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Recordings of a Bay Area independent radio news program from 1984-1987 covering labor issues with a primary focus on California. Includes numerous interviews with local labor leaders regarding significant strikes and labor struggles such as the historic Latina-led Watsonville Cannery Strike, United Farm Workers' (UFW) "Wrath of Grapes" campaign, and the month-long SEIU Local 250 Kaiser healthcare workers strike.Additional Descriptive Notes: A majority of episodes begin with a 2-3 minute introduction on the program Labor on the Line followed by a recording of the episode. For more information on each episode, see program notes below: Pt. 1 - 09/04/84: Labor on the Line Pilot Episode Pt. 2 - 11/13/1984: HERE Local 2 restaurant strike | Tom Rankin and response to national and state elections [Reagan and Republican agenda, decline of labor] Pt. 3 - 04/03/85: Workers Compensation reform | Anti-Apartheid struggles |Save Blue Cross jobs Pt. 4 - 09/03/85: Labor Day - UFW vs. The Duke | Culinary Workers ' Battles, HERE Local 2 | UFCW vs. Pak N ' Save | Plant Closing Bill hits Congress | Union Busting at TransAmerica Pt. 5 - 10/30/85: [begins at 3:42] AFL-CIO convention and issues re foreign policy | HERE Local 2 hotel struggles | Walter Johnson, head of SF Labor Council | Occupational illness in Silicon Valley Pt. 6 - 11/22/1985: San Francisco fight for comparable worth | Watsonville Canning strike | US Postal Office scandal raised during APWU postal worker negotiations involving conflict of interest by anti-union law firm Littler Mendelson and Attorney General Edwin Meese| SEIU Local 250 fired workers at Shoreline South Convalescent Hospital | US trade union visit to El Salvador | Workers protections against wrongful firings [last section not included in recording] Pt. 7 - 1/29/86: Late Strike News: UFCW Local P-1 at Hormel and Teamsters Local 912 at Watsonville Packing Houses | SEIU 790 Gets Agreement on San Franciso Comparable Worth | Labor Celebrates Martin Luther King 's Birthday: AFL-CIO Chief Jack Henning Addresses January 20th SF Rally | Oakland Teachers ' Strike: Analysis of Issues in Dispute | Labor/Religious Coalition Developing: Discussion of Catholic Bishops Pastoral Letter & Unions | Airport Labor Coalition Charts New Course for Child Care | VDT Coalition Plans Speak-Out/New Book on Plant Closures Pt. 8 - 2/26/86: Teamsters Settle One Watsonville Strike; One More Hangs Tough | Labor Responds to Texas Air Takeover of Eastern Airlines | Comparable Worth Settlement Breaks Down in San Francisco | Berkeley Set up Its Own Labor Commission | VDT: Window On the Future or Hazard in the Office? | Income & Jobs Action Act: Congressmen Hayes and Dellums Urge Passage Local “Quality of Life" Ordinances Set Stage for Federal Law | Hormel Strikers Visit to the Bay Area for Support Pt. 9 - 3/26/86: Labor Organizes Anti-Apartheid Boycott of Shell Oil in California | Pickets Stand Firm in Defense of Minority Rights in Watsonville | Protest State-Backed Strike-Breaking in TWA Flight Attendant Strike | HERE Local 2 Convention Prepares Rank & Files for Hotel Industry Struggles | UC Berkeley Contracting Out Draws AFSCME and Community Protests | San Mateo Labor Looks at Quality Circle and Worklife Programs | Labor History Collection Unveiled by Labor Archives & Research Center | Hormel Local P-9 Leader Tours Bay Area to Build Strike Solidarity Pt. 10 - [begins at 4:45] 4/23/86: Labor Speaks Out for Peace, Jobs & Justice: San Francisco Demonstration May 19th | "Live From Austin": Proud to March With Local P-9 | Labor Backs Rose Bird: Paul Varacalli Explains Labor's Support | SEIU Local 250 Gears Up For Merritt-Peralta Fight on Two-Tier Wages | UFW Calls for Defunding of ALRB in Defense of Farmworker Rights | 7-Month Strike In Watsonville Continues To Draw Labor Support | Showdown Looms Over Comparable Worth in San Francisco: | SEIU 790 A Look At Quality of Work Life: Good, Bad, or Just Ugly? | Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Slates