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Hundreds of Workers Protest Governor’s Proposal to Weaken their Rights
On Tuesday, hundreds of San Francisco’s workers came before the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to protest Governor Schwarzeneggers’s proposal to ease laws protecting a worker’s right to lunch breaks. While groups like the California Labor Federation (CLF) gathered at a press conference to condemn the governor’s continual erosion of worker’s rights, the DLSE heard from a diverse group of workers pleading for protection from abusive employers.
“If you look at all the violations under the current labor laws, we need to organize for strengthening labor laws not weakening them,” said Chloe Osmer of the CLF.
Hundreds of workers from various unions and all over the Bay Area, some coming from as far as Sonoma and Salinas, complained about working long hours without bathroom breaks or physical rest.
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Hundreds of workers from various unions and all over the Bay Area, some coming from as far as Sonoma and Salinas, complained about working long hours without bathroom breaks or physical rest.
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Interviews with organizers and breakdown of legislation will be covered on this month's upcoming episode of StreetLevel TV, airing the first Saturday of every month in SF on Ch. 29, and the second and third weeks in Berkeley on Ch. 28.
Check out http://www.videoactivism.org/show for air times.
Check out http://www.videoactivism.org/show for air times.
For more information:
http://www.videoactivism.org/show
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