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it Mcudg only'$23,189 by bigbusiness, Henning said:

"If big bes was afraidof Proposition 9 thiey wouldhave poulred far-..more than$23,000 int tile egampgn Xtdefeat it. Tere certaWywouldn't be 12 times as muchmoney pushing it as opposingit."The truth is thsat eorpora.

don lawyers know that Proposition 9 will destroy. thze eapa-bility of workers to mount ef-,fectl.ve politlal action programs while leaving the riehfree to contribute as much asthey wan-t.

"Common Cause, -the groupthiat"s supposed to be againstbig money in politics ha's,amassed 12 times as muchmoney to sell Proposition 9 toCalifornia voters as opponentshave been able tco raise againstit"John F. Hning, exectv

seeretary treasurer of the Cali-forna 'Labor Federation, saidtoday.

- -Citing reports filed withi theSecretary, of State's office lastweek showing that more thianS880,000 had been poured intothe fight to promote Proposi-tion 9 while less thian $72,000.had been -raised to. -fight

John Gardner, thie founder ofCommon Cause, is "apparentlyusing that organization as aspringboard for. a shot at the1976 Republican Presidentialnomination," John F. Henning,executiv'e 'secretary-treasueof the Califor*# -AFL-PIO said

= ~~~~'UPning, notkd" that:

In thie March 21, 1974 issueof thie Washington Post, Com-mon Caus'e sponsored a fuUl-page. ad under the heading,"There's Anothe r PoliticalScandal in. Town, But Thi OneBelongs to thie Democrats."'IT* tbtal. thrst of "tlds edi.

torial," Henig said.. "'was toattempt to shift the blame forWatergate from tile RepublicanAdmUnstratlon to the fafluare of

"ropodtdon 9 doesn'tipose any --&][aOn at al *ifindlvidual eontributiou,Syon exp drspot he pw

Henning said thiat tb*1It-ndof a -"token contribut!& -bybusiness against Proposition 9makes it apparent that Com-mon Cause and the socalled"People's Lobby" are simplybeing cleverly used to sellProposition 9 to the voters. Thereal major effect of the meas-ure is to erect barrers of har-assment and intimidation todiscoiirage -workers. from en-

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ness affilisted groups.""This 'means that Conunon

Cause is seeking to outlaw thepooling of campaign funds byevrery local CO-PE, every stateCOPE and national COPE. it-self," he, explailned.--*o th.sis month chim

x.Qi 'a- dmaa-rmvon ada.. P@r6promoter of Prpo'sition -9 boastedthiat -Common Cause could be'come "the most powerful forcein California" by next yearwhen Prop. 9 would go into ef-fect.

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T'ipplers Tax B'illD-rows StrongFe Protest

Vigorous opposition to a so-called tipplers tax was voicedby the Californa Labor Fed-eration thiis week.In wires sent to. Assembly

Speaker Bob Moretti and As-semblymen Bill Greene, Juli-an Dixon, L-eon Ralph and AlanSieroty, John F. Hennig, theFederation's executive officersaid:"The Californa Labor F?ed-

eration, AFL-CIO, and the Cal-ifornia State Culinary Alliancerepresenting -125,000 culinaryworkers join in strongly pro-testing AB 3924 which wouldallow (a) five percent tax onalcoholic beverage consumptionthereby creating new unem-ployment -in an already s'trick-en industry."

Here are California Labor COPE's endorsed candidates andother endorsement actions made for the June. 4, 1974 primaryelection:

Alan Cranston {D)No Endorsement IR)Joseph L. Alioto (D)Bob Moretti (D)No Endorsement (R)Mervyn M. Dymally (D)No Endorsement (R)Open (D)No Endorsement (R)Robert H. Mendelsohn (D)No Endorsement (R)Open (D)No Endorsement (R)William A. Norris (D)Evelle J. Younger (R);"

Wils'on Rileson Page 2) thie Demoerattc Co.fgress to en-'

aet adional eamplgn reform,legislation," Thbe 'C omm o nCause ad wou_d-p .its argu-ment noting. that sdne thieDemoerats c o n t r o Il Congress."e Demoerats wDI havre thzatto. answer for."

*s*..S-~~~~~~~~-,.kg.Tport from Washington, Co-mon Cause suggested a seven-'point blueprint for campaignfinancing. P o. i n t. 5, 'Henningsaid,- is aimed-Airectly at de-stroying organized labor's cap-ability of participating effec-tively in thie polti'cal process.It calls for:"A sevrere -limitation on -or-

ganized giving. by sp"al Inter-ests and thie pooling of eoDtrl-butios as in ldo and bust

The Clfii- Ossit. to bir implementation ofrOised wage orders adoptedby the State Industrial WelfareCommnission was taken undersubmission - following oral ar-guments last Friday, May 24,by San Francisco SuperiorCourt Judge Victor Campi-longo.The suit, filed by John F.

Henning, executive secretary-treasurer of thie California La-bor Federation, urged thecourt to issue a stay to pre-vent implementation of thieIVVC's wa.ge orders on June 1,1974,-n out that Califor@-nia s will suffer "irre-parable daage" due to thieirloss of protective hoursanworldng conditions, standardspresently guaranteed by lawwhich would be wiped out ifthe orders are'not vacated.

It called on the court to re-quire -the. IWC to set aside andvacate. its revised orders andimmediately undertake a fullreview of its existing rules,rgulat.ions and policies.Among other thiings, thie Cal-

iforniia AFL-CIO suit chargedthiat thie IWC had no statutorywarrant to create a Consolidat-ed Wage Board and that theCommission's decision not torequire overtime pay untiafter 10 hours of work per dayinstead of after eight hours 'ofwork represents an abuse oftbie Commission's discretionand is also unconstitutional.and be ond the powers con-ferred on" the Com'm'ssion -byth legislature.

"The- revised orders exceedthie powers of. the Commissionand- are arbitrary and capr'ic'i-ous in that they are designedto assist employers and no'temployees," the suit said.