May 8th Expose Pt. 11 - 5/28/86: "THE WRATH OF GRAPES": UFW Opens New Grape Boycott | Labor Mounts Solidarity Drive for Watsonville Strikers | 8th Annual Conference of Women Miners: A Preview | San Francisco Labor Archives Marks Life of Mayor with Union Roots | Quality of Work Life: Pros & Cons Inside the Circle | May Day, `86: A Holiday Made in The U.S.A. Pt. 12 - 7/2/86: AC Transit Strike Looms--Talks Continue | Jesse Jackson Backs Teamster Cannery Strikers in Watsonville | Transamerica Foundry Closure Sparks Fightback | AFL-CIO Offers Prepaid Legal Services | 1982 Atari Layoffs Lead to $1 Million Apology | Constitutional Rights Threatened in Watsonville | Union Struggles Turn "Skygirls" into Professional Flight Attendants Pt. 13 - 7/30/86: Sugar Workers Set for Long Haul In Bitter Strike | Watsonville Food Workers Teamster Strike Update | UFCW Launches Product Tampering Info Campaign | TWA Flight Attendants Seek San Francisco Supervisor Support, Get Help From Airport Labor Coalition | Safeway Corporation Takeover: Threat to Workers/Consumers | HERE Local 2 Hotel Workers Prepared for Major Contract Fight | Transamerica Delaval Molders Union Puts Up Closure Fight | San Francisco 's Labor Mayor P.H. McCarthy: Untold History Has Political Lessons For Today Pt. 14 - 8/27/86: Job Study Decision Expected on Transamerica Delaval Plant Closure | General Shutdown Possible If Strike Is Forced On Hotel Workers, HERE Local 2 | Winery Workers Crush Take-Back Demands by Vinters | Labor Mourns Death of Dick Groulx, Alameda County Leader | Rally Spells Out Issues In Hotel Industry Negotiations | Watsonville Cannery Strike Marks Anniversary: Key Vote Taken | New Labor Studies Classes Prep Unionists For Struggle | Court Decision Sets Precedent For Garment Workers At Sweatshops Pt. 15 - 9/1/86 Labor Day: UAW Victor Reuther speech on Labor Management Cooperation Quality of Worklife Circles in San Mateo Pt. 16 - 9/24/86: Green Light for Job Saving Study at Transamerica Delaval | Benefit Slated to Aid TWA Flight Attendants | Labor and the November Elections: Cranston vs. Zschau, Bradley vs. Deukmejian, Rose Bird vs. The Political Right | Worker Rights Evaporate Under the Reign of the Duke [Deukmejian] | Labor Offers Alternative Consumer Benefits to Working People Pt. 17 - repeat of Pt. 15 Pt. 18 - 10/22/86: Labor and the 1986 California Elections: Roundup of Events | Prop. 64 AIDS Initiative Unions vs. LaRouche | Threatens Workers | Prop. 65: "Get Tough On Toxics" Initiative Gets Labor Backing and Heavy Corporate Opposition | Prop. 61: Gann Initiative Opposed by Unions as Attack on Public Worker Benefits & Public Services | Alameda County Labor Wins Unique Study to Save Delaval Jobs | Fight Mounts on California Minimum Wage, Frozen Since 1980 Pt. 19 - 11/26/86: Patient Care Suffers as Kaiser Strike Enters Week #5 | OPEU Local 29 Fights for Blue Cross Jobs in Oakland | Molders Local 164 Extends Food Bank to Other Displaced Workers | San Francisco City College Labor Studies Announces New Term Courses | Behind The Strike: Labor Built Kaiser As Nation's Largest HMO | San Francisco Public Employees Challenge City Contracting-Out Of Work | Local Labor Leaders Assess November Election Results Pt. 20 - [begins at 4:14] 1/28/87: Sacramento Teachers Take on Union-Busting Board; Strike Set | Blue Cross Set to Flee Oakland; OPEU Local 29 Fights Back | Reagan Economy Replaces Living Wage Jobs with Poverty Wage Jobs | Duke Plan to Nuke CAL-OSHA; Worker Health and Safety Threatened | Women's Employment Issues Slated for Training Classes | Overtime: Outline of Worker Legal Rights To Extra Pay Pt. 21- [begins at 2:55] 2/25/87: CWA Local 9415 Confronts PacTel Infosystems Union-Busting | Three Unions Vie to Represent 14,000 Northwest Air Employees | 18-Month Watsonville Strike Prolonged by Wells Fargo Loans | Rally Called to Block Transamerica Deleval Oakland Plant Closing | Pink Collar Ghetto a Source of Workplace Stress for Women | Western Workers Labor Heritage