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CSULB
labor unions will celebrate May Day
By Alexis Kindig
On-line Forty-Niner
The California
State University Labor Council will celebrate May Day today
with its sixth annual barbecue and raffle. The event will
provide visibility for Cal State Long Beach's labor unions
and funding for the Los Angeles Unified School District High
School Collective Bargaining Institute.
The CSULB Labor Council is comprised of representatives from
each of CSULB's six unions: the California State Employees
Association, the California Faculty Association, the Academic
Professionals of California, the State University Police Council,
the State Employee Trade Council and the Union of American
Physicians and Dentists, according to Anne Staskewicz of the
CSEA.
The purpose of the event is "to show people there are
unions on campus and that we're here to stick up for each
other," according to Staskewicz. In the past, the unions
have been involved in negotiations at the time of the event,
Staskewicz said. The barbecue is serving as a way to get support
for the unions.
In addition to $1 burger plates, $4 T-shirts and information
tables, there will be a raffle to benefit the LAUSD High School
Collective Bargaining Institute. The winner will receive half
the proceeds, and the rest will go to the Bargaining Institute.
The LAUSD High School Collective Bargaining Institute is an
organization that teaches high school students about labor
unions and how to negotiate contracts, according to Staskewicz.
Staskewicz says the event will be held today because May Day,
now known as the International Day of the Worker, was the
original Labor Day. In addition, she said, it is better to
hold the event now than on the official Labor Day because
everyone is still on campus.
Stakewicz anticipates a large crowd. "We always run out
of food," she says, even though they buy for 350-360
people.
The barbecue will take place at the Speaker's Platform from
11:30-1:30.
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