4'Proosin9 is' no the an-swer to political -reform. It isdesig'ned to place the fate ofour members-in the hands of asmall clique of appointees, un-answerable -to the, people and-cannot be' in thie 'bst interestsof labor or thie citizens ofCalifornia."'That's how Jerry Whfipple,

regional director of the UnitedAutomobile Workters Union, de-scribed the so-called politicalreform measure on the June 4primary ballot in announcingthie unanimous opposition of theUAW's:-Communty Action Pro-gram delegates to thie measurelast week.In annoaincing-the vote of thie

UAW members, Wbipple said"ft is the belief of the UAWmembers that thie initiativemeasure is desig'ed to negate.abor's participation. in our po-litical processe's.*"We in th UAW and in thelabor movemen have leandthrough bitter experience thatwe must protect our gains atthe bargaining' table througho-ur political involvement be-cause what is gained at the bar-gaixiing table can be lost inlegislative halls,' he declared.

Thescholarl'the a4tseniorstion sjxnia LaCIO,'week.The v

more tkpublic athroughpeted ijtion Iasi

ArywitaRas TimesfoEchoing :alse Prop 9Caim-sIle -Los Angeles Ilmes was' al educato and lobbying func-

taken sharply to task thiis week tions as .separate entities andby Sigmund Arywitz,- executive thlat thle AL-CIO in CaliforniaOfficer of the I-as Angeles Coun- need only reorganize its- struc-ty Federation of Labor, for ture in this- state to, patternechoing a false claim made re- that of the -national organiza-peatedly by Common Cause in tion adit would be ..untouchedsupport of Propositon 9. by the passage of Propoxition 9.

In- a letter' refuting argu- "Thae rationl behind thisments set forthi in a,recent LAs-cosatrUinofacmAngelesTimetiixilon9,Ayizsd: that thie most mnmal, exam-Propsifon, Aywlz sid: ination would find inaccurate"In its editorial caUing for must be in the implication thiat

support of Ptloposition -9. the organi'zed labor has so'me rea-Times' reiterates Common. son other than its stated objec-Cau'se's often repeated rais- tions for' opposing Propositionstatem-enlt that thie national 9.AFL-CIO mainta-in-i -Its politic- (C:ontinued on- Page 4)

Seniors Wi1n a5Cai ornia. AF CI Shlrship0s31 wners of $500 applied to take it. The winners, listed alphad- Lennan Ave.-,VanNuys, of Bir-ship awards -offered in Geographically-- there are 19 beial ycute,ae inhm High; WiLliam R.th annual high school winners from northern Califor- Alameda County-Laurie E. Poster, 17, of 15528 'Andraescholarship competi- niia and 12 in southiern Califor- Kermilsh, 17, of 586 Wala Vista Court, Sepulvreda, -of. James

Dnsored by the Califor- nia. Eight 'of thie winners are Ave., Oakland, of Oakldand Monoe High; "Rbbert. C. -Goo.d-kbor Federation, AFL- in Los Angeles County, four in High. '1Z,it 3 *aAi.,.lwere announced this Santa Clara, three e'ach in Contra Costa Conty-Scott 'Puente.of slid liMem

Orange and San FPrancisco -D. I)uncan,, 18, of 56B5.-I ns, r'ial High; Karen ISewrthwalte,Ninners triumphed over Counties, two in Contra Costa Ave., Martinez,- of Alhambra 17,t 9001 Gladbeck Ave., North-,ian 1,.271 students in-487 County, and one each in Ala- High;- and Julia A. Fowler,' 17, ridge of Grover Cleveland Highand private high schools meda, Madera, Marin, Placer, of 120 Castle Crest-Rd., Walnut in Reseda; Albert B. Selby, 17,.lOUt the state who com- Riverside, Santa Cruz, San Creek, of Del Valley High.' 1134 llth St. , No. 202, Santan a twvo-hour examina- Joaquin, San Mateo,- Sonoma, Loos Angeles County-Ran- Monica. of Santa Monica Eligh;t month. Some 2,519 had Stanislaus, and Yolo Counties. dolph T. Apple,, 17,, of 6715 Mc- (Continued on Page 3)

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U. S. SENATE

GOVERNOR

LT. GOVERNOR

SECREkhRpY OF STATE

S-TATE CONTROLLER

STATE TREASURERt

ATTORNEY. GENERAL

SUPERINTENDENT OFPUBLIC INSTRUCTION

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'BALLOT PROPS,

"NO-1 on 7 I 91IYESI On 0 e'rsL reIs. 0 s nd

Hem is a thumbnafl descrip-tio'n of each of the June 4 state-wide b a I I o t propositions fol-lowed by the State AFL-CIO'srecommendation on each:

Prop. I- $250 miWori statebeach and park bond act.

Vote YESProp. 2-4250 million "Clean

Water Bond Law." Vote YESProp., &- $250 'milllon veter-

ans bond act to help veteransbuy farms, homes and mobfiehomes. Vote YESProp. 4-A constitutional

amendment to delete the re-quirement that property de-stroyed by a natural disastermay be reassessed by the as-sessor only after the Governorhas declared a state of disas-ter. Vote YESProp. 5--To let gas tax funds

be used for highway donstruc-tion and exclusive mass transitguideways. Vote YESProp. 6-To require aU pro-

ceedings of the legislature tobe opened to the pubUc exceptas provided by statute or con-current resolution. Vote YESProp. 7 - To exempt from

civil service the chief adminis-trative officer and five depu-ties of the Califomia Post-Sec-,ondary Education Commigsion.

