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Passivity to action in Hayward cannery women suit
Emma Garcia and eight others at Hunt-Wesson Foods in Hayward filed a $10 million class action alleging sex and race discrimination after decades of unequal job access. The plaintiffs, longtime seasonal workers, describe a system where men moved into higher paid, fulltime roles while women stayed in low paid tasks. They cite aging seniority, fear of retaliation, and evolving Title VII awareness as factors spurring the suit and a shift toward asserting rights amid a rising feminist movement.
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Emma Garcia
Union City
Hunt-Wesson Foods
Hayward
Swallows
Capistrano
Francisco
Tri-City Area
Delfina
Dee Lozoya
Fremont
Rose Romero
Irene Solis
Newark
Sanitation Department
Elizabeth Faulkner Baker
Elizabeth Triviso
Ms. Triviso
Frank