among Disease Control, nize an trade Kirkland urged Cuban President (404).842..66-30.. independent union. Army with. forced labor. July 1.5,t194 -Page3 Rleplacemnent EBan.. INews U,Pions.. (Continuedfrom Page 1) unions still have individual non- (Continuedfrom Page 1) buster and push a piece of legisla- strument for greater economic economic issues to resolve with the anne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, tion through Congress. justice to sustain families and com- annual convention of the Commu- employers before joint bargaining voted to impose cloture and bring S. The Republican senators and munities, but also as a way for nity Services department of the resumes including wages and 55 to the Senate floor for passage. their several Democratic allies workers to achieve dignity and re- AFL-CIO. benefits. turned a deaf e'ar on a plea pre- spect in the workplace. The area-wide The action came as. Caterpillar sented to them leaders of vir- Also addressing the Monday rally joint bargaining Tractor Co. was hiring scabs to per- by "The permanent replacement of between unions and newspapers of tually every religious denomination striking workers cuts to the very will be Doraine Vaught, ad sales manently replace members of the and assistant unit chair at the San Francisco Bay Area began in the country. heart of our common life. Will we Person the 1968 strike and United Auto Workers on strike in a agency, who was fired for union ac- after thpe newspaper collective bargaining dispute. Here is the religious leaders' ap- as a nation maintain our commit- served both sides well until the pub- ment to democratic principles, and tivities during King & Ballow's in- An AFL-CIO spokesperson said peal to the Senate: timidation campaign and who is the lishers brought in King & Ballow. the federation felt that President Bill "The balance of power between seek to extend those principles to The firm specializes in union-bust- include our economic life? Or will subject of yet another unfair labor Clinton had done all he could on labor and management has shifted ing. It orchestrated the New York we allow our political and social in- practice charge filed with the board behalf of S. 55. Others were more dramatically in recent years. by the unions. Daily News strike that nearly ruined critical, pointing out that the two Workers are being penalized for ex- stitutions to become increasingly what had been the nation's largest- Democratic senators from Clinton's ercising their legal right to withhold dominated by corporate special Cuthbertson said several of the circulation daily. home state of Arkansas-Dale their labor as part of the collective interests? "As religious leaders we reaffirm Bumpers and David Pryor-were bargaining process. Currently, cor- Southern Christian among the six Democrats who porations have the ultimate power to our historic commitment to collec- Bishop John Hurst Adams, senior Leadership workers at will. tive bargaining. We call upon mem- bishop, American African Method- Conference; Sister Amata Miller, voted along with the Republicans to replace striking bers the U.S. Senate to economist and education coordina- sustain the filibuster. Now, workers who strike not only of support ist Episcopal Church; Joseph Cardi- face the loss of income but also passage of 5. 55, The Workplace nal Berardin, Catholic archbishop tor of Network: a National Catholic Big business lobbyists who put Fairness Act, outlawing the perma- of Edmond L. Social Lobby; fierce pressure on members of the their livelihood. Chicago; Bishop "The to strik,--- is nent replacement of striking Browning, presiding bishop, The Senate were gloating. right guaranteed workers and that col- John R. John Cardinal O'Connor, Catho- Richard L. of by the National Labor Relations Act guaranteeing Episcopal Church; Bishop Lesher, president lective bargaining will continue as a Bryant, president of the Council of lic archbishop of New York; Sister the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, of 1935. But since the 1980s, an of Our number of basis for economic justice and com- Bishops of the AME Church; Lucy Regalado, president called it ".(a major blow to organized increasing companies in the United States. Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters; labor." have taken advantage of a loophole munity The Rev. Dr. John A. Buehrens, "Furthermore, we want to re- Patricia Rumer, general director, Another business lobbyist told in the law, and as a result, tens ot president, Unitarian Universalist Church Women United; the Rev. Dr. thousands of workers have lost their mind those Senators who would use Association; Sister Pat Drydyk, the Wall Street Journal, "We hope the filibuster to this mea- Paul Sherry, president, United that this is the death knell for jobs. What had been a fundamental prevent QSF, executive director of the Na- orga- sure from ever coming to a vote that Church of Christ; Joyce Sohl, dep- nized labor's confrontational ap- hallmark of American democracy tional Farm Worker Ministry; the uty secretary, Women's Di- has become an occasion for they are thwarting the principles of Rev. Ted Erickson, secretary for ec- general proach on management issues." democracy and fairness. vision of the United Methodist Actor Charlton Heston, who lob- reprisals. umenical relations, United Church Church; bied personally against 5. 55, called "As leaders from many religious "As a matter of conscience and Board for Homeland Ministries; moral we call the vote "a challenge to the utility traditions, we join together in a call deep conviction, upon Rabbi B. execu- Ruben L. senior them to support the democratic pro- Joseph Glaser,- Bishop Speaks, of big labor." for this nation to restore the rights tive vice president, Central Confer- bishop, African Methodist Episco- But Robert McGlotten, director of its working people. Since the cess and let 5. 55, The Workplace Zion the Rev. Daniel E. come to a vote." ence of American Rabbis; An- pal Church; of the AFL-CIO Department of early years of the labor movement, Fairness Act, nabelle Glasser, president, Weiss, general secretary, American Legislation, rejected those views. people of faith have supported the The more than 700 signers of the American Ethical Union; James Baptist Churches in the USA; Tena He called it "Amore an indictment right of workers to organize for col- appeal include persons from vir- Cardinal Hickey, Catholic arch- Willemsma, executive coordinator, of the process" where a majority of lective bargaining. We see collec- tually every church in the country. bishop of Washington; the Rev. Dr. Commission on Religion in supporters still can't defeat a fili- tive bargaining not only as an in- Prominent among them are: E. Joseph Lowery, president, Appalachia. Union Conveni Dfl00 Safeway.Squeezes (ContinuedfromPae1 Walsh, national COPE director, Australia, representing the Labor will deliver a major address. Rollbacks OK'd After Closure Threat Council of New South Wales. Henning wilt introduce additional Assembly Speaker Willie L. speakers including Tony Miller. act- Workers at all six Safeway stores compete with unorganized stores and welfare benetits will drop by 25 Brown, Jr., also will speak Tuesday ing secretary of state and candidate in Humboldt and Del Norte Coun- paying low wages and little or no percent. There also are rollbacks in afternoon. for that office; Kathleen Connell, ties have voted to accept deep roll- benefits in the two north coast holiday pay and working conditions Bob Balgenorth, president of the candidate for state and backs in benefits and work- counties where failure of the lumber controller, wages, and pensions. State Building and Construction Phil Angelides, candidate for state ing conditions because the company industry has fueled very high unem- The Safeway demands were re- Trades Council of California, will The convinced treasurer. said it would shut the markets down ployment. company jected initially in an election in be the first speaker Wednesday Delegates will reconvene Thurs- and fire them if they refused. employees that it would walk away which only a minority of the 340 morning, taking the podium imme- day morning if the COPE agenda is Harold Barling, business repre- and leave them jobless unless they eligible union members cast ballots. diately after an invocation by Pastor not completed Wednesday night. sentative with Local 101 of the went along. But, Barling said, Safe- The election was re-run after Safe- Mike Flores of Victory Outreach. A number of AFL-CIO affiliates United Food and Commercial way declined to give any written way announced that it was going Dave Sickler, director of AFL- will be sessions of their the concessions that the stores would holding Workers, deplored guarantee stay ahead with closures. This time', CIO Region VI also is scheduled to own immediately before the con- but said the members were caught open the full four-year term of the with 75 percent of the members par- speak. vention. them will be a din- in a bind. contract. Among ticipating, the vote was 198-71 to Nomination and election of offi- ner Saturday for the International Safeway contended it- could not Pay will be cut 10 percent. Health accept Safeway's terms. cers will come on Wednesday Association of Theatrical Stage afternoon. Employees and IATSE state meet- Kathleen Brown, candidate for ing on Sunday; the banquet of the Mexicans Ignore NAFTA, Ban U. Mmlk governor, will speak after delegates California State Council of Culinary