Picket Metro Lighting in Berkeley in Solidarity with IWW Members

[Omaha Steve]

It is to late to join this public picket. I'm sorry I just got this.

http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20070811060142984

Picket Metro Lighting in Berkeley in Solidarity with IWW Members

Saturday, August 11 2007 @ 06:01 AM PDT

Start: Aug 11 2007 - 10:00am
End: Aug 11 2007 - 4:00pm
Timezone: US/Pacific
Event Details: Metro lighting in Berkeley claims to be a "socially and environmentally correct 'green business'," but on Thursday, August 9, 2007, they released caustic alkaline into the air as a result of unsafe disposal.

IWW members and pro-union workers were locked out morning after complaining about a serious chemical exposure in their workplace.



The lock-out is yet another union-busting move on the part of Christa and Lawrence Grown, co-owners of Metro Lighting. Workers have been taking collective action to improve their working conditions over the past five months and are demanding the following before they return to work:

Proper clean-up of dispersed chemicals (caustic alkaline) by a certified abatement company
Certification that the work environment is safe to return to
Raise pay from $10/hr to $12/hr for sales staff
Settle age discrimination violation in a timely manner
Restore IWW flag to flag holder in back workshop
Payment for hours not worked due to this labor dispute

Join our picket in Solidarity.

For more information, call Gabe at 510-395-1324
Location
Metro Lighting
2121 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA
United States

http://www.iww.org/en/node/3561