UE Members
Among 600
At Jobs with Justice Conference
UE members were among the more than 600 delegates to the national Jobs with Justice
conference in Louisville, Ky. Feb. 26-28. Many are calling this the most energetic and
successful Jobs with Justice national conference yet; a large number of student activists
joined with union members and delegates from churches and community coalitions in
demanding union rights and a living wage for all workers.
At left (top), a rally outside the corporate headquarters of Kentucky Fried Chicken
called on the restaurant chain to persuade poultry processor Tyson Foods to provide better
wages and working conditions for its employees.
Delegates thrilled to Mexican labor leader Bertha Lujan’s call for cross-border
solidarity; (in the lower photo), Lujan poses with the UE delegation. From left, UE
NEWS Cartoonist Gary Huck, Lujan, Field Org. Mary McGinn, Donna Cramer Local 506, Tom
Dunne, Local 1172 (in rear), Carol Black, Local 697, District 11 Pres. Carl Rosen (in
rear), Dan Smith, Local 1111, Political Action Dir. Chris Townsend, Field Org. Tom Ellett
and Rich Drylie, Local 683.