are called to order as the state Com- Apparently the U.S. is doing ported NAIFTA, also reported that Neither the San Diego Union- mittee on Political Education at 7:30 nothing to prevent officials in the an unnamed official of the U.S. Tribune, which campaigned p.m. Wednesday to decide endorse- Mexican state of Baja California Department of Agriculture said the strongly for passage of NAFTA, nor ments for the general election. Norte from violating the North action -appeared to violate terms any other news-gathering agency American Free Trade Agreement by of NAFTA that eliminated import has carried any further reports on banning sale of milk from this quotas. the milk ban. country. News services reported that milk Labor Educators Set Es Contest T4aAx Breaks...e say (Continuedfrom Page 1) become an election issue. Demo- appeared on Tijuana grocery Prizes for on the of essays subject more than five -years experience, crats need to take a stand and chal- shelves for the first time ever as how union or labor edu- 0 sociation says the issue must be university and full-time staff members. Con- lenge Republicans on the issue.. Calimax, the Mexican supermarket cation helped prepare the writer for testants also must have had experi- raised now. It points out that while chain, began importing dairy prod- issues facing today's labor move- ence as a student in labor education. the current budget is not directly The 10 percent rate applies to in- ucts from California. ment are offered in a contest spon- Applications can be obtained impacted by the nearly $1.5 billion dividuals with taxable incomes But milk from the U.S. was sored by Workers Education Local from June McMahon, UCLA Labor that will be lost in three future from $106,190 to $212,380; heads quickly ordered removed from store 189 of the Communications Center, 1001 Gayley Ave., 2nd floor, years, the budget compromise calls of households with incomes from shelves by Baja California officials Workers. Los Angeles 90024-1478. The for carrying deficits into those fu- $144,540 to $289,,081; and married who said they were acting to protect Prizes will be $100 for first, $50 number is 794-0385. ture years. persons filing joint returns with in- their phone (310) state's dairy industry. for second and $50 for third in each Local 189 is an associate chapter "It is impossible to discuss a comes from $212,380 to $424,760. This report was attributed to the of 0 union mem- of the CWA with nationwide mem- solution without The 11 percent rate applies to San three. cat9gories: two-year resolving Diego Union-Tribune. The bers with less than five years of bership working to advance educa- this issue," the association said re- those with incomes over the top fig- newspaper, which strongly sup- membership, 0 union members with tion in the labor movement. cently. "Tax cuts for the rich should ure in each category. These numbers are, of course, "taxable"' income - whatever is Labor History at Art -Museum left after tax lawyers have taken ad- vantage of all available tax breaks The History of the Labor Move- exhibit at the museum, according to Oakland and Fort Mason in S.F.; University of California-Berkeley. and loopholes. ment in the Twentieth Century, a Gail Indvik, public programs Miriam Johnson., secretary-trea- The Bates bill also provides for lecture program featuring worker coordinator. surer of the King-Ramsay-Connor The program is to be presented in extending the 8.5 percent alterna- activists, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Defense Committee, and Faith Pet- the third-floor lecture room of the tive minimum tax which otherwise Thursday evening, July 21, at the Speakers will include Bill Bailey, ric, folk singer and former manager museum, 401 Van Ness Ave. across will drop to 7 percent because of the San Francisco Museum of Modern former member of Pacific Coast of the Chowchilla Relief Office of the street from S.F City Hall. sunset clause. The alternative mini- Art. Marine Firemen, Oilers, Water- the Farm Security Administration's Tickets can be purchased in the mu- mum tax is designed to ensure that The lecture will focus on the sto- tenders and Wipers and of the Inter- Migratory Labor Program. The seum lobby. Prices are $6 general at least something is paid by rich ries behind the Dorothea Lange national Longshoremen's and Ware- moderator will be Carlos Munoz, admission, $5 for museum mem- persons with tax lawyers clever photos of California laborers in the housemen's Union; Lynn Childs, professor of politics and history in bers, and $4 for senior citizens and enough to find shelters for all of 1930s and 40s that have been on former worker at Moore Drydock in the department of ethnic studies at juniors. their income. Page 4 July 15,, 1994