Vote NOProp. 8-To let the County of

Sacramento consoUdate its gov-ermnent with any or aR citieswithin that county with the ap-proval of the voters. Vote YESProp. 9-Political Campaign

Act of 1974. Vot6 NO

Son. Marks U esRe'ection ofPro iflon 9

Stlate S nator Mlton Marks(R-S.F-.-) cam'e out strongly inopposition to Proposition 9 thisweek.Noting that he has iconsist-

ently supported legislation toregulate campaign contribu-tions and bring about cam-paign financing r e f o rm sMarks said:"In my opinion, however,

Proposition 9 goes too far andwould inhibit the legitimateright of citizens to participate'in the legislative process.

"It should also be 96e inmind that much of Proposition9 is already on the books. IwiU continue to work for effec-tive political campaign contri-bution reforms but I do not be-lieve that Proposition 9, withaU of its deficiencies should becemented into state law.11

The Union Label Is your bestbuy.III-11-

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Publisher's NoticeThe Califomia AFL-CIO News

is published weekly by the Cali-fornia Labor Federatien, AFL-CIO, 995 M arket Street, SanFrangisco, California 94103. Sec-ond class postage paid at SanFrancisco, Calif. -Subscription:$3.50 a year. John F. Henning,executive secretary - treasurer;Glenn Martin, editor.

DistrietL. ftreld T. (Bizz) Johma

(D)No I.Endersement (R)

2. M. John Boskovieh',-(D)No Endorsement (R)

3. John E. Moss (D)No Endorsement (R)

4. Robert L. lAggett (D)5. John Burton (D)

No Endorsement (R)Phifflp Burton (D)No Endorsement (R)

I.; Art Carter (D)No''Endorsement (R)

g., Ronald V. Dellums (D)No Endorsement (R)

9. Fortney H. (Pete) Stark,Jr. (D)

No Endorsement (R)10. Don Edwards (D)

No Endorsement (R)11. Leo J. Ryan (D)

No Endorsement (R)12. Gary G. Gillmor (b)

Paul N. "Pete" McCloskeyJr. (R)

13. Nonnan Y. Mineta (D)No Endorsement (R)

14. John J. MeFaU (D)No En4orsement (R)

15. B. F. Sisk (D)No Endorsement (R)

16. Open (D)No Endorsement (R)

17. John Krebs (D)No Endorsement (R)


19. James D. Loebl M)No Endorsement (R)


21. James C. Corman (D)No Endorsement (R)

Distriet2. No Endorsement (D)

Peter H. Behr (R)4. John F. Dunlap (D)

No Endo'rsement (R)6. George R. Moseone (D)

No Endorsement (R)8. John W. Holmdahl (D)

No Endorsement (R)10. Arlen Gregorio (D)

Open (R)12. Vietor H. Beanzay (D)

(dual)Jerome A. Smith (ID)No Endorsement tR)

14. George N. Zenovich (D)16. Walter W. Stlern (D)

No Endorsement jR)18. Russelft G. Herron (D)

No Endorsement (it)

Distriet22. Richard HalUn (D)

No Endorsement (R)23. Thomas M. Rees (D)

No Endorsement (R)24. Henrv A. Waxman (D)

No Endorsement (R)25. Edward R. Rkvbal (D)26. Nanry Seegmffler (D)

No Endorsement (R)27. Open (D)

Alphonzo Bell (R)28. Yvonne Brathwalte- Burke

(D)No Endorsement (R)

29. Autrustus F. (Gus)Hawkins (D)

30. George E. banielson (D)No IFndorsement (R)

31. Charles H. Wflson (D)No Endorsement (R)

32. Glenn M. Anderson (D)No Endorsement (R)

33. Wffliam C. (BM) b'Donnell(D)

No Endorsement. (R)34. Denn's Murray (D)

No Endorsement (it)35. Open (D)

No Endorsement (R)36. Goor-qe E. Brown. Jr. (D)


No En4orsement. (R)U. Howard Adler (Di

No Endorsement (R)39. Conrad G. Tuohev (D)


Open (R)41. OvenM

No Enilorsem'ent (R)42. Lionel Van Deerlin (D)


Open (R)

District20. Alan Robbins (D)

No Endorsement (R)22. Anthony C. Bellenson (D)

No Endorsement (R)24. Alex P. Garela (D)

No Endorsement (R)26. Alfred H. Song (D)

No Endorsement (R)28. Ralph C. DMs (D)

No Endorsement (R)30. Frank Holoman (D)

No Endorsement (R)32. Ruben S. Ayala (D)

No Endorsement (R)34. Robert B. Presley (D)

No Endorsement (A)-

36. Open (D)Open (R)

38. Jonnie Stahl (D)No Endorsement (R)

40. James R. MM (b)No Endorsement (R)

District1. Patdlne L. Davis (D)

No Endorsement (R)2. Barry Keene (D)


Open (R)4. Edwin L*Ztberg (D)


No En.orsement (R)6. Lerov F. Greene (D)


No En4orsement, (R)S. Alfred C. Siegler (D)

(Dual)Georce A. Kovatch (D)No Endorsement (R)


10. Daniel E. Boatw fht. (D)No Endorsement (R)

11* John T. Knox (D)12* Ken Meade (D)

No Endorsement (R)13. John J. Miller (D)

No Endorseme.t (R)14. BM Lockyer (D)15. Carlos Bee (D)

No Endorsement (R)16. John F. Foran (Di

No Endorsement (R)17. Wiffie L. Brown., Jr. (D)

No Endorsement (Ri18. Leo T. MeCartbv (D)

No Endorsemeit ih)19. Leuis J. Pa!ian (D)

No Endorsement (R)20. Sidney L. BerUn (D)

Open (R)21. Vietor Calvo (D)

No En4orsement (R)22. Open (D)

Riebard T). flayden (R)23. John VaseoneMos (D)


No Endorsement (R)25. Alister MeAffster (D)

No Endorsement (R)26. Carmen Perino (b)

No Endorsement (R)27. John E. Thurman (D)

No Endorsement (R)28. Frank Murphy,Jr.(R)29. Open (D)

No Endorsement (R)30. Open (0)

0pen (R)31. Open (D)

Open (R)32. Open (D)

Open (R)33. Raymond Gonzales (D)

No Endorsement (Ri34. Open (D)


OpenW36. Ken MaeDonald (D)

No Endorsement (R)37. Andrew E. Martin (D)


No Eii6rsement (R)39. Jim Keysor (D)

No Endorsement (R)40. Jaek MeGrath (D)

No Endorsemeit (R)

District41. Open (D)

No Endorsement, (R)42. Open -(D)

No Endorsement (R)43. Howard L. Berman (D)

No Endorsement (R)44. Alan Sleroty (D)

No Endorsement (R),-45. Hirseh- AdeR (D)

No Endorsement (R)46. Charlies Warren (D)

No Endorsement (R)47. Bill Greene (D)

No Endorsement (R)48. Leon D. Ralph (D)

No Endorsement (R)49. Jultan C. Dixon (D).



