Farm labor elections split UFW and Teamsters wins
In California table grape elections under the new secret ballot law, UFW won at the Caratan vineyard with 121 to 41 no union, and Teamsters won 74 at Dalton Richardson vineyard. UFW secured 40 votes at Brokaw Nursery and 15 for no union, while ballots at others faced counting disputes.
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M. Caratan Inc
Here
UFW
Teamsters
San Joaquin Valley
Robert L. Rinker
Brokaw Nursery Inc
Ventura
Caratan
Teamsters No
Watsonville
Western Growers Association
Luis Caratan
Delano
Aflcio
Chavez Union
E & J Gallo Winery
Gallo
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
New fire rages near Sequoia and new blaze grows nearby
About 500 firefighters worked to mop up 16 980 acres of Sequoia National Forest after a week of fires that burned timber worth millions. A new blaze 50 miles northwest grew quickly in brushland as crews prepared to move north from Porterville to battle it.
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Fresno
Sequoia National Forest
Thahuaa Hlagca
M Milac
Vias
Umut
Porterville
California
U.S. Forest Service
Mike Mortensson
Mortensson
Monarch
Kings River
Override of oil-control veto urged
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley urged Congress to override President Ford and sign a bill extending oil price controls. He warned decontrol would shock the economy with up to a 40 billion dollar rise in consumer prices. The remarks came at a City Hall news conference.
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Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Congress
Ford
City Hall
Bradley
Bakery and retail unions settle contracts in Southern California
Strikes by machinists and retail clerks end as IAM Lodge 4 approves a two year pact with four bakeries delivering a $1.35 wage lift and fringe benefits. Retail clerks across nine locals gain 3 cents retroactive to July 28 and 40 cents more on July 25 1977 plus COLA. Coverage includes Los Angeles Orange San Diego Riverside San Bernardino Kern Santa Barbara Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties.
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Southland
California
Southern
San Luis Obispo
Bakersfield
Washington D.C
International Association of Machinists
Charles Edwards
IAM Lodge 4
Los Angeles
Orange
San Diego
Riverside
San Bernardino
Kern
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Thunderstorms Move Into Southern California
The National Weather Service warns of thundershowers spreading across Southern California this weekend. Expect showers in mountain and desert regions with scattered activity in coastal areas and valleys. Highs range from 77 to 94, with lows in the 60s to 70s across locations.
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California
National Weather Service
Los Angeles
Long Beach
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Satur
AP Wi
Delano Area
Ben Maddock
Farm Workers’ Union
Wheeler Ridge
Dalton Richardson
Sequoia
Associated Press
Washington
Ventura County
Santa Paula
OK Contracts
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel
Pomona
Lakewood
Orange County
Coast Savings
Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association
Mona’s House of Beauty
Artesia Long Beach
Walker
Missy
Sae
Famous Maker
Phil Maid
Katz
Shop AT Home Service
General Electric
BankAmericard
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