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DESCRIPTION:: SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKING WORKERS  : AGAINST UNION-BUSTING EMPLOYER - 
 BERKELEY HONDA  :  : The new owners at Berkeley Honda are attempting to 
 crush the union (IAM  : Lodge 1546).  The workers are ON STRIKE! Berkeley 
 Honda management has  : unilaterally withdrawn from the defined benefit 
 pension plan.  Fifteen  : workers averaging 20 years of seniority, 
 including an African American  : employee with 31 years of tenure, have 
 lost their jobs.  Management  : recruited recent graduates of a technical 
 school as  : replacements.   Although other Honda dealerships in the area 
 have normal  : bargaining relationships with the Machinists Union that 
 represents their  : employees, it is crystal clear that new owners of 
 Berkeley Honda have no  : interest in bargaining in good faith and are 
 intent on busting the union.  :  : People of conscience in Berkeley, and in 
 particular working people, cannot  : allow Berkeley Honda to get away with 
 these ruthless corporate  : practices.  This is a community that values 
 social justice and puts a  : premium on fair treatment of workers.  We urge 
 customers of Berkeley Honda  : to refrain from doing business there until 
 management and the workers reach  : a mutually acceptable resolution to 
 this dispute.  :  : Let Berkeley Honda know they can't do business like 
 this in our  : community.  There is no room for predatory capitalism in the 
 City of Berkeley.  :  : Show your support for these workers -- turn out at 
 Berkeley Honda (Shattuck  : and Parker) in solidarity with the strikers on 
 Thursday, August 11th, from  : 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 13 
 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Please  : join us and bring your friends and 
 neighbors.  If you have organizational  : connections, please encourage 
 their participation.  You can also stop by  : the picketlines any time 
 Monday-Through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30  : p.m. to express your 
 solidarity - or just honk when you pass by.  :  : Bay Area Labor Committee 
 for Peace & Justice\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/08/12/73313.php
SUMMARY:RALLY FOR JUSTICE AT BERKELEY HONDA
LOCATION:SHATTUCK AT PARKER, DOWNTOWN BERKELEY
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/08/12/73313.php
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