Open (R)52. Vincent Thomas (D)


Open (R)54. Dick English (D)

No Endorsement (Ift)55. Riehard Alatorre (D)

No Endorsement (R)56. Art Torres (D)

No Endorsement (R)57. Mke CuBen (D)

Oven (R)58. Clarence M. Gregory (D)

No Endorsement (R)59. Jack R. Fenton (D)

No Endorsement (R)60. Joseph B. Montoya (D)

No Endorsement (R)61. Joseph DiChittro, Jr. (D)


No Endorsamnt (R)63. Joe A. Gonsalves (D)

No Endorsement (A)64. Charles (Chuck) Bauer (D)

Open (R)65. Gene Axelrod (D)

Open (R)66. John P. Quimby (D)


No Endorsement (R)68. Walter M. Ingalls (D)

No Endorsement (it)69. Jack K. Mandel (D)

Wm. E. Schmidt (R)70. Oipen (D)

No En4orsement (R)71. Otto J. Lacayo (D)

No Endorsement (it)72. Riehard Rob.nson (D)



Open (R)75. No E.dorsement (R)76. Open (D)

Open iR)770 Bob Wilson (D)

No Endorsement (R)78. Lawrence Kapiloff (D)

No Endorsement (R)79. Peter Chacen (D)

No Endorsement (R)80. Wadle P. Deddeh (D)

No Endorsement (R)

Distriet1. George R. Reffly (D)

No Endorsement (R)2. John W. Lvneh (D)

No Endonement (R)

Distiiet3. Wffliam M. Bennett (D)

No Endorsement (R)4. Riehard Nevins (D)

No Endorsement (R)

ro osi ion"What the press reports 'fail

to mention in their descriptionof Proposition 9 is that it placesno cel'ling whatever on theamount of poUtical contribu-tions rich individuals maymake. Nor does it mention thefact that the cost of raisingcampaign funds which is gen-erally expensive for grass rootscandidates is counted as a partof their political campaign ex-penditure limitation. This hurtsmiddle and low-income 'oups,"Henning warned.

"It would also significantlystrengthen the chances of a

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Noting that Common Causeitself is an elitist, largely sub-urbanite organization run auto-craticaRy out of Washington,D.C. by Gardner himself, Hen-ning said:"That may be no idle boast

because Proposition 9 places nolimit at all on the amount thatrich individuals may give to apolitical campaign."But by including unions

within its definition of a lob-byist Proposition 9 would out-law the right of every localP"e 2

COPE, state COPE and everylocal union to collect and poolcampaign contributions or re-quire them to give up theirright to influence state legis-lative or administrative action.This would destroy labor's cap-ability for effective politicalaction," Henning said."Riding on the floodtides of

Watergate, Common Cause iseither engaged in a clever butdeceptive ploy to cut labor'spolitical throat or is being usedby more astute political forcesfor that purpose," Henningcharged.

"The simple fact is thatProposition 9 would hog-tie theworking people's right to playan active role in' the state'spolitical processes while leav-ing the field clear for the rich."Even the press itself has

faRen under the spell of Com-mon Cause since it constantlydescribes Proposi'tion 9 only asa law that 'would impose toughnew campaign spending ceil-ings, increase the disclosure ofcampaign contributions andplace a limit on donations,""the California AFL-CIO officialsaid.

May 31, 1974

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STATE BOARD OF E UALIZATION

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a or, ees resi' en 'la I e in Ironio er-s.T. .- .1

c.onservative can&date. daPtur-ing California in. the critical1976 presidential campaign, to

he added.

31 Seniors(Continued from Page 1)

Calvin A. Slater, 17, ofSouth 5th Ave., Arcadia, ofcadia High; James R. ToscJr., 17, of 2765 Via CampesPalos Verdes Estates of PVerdes High; and I3arbarEUstanko, 16, of 15601 MorrSt., Sherman Oaks of Birmham High in Van Nuys.

Madera County-TimothyTune, 17, 14286 Rd. 21% Aera High.IMarin County-Joan M.:

kins, 17, Evergreen Di

Kentfield of San DomeSchool, San Anselmo.Orange County Larr3

Drapkin, 18, 19812 BurlDr., Yorba Linda, Troy HFullerton; Julie D. Holco17, 1744 Skylark Lane, Dport Beach, Newport HaHigh; and Phillip L. Mang18, 26402 El Mar Dr., MisViejo, Dana Hills High in I

Point.Placer County Vicki

Thacker, 18, 4667 CimaWay, Roseville, of OakxHig.

