7/30: Waste Management Inc. Campaign -- Solidarity Breakfast

Waste Management Inc. Campaign: Support Workers Locked Out & Honoring Picket Lines

SOLIDARITY BREAKFAST -- 8:30AM, MONDAY, JULY 30

at ILWU Local 6

99 Hegenberger Rd, Oakland, CA



Bay Area Trade Unionists and Supporters,



The Teamsters Union Local 70, the Machinists Lodge 1546 and International Longshoremen Local 6 are all impacted by a lockout by Waste Management Incorporated.



Waste Management Incorporated locked out 500 Oakland area workers despite a public pledge by IBT Local 70 to not strike and to continue good faith negotiations after the contract expired on June 30, 2007. 80 Machinists have been locked out as well. Nearly 300 members of ILWU Local 6 were told they "had the right" to cross the picket line in the event of a strike or lockout. However, we all know that solidarity is our only choice to survive in these situations. Teamster members are entitled to unemployment benefits due to their locked out status. Machinists are hoping for these benefits as well. However, many of the lower paid workers -- the recycling, clerical and landfill workers in ILWU Local 6, respecting the picket line, will not qualify for unemployment and are not eligible for strike funds.



We are asking you to help in this critical fight. Nearly 1,000 workers overall are involved in this fight. Nearly 300 ILWU members are holding up their end without a safety net to catch their fall.



Please send in your pledges and contributions today to the Alameda Labor Council Hardship Fund. This fund is available to all union members impacted by the Waste Management lockout. However, we are especially mindful of the situation of our 300 ILWU brothers and sisters who are holding the line against a company that shows no regard for the lives of any of its workers.



Come join our Solidarity Breakfast on Monday, July 30 at 8:30 am, 99 Hegenberger Road, Oakland. BRING YOUR CHECK BOOK!!



þ $350 will replace one week?s take home pay for one worker

þ $1,000 will help pay rent or a mortgage for one month

þ $4,500 will pay our grocery bill this week

þ $7,500 will make you a hero



Please make your contributions to:

Alameda Labor Council Hardship Fund, 100 Hegenberger Rd., Suite 150, Oakland CA 94621



In unity,



Sharon Cornu, Executive Secretary -Treasurer Tim Paulson, Executive Director

Central Labor Council of Alameda County San Francisco Labor Council





Shelley Kessler, Executive Secretary-Treasurer Pam Aguilar, Executive Secretary -Treasurer

San Mateo Central Labor Council Contra Costa Central Labor Council



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