Song Fest Traces Cultural Roots Pt. 22 - 3/25/87: Waterfront Confrontation Sparked by Crowley Maritime IBU Strike and support of ILWU| CWA Hits PacTel Infosystems with Labor Board Charges | Oakland Office Employees Cut In Blue Cross Pullout Jobs Study Due In Molders Fight With Transamerica | Victory in 19-Month Watsonville Teamster Strike | Rest Breaks: Worker Rights On The Job Pt. 23 - 4/22/87 CWA Technicians Win Breakthrough with PacTel InfoSystems | "AIDS is a Workplace Issue": San Mateo Labor Conducts Workshop | Teamsters Strike Taylor School Bus Company in Contra Costa County | A Look at Immigration Reform Act: Labor Sees Much Injustice | Delaval Plant Retention Study Released: Results Are Mixed | Building Trades Take on South Korean Non-Union Steel Plant Scheme Pt. 24 - 5/27/87: HERE Local 2 Hotel, Restaurant Workers Gear Up for Tough Bargaining | Electronic "Big Brother" Subliminally Programs Office Workers | Office of the Future: Electronic Liberator or Labor Overseer | Metal Trades Strike Against Shipyard Concessions in 4th Month | Workers Compensation: Promises and Pitfalls in Getting Benefits | Labor Throws Benefit for Plant Closures Project Pt. 25 - 7/01/87: Department Store Workers Ready for Contract Fight | The Duke Nuke's Cal-OSHA--Weaker Federal Agency Takes Over | Contra Costa Public Workers Take on Use and Abuse of Temporary Workers | Temporary Jobs: A Growth Industry--Challenge to Labor | Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Jockey for Labor's Support | HERE Local 2 Union Readies for Major Restaurant Contract Struggle in San Francisco Pt. 26 - [begins at 2:47] 7/29/87: NALC Postal Bargaining Defends Contract Conditions: Members to Vote | Table Grape Boycott Gets City Council Boost | Congress for Economic Justice Considers Economic Bill of Rights | Contra Costa Building Trades Workers Tackle USS-Posco Jobs Fight | Refusing Hazardous Work: A Primer on Worker Rights | Social Security Electronic Data Files Undercut Work Conditions | Central Valley News Guild Members Target of McClatchy Chain | Littler, Mendelson Firm Behind 7 Week Old Printers Strike Pt. 27 - 8/26/87: 11 Week Printers' Strike Challenges Union-Busting Effort | Congress for Economic Justice Draws Unions & Community Together in Oakland | Labor Rally Protests Non-Union Overhaul of Pittsburg | Non-union renovations at USX Steel Plant | HERE Local 2 San Francisco Restaurant Workers Confront Area's Elite in Contract Fight | CWA Techs Celebrate Victory in Survival Battle at PacTel | Tips for Dealing with Sexual Harassment on the Job | Ken Blaylock of AFGE Speech Brings Labor Foreign Policy Debate to Bay Area [CISTUR] Pt. 28 - [duplicate recording of 8.26.87 program, Pt. 27] Pt. 29 - 9/23/87: NFL Players Strike Over Free Agency: Owners Recruit Scabs | Restaurant & Club Workers' Battle Focuses On Snooty Bohemian Club, HERE Local 2 | Workers at Oakland's Mama's Royal Cafe Seek Union Rights, HERE Local 28 | Lifesavers Organize for Basic Rights, Respect, and Decent Pay | Foreign Policy Debate Looms at AFL-CIO Convention Over Contra Aid | Alameda & San Francisco Counties Inaugurate Workfare Scheme Countering Sexual Harassment by Co-Workers: Tips and Strategies
Cannery workers--California Labor union leaders--California Labor union members--California Labor unions--California--History Medical personnel--California Medical personnel--Labor unions--United States Mexican American women--California--History Strikes and lockouts--Cannery workers--California--Watsonville Watsonville Canning Strike, Watsonville, Calif., 1985-1987 Women cannery workers--California--Watsonville Women labor union members--California--History Service Employees International Union. Local 250 (San Francisco, Calif.) United Farm Workers
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Labor Archives and Research Center, J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State University California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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