Riverside County - DaviSaunders .A8, 970 River DiNorco, of Norco Sr. High;Santa Clara County -

E. Goldfarb, 17, of 796 Durdine Way, Sunnyvale ofmont High; Marc L. Lopr18, 891 Tantau Ave., San .

of Cupertino High in Cttino; Michelle M. McSpac17, of 6683 Hanover Dr.,Jose of Lynbrook High innyvale; and Malcolm L.sell, 18, of 765 Mayfield .Stanford, of the HenryGunn High in Palo Alto.Santa Cruz County J

K. Radich, 17, of 441 CaStreet, Watsonville of Waville High.May 31, 1974

Win: $500 California AFL-CIO ScholarshipsSan Francisco County - Wil- edge of the structure of the tion Trades Council of Califor-

2308 liam H. Bowman, 17, of 324 AFL-CIO, the labor movement, nia; UA Local 38 ScholarshipAr- San Carlos Street, San Fran- its history, philosophy and Committee; United Canneryano, cisco of Lowell High; Ann M. goals. and IndustriaL Workers of the;ina, Carberry, 18, of 2535 28th Ave- Of the 31 scholarships award- Pacific - James WaughPalos nue, San Francisco, of the Star

Ofthe31 arrd- Memorial Scholarship; Uniteda E. of the Sea Academy;' and ed this year, 26 are being co- Transportation'io,Clfrison Tho as J. Scally, 7, of

sponsored by the followingn o , C lf r.-ison Thonas Jt Scally, 17, of 2630 Federation affiliates: ma

State Legislative Board;iing- Fulton Street, San Francisco of and the Western Federation of

Downtown Senior High. Building and Construction Butchers.W. San Joaquin County * Philip Trades Council of Orange The other five scholarshipsW.SnJaqui Conty Phlip County, AFL-CIO; Butehers are sponsored by the Californialad- C. Anderson, 17, of 1401 Linda Union Local 120, Oakland; Labor Federation. Four ofPlace, Tracy of Tracy Joint Butehers Union Loeal 498, Sae- these are knownas the Hag-

L,ar- Union High. rmento; Calif. Federation ofthsarkn 'asheHgrive, San Mateo County Donald Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO (2); ge OArsps.,nico L. Vidger, 18, of 2320 Whitman Carpentrs Ladies Auxiliary, JUDGES NAMED

Way, San Bruno, of Crestmoor Calif. State Counil; California Serving on the panel of

y C. High. State Council of Carpenters; judges for the 1974 competitionLeigh Sonoma County - Alice R. California State Council of Culi- were: Jack Blackburn, coordi-

[igh, Fulton, 17, of 1645 Abramson nary Workers, Bartenders & nator for labor programs, Cen-

imb, Rd., Santa Rosa, of Piner Hotel & Motel Service Employ- ter for Labor Research and!iew- High. ees; California State Council of Education, Institute of Indus-rbor Stanislaus County - Thomas Lathers-Lloyd A. Mashburn trial Relations, UCLA; Peterrum, J. Rosa, 18, of 129Vilg Rd., Memorial Shlrhp Guidry, director of Labor andyu.m, J.Rosa,1 9VillageR , MemorialScholarship; Urban Studies, Center for La-ssion Modesto, of Thomas Downey Culinary Workers and Bar- bor Research and Education,)ana High. tenders No. 814, Santa Monica; Institute of Industrial Relations

Yolo County - Judith B. Communications Workers of at the University of California,L. Fraser, 15, of 425 Citadel Dr., America, Southern California Berkeley; Michael B. Lehman,

rron Davis, of Davis Senior High. Council-George W. Gorman assistant professor of econom-

nont John F. Henning, executive Memorial Scholarship; Culi- ics at the University of Sanofficer of the AFL-CIO sent nary Aliance, Local 681, Long Francisco; Leland S. Russell,

id R. congratulations to each of the Beach; Joint Board of Culinary chairman of the Joint Study'rive, winners and noted that the $500 Workers, Bartenders and Committee on Guidance Cali-

awards may be applied at any Hotel, Motel, and Club Work- fornia Association of Second-Amy accredited college or univer- ers, San Francisco; ary School Administrators ofacar- sity of the winner's choice. Los Angeles Building and Lafayette; and Manuel Vizcai-Fre- NO STUDY RESTRICTIONS Construction Trades Council; ano, director of Bilingual Edu-esto, No restrictions are placed Los Angeles District Council of cation at the Rowland UnifiedJose, on the future course of study Carpenters; Los Angeles Dis- School District in Rowlandiper- undertaken by the winners. trict CouncIl of Painters; Heights.iden, The contest is sponsored Northern California District Henning expressed theSan each year by the California La- Council of Laborer; Provision thanks of the California LaborSun- bor Federation and a number House Workers Union Local Federation to the local unions,Rus- of its affiliates to help high No. 274; San Diego-Imperial central bodies and school offi-Ave., school students obtain a better Counties Labor Council; South- cials throughout the state whoM. understanding of the extent to ern California District Council cooperated in encouraging par-

which organized labor is in- of Laborers; Southwestern ticipation in the contest thisanice volved in the social and eco- State's Council of Retail Clerks year. He noted that a recordirmel nomic life of the nation. -Warren G. "Pop" DeSepte 2,519 students submitted appli-tson- The examination is designed Award; cations -to take part in the com-

to expb the students' knowl- State Building and Construc- petition.

Action Sought onBill to BenetSugar WorkersThe California AFL-CIO this

week called on all Californiacongressmen to support amend-ments to the Sugar Act to pror.vide the nation's sugar fieldworkers with some of the basicworking conditions now en-joyed by most other U.S. work-ers.In a wire to the state's 43-

member congressional delega-tion yesterday, John F. Hen-ning, e x e c u t i v e secretary-treasurer of the California La-bor Federation, AFL-CIO, said:

"California AFL-CIO urgesyou to support amendments ofRepresentative William Fordto Sugar Act H.R. 14747 in in-terests of equity and protAtionfor field workers when hneas-ure comes to floor vote."

Historically the Sugar Acthas provided strong benefitsand protections for sugar grow-ers, including huge corpora-tions and conglomerates, whileleaving the sugar field work-ers, including the sugar beetworkers in California, mired inpoverty and subject to em-ployer exploitation.

Consumers GroupWithdraws

Support of Prop. 9The Consumer Federation of

California, Los Angeles andOrange County Chapter, at itsboard of directors meeting onMay 14, 1974 voted to rescindtheir position of support ofProposition 9. --

The vote was unanimous, ac-cording to a spokesman for theChapter.

