)5!ALS Fedt Condlemnns Spr-i-nt FrnsPg 3 Vol. 37-No. 29 JulY 29, 1994 Conventon ChatsCou Ise Henning, Cheersfor Gruhn Reelected Feinstei.n Jack was elected to a Henning Kathleen Brown was the star, and new two-year term as executive sec- retary-treasurer of the California Kathleen Connell and Tony Miller Labor gave strong performances as well Federation, and Albin Ji. last at Sacramento Gruhn was elected to a new term as Wednesday night this week. as state AFL-CIO convention dele- president sat as the California Commit- The actions came gates Wednesday tee on Political Education to deter- during the 20th biennial convention mine endorsements and recommen- of the state AFL-CIO as 346 dele- dations for the Nov. 8 general gates speaking for more than two election.- million California members of affil- Senator Dianne set Feinstein, who iated unions policies and priori- was detained in was ties to guide the federation through Washington, 1996. endorsed without dissent. The 36 vice who with Richard 1. Walsh, national COPE presidents director gave a frank appraisal of Henning and Gruhn constitute the the challenges organized labor and Executive Council also were re- its Democratic allies face in Novem- elected during convention sessions ber. He warned also that at the Radisson Hotel in Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jack Henning,, left, and President Albin Gruim acknowledge aplueOf growing delegates who re-elected last public. cynicism regarding political Sacramento. them. WednesdW.~ could affect statements of processes profoundly TNventy-two policy the outcome if large numbers of vo- were endorsed. The federation's ters fail to cast ballots. course the next two 'Global unionism Is for years also Proposes "I1t .ifr.a very different -political was.defined during debates as d6le-. Henning.. t.he*.Aswer:to* " 30 resolutions and year, Walsh declared. gates approved global capitalism. But the real sparks flew an hour rejected others. There is no-other later into the convention proceed- Endorsements for the Nov 8 gen- Global1 Unionism answer' ings when delegates decided, after endl election came Wednesday night Executive Secretary-Treasurer The proposal brought an'ovation intense debate, *to withhold COPE as delegates convened as the state -Jack Henning endorsement from five of the Cali- AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Jack Henning of the California La- from delegates representing more bor Federation has sounded a dra- than two million' members of AFL- fornia Democrats in the House of Education (COPE). since the mid-l9th Century when Representatives who parted com- matic plea for global unionism to CIO unions in California. the Industrial Revolution Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R. counter the depredations of global Henning opened his biennial state changed. pany with labor last November and Donahue of the AFL-CIO warned forever the relationship between voted for the North American Free capitalism. of the federation address by telling worker and in a keynote address on Monday It came during the state AFL- listeners to look to their pit-printed employer," Henning Trade Agre6ement. morning that American corpora- CIO leader's address to the 20th bi- convention booklets for his formal was said and written that in State Treasurer Brown, labor's tions themselves from sakt candidate for governor, drew an "de-linking" ennial convention of the federation report on federation actions during that era inanimate objects entered the national interest pose grievous Tuesday at the Radisson Hotel in the past 24 months. Instead of read- ovation when she told the delegates: new for the and the factories and came out refined "You and I are going to hold Pete problems country Sacramento. ing it to them, he saidi he ""would and And from those for the labor movement. ""The AFL-CIO should issue a on certain essential scintillating. Wilson accountable in November. speak aspects of same factories, there came forth so convention call to all of the unions the labor movement in the present We are going to take California Richard J. Walsh, national COPE often, decade after decade, workers from worst to first."91 director, told delegates during the of the now-prevailing free world. At time and its present relationship to with broken their that convention there could be char- the future." bodies, humanity Connell, the- financial consultant Wednesqday night endorsement sesq- denied. That. was *the impact of the tered treaties and accords of defense He pointed out that the "never- Industrial Revolution on the to ban and abolish the cannibalism ending conflict between labor and workers of the west and, ultimately, that becomes necessary when capi- employers" continues into the era of on the workers of the world. Coverage -of the 20th Bi1- tal controls the respective societies global capitalism in which "Ameri- ennial Convention of the of the nations of the world," Hen- can capital spits on the American "It is the human disposition to California Labor Federa- ning declared. flag" when doing so suits its resist tyranny. In the cesspools of tion will continue in next "Global unionism is the answer capitalism, there came a response. purpose. Modern unionism. The unionism Friday's edition of the Cal- to global capitalism. There is no "'American labor has been in con- ifornia AFL-CIO News. other answer."