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Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Labor & WorkersUCSC Workers Offer New Year Resolutions To Shape Up UC
Members of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) Local 3299 (custodians, food service workers, gardeners, maintenance workers, shuttle drivers and medical center workers) as well as students, teachers, and community allies, rallied at UC Santa Cruz on January 31st, the same day AFSCME's contract with the University of California (UC) expired. The demonstration coincided with AFSCME Local 3299's statewide delegations to all five UC medical center CEOs and all ten campus Chancellors to present a list of seven new year resolutions that the UC System must adopt to ensure quality patient care and student services.  imperious_1-31-08.jpg FOR MORE PHOTOS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT:
Rally in UCSC's Baytree Plaza Demands Justice for UC's Lowest Wage Workers http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/02/18476622.php
Taking Back UC!
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Security
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Rosario Cortes, Custodian
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Kerr Hall
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Tony Madrigal, Santa Cruz City Councilperson
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Amy Newell, UPTE Organizer
 amy_1-31-08.jpg University Professional & Technical Employees (UPTE) was founded in 1990 to organize workers at the University of California.
http://www.upte.org
Jenny Chan, from Hong Kong
 jenny_1-31-08.jpg Jenny Chan is chief coordinator of Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) in Hong Kong and a steering committee member of GoodElectronics. She received her M.Phil. in Sociology at the University of Hong Kong in May 2006.
Labor Solidarity
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Jesper Nielsen
 jesper_1-31-08.jpg Jesper Nielsen is international adviser for the United Federation of Danish Workers, which has 360,000 affiliates. He works with trade union development cooperation mainly in Central America and Africa, and with international solidarity campaigns. He was previously based in Nicaragua working with projects in Latin America.
Dana Frank, UCSC History Professor
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Robert Chacanaca, MBCLC President and AFT Member
 robert_1-31-08.jpg The Monterey Bay Central Labor Council is the "union of all the unions", representing 60 AFL-CIO and Change to Win labor unions on California's central coast.
http://www.montereybaylabor.org The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers. It is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO. http://www.aft.org
Yolanda Lopez, Custodian
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Jose La Luz, Director of AFSCME International Leadership Academy
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Students
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Felicia McGinty, UCSC's Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
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New Year Resolutions
 resolutions_1-31-08.jpg Maria Padilla presents 7 new year resolutions to help UC become the good employer and neighbor Californians want.
“Failing California’s Communities: How the University of California’s Low Wages Affect Surrounding Cities and Neighborhoods” http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/02/18476618.php
Maria Padilla, Principle Food Service Worker
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More Photos and Background Information
FOR MORE PHOTOS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT:
Rally in UCSC's Baytree Plaza Demands Justice for UC's Lowest Wage Workers http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/02/18476622.php |
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