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Arywitz Raps Times forEchoing False Prop. 9 Claims

(Continued from Page 1) hundreds of our officers deal"The AFL-CIO has a legis- with governmental agencies-

lative department and it has its legislative and administrative-political education department, every day. And the languagecalled COPE. They -are two of settng forth the prohibition inmany departments of fte AFL- the Proposition is so broad, soCIO, all operating under the all-inclusive, we fear we shalldirection of the E x e c u t iv e be prevented either from par-Council implementing policies ticipating in the political pro-formulated by the biennial con- cess or from representing ourvention. The heads of all de- members not only before thepartments are agents of the legislature but also before theleadership. None of these func- many administrative agenciestion independently of that lead- with which we must deal.ership or of each other. "True lobbyists. reDresenting"The fact is that if Proposi-

tion 9 were federal law, theAFL-CIO would find itself justas much in a straitjacket aswe in California feel we wouldfind ourselves in if it passeshere.

"We are for political reform-but we want real reform,which Proposition 9 does notprovide."We are concerned because

Teamsters UrgedTo Vote 'No' on 9

"Proposition 9 would estab-lish a czar-like five-memberboard with dictatorial powersthat not only would limit allstate Teamsters to a $10,000expenditure against right-to-work but would also curtailAFL-CIO affiliates with 1.6millioni members to spendingno more than $10,000."

That's the warning beingbroadcast by Vern Cannon,Teamsters' legislative repre-sentative, to Teamster Unionaffiliates throughout the statein the drive to defeat Proposi-tion 9.

business interests, will not havetoo much to worry about underProposition 9. There will beany number of subterfuges theywill find to keep themselves intechnical compliance.

"It is the social action or-ganizations which will be hurt.Labor is carrying the cudgelsfor the principle but every or-ganization which as a matter ofcourse utilizes the right of peti-tion to convey its views to thestate government and at thesame time wishes to supportthose candidates for office whoare sympathetic to the pro-gram it espouses will be equal-ly blocked off from these ac-tivities.

"Proposition 9 has manyflaws. Its major shortcomingslie in its failure to differentiatebetween lobbying for businessinterests and for social con-cern.

"You might call it politicalreform-but it is a reform thatcan still the strongest voice forthe poor, for the minorities, forthe elderly -for a ll t h o s ecauses and people who needmore, not less, attention fromtheir government."

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Strong Congress Vii(Continued from Page 1) ion officials because, unlike

aging freely in political ac- the hired lobbyists of corpora-)n," he said. tions, union officials are elect-The California AFL-CIO offi- ed by their membership andal emphasized that Proposi- are the direct agents of thatDn 9's definition of a lobbyist membership.ould apply to virtually all un- "Despite the overriding im-

Contact Solons to OpposeSB 18OO, State Fed UrgesStressing the fact that the danger the negotiated benefits

California AFL-CIO favors of thousands of our members."pension reform, the California He urged all AFL-CIO unionsLabor Federation this week and councils to write to mem-urged all unions and councils to bers of the Senate Financecontact members of the State Committee at once to urgeSenate Finance Committee to them to vote against SB 1800urge rejection of SB 1800, a so- and to recommend that they re-called pension reform bill. fer the bill to interim commit-In a letter sent to AFL-CIO tee for study.

unions throughout the state, Members of the Senate Fi-John F. Henning, the Federa- nance Committee are:tion's executive officer, said Senators Randolph Collier,that the new standards of bene- Chaihman; Donald L. Grnakyl,fits proposed by SB 1800 could vice chairan; Alfred E. Al-"either bankrupt existing joint- quist; Anthony Beilenson; W.funds or reduce benefits now Craig Biddle; Dennis Carpen-being paid or scheduled to be ter; Lou Cusanovich; John W.paid to union members covered Holmdahl; Fred W. Marler,bay neoite geeet. Jr.; Albert S. Rodda; Alan

Short; Walter W Stiern; andThe State AFL-CIO favors Howard Way.

pension improvement and re- Communications should beform, Henning said, but it must sent to the Senators at: StateDppose a measure that could Senate, State Capitol, Sacra-destroy pension rights already mento, Ca. 95814.,TT., U U...;r_o..........won oy umon memDers.--Noting that national legisla-

tion on pension reform is aboutto be enacted by Congress,Henning said:"There is no excuse for hasty

state legislation that would en-

Equad Pay ActThe Equal Pay Act, en-

forced by the U.S. Departmentof Labor, requires that menand women performing equalwork must receive equal pay.

'lection oftal June 4portance of urging your friendsand neighbors to vote no onProposition 9," Henning said,"we must also emphasize theneed to elect a veto-proof Con-gress and progressive stateconstitutional officers and statelegislators."This is essential if we are to

begin to correct the massiveeconomic mess created by theNixon Administration's blindadherence to discredited, 19thcentury economic policies thathave led to massive unemploy-ment, outrageous profits, out-rageous interest rates androcketing inflation that's un-dermining the standard of liv-ing of all U.S. workers," hesaid."Not since 1958," Henning

said when a compulsory openshop measure was on the bal-lot, "have California workersbeen faced with a more clearand imminent dangeqrto theirright to fight for improve-ments in their economic andpolitical life."Henning urged all central la-

bor councils, local unions ..andindividual trade unionists to"create the time needed tohelp get out the vote to de-feat Proposition 9 and electcandidates who will really helpget both the state and nationmoving again."

California Labor COPE en-dorsed candidates and theState AFL-CIO's position on thenine statewide measures on theJune 4 primary election ballotare carried on pages 1 and 2.

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ASSEMBLY BILLSAB 3882-Alatorre (Health)-Authorizes licensed vocational nurses

under specified conditions to administer tuberculin skin tests, coc-cidioidin skin tests, hisplasmin skin tests, and immunizing agents.

