May Day around the world - pages 3-5,14 FEATURE: SATURDAY, MAY 6,1995 VOL.9, NO.48 Fighting for jobs, a living wage Jobs bill introduced page 4 Victory in Europe s 50 years later pages 5,14-15 Cinco de Mayo vive! pages 6,22 'Deadly Corn' films reviewed page 21 Safeway worker Gaif Zacarias and her son Travis, age 4, during last month's strike in California. 2 People's Weekly World Saturday, May 6.1995 May Day salute in die 'class \ . We, ourselves workers and unioii members, would return our nation to the "good old days" of salute our sisters and brothers in Decatur, Illinois no unions,low wages and no benefits, no to elect now engaged in life-and-death struggles with ed officials who side with capital against labor. three of the world's largest multinational corpo We honor these shock troops of the working rations. Seldom have the class lines been drawn class - auto workers on strike against CaterpiDar; more sharply, seldom have the stakes been high rubber workers on strike against Bridgestone/- er; seldom has the battle been waged with more Firestone, paper workers locked out by A.E. Sta- determination. ley - and are mindful of our responsibility as We,like our sisters and brothers in the heart of well. We pledge our best efforts to guarantee that the Illinois "Class War Zone," say no to scabs and the struggles in Decatur - as well as those of tmion busting, no to arrogant corporations who workers everywhere - will end in victory. Jeny Acosta, Utility Workers, more, Md• Kevin Doyle, Local Joseph Henderson, USWA Chicago, II • Loimie Nelson, Howard Silverbetg, Jobs with Downey, CA • Wendell 1199, N.E., Hartford, CT• Larry SOAR, Baltimore, MD SEIU Local 6,Ret, Seattle, WA• Peace, Baltimore, MD • Roz Addington, USWA Local 1299, Dunn, URW Local 895, Water- Lois O'Connor, AFSCME Local Sims, AFSCME, Ret., Detroit, MI • Mark Almbeig, bury,CT Jeff Imag, JwJ, Tucson, AZ • 478, Hamden, CT • Kimo Youngstown, OH • Ernest TNG, Chicago, XL • Ryan Mike Jerome, TWU Local 100, Obrero, Honolulu, HI • Smith, IBEW Local 3, Jersey Amptmeyer, Gary, IN • Ken George Edwards, SOAR 20-15, New York, NY• Dorothy John Michael Olzanski, USWA Lo City, N]• Reed Smith, New Applehans, Chicago, IL• Mark Pittsburgh, PA• AI Ellis, Clrica- son, UE Local 299, Hamden,CT cal 1010, Gary,IN Haven, CT • Ted Smolarek, Aueri^ach,Seattle, WA go, IL• Pal Ellis, Chicago, IL• •Raymond Kaczocha, Gary,IN USWA Local 3745, Ret., Cliica- Beatrice Ellison, Rockaway, NY •Paul S. Kaczocha, USWA Lo Frank Panzarella, ILGWU, go, I] • Diana Sowry, Jim Baldiidge, Baltimore, MD• • Bemice Epstein, Milwaukee, cal 6787, Gary, IN • Wallace New Haven, CT • Ella Pap- OAP5E/AFSCME, Ohio• Rose Margaret Baldridge, Baltimore, WI• Herman Epstein, Milwau Kaufman, Painters Local 863, pademos, NEA, Ret, Granite Sparer, Orange County, CA • MD• Michael Bayer, Gary, IN kee, WI Cleveland, OH • Dave Kay, City, IL * John Pappademos, Peggy Spaulding, Denver, CO • Les Bayless, Baltimore, MD• Rhode Island •John Kichenka, AFT, Ret., Granite City, IL • • Spense Spaulding, Denver, Pamela Bayless, Baltimore, MD Edie Fishman, NEA, Highland Santa Monica, CA• Ellen Kom- Sharon Pederson, St Loub, MO CO• Mary Stembach, AFT Lo • Cert Berger, AFT Local 1, Park, NJ • George Fishman, feld, Glendale, CA • Lena Ko- • Margaret Phillips, Coalition cal 4200, New Haven, CT• Cur Ret., Chicago, IL• Joe Bemick, AFT, Ret, Higliland