| California Labor Federation Spotlight November 14 |
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Stand Up Against Worker Takeaways Just two days after working families helped bring change to America in a historic election, Governor Schwarzenegger responded with more of the same worker takeaway proposals we have been fighting for years. Withunemployment at a record-high and families struggling to keep their homes, Schwarzenegger says the way to "stimulate" the economy is to cut worker overtime pay and take away meal breaks.California workers cannot afford a pay cut and taking money out of our pockets does nothing to help the economy or fix the budget. Send a letter to legislative leaders today, and tell them that working families need real economic stimulus that creates jobs and repairs our safety net, not more of the same anti-worker agenda. To send a letter, visit www.unionvoice.org/campaign/worker_takeaways Election Update- State Legislative Races Votes are still being counted in three of Labor’s target districts- Assembly District 10, Senate District 19 and Congressional District 4. The races are very close, and there are still thousands of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots left to be counted. Figures are being updated daily by the California Secretary of State. For the latest results, visit http://vote.sos.ca.gov/close.html Woodfin Hotel Workers March and Rally For Back Wages In an effort to avoid paying workers the back wages owed to them, management at the Woodfin Suites in Emeryville have spent the last year bullying workers through trials, hearings, firings, scare tactics and deportation threats. On Monday, November 17th at 7 PM, the Emeryville City Council will hear the case of the Woodfin workers' back wages. Show your support for these workers at a march and rally from Woodfin Suites (5800 Shellmound in Emeryville) toEmeryville City Hall (1333 Park Ave in Emeryville). The march will begin at Woodfin Suites at 5pm; the rally will take place at City Hall at 7pm. To learn more, visit http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1732/t/44/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=45879 CFA Files Unfair Labor Charge Over Unpaid Raises at CSU On Monday, the California Faculty Association filed an unfair labor practice charge against the CSU. The charge argues that the CSU Chancellor reopened bargaining on the grounds that not enough money was available for raises, and then voluntarily reduced the pool from which those raises could be paid by $31.3 million dollars. To view the charge, go to http://www.calfac.org/allpdf/bargaining/ULPfiling_111008.pdf
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