Provides that neither appropriation is made nor obligation createdfor the reimbursement of any local agency for any costs incurred byit pursuant to the act.To cease to be effective after December 31, 1975. April 18.

Labor Unions-Watcht

AB 3883-Alateorr (Health)-Provides that neither the Board of NurseExaminers nor the Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Tech-nician Examiners of the State of California shall approve or accreditany additional or new schools of nursing or schools of vocationalnursing in this state for a period of two years after the effectivedate of the act. April 18. Labor Unions-Watcht

AB 3884-Alatorre (Health)-Provides that licensed vocational nursesin addition to registered nurses may perform arterial puncture, veni-puncture, or skin puncture for purposes of withdrawing blood or fortest purposes upon authorization from any licensed physician andsurgeon. April 18. Labor Unions-Watcht

AB 3885-Knox (Fin. & Ins.)-Enacts the Knox-Mills Health Plan Actof 1974, re licensure of prepaid health plans by the State Depart-ment of Health and repeals Knox-Mills Health Plan Act, re regis-tration of health care service plans with the Attorney General.

Creates and establishes the Division of Prepaid Health Plans inthe State Department of Health.

Requires the Director of Health to administer and enforce the actand imposes specified powers and duties re provisions of basic healthcare services by providers or subsequent providers to subscribers orenrollees in prepaid health plans a-d specialized prepaid healthplans.Creates Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Prepaid and

Specialized Prepaid Health Plans consisting of the heads of the StateDepartments of Health, Insurance, Justice, and Consumer Affairs;the heads of the Boards of Medical and Dental Examiners, and threepublic members appointed by the Governor, to assist and advisethe director re policy matters of the act.

Requires the director to submit a report to the Governor andLegislature during December of every year re division prepaid healthplans activities.

Prohibits any person, as defined, from establishing or operating,selling, offering to sell, soliciting, or receiving advance or periodicconsideration in connection with a prepaid health plan or specializedprepaid health plan without obtaining a license from the statedepartment.

Requires license applications to be made on a form prescribed bythe division and to be accompanied by basic organizational docu-ments, bylaws, lists of persons responsible for the conduct of theaffairs of the applicant, contracts with subscribers and enrollees,financial statements, statements describing the geographic area tobe served, descriptions of enrollee and subscriber complaint proce-dures, quality control program procedures, mechanism for publicpolicy participation by enrollees and subscribers, agreements withother entities to provide services if the plan fails, is suspended, oris revoked, and evidence of adequate insurance.

Prohibits any major modification of the plan unless the -directorgives express approval.

Requires the director to issue a license if the applicant meetsprescribed requirements and pays an initial $2,500 application feeand requires annual licensure and fees.

Prohibits any plan or solicitor or representative of the plan fromusing or knowingly permitting the use of any solicitation or adver-tising, written or verbal, which is untrue or misleading. Requires sub-mission of any new or revised written advertising or solicitation orevidence of coverage of a plan to the director who is required,within 30 days, to prohibit its use if the advertising or solicitationor evidence of coverage is untrue, misleading, or deceptive.

Requires any person soliciting, negotiating, and effecting subscrip-tions or enrollments on behalf of a plan to be licensed by thedirector.

Requires every plan to establish and maintain a complaint systemapproved by the director that provides proredures for resolution ofwritten complaints by subscribers and enrollees.

Probihits cancellation or nonrenewal except for failure to pay thecharge for coverage.

Requires the director to make an examiration of the operation ofplan including fiscal affairs and quality aid availability of servicesat least once every three years.

Requires every licensed plan to file a report with the division andprovide annual disclosures of specified information to its members.. Requires-every plan to maintain an agreement with a subsequentprovider to pay the costs or provide services if the plan fails or issuspended or revoked. Prohibits establishment, operation, or mainte-nance of a plan unless it maintains a tangible net equity, as defined.

Authorizes the director to suspend or revoke licenses issued underthe act or assess civil penalties if the plan violates specified provi-sions.Makes any violation of the act by any person a misdemeanor and

contains enforcement provisions re injunctions, complaints and prose-cutions, conservatorship, and summary seizure powers.

Appropriates an unspecified amount to the State. Controller forallocation and disbursement to local agencies for costs incurred bythem pursuant to this act. April 18. Public Health'-Watcht

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The measures below introduced in the 1973-74 regular session of the California Legislature are classi-fied by the California Labor Federation as "Good," "Bad," or "Watch." An asterisk (*) indicates a billsponsored by the California Labor Federation. Some bills will carry a cross (t) after the "Watch" desig-nation indicating that the Federation will defer to the wishes of affected affiliates on the ultimate classii-cation of the bill. Such bills are printed in the digest to inform affiliates involved. No bill may be takenup until 30 days after the date of introduction indicated in the digest, except by a three-quarters vote.When the abbreviation (H.A.D.) appears in the digest following the author's name, it means that themeasure has been held at the Speaker's desk in the House of origin and has not yet been assigned to acommittee.

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ASSEMBLY BILLS (Cont'd)AB 3886-Kapiloff (E&dJ-Requires the governing board of a school

district to allow the parent or guardian of pupiJ to include in thepupil's written records or cumulative record a written statement orresponse concerning discplinary action as prescribed. April 18.

