{"article":{"id":18124,"heading":"From Lockout to Boycott!! Boycott ASSI!!","author":"Scott Galindez","created":"2002-08-02 19:37:32","modified":"2005-08-15 01:00:24","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:00:24","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We are asking SUPPORTERS to come out to PICKET with the workers <br>  <br> at 6:30PM, today August 1 <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> ASSI ESCUCHA! ESTAMOS EN LA LUCHA! <br>  <br> BOYCOTT ASSI ! <br><br> 3525 W. 8th (We will be on the Oxford Ave side).  <br><br> Plan on joining the locked out workers Saturday at noon for a  larger event..<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"sgalindez@voice4change.org","link":"www.voice4change.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"The locked out ASSI workers, and many organizations including the Immigrant Workers Union, KIWA, and Sweatshop Watch are calling for everyone to boycott ASSI Market and to join the workers picketing at the Market.","numcomment":2,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot5.jpg","filesize":"136.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2002\/08\/18124.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot5.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot5.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot5.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":18125,"heading":"Workers and Supporters gathered in front of Assi","article":"","author":"Scott Galindez","parent_id":18124,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-08-02 19:37:32","modified":"2005-08-15 01:00:24","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot3.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot3.jpg"}},{"id":18126,"heading":"Immigrant Workers Union Banner","article":"","author":"Scott Galindez","parent_id":18124,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-08-02 19:37:32","modified":"2005-08-15 01:00:24","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot4.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/08\/assiboycot4.jpg"}}],"comments":[{"id":18133,"heading":"Google search for &quot;union organizing&quot; ethnic supermarkets","article":"Here's a starting point for research into this issue.  Supermarkets have, classically, been union organized, and considered pretty good jobs with benefits.  Ethnic supermarkets, despite making the same profit as a mainstream chain like Ralph's, are not organized.  Unions, unwilling or unable to organize undocumented workers and minorities, have overlooked this significant sector of the economy.  It's into this space that organizations like KIWA enter and work.","author":"johnk","parent_id":18124,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-08-02 23:19:58","modified":"2002-08-02 23:19:58","fileurl":""},{"id":18158,"heading":"Boycott Assi Website","article":"Website for the campaign.","author":"imc","parent_id":18124,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-08-03 16:46:36","modified":"2002-08-03 16:46:36","fileurl":""}]}