.Refird trade unonists trug- nia!S local 4Ientral bodies and na- and' critical financial support-fron "NDw wve have'.-251,544 of theie. unon rde clubs along widl.Iaong- out'California contributed mas- tional A.a COPE. 'the California Labor Federation, "This mems we adde112,205 time- pensioner activists and the sively to thie campaign tht resulted "Th program's results demon- National COPE's Refre-rgrm rieens to- the COPE comnputer, for -thousands who joined their ranks in victories last week.for the Clin- sea dSa our unon refres wel the; state council. of Machinists". 4,1rlseeci, n y of-hin when the state prgrmshowed ton/Gofe ticket., for Dian Fem7- dle mst potent single "asset ffiat la- CWAX district 9, UAW atgion VI, had tereNd in other states and had iein and Barba'ra -Boxer, and for boenorsed candidae had in thie Western. Conxference of Laborers'. lost act withi their local unon. It is no knlo%n thiat approx- scores of congressional, legislative campagn taeded withi victories SEIlU's State Council anid the Bak- ""Thmese were real. resub," Gre- finately 80 percent or 8 but of 10 of and local c a endidalesby la-.' on Nov. 3," decllre David Gre- ery, Confectionery and Tobacco gory pointed out. th reie ude unionsts reached bor's Committee on Potitcal Educa- gory, the National AFL-CIO's .Work Eers, b Union;" Gre- "4Clbarly the 1992, Californ'ia by the - rmcast ballots on.Mv. tion (COPE); COP!E diector for the westrn, Us.S gory said.' COPE Tefiree prLgognn set die stru- 3 for Bil Clinton and Al Gore. And the sriDU f the refired "6It worked bcueof-the- leader- How well. did it wor? twxe for this year's grmand the unon members was musterd and ship of Exe6utive Secrtary-Tka- "Before we launched the cam- California. format may be used for TIhe -all-out enlistmnent of Calffor- nia's trade ..union retirees was their energies focused through a surer Jack Igofte Califomia paign, we had l39,,344 California :the entiT country. I cntell you we pora launched a year ago -by thie Labor Fedeaion, assisted by -Bill ulnion retirees' nam'es. and voting are looking alzad-eagerly toward launched a year ago withi stmiegy California Labor Federation, the Price,, president of the California histories entered in thie COPE con 1994." session nivolving thie labor federa- new, statewide Federation ofRetred federation!s- statiewide FORUM or- puter at AFL-ClO isnm Prie credited leaders.of'local la- tiodons statwi.de FORUM, locall cen Union Members (FORUM), Califor- nafzi -aH local central bodies Washinlgton,-D.-C.," 'Gregory said. bb unowcil FORIJM chapters aI -(doft on page 4) Vol. 35-No. 42 November 1, IM Giat remans-d eryra 0 1-,%houSt ugie'htadium Mazzolaesommented afterncingan- nouneentforXMajothat leagcisc ofteGiantsfreancinseta Floridral Southern California' drywallers signed their hard-won collective bargaining agreement this 'week, l- Iht isprsmdtawodfrnmajrrthe achileving dramatic victory and leagueaowers wil aPproversaLofa boosting the spirits of trade union- _.|1 ists everywhere. .-heGantsl tommneanSEfhA-ra Some 4,000 drywallers in seven*lv grounceenthatmadej.i or league-ea counties, are covered by the contract _ * after.hsFlao-d eooallowasal with 32 sheetrock subcontractors anounfed.at FnlsebaFoia agains't whom they conducted -a_a sU*e that caught theimagination. ofia Btea NtionaLtetersuegforesident..:- the entire country. _| sesion.t ae i la'ta ae The -workers, nearly all Mexican_lE bat iscoeuntigdo SahFancithe taor immigrants, have been poorly paid, _ come through with approew staeium -tohepGiantsthe aiS.PBandinosita- of suc basic protcin as over- groburepuXtmae tabid for-thle-ta aftervters defaeloid eorpooalwss Few gave them -a chance of suc- m anrn ublc ianig fa e ceeding when they struck last June, E better basic bene- demanding pay, comeadirum.. ff nwstd .'We are putil inereteam infinanle The: suces was hail'ed as "a inga stadium for the- Giants, critic'al Mazzola said Wednesday, the day turing point"by Carpen- after the rejection of the Florida ters President Sigurd Lucassen. |§ "If breaking the PATCO strike _ move was announced. set the for labor relations_ ",Representatives of,a coalition of pattern -m the era, this DrywaHerse picket PI I el s teir atnon. unions will be-discussing thie pen- during Reagah-Bush sion fuJnd investrnenit proposal in thie strike could well be thie model for caldtesc "wlLke-up call to "Tbis demonstrates' what work- labor's comeback during a Clinton- uxs landmnark victory for working peo- light of thiis new developnent. We ing people cain achieve in solidarity. ple Because, of thiem, U.S. union expect to'be talking to the new Gore Administration,," Lucassen -for the declared. ~~~~~Therewas a greeting dry- Today's victory contrasts. to years members hold their heads a little owners, ifthiesale ofthe wmto the wallers from President:Lane Kirk- past when- calculte employer cam- higher today." San Francisco group is appoved, or "I believe that what we7re seein'g lanld of the AFL-CIO. paigns set worker agant worker in Dave Sickler, AFL-ClO to Bob Lurie, if "he retains omwnr- in Los Angeles is the tip of thie ice- "etk la d regional .. pursuit of a low-incoine, 'uIiion- director aiid head of thie California thie Plumbers leader added. berg)" Lucassen added. -i welcom-,. ship,?' 