Education-Watcht

AB 3890-Ray Gonzales (Ed.)-Requires governing boards of schooldistricts, except community college districts, to prescribe schedulefor classroom teachers whereby each such teacher has at least 40minutes per regular workday for preparation and conferences.Appropriates an unspecified amount to the State Controller for

allocation and disbursement to school districts for costs incurred bythem pursuant to this act. April 18. Education-Watcht

AB 3924-Bill Greene (Rev. & Tax.)-Provides that Alcoholic BeverageTax Law does not prohibit a tax by a city or county on the purchaseof alcoholic beverages from a retailer for consumption on the premi-ses where sold and specifies that such a tax is substantially differentthan a local sales and use tax. Authorizes counties and cities to im-pose a 5% tax on the privilege of purchasing alcoholic beveragesfor consumption on the premises where sold. Provides that any suchtax imposed by a county shall apply only in the unincorporated areasof the county. April 18. Taxation-Watch

AB 3929-Fenton (Jud.)-Requires the court to consider the assetsand net worth of the person in determining the amount of the civilpenalty which may be imposed for a violation of the law relating tofalse advertising. Provides that the civil penalty be recovered in acivil action brought in any county in which the violation occurs with-out regard to the county from which the original injunction was' is-su.o. April 18. Consumers-Watch

AB 3931-Fenton (Jud.)-Provides for civil penalties of specifiedamount for intentional violation of any injunction enjoining acts ofunfair competition. April 18. Consumers-Watch

AB 3938-Deddeh (Fin. & Ins.)-Revises provisions of the Unruh Actrelating to the allocation of payments to various purchases underretail installment accounts. April 22. Consumers-Watch

AB 3943 -Z'berg (Gov. Adm.) -Makes technical, nonsubstantivechanges. April 22. Miscellaneous-Watch

AB 3946-Leroy F. Greene (Ed.)-Specifies that certain adjustmentsof elementary and high school foundation programs are cumulative.

Declaratory of existing law. April 22. Education-Watcht

AB 3948-Leroy F. Greene (Ed.)-States legislative intent to providefor financial support of public education in specified manner. April22. Education-Watcht

AB 3953-Ray Gonzales (Ed.)-Establishes a personnel board for non-instructional employees of the California State University and Col-leges consisting of 5 members appointed by the trustees for 4-yearstaggered terms, to administer, commencing on July 1, 1975, amerit system for noninstructional employees. Provides for appoint-ments, filling of vacancies, salaries and expenses, meetings, andremoval of members. Provides for the appointment of a secretaryand other personnel. Prescribes duties of the personnel board. Re-quires annual reports to the trustees. Expresses legislative intent reimplementation without prejudice or detriment to affected em-ployees.

Requires trustees to create and adjust classifications or positionsfor academic personnel employed by the California State Universityand Colleges, and requires every academic position to be allocatedto the appropriate class in the classification plan, such allocation tobe based upon the duties and responsibilities of the position. Re-quires that a reasonable opportunity to be heard be provided to anyemployee affected by the allocation or reallocation of his position.April 22. Education-Watcht

AB 3957-Badham (C. & P.U.)-Deletes provisions which authorize aperson to practice barbering as an apprentice. Deletes all referencesto apprentice barbers and makes related changes.

Provides for application as a registered barber by a person regis-

tered as an apprentice on the effective date of the act as specified.Deletes provisions which authorize specified postgraduate courses

in barbering to barbers and apprentice barbers.Revises qualifications to receive a certificate as a registered

barber. April 22. Labor Unions-Watcht

AB 3958-Arnett (Ed.)-Authorizes the Trustees of the California StateUniversity and Colleges to waive entirely or reduce any or all feesfor its employees who enroll in courses, and to adopt rules and reg-

ulations. April 22. Education-Watch

AB 3960-Arnet (Ed.)-Prescribes content of comprehensive healtheducation programs which may be conducted in elementary and sec-

ondary schools and requires school districts to develop plans for suchprograms.

Requires Department of Education to assist school district in de-velopment of plan for such program.

Provides for in-service training for teachers and requires Depart-ment of Education to reimburse school districts for such purpose.

Permits pupils to be excused from physical education courses insecondary schools to attend health education courses, subject tospecified conditions.

Appropriates $600,000 to Department of Education for purposesof the act during calendar year 1975 and 1976. April 22.

Education-WatchtAS 3962-Arnett (Elec. & Reap.)-Changes date of, direct primary

and presidential primary elections from first Tuesday after the firstMonday in June to the first Tuesday in September.Makes various changes in deadlines for duties to be performed by

candidates, county clerks, and the Secretary of State, necessitatedby changes in date of direct primary and presidential primary elec-tions. April 22. Elections-Watch

AB 3999-Antonovich (Crim.J.)-Requires 40 hours work of able-bodied state prisoners per week rather than number of hours perday prescribed by Director of Corrections.

Requires class attendance by every state prison inmate leadingto eighth grade education as provided by regulations of Directorof Corrections. Provides that such attendance shall be substitutedwithout compensation for equal number of hours of required work.April 23. Miscellaneous-Bad

AB 4028-Kapiloff (C. & P.U.)-Requires every person, with specifiedexceptions, who sells, offers for sale or exposes for sale at retail anyconsumer commodity, as defined, to disclose the unit price thereofas specified.

Authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to make rules andregulations to carry out provisions and to hold public hearings, as

specified, relating to complaints of noncompliance with the act. Au-thorizes the director to require payment for cost of the hearing, andpetitioi any district attorney to prosecute for noncompliance.Makes violation of the act a misdemeanor.Appropriates an unspecified amount to the State Controller for

allocation and disbursement to local agencies for costs incurred bythem pursuant to this act. April 24. Consumers-Good

AB 4031-Kapiloff (Fin.- & Ins.)-Requires a creditor who furnishescredit information to a credit reporting agency regarding a person'scredit to notify the credit reporting agency of any change in creditinformation reflected in the creditor's records within 30 days of thechange.

Requires a credit reporting agency to take action, includingmaking inquiries of those having furnished credit information, toinsure that prior to providing a customer with credit informationupon any person, such information is current within 30 days. Re-quires the reporter's modification or deletion of any information inhis files which an inquiry rev^als to be no longer accurate.

Provides for unspecified criminal penalties for willful violations ofthe above requirements and provides an applicant for credit suffer-ing damages with a civil remedy for the recovery of such damages.

Makes certain technical nonsubstantive changes.Appropriates an unspecified amount to the State Controller for

allocation and disbursement to local agencies for costs incurred bythem pursuant to this act. April 24. Consumers-Watch

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