c#OSLJ ~3 Mid-Term lectons Tt w1q a Prim elertinniorht fr jVVIr'aJj.ltuSLnfn, a* 1tWix rafc%I'lumiUa11.rs,rP.;.%vm. IIVWJjP sniadow over iabor's chances to ad- favorable votes on labor's bills. labor Tuesday, as voters turned Brown,. in her concession speech,' vance joyto her. labor supporters in one o from Kathleen progressive legislation Anti-labor compromise by Demo-- away Brown's* prom- noted there remains much wvork to through the capitol next year. the most,*Contentious campaigns ise to make the California dream be done to the life to crats on- legislation would ruin the waged in years. bring good Withouta pro-labor governor labor-Demfocratic alliance.- come true. every segment of the state's popula- and a Democratic majority in the Feinstein ha*s yet to claim victory, Although a united union effort to tion. Her included a .There were -splashes of sunshine and. refuses to concede campaign plan Assembly, the State Senate may be in the mid-term elections however. Huffington put labor's endorsed candidate in to create well-paid jobs for well- tempted to break the expected legis- defeat with 500,000 absentee bal- the state's highest office was frus- trained workers and rescuing educa- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's lots still to count -in a close 'contest. lative gridlock. With only a slim apparent victory over Michael Huff- trated, the AFL-CIO movement re-* tion from 12 years of executive Democratic- advantage in -the Sen- Feinstein garnered.46,6 percent of mained undaunted in its quest. to ington, the Republican candidate the vote to neglect, ate, the upper house will be reluc- who ran on Huffingtonfs 45.*percent. bring a better life to all working The election results cast a Proposition 187'*'s racist dark tant to break through.with deciding t Huffington, -the Texan oil mul- anti-immigran platform, brought (Continued on Page 4) Vol. 37-No. 44 November .11, 1994 News Unions B3race For..Scabs NLBR Talks aimed at ending San Fran- cisco's newspaper strike continued in Mayor Jordan's office this week. Hears, Some progress was made when a tentative agreement was reached late last night between one union and the newspaper publishers. Sprint Members of Machinists Local 1327, which recently joined the Conference* of Newspaper Unions, Threats. will honor the picket lines until the Workers illegally fired from La other eight unions on strike return Conexion Famili;'ar, the Spanish-lan- to work, said Business Manager guage telecommunications subsid- John Moran. A ratification date is iary, for trying to sign up with the yet to bet announced. Communications Workers of Amer- The mayor announced that pub- ica, got a boost this week as the lishers of the San Francisco Chroni- NLRB's unfair labor practices trial cle and* Examiner had agreed to formally got underway. postpone on a day to day basis, their The NLRB complaint includes threat to permanently replace 2,600 intimidating threats against workers striking workers. at La Conexion Familiar made by The publishers had.earlier noti- Sprint.supervisors. While the em- fied all striking workers they would ployers have not admitted that they be replaced if they had not reported violated the National Labor Rela- back, to work by 5 p.m. this Striking workers at the S.E. Chronicle/Exanewr 5th and Mission Streets. site confront scab van driven by a tions Act, they have agreed that cer- Wednesday. uniformed Huffmaster security guard hired by the Newspaper -Agency.Poo y.Jd ak tain facts stipulated to would not be Doug Cuthbertson,. chairman of disputed. The -stipulations could al- the The Conference unions are. seek- efght-union Conference of ing annual 3.5 percent increases, low Administrative~ Law Judge Ger- Newspaper Unions stated that man- ald Wacknov to conclude that La decision to retroactive to the 1993 expiration agement's delay firing date. Job classification issues con- Conexion Familiar managers vio- strikers was "a gesture of good faith lated the Act. in view of cerning librarians represented -by*~ progress at the table." But the Newspaper Guild Local 52, and The board i's'alleging that La he reported that the two sides re-- issues for, Conexion Familiar unlawfully mained far on issues. job security Machinist apart key Union mechanics remain closed their .San Francisco* facility Looming large in the dispute is unresolved. (Continued on Pazge 4) the publishers' plan to eliminate 150. As the jobs of Teamster Local 921 delivery November 9 deadline to !M il drivers. return to work or lose jobs ap XK. NOTICE .Last proached, several well known col-~ The California AFL-CIO Thursday,. management told umnists vowed to out a the news media that stay until % News will hencefort*h be pub- they actually fair settlement was reached. The r. ~ lished on a sought to fire no drivers and would twice -a-month