Park, NJ • mfeld, ILGWU, Ret., Glendale, Against Capital Punishment, St. tis Strong, USWA Staff, Ret., Homeless Coalition, Tucson, Joelle Fishman, New Haven, CA •Elmer Kistler, Carpenters Loub, MO• Louise Parry, AF Gary, IN • Paul Stucky, Aims, AZ • Blair Bertaccini, Pres., CT • Andrew Foglia, East Local 131, Seattle, WA • Herb SCME Local 1488, Seattle, WA• lA • Eve Swan, AFT Local 1, Centra] Labor CouncO, Water- Brunswick, NJ • Paul Fortier, Kiansdorf, Newspaper Guild, Will Parry, AFT Local 1950, Ret., Chicago,IL bury, CT • Pamela Blauman, Local 1199, N.E., Waterbury, CT Chicago,IL Seattle, WA • Clark Peters, Lo UFCW Local 1001, Seattle, WA •Joel Fredericson, Vice Chair, cal 1199 N.E., Hartford, CT • Harold Tamkin, Burbank, CA• • Donald Bishop • Linda Track Division, TWU Local 100, LaborVbion, St. Louis, MO • Jess Petrich, SUP, Ret., Seattle, Rita Tamkin, IBT, Ret., Bur- Bohlke,JwJ, Tucson, AZ• John New York, NY Wym Lang, AFT, NEA, Ret, WA • Keith Phelps, RWDSU bank, CA • Joan Place Thom Bowman, UAW Local 2320, Wilmington, DE • Jim Lange, Local 1064, Detroit, Ml son, Beulah, CO • Carol Thur- Chicago, n. • Bruce Bostick, Fred Cabouiy, WFTU, Bronx, USWA Local 1011, Chicago, IL man, Atlanta, GA • Lorenzo USWA Local 1104, Lorain,OH • NY • Robin Gaboury, Iron • Hans Lilledahl, MEBA, New Mary Reigelman, Tucson, AZ• Torrez, SOAR 39, Tucson, AZ• Eric Brock, Shreveport, LA • Workers, Whittier, AK • John York, NY • Yvoime Logan, Robert Reinhold, St. Loub, MO Rob Traber, AFT, Bridgeport, Mark Brodine, Seattle, WA • Gallo, Vice Pres., AFSCME Lo WILPF, St Loub, MO • Frank • Donald Rilter, Butte, MT • CT • Carolyn Trowbridge, Alice Bush, Pres., SEIU Local cal 3360, Cleveland, OH• Judy Lumpkin, Wbc. Save Our Jobs, Mike Robbin, AAUP, Pitts Homeless Coalition, Tucson, AZ 1199 Indiana/Iowa,Gary, IN Gallo, Women Speak Out for Chicago, n burgh,PA • Art Rodriguez, Co •David Trujillo, Pol. Dir., SEIU Peace and Justice, Cleveland, ordinator, Labor Coalition for So. Calif., Los i^ngeles,CA Cathleen Campo, Chicago, IL• OH • Lauren Garlovsky, Tuc Arch Macnair, IBEW Local Public Works Jobs, Los Angeles, Rebecca Cartes, Tucson, AZ • son, AZ • Pearl Granat, Local 11/SEIU 660,Los Angeles, CA• CA • Marina Rodriguez, SEIU, Steve Valencia, IBEW Local Richard Castro, SEIU Local 660, 1199, N.E., Hartford, CT• John Norman Markowitz, AAUP, Los Angeles, CA • Joe Rody, 266, Tucson, AZ • Phillip H. Los Angeles, CA• Jane Caugh- Oilman, Milwaukee, WI• Mike New Brunswick, NJ • Kelly Machinist, Milwaukee, WI • Van Gelder, 1AM, Ret., Balti lan, AF5CME Local 1488, Ret., Giocondo, AFSCME Local 3506, McConnell, LA Unemployed & Judy Rosen, AFSCME, Ret., more, MD • Christina R. Seattle, WA • Jose Chacon, Chicago, IL • James Gleason, Homeless Council, Los Angeles, Tucson, AZ• Tiney Ross, SEIU Vasquez, ILGWU Local 44, Los SEIU, Los Angeles, CA • Max Carpenters Local 210, Brook- CA • Larry McGurty, NEA, Local 1199 Indiana/Iowa, Gary, Angeles, CA • John Vidmar, Chavez, DBA, lAM Lodge 94, field, CT• Warren Gould, Pres., Ret., Chicago, IL • Mariel Ma- IN • Norman Roth, UAW Local CWA,Ret., Clilcago, IL• Shelly Los Angleles, CA • Lance Co Central Labor Council, New cievic, SEIU, Los Angeles, CA• 6, Ret., Oak Park, IL• Roy Ry- Vidmar,Chicago, IL hen, AFT Local 1, Chicago, IL• Haven, CT• Jake Green, NMU, Bill Mackovich, Chicago, IL • dell, NMU Ret., New York, NY Lorenzo