When is a free election--not?

Sacramento Bee publishes Blue Diamond workers' op-ed

Just before the Sacramento City Council voted in December to support the Blue Diamond workers, the Bee ran an editorial slamming the resolution and the council members who sponsored it. Blue Diamond Organizing Committee members got upset enough to request a meeting with the paper's editorial board. The Bee agreed. The editorial board members who attended the January meeting listened hard and asked hard questions. At the end, the workers asked for a chance to air their point of view. The piece below is the result.

Respect for workers and right to unionize

By Ivo Camilo - Special To The Bee

Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, March 23, 2007

Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B7

When is a free election not?

The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the most sweeping change in U.S. labor law in almost 60 years. The Employee Free Choice Act, approved March 1, aims to level the playing field between employers and employees in union elections. The experience of workers trying to organize at Blue Diamond Growers here in Sacramento shows how much we need this law.

Read the whole op-ed.

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