Congressional Panel Exams the Social and Economic Impact of the Strike/Lock Out
A Congressional Forum called by California Congressional Representative Linda Sanchez, including George Miller, Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Grace Napolitano, examined the impact of the grocery strike on Southern California workers, communities and businesses in a session held on the campus of Loyola Marymount University on Friday, February 13.
The panel heard from UFCW Local 1428 President Connie Leyva, striking member Cathi Schafer, a grocery industry representative and health benefits expert Dr. Richard Kronick. The forum laid to rest the lie that the supermarkets had been propagating since day one of the strike that this is about $5 and $15 co-pays. Both Leyva and Kronick offered compelling testimony demonstrating that the supermarket proposal would end affordable health care for grocery workers. Schaffer described the impact the lack of health care benefits would have on grocery families as well as communities where they live.
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