1116*& th*UU5 llSWiwarinn*IU UJLU1 inAvn.elpintGJ llt=IIL f'e eniomn.. Immigrant Workers Associati'on Leaders of a number of uons,. Jack Otero, head of the Labor drywallers into thie Amenican union "We congratulatjethfe Carpenters,_ (CTWA), said te drywaller:e victory. principaUly in thie building and con- Council for Latin American Ad- :family,"' Kirkland said'. "This thie California g ntWorkrs adds -to momentum thatis building struction trades, have expressed' vancement and, like Lucassen, a largely LIfino work force won fai Association. and others whose en- thro'ug'hout the Ameri'can wor'k keen interest in finanicing a baseball national AFL-CIO vice president', wages, benefits and a union. ergy and com utment led to th'is (Coinged on page 4) (Caginwd on page 4) Is Comuniatrs ocs o Nw Tol Labortech' Cofrne '92 will tions technologies -by- the labor letin boards, and other develop- paIielists Niill be LeO CAnty, presi- explore communications tools avail- movement. ments that can provide infonmation dent of the Internation'al- Labor able to umions in-the 1990s during Panlels will explore video and- a and enhance solidarity for labor. Communications..Association and- sessions. Elec. .4, 5 and 6 at San dio shows, computernetworks, bul- Inclu'ded among more,:than 40 director of comunications for thie Francis'co State -College and at. -. ~~~~~Connecticut Federaion ofTeachers', Burlingame Santa Clara Council -Nam'e , soito I Thbe event will open with a-film Changes and video festival-at 7t30 p.m. Fri- Soudfi Bay AFL-CO Ceta La- think thie new-nane more.precisely imd of wmmunicainfor l1 IE day, Dec. 4, at Machinists, Local bors Counci is thie new name fo identifies where meae as, well as th Wa#dngft SW AFL-CIO. 1781 Hall in Burlingm. what used to be lmown as the Saiita Wha wde ame Fedir o f AFTfin.SanDi- Cl-an and Sa Benito Couxnties Cen-' "Fth or, the new nane is- ego and PUad lr oi pf Conlference session will be held Engimno "Local 3 m" &cra- 9a.m. to 6:30 pm. Satur*,Da c tm Lao Councl- 'much less cumbersome,"' Sawyer afing name change becne offi-' -adde. mnento wi1- pnaelistis fi-om St. 5, and 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.- Sun- l-he Louis, and. o xp how Dec. 6, at 7 Hills Conferlence' ciil this. week when te San Joe The council wf11 sponsor a con- day, new wa e- tes fri of a new community TV-chaannels can be Center on the S.F State cwnpus. basd co-f's design logo. ceived fin AFL-C]O h em "We are working out th -contest used to sprea 1ab0t-s, mg& It is. the, third such conference mn Washington' D.C. detils. nw" Sawyr said. It Will Odier paeswl-l waBeysto sponsored by LAbbrtech, which was "Identit was a niain reasoni fcor ..be open to everyone. Detail will'be place laborli n on PBS fibunded in 1990 toailte n en-- the change," said Richard Sawyer, *announe as sonas we oomp6te and. coamial radio, and means, courage thie us'e ofnew counmca- council. business manager.- "We (Cmm on page 4).- Costruction of the huge new air- ing the structural -engineering for- Administration promulgated Fed- -st-aff thie new TijuaIia facility. and corrosive solvents routine-Iy craft maintenance and overhaul fa- the. hangar, which wril be one of eral AirRegulation 145, knowvn-as While it is doubtful'thiat the po ukd in araf.maintenamcIt will- cility 'at Tij'uana, Mexico, which- 9ony five in the woiid large enough FAR 145, which makes it legal for moters will be able to hire aireff operate also outsidle of strict US.S aims t.o-drain away thousand's -of to accommodate.,two 747s and a, U.S. airlineqs to have thieir,aircraft mechanics for as litde as Atnerican regulations on disposal of sulch ma-;- good-paying American jobs', is be-' DC-1-0 .iusy- maintained and overhauledinfr manufacturers .are paymg_ in ma- teria even thiough the new facility ing rushed ahead with.expe'rtise. The -huge hangar is part of thie eign countries. quiladora factories lining the bor-- is withiin yards of the fence mkn .from three California-b'ased con- fir'st of four construction phases It is a largely overlooked aspect der, it appears obvious thiat they wfll the inte-mational border. structiona- companies.