The Coalition of Immokalee Workers will be at Wichita State
this week to describe the conditions in the tomato fields of
Florida, explain Dine with Dignity campaign in detail, and the
steps students, faculty, and community can take on our campus
against our food service provider, Sodexo.
They will be speaking to many classes and will hold an
educational meeting --open to the public on Thursday.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
WSU Rhatigan Student Center Room 215
Also, during the afternoon of Thursday Oct 8th, WSU
students will be having a Tomato Challenge from 11am-1pm in
front of the Rhatigan Student Center, so make sure to come out
and participate!
These events are being organize by WSU's Student Labor Action
Project.
World Day for Decent Work
October 7 is the World Day for Decent
Work The economic crisis threatens the jobs and futures of
people everywhere. Decades of deregulation, and the greed and
excess of a tiny minority, have pushed the world into the
deepest recession since the 1930s. Decent work must be at the
center of government actions to bring back economic growth and
build a new global economy that puts people first. Join with the
International Trade Union Confederation in the campaign for
economic recovery and reform on the World Day for Decent Work
It is organized by the International Trade Union
Confederation (ITUC). ITUC is the main international trade union
organization, representing the interests of working people
worldwide.
Recovery Act Protects More Than 1,000 Public Safety
Jobs in Kansas
Topeka, KS -State and local public safety programs have been
hit hard by declining revenues and the national recession; but
thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Kansas
remains safe and secure as more than 1,000 public safety jobs
are protected. MORE
Prairie Land Food--October Sneak Peeks and Specials
2 Ways to
Order
1. Order at the IAM or CWA or
other community host site using cash, check or the Vision
Card / Food Stamps.
2. Order online at www.prairielandfood.com pay
by check or Debit card
A pak is $24 plus 2 hours of volunteer time.
OCTOBER Prairie Pak "SNEAK PEEK" B/S
– Boneless Skinless *F/C – Fully Cooked *IQF –
Individually Quick Frozen
- Tyson Chicken Skillet Creations – 1 1/2 LBS
- Springhill Bacon – 1 LB
- Lean Beef Stew – 1 LB
- Ready to cook Jumbo Breaded Shrimp –
- 1 LB Sweet Italian Sausage Links
- 1 LB Plus a variety of 6 to 8 fresh fruits and vegetables
Note:
Due to market conditions and to maintain quality, items are
subject to change. All for $24.00 and 2 hours of Volunteer
Service. **Required to purchase one Prairie Pak, then optional
packages (Meat Only, Fruit & Veggie, Specials) can be added
in any quantity.
Rogers to Receive NAACP Award
Rita Rogers, assistant directing business managaer for IAM
District 70 will receive the prestigious Ronald A Walters Civic
Leadership Award at the Wichita Branch NAACP 65th Annual Legacy
Awards Banquet on October 17th. There is a reception beginning
at 6pm Wichita The event will be held at the Marriott Hotel
Tickets ($60)are on sale now!
For ticket info or reservations contact
tickets@wichitanaacp.org
This Week in Labor History
October 5 Polish Solidarity union founder
Lech Walesa wins the Nobel Peace Prize - 1983
October 6 First National Conference of Trade
Union Women - 1918 1,700 female flight attendants win 18-year,
$37 million suit against United Airlines. They had been fired
for getting married - 1986
October 7 Joe Hill, labor leader and song
writer, born in Gavle, Sweden - 1879
October 8 Structural Building Trades
Alliance organizes in Indianapolis with goal of eliminating
jurisdictional strikes that were seriously disrupting the
industry and shoring up the power of international unions over
local building trades councils. Conflicts between large and
small unions doomed the group and it disbanded six years later -
1902
October 9 United Hebrew Trades is organized
in New York by shirtmaker Morris Hillquit and others. Hillquit
would later would become leader of the Socialist Party - 1888
October 10 Six days into a cotton field
strike by 18,000 Mexican and Mexican-American workers in Pixley,
Calif., four strikers are killed and six wounded; eight growers
were indicted and charged with murder - 1933
October 11 The Miners’ National
Association is formed in Youngstown, Ohio, with the goal of
uniting all miners, regardless of skill or ethnic background -
1873
In Brief
During the Demofest 2009, held in Wichita on Saturday,
October 3rd, the Labor Caucus endorsed the Wyandotte Stadium
proposal. Mayor Reardon supported the measure and a
representative from his office presented a request from the
Building Trades requesting the endorsement.
APWU 735 President Christine Pruitt led a delegation to the
postal workers All Crafts conference in Las Vegas. At the
conference, APWUnational President William Burrus announced that
he would not be a candidate in the union's 2010 election.
SPEEA will host a Fall Festival for its members on October
17.
In union solidarity,
Stuart Elliott
Webmaster
Kansas
Workbeat
Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
3219 W. Central Wichita Kansas 67203
316-941-4061