Crowell, SEIU Local Ret., Baltimore, MD • James Scott Marshall, Chicago, IL • Helja Wamsley, East Point, 1199 Indiana/Iowa, Gary, IN • Griffin, Homelss Coalition, Fred Mason, Vice Pres., SEIU R. Sam Salmon, Qiicago, IL • MI, • Sam Webb, seaetary, Grace Cummings, Loc^ 1199 Tucson, AZ • Arnold Gudex, Dist. 1199, Baltimore, MD • Al Samter, USWA Local 1014, Labor Commission, CPUSA • N. E., Waterbury, CT • Todd Natl Farmer's Union, Milwau George Meyers, chair, Labor Ret., Gary, IN •John W. Stan Donald N. Wheeler, Bain- bridge Island, WA • Joyce Curl, Tucson, AZ kee, WI • Bill Gudex, Nafl Comrrussion, CPUSA, Balti ford, San Antonio, TX • Roy Fanner's Union, Milwaukee, WI more, MD• Jon Miles, Tucson, Savage, SEIU Local 6, Seattle, Wheeler, AFT Local 340, Balti more, MD • Morgan Wheeler, Bill Davis, SSEU Local 371, AZ • Laura Moore, St. Loub, WA • Martin Sawma, Niagra IBEW Local 24, Baltimore, MD New York, NY • Susan Davis, Gus Hall, USWA SOAR, Natl. MO • Alter Jean Moss, Gary, FaUs, NY • David Schmitz, • Susan Wheeler, AFT Local NEA, St. Louis, MO • William Chair CPUSA • Joe Hancock, IN • Laura Moye, HERE Local UFCWA Local 1001, Seattle, 340, Baltimore, MD • Tina "Red" Davis, IBT, Ret., St. UFCW Local 770, Los Angeles, 217, New Haven, CT • Lew WA • Mary Ann Schroeder, Wheeler, Chair, Jobs Not Jails, Louis, MO • Earnest Dean, CA • Lee Hancock, AFT Local Moye, UAW Local 110, St UFCWA Local 81, Seattle, WA• 1521, Los Angeles, CA • Pat Louis, MO • Bonnie Mmone, John Shafer, UE, Ret. Milwau Baltimore, MD• Denise Wine- UAW Local 110, St. Louis, MO• brenner, Newspaper Guild, Sue DeGracia, Actors Equity, Hancock, AFSCME Council 36, AFSCME Local 562, Thomaston, kee, WI • Mary Shafer, UE, Chicago, IL • Jim Daugherty, Ret., Los Angeles, CA• Robert CT • Ros^lio Munoz, E. Los Ret., Milwaukee, WI • Emii Pittsburgh, PA • Roberta Wood, IBEW Local 9, Chicago, Utilities Union, Ret., Los. Ange Harrell, USWA Local 1011, Angeles, OA, Shaw, Rio Rancho, NM • Rose IL • Tim Yeager, UAW Local les, CA • Armeta Dixon, Exec. Gary, IN • Bob Hasse, Iron Hellen Nelson,ILWU auxiliary, Shaw, Rio Randro, NM • Bob Sec'y., SEIU Dist 1199, Balti Worker, Milwaukee, WI • Seattle, ^A • Ken Nelson, Sheehan, Tucson, AZ • 2320, Chicago,_IL People's Weekly World Saturday, May 6,1995 3 Did bombers get arms from army bases? By Tim Wheeler been linked to the Michigan chief of public affairs at Fort Ri Wichita, Nichols told the FBI That same year, agents of Militia, a right-wing extremist ley told New York Newsday, "I that he had held "numerous con the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco The FBI continues its search paramilitary group based in can tell you right now that there versations with McVeigh on how and Firearms (BATF) arrested for suspects in connection with Decker. Michigan. are no missing Army stocks or to make bombs." Nichols and two Green Beret soldiers at the lerrorist bombing of the fed Federal investigators were explosive components." Never McVeigh were in business to Fort Bragg who had stolen 21 eral building in Oklahoma City checking the munitions invento theless, possible links between gether selling Army surplus blocks of C-4 explosive, 32 April 19 which has killed 142 ry at Fort Riley, Kansas, to see if the armed militias and active equipment at gun shows around TNT charges, and 13 Claymore people as of press time, with any TNT was missing.