Ten thousand people, in the biggest labor rally in LA history, marched to Vons in solidarity with the southland supermarket strikers fighting for their health care. The local TV news media are giving the strike a negative spin, and ignoring actions large and small, despite the widespread popularity of this strike. photos by a.
Going into the third month of the biggest strike in recent memory, the LASSO strike support group, the CAPSL group from Answer, SGV Community Labor Alliance, and others went to El Monte, where Vons has a distribution center, to assist picketers in discouraging scab truckers from delivering food. photos by reuben rivas (who also has a great blog). and more photos.
Activists who want the straight dope about the strike can go to any picket line and hang out with the strikers and their captain. Take something to share or donate. The rumor mill is in full effect, and the latest information is best heard from the source. I heard unconfirmed, but likely true, stories about unqualified scab workers, with possibly questionable pasts working for Vons.
Record Breaking March to Vons, Activists Support Picketers at El Monte Distro Center