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Big Hollywood names urge Davis to sign binding arbitration bill
Sac Bee ^ | 8/21/02 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/21/2002 6:52:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/12/2004 5:42:01 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are urging Gov. Gray Davis to sign a bill that would help farmworkers get union contracts by allowing binding arbitration of farm labor disputes.

"Workers at 428 farming operations have selected the United Farm Workers as their collective bargaining agent. Unfortunately, out of those 428 growers, only 185 have chosen to sign contracts with the union," the celebrities said in an "open letter" to Davis.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: barbarastreisand; celebrities; jacknicholson; marlonbrando; robertredford; warrenbeatty
The letter, which was scheduled to appear in full-page ads Thursday in two entertainment industry newspapers, the Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety, was signed by more than 40 celebrities, including Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Barbara Streisand and Jack Nicholson.

Cool!!!

DUMP DAVI$ & the Den of Socialists




GO SIMON


1 posted on 08/21/2002 6:52:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Beatty, Redford, Brando, Striesand and even Castro sycophant Jack Nicholson.
The usual suspects.
2 posted on 08/21/2002 6:55:22 PM PDT by Commander8
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To: NormsRevenge
including Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Barbara Streisand and Jack Nicholson.

From what I have seen of these people, they are keeping the farmers in business. Not to mention Jenny Craig.

3 posted on 08/21/2002 7:32:08 PM PDT by Paul Atreides
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To: Commander8
They just can't get to socialism, (communism light) fast enough can they?
4 posted on 08/21/2002 8:28:00 PM PDT by Bullish
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