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ol. It.No. 17 Api a;',~ 1975 Join Leislatie UFW BOYCOTT BACKED Urge "Yes' Vote Nowv .l Prk SIated NsorwGay's VWay reM l In Scramento H-ennin S-ays Details of a three-day joint "No unemployment, no, pov- ] " t legislative conference at which erty anld a democratic society. AFL-CIO unionl officials will re- Furthermore, Cesar Chavez is The California view the of California AFL-CIO'this of stores that have adoptedAiffe progress as well known in Oslo as he-is week called on AFPL'CIO un- eode. on, their goods have eftu- AFL CIO-backed legislation and in San Franc'isco or ILos An- ions throughout the state to lnated individual priee m'ark- discuss key issues with mem- geles. vour rieht and the 9 bers of the legislature h a v e Dorotect ing. been senlt to all affiliates of the That's the way John F. Hen- right of all consumers to know Both John F. Hlenning, exee- California Labor Federation. ning, executive secretary-treas- the price of goods before you utive secretary-treasurer of the 'The conference will be held urer of the California Labor take them off the supermarket Cilifornia Labor Federation, at the Inn-Woodlake in Federation, AFL-CIO, this week shelf by writing to your State AFL-CIO, "and Jerry Lench, Quality summed up his impressions of Senators now to urge them to representing the Retail Clerks Sa'cramento June 24. vote 'Yes' on SB 261."9 in of the "Withi a million Californians Norway following a visit to that Union, spoke support. counitry as a representative of That was the gist of a letter bill prior to the vote at the now jobless -union representa- thie AFL-CIO. sent -yesterday'to all FPedera- committee hearing Wednesday. tives will want to take a close in of the look at In the tion affffates after thie bill, a Testimony support the progress beinlg made response to United measure sponsored by the Re- measur was also given by by our s t a t e legislators in Farm Workers' boycott, Norwe- tail Clerks Union -and intro- Leonard Lloyd, president of the. strengtheniing the state's social gian longshoremen do nlot un- duced by Senator David Rober- California State Council of Re- insurance programs, enactang load any cargoes of grapes or ti (D-Los Angeles), won the tail Clerks, and by three spokes- measures to stimulate the hous- lettuce from the United States. a,Dproval of the Senate Business men for San Firancisco Con- ing. industry and _providing The -longshloremen's cooperation and Professions Committee on sumer Action. (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) a 6 to O vote Wednesday. Voting -for this basic consum- It is expected -to be taken er-interest measure were:" 0 V 0 u,D for a v'ote on the Senate Senators Jaek Sehrade (R); floor next week. David Roberti (D); Anthoy The bill would require gro- -Beflenson (D); Milton Marks 1-. cery, -stores to cont.inue to price- (R); Omer Rains (D); and BRI mark individual retail food Greene (D). goods even if they start using Absent at the time of the. computer codes to tally the committee vote were: llle appointments ot -two la- | _ price at the _ tstands. Senators George DenkJmeJian bor. o M_.- and a human In comme en the bfl}, (R); Alfred 1K. Song (D); and xWexpier Xtlopo state Jobs, 6 Senator Roberti said: James. E. Whetmore. (R). .: 'nS X s kby._ _ "'Our fear. the. groenr woud .(See story, "Booldet Cites e-Umi "ab.gw .#'ietbg. b.~ -'ooteir.`Vu Pfas" to ,,d-1},,1'^'l1 O.*t~~~~~~~~Xe,r-b -AFL4~IO I UnWrffnal :-As's-o Calif.AFlAC10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~B-cks-Stnd ciUnof Michinists and Aero- space. Workers in Burbank, was^named Chief of thie Divi- IOmfthsno Bee IsWorkers- sion of Labor Law Enforce-- ".ne, CaMiforma AFI CIO took own editoriaI employees on th metin the State Departmenlt sharp exception this week to a F'resno Bee an effective umon of Inbdustrial Relations. claim by C. K. McClatchy, edi- securty clause," Jolm F. Hen- Jacice Wals, state organiz-_ tor-in-chief of thie Bee papers ning, execultive secretary-treas- er -of the Hotel -and Restaurant in Sacramento, Fresno and Mo- urer of the Californxa Labor Employees' a n d Bartenders" desto., thiat it has not changed. Federation, AL-CIO, sad.this International Uion and presi- MF B QUIILIN IJACICE: WAISH its position on thie so-called. dent of the union's San Fran- Laor O nmisster New IW.C'Comm'issioner "right-to-wor.k.' issue in. con- Pointing out-that 'osare, cisco Joint Executive tract, nego#tiaons wfit -it-s edi- based on the Board, 1 48 of the Wait- atolyem-' was -appointed 'to the five- tive, of Local mission since 6.He-.H .is a torial employees on thie FresDo braced principle 'of - majorlty .member 'State- Industrial Wel- resses Union:Ifrom 1940-to 19-71. member of the NAACP and rule wfith lort rights., Hen- fare Commssion. Earlier 'she },had worked'as -a served from. 1963 to 1967 as a'n "Sncee.