Voice of UFCW 770 September 2016

Voice O F U F C W L O C A L 7 7 0 CONTENTS President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Why You Must Really Get Behind Hillary, Now Secretary-Treasurer’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How Your Vote Enabled Farmer John Workers the Right to Use the Restroom At the Bargaining Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Member Activism Made Successful Master Food Negotiations Possible From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Union Members Impact Elections Getting Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Effects of Politics on Organizing 2016 Working Families’ Voter Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Members at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Union Representative Patti Green’s District O rganizándonos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Efectos de la Política en la Organización Sindical La Voz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mensaje Del Presidente UFCW 770 VOICE ISSN 1074-8490 • Volume 69, Issue 3 Published Quarterly in March, June, September and December by UFCW Local 770 Chartered by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC. Street Address: 630 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90005 Mailing Address: Box 770, Hollywood, CA 90078 Periodical Postage Paid at Los Angeles, CA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to VOICE, UFCW 770 Post Office Box 770, Hollywood, CA 90078 Executive Editor: Rick Icaza • Editor: Lisa Wong 1 Issue 3 THE VOICE September 2016

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