Word: usw
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...United Stanford Workers (USW) have filed a lawsuit against Stanford University and Webb Ranch, charging the school with unfair labor practices against Mexican employees of the ranch, officials said last week...
Because the ranch is on land leased from Stanford, the university is "liable for the exploitation of the Mexican workers," USW representative Reuban Serna charged last week...
...USW filed papers with the state's Agriculture and Labor Relations Board two weeks ago after the ranch workers, complaining of poor labor and housing conditions, asked the USW help them organize, Serna said...
...Stanford, USW officials say a workers' strike had the long-term effect of strengthening the union's bargaining position. In 1982, a four-week walkout by the 1300 maintenance, crafts and technical workers over a contract dispute had little impact on the terms of the settlement. Three years later, however, the union gained a 7.5 percent pay increase for the first year and increases of approximately four percent for the next two, a union spokeswoman says...
...While we didn't make immediate gains, we did make clear that we wouldn't stand for their low offers. And I think our strike helped our next negotiations, because they knew we could strike," says Linda Crouse, chief steward for the USW...