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DESCRIPTION:(Posted in Solidarity)  For immediate release                               
                                                             February 24, 
 2005  For more information: Marcy Rein , International Longshore and 
 Warehouse Union, 510-847-4443 (cell); Emily Nelson, San Francisco Central 
 Labor Council, 415-440-4809  MEDIA ADVISORY  SF workers say National Park 
 Service must follow the law  “Alcatraz is a landmark—not a Wal-Mart”  
    San Francisco union members will gather to protest the National Parks 
 Service’s illegal and anti-worker bidding process the day NPS’ 
 controversial new contract for the Alcatraz Ferry service is set to hit 
 Capitol Hill. Ferry workers from the Masters, Mates and Pilots (MMP) and 
 the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU), along with members of 
 many of the unions affiliated with the San Francisco Central Labor Council, 
 AFL-CIO, will rally at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 in front of the San 
 FranciscoFerry Building.  Last fall the NPS picked Hornblower Yachts, Inc. 
 to take over the Alcatraz Ferry. Hornblower now operates non-union dining 
 cruises in the San FranciscoBay , San Diego, Newport Beach and Marina del 
 Rey. The IBU and MMP contend the Park Service flouted the law in its 
 bidding process by failing to instruct bidders to take the Service Contract 
 Act into account. The Act requires new companies taking over federal 
 contracts to pay prevailing wages or pay wages and benefits at least equal 
 to those paid by previous contractors. The members of Congress who passed 
 the Act in 1963 wanted to ensure that the government did not encourage a 
 “race to the bottom” by rewarding contractors who cut wages.  The Dept. 
 of Labor has said the Act applies to the Alcatraz contract but the Park 
 Service maintains it does not and refuses to comply. The unions have said 
 they will challenge the NPS in court if the agency continues to ignore the 
 law. The current operator of the Alcatraz service, Blue & Gold Fleet, has 
 already challenged the bid in the federal Court of Claims, questioning 
 whether Hornblower can deliver new boats, repair facilities and generate 
 revenue as promised in its bid. Oral arguments in that case were heard Feb. 
 14 and a decision is expected March 3.        WHAT:   Rally  WHO: union 
 members and other concerned San Francisco residents  WHEN: Wednesday, March 
 1 at 4 p.m.  WHERE: San Francisco Ferry Building (foot of Market Street)    
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 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/02/25/89143.php
SUMMARY:Rally for SF Union Alcatraz Ferry Workers
LOCATION:    San Francisco Ferry Building      Embarcadero at Market Street      
 Harry Bridges Plaza      San Francisco, CA      United States
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