SELECTED STRIKES IN ORANGE COUNTY, 1979-1989

1979 Start Date: Feb. 7 Union: Aluminum Workers International Union, Local 318 Employer: Anaconda Co. Grievance: Wages Start Date: March 5 Union: International Assn. of Machinists, Lodges 94, 1235, 1484; Cement Masons Local 52; Iron Workers Local 433; Plasterer Union Local 489; Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Fitters Division of Local Union 250; Plumbers Local 582; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 441; Operating Engineers Local 501; Teamsters Local 235; Laborers Local 652; Sheet Metal Workers 420 Employer: Disneyland Grievance: Wages and fringe benefits Start Date: May 24 Union: Rangers Employer: Lion Country Safari Grievance: Unfair labor practices, animal abuse and unsafe working conditions Start Date: Sept. 10 Union: Hughes Airline Employees Assn. Employer: Hughes Airwest Grievance: Wages 1980 Start Date: April 14 Union: Bus drivers Employer: Pinetree Transportation Co. Grievance: Union affiliation, wages and working conditions Start Date: Sept. 10 Union: Teamsters, Local 952 Employer: Swedlow Corp Grievance: Wages Start Date: Feb. 6 Union: Fountain Valley School District teachers Employer: Fountain Valley School District Grievance: Wages and labor practices 1981 Start Date: Feb. 4 Union: United Transportation Union, Local 19 Employer: O.C. Transit District Grievance: Wages Start Date: April 27 Union: Employees of Hyatt Die Cast and Engineering Corp. Employer: Hyatt Die Cast and Engineering Corp. Grievance: Teamsters affiliation 1983 Start Date: July 8 Union: Carpenters and Plumbers Unions Employer: General contractors Grievance: Exclusive use of union subcontractors Start Date: Oct. 1 Union: International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 94 Employer: Towner Manufacturing Co. Grievance: Worker pay cut 1984 Start Date: Oct. 1 Union: Operating Engineers, Local 501 Employer: General Foods Corp. and Oscar Mayer Grievance: Wages and labor practices 1985 Start Date: May 21 Union: Teamsters Local 396 Employer: Jaycox Disposal Co., Anaheim Disposal Co. Grievance: Wages Start Date: Sept. 5 Union: Laborers International Union Local 652 Employer: Disneyland Hotel Grievance: Subcontracting landscape work Start Date: Oct. 1 Union: Midway City Sanitary District Employees Assn. Employer: Midway City Sanitary District Grievance: Wages Start Date: Nov. 5 Union: United Food and Commercial Workers Employer: Members of the Food Employers Council Grievance: Guaranteed work day for meat cutters; job classification; job subcontracting and union recognition at new stores Start Date: Nov. 8 Union: Teamsters Local 952 (ticket clerks and drivers) Employer: Airport Services Co. Grievance: Wage cut Start Date: Dec. 2 Union: Armored car drivers Employer: Armored Transport of California and Brinks Inc. Grievance: Wage and benefit cuts 1986 Start Date: June 3 Union: Stage crew Employer: Sebastian’s West Dinner Playhouse Grievance: Wages Start Date: Aug. 25 Union: Refuse drivers and helpers Employer: Solag Disposal Co. Grievance: Wages and union representation Start Date: Dec. 8 Union: United Transportation Union Local 19 Employer: O.C. Transit District Grievance: Wages, part-time workers and drug testing 1987 Start Date: May 7 Union: United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 551 Employer: Alex Snack Foods Grievance: Wage and benefit cuts Start Date: June 22 Union: Carpenters Local 2361 Employer: Construction industry Grievance: Wages and benefits 1989 Start Date: Aug. 6 Union: Communication Workers of America, Local 9510 Employer: Pacific Bell Grievance: Health insurance and pay differentiation Source: Times Orange County edition clips