~ tinuing conflict with capitalism (Continued on'Page 4) I Delegates Denounce.Prop 187 Proposition 187, the anti-immi- At the same session, they put issue of this election" so-called ""save our state"9 ini- gubernatorial a year in taxes, and of that $90 bil- grant, COPE's endorsement on Proposi- by Dolores Huerta, first vice presi- lion they get back less than $5 bil- tiative on the Nov. 8 ballot, was tion 186, the single-payer health dent of the Farm 0 United Workers. most of which into refu- condemned by California Labor care initiative, and recomnmended lion, goes S for the Federation convention this defeat of "This initiative is a political ploy gee programs people who I. C delegates Proposition 184, the have been here under var- 3. week at Sacramento. "three strikes" measure, by Pete Wilson, a political ploy for brought 0 this election," Huerta declared. ious failed government policies U "Our state needs real change to The resolution denouncing *1 the economic welfare of "They know that it is unconstitu- from Korea, *from Vietnam, Cam- improve "SOS" calls for recruiting and ex- bodia, Cuba, Russia, Iran, et- 5 working people and not the sort of pending resources from state AFL- tional, but they don't care because Iraq, z are into the cetera," Huerta- said.- .3 I harsh, vindictive, unnecessary and CIO affiliates to defeat the basically they playing racism in our to to win little of that S counter-productive measures of- initiative. society try "Very money goes,to Ct as the November elections."1 people from Mexico or Latin Amer- n 2 fered by SOS cover for failed Executive Secretary-Treasurer politicians," the delegates declared Jack Henning called it.,(".a dreadful Huerta condemned lies and mis- ica simply because, as you know, in a resolution that was approved measure."V representation being spread by many of the Central American peo- do not C unanimously on Tuesday He warned that it will be neces- backers of the initiative in an effort ple qualify for refugee .0 On Wednesday evening, acting sary to muster funds and campaign to blame immigrant workers for status." as the State Committee on Political support at a time*when labor's re- California's financial problems. The savings and loan debacle, Education (COPE), the delegates sources are stretched thin by other She cited facts that must be got- which has cost the government formally recommended that voters Nov. 8 issues and races. ten out to the public. close to $300 billion, had nothing to reject Proposition 187. It was labeled "the Willy Horton "Immigrants pay over $90 billion (Continued on Page 4) U.S.oSenator Dbianne.,Feinstein (t) House of .Representatives .iMst, 1. Dan Hamburg (D) 2. Mary' Jacobs (D) 3. Vic- Fazio (D) 4. -.Katie Hirning (D) 5. Robert Matsui (D) 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) 7. George' Miller (D) 8. Open (D) No Endorsement (R) 9. Ronald V Dellunms, (D) Gray Davis 10. Ellen Schwartz (D) 11I. Randy A. Perry (D) 12. Tom Lantos (D) 13. Fortney (Pete) Stark (D) 14. Open () Endorsemnents No Endorsement (Continuedfrom Page 1) nia," Angelides said, pointing out (R) that he 15*. Norm Mineta .(D) and who won grew up during the Pat university professor Brown and wants see the 16. Zoe COPE's endorsement for state con- years go Lofgren (D) troller, held the delegates' attention values of that era restored. 17. No Endorsement when she laid out her "A society whose only capital in- 18. Gary A. Condit (D) preparedness vestment is five new prisons is -a program for December of 1995 society in trouble," he added. 19. Rick Lehman (D) when draconian cuts in state ser- Other candidates for*statewide of- 20. -No Endorsement vices will be mandated if revenues fice addressed the dlgts earlier 21. John L. Evans (D) fall short of what will be 'needed to in the convention. pay back the billions Wilson bor- 22. Walter Holden Capps (D) rowed to precariously balance the Tom Umberg, the Orange 2.Kevin Ready (D) current County assembly member endorsed 24. C. Beilenson budget. for attorney general, said he will Anthony (D) As things stand, Connell warned, make.the states chief law enforce- 25. James H. Gilmartin (D) California is headed for "a catastro- 26. Howard L. Berman (D) phe of historic proportions." ment office a- friend to workdig men and women. and to educators,. in 27.. Doug Kahn (D) Miller, acting secretary of state contrast to.