On Saturday January 31st there was a protest against Safeway in the East Bay. Over 1000 people gathered at Mosswood Park and marched to the Safeway at Broadway and 51st St. As hundreds picketed in front of the store, several local labor organizers and clergy sat down in the road in an act of civil disobedience.
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Actions in LA this weekend: Critical Mass | March of 20,000 people
The strike by 70,000 Vons, Ralph’s and Albertson workers for affordable healthcare is now past its 100th day. If the giant food chains gets it way health costs for these workers will rise 50% and put it out of reach for many who make an average of $20,000 a year. The contract for Northern California grocery store workers expires this summer and the struggle being waged in the South will have a big impact on their contract as well as the entire labor movement. The state Attorney General's Office is expected to file a lawsuit Monday alleging the companies are breaking antitrust laws in an effort to crush the union. Questions are also being raised about the treatment of janitors placed at the supermarkets by janitorial contracting companies; evidence suggests the supermarkets knew the janitors were not being paid as required by California wage and hour laws, and permitted the exploitation.
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