columnists included Herb . / be* content to reduce jobs Caen, ~ S, basis. Rising costs have com- through Rob Morse, Stephanie Salter, Ray-------- pelled us temporarily to aban- attrition. However, once back at the and Art bargaining table, management made Ratto, Hoppe. don weekly publication. no such offer. A mass rally Wednesday momn Until this issue, the Califor- nia AFL-CIO News The newspaper management also ing of strikers and supporters from < i. remained is offering a 19 month wage freeze, the trade union movement greeted/ / s a followed by 2.5 percent raises. (Continued on Page 4) Huffmaster' guard, closes, gate after scab van passes through. HERE BafthesHotel,VWinsAL*-Co tPark Sheraton Boycott economic issues, the new owners, a Disneyland VWorkers precedent setting contract language Looms at San pair of Singapore-based business- will be -helpful for other unions at Ma Pedro men, have forced the union to seek Ratify New Contract the -park as well. Some 140 hotel workers, primar- a labor/community- boycott -of -the Ninety-eight percent of cashiers,- Sheraton. Hundreds of jubilant culinary cooks And* other P ily Latino immigrants and members workers, members of Hotel and culinary workers S of Hotel and Restaurant "The owners have hinted at a de- voted to accept the pact,.giving Employees certification but haven't Restaurant Employees Local 681, Local are in a attempt yet them a pay boost and increased job A 681, locked tenacious. produced any documentation," said celebrated the* ratification of a new ~ truggle with the San Pedro Sher- three year collectively security. aton's new Alberto Mejia-Moreno, the local's bargained .The.agreement,, covering about owners who insist the director of organization. contract with Disneyland Theme S workers toil a second year under a Park last 1,600 workers, was reached late at In a letter to Harbor District City. week, thus averting a pos- night before the day of expiration. F concessionary agreement initiated' Councilman sible strike. Sj by the hotel's previous owners in Rudy. Svorinich, Jr., Union,leaders saidDisney execu- Angela Keefe,.presdent of the local Union leaders called the settle- tives' initial proposals included S October, 1993.iNhe current pro- ment- an- 5 posal also calls for loss of benefits outlined prior events, "When wie impressive victory for the more take-aways than they had ever and deterioration of seniority rights. met on September 13,. the employers members, providing not onOly a three seen -beform stated they were. in the. proc*ess of percent annual* wage increase that Most workers felt strongly that. .Plans to launch a boycott against will Ahead. of the hotel are in the works. 'shopping' alternative' health care keep -wages inflation, two issues emerging from the *be- plans, but. said that would not as well as denying management a ginning of the talks were just.as im- After months of negotiations, of change their-offer. The stated free- hand. to institute contracting which only -one -day was spent on they portant as a pay increase. One of the (Cottinued oot Page. 4) out of. union jobs. Important new (Continued on Page 4) Jubilant members of United Service Employees Local 616 celebrate organizing 6000 howecare workers. "Union HomnecarWoks JInE U Alameda County homecare workers are among the fastest grow- Alameda. County Administration ongoing,fiscal crisis only. exacer- cal 616. "Their work. is.far too-valu- Workers, some*6,000 strong, voted ing sector of the health care-work building. in 0akland.O ."Now we bate.d matters. Often paycheck -able to be minimum wage jobs. wit no -benefits and no for union representation 'last week force - growing an average 30 per- ready for the bargaiifing table. It's. would be late -or there would be ar- security.. They by.-an overwhelming 10 to one* cent a year. They emerged in the time -we took -some control." bitrary reductions in hours. deserve higher pay, benefits, and re- margin. 1970's as a cost-effective alternative Like all other homecare workers, In lobbying for the- creation of a spect, and were. going to. fight 'until For the last year and a half the to hospital and nursing home care. Alameda Countys have been tradi- public,guthority, SEW was joined we get it." workers have been engaged in an Long overlooked, and weary 'inlyregarded as "indepndent by co*nsumer groups representing Richard- Sanchez, a homecare organizing campaign, part of the with low pay usually at the .mini- providers"*emnployed by -their. cli- the-elderly and disabled.' *worker for'.eight years who cares for SEIU's nationwide effort to repre- mum wage level, no. benefits, iso- ents, therefore- unable to negotiate The promise of a tax. savings.,re- disabled children,* said, Some-. sent* these historically underpaid lated and difficult working condi- collectively with a single employer.