- the Sacramento Be' nAadthat 'sth Sinstence WMiami L. Becker, executive S ihier, food check- assistant to former. Governor strolgly sppR Cailifornia" by. Mr. C. K. McClatchy that- director o-f the San Francisco> e,haler,head .lai tress, front office Edmund G. Brown for human workers In. the. fight to defeat 'an employe shoudd have the *HXum-an Rights Co'mnssion,, casShier and hlotel manager. rightse- the so called "right - o-work" right not to .join'-.a lm and was appointed deputy director Sh as apiwpointed to a-lduir- From 1953 t l ewas the _measure 'n the'November15 .not pay any fee for-the srr of the State Department of In- year termo i the Comnuissi'on executive dir-ector for the Jew- ballot which was rejected by,a' icbs tht the unon is-'required rheodore Todd -of? ish Labor Committee- i'n 'San one mil-hion vote margn, it'is by.'federal -law to provude to all D term expired in Francisco, deeply distress'ing to learn -that employees in the, unt is. clarly Becker was -also active' in - Qiln 45, served as busiU the -paper's pentmnage- a. completep 180 degree turn Becker, 56, ,,as served.. as early AFL-CIO efforts to' o'r- ment. is now vo'icing thie stand- fom the paers long-standiiig ness representative for IAM executi;ve dirretor of -the San Calfori m from 192. ganie. farm work- ard line-of such'a'nt-unio'n prow traditional policy of support. Lodge to 1969 Francisco Huunan Rights Com- ers. moters in attamtngt (Continued on Page 2) when he was elected president. denyii -Earlier, from 1952 to 1962 he was a tool maker and e'ngi- 9 neering inspector for Lockheed. A Aircraft Corp. in Burbank, FL-CIO~~Cal onCnges AMrs. Walsh served as presi- dent and business representa-T PutTopPririt onJob I u Jobs -for America's unem- (D-Aa.) and othier members of liec needs, Abel urged Congress ployed are more important than -te House Public Works Com- to "cast aside. once and for all holding down the:budget defi- mittee, including Rep. Robert. the idea that government. spend- ci't, AFL-CIO President George A. Roe (D-Ala-.) whose subcom- ing is wastefuL " Georgine Me'any told Congress. mittee is holdi,ng the hearings. stressed that the'- real waste is Meany strongly. endorsed a It is one of the economic re- in the workers-, machinery and proposed $5 billion program of covrery measures announced by equipment idled by depression. accelerated- public works be- House Speaker Carl Albert. as Meany sharply challenge'd the ing considered by a HIouse sub- part of thie Democratic leader- budget line thiat President Ford committee. ship's program. drew in a redent televiised Along withi other economic Steelworkers President I. W. speech *hen he pointed -to a stimulants, he testified, this. Abel and Pre'sident R o b e r t projected budget deficit on a could help point, the nation back Georgine of the'AFL-CIO Build- chart and said that point "is as to economic health while en- ing & Construction Trades. Dept. far as we dare to go." abling cities and -states to build' testified -both to the need for It was "a sad commentar.,y needed facilities.- the legislation and its potential on the pr.iorities of this Admin- :~-BEII EIR The legislation is sponsored value to.'the nation. istration," Meany said, that -:-JmedDepit D-irector by Chairman Robert E. - Jones. Citing -urgenst and unmet pub-. (Continued. on .Page -4) m .1 (Con-tinued from Page 1) cling to it.." tolerate free riders "woul e ing the Califomia workers' right In response, Me-Clatchy de- sult not only in- flagrant lnequi- to strong, effective unions." nied "'that the company's re- ty, but might eventually seri. Ed'itorial employees on the fusal to agree to a contract pro- ously undermine the unilon's Fresno Bee voted overwhelm- vision which would require em- ability to perform its bargain- ingly 15 months ago to join the ployees to become members of Ing funwtion."l Sacramento Newspaper Guild. a union as a condition of em-. Late -last month, the Fresno Shortly thereafter Modesto Bee ployment is somehow a change Bee Guild unit plac'ed:an ad editorial employees followed in the principles enunciated by in the Fresno Bee summarizing suit and join-t contract nego- C. K. McClatchy through his the dispute as -follows- tiations were initiated in be- 'priod of editorship of the ''The McClatchy hierachy' in, half of thie workers at bothi Bees." Sacramento is stubbornly de- papers.