LABOR PAINS: There’s not much for them...
LABOR PAINS: There’s not much for them to celebrate, but Ventura County union members will show solidarity today at their annual Labor Day barbecue at Oxnard College. “We’re not where we would like to be,” conceded Jerry Foy, who represents 1,500 Communications Workers of America--down from 1,850 a few years ago. In some construction unions, half the membership is idle, labor leaders said. . . . For the county’s biggest unions--county workers and teachers--jobs are at stake in two November ballot issues. County workers are campaigning for the half-cent sales tax extension, while teachers are leading the fight against school vouchers.
Organized Labor
Membership in some of Ventura County’s largest labor unions:
Service Employees Int’l: 6,000
Calif. Teachers Assn.: 4,200
United Food & Comm. Workers: 3,000
Calif. Federation of Teachers: 2,500
Teamsters: 2,500
Communications Workers of America: 1,500
Laborers Int’l: 1320
Source: Union leaders
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