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UnitS LaborCommittee Set UpTo Fight Prop 9Formation of a United Labor

Committee against Proposition 9was announced jointly today byJohn F. Henning, executive sec-retary-treasurer of the Califor-nia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO,James S. Lee, president of theState Building and ConstructionTrades Council of Califormia, andJoseph J. Diviny, president ofthe California Teamsters Legis-lative Council and first vicepresident of the InternationalBrotherhood of Teamsters, co-chairmen.Asserting that the measure,

which will appear on the June6 primary election ballot as the"Environment Initiative," is "es-sentially anti-environmental inits content in terms of the breadand butter requirements of work-ing people," the union officialswarned that it would "wipe outthousands of jobs and ignore the

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Committee OKsFed Bill to SaveProtective LawsLegislation to extend to men

existing state protective laborlaws that apply to women wonthe approval of the AssemblyWays and Means Committee thisweek on a 14 to 5 vote and nowgoes to the Assembly floor.The State AFL-CIO-sponsored

measure, AB 1710 by Assembly-man Willie L. Brown, Jr. (D-San

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WELCOMING A FRIEND -Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti (at rostrum) wins a wnmwelcome from more than 550 delegates attending the Joint Legisladve Conference held by the CaliforniaLabor Federation, AFL-CIO, and the State Building and Construction Trades Council in Sacramentothis week. John F. Henning, the Federation's executive officer (at left), praised Moretti as the bestfMiend of workers to hold the speakership in 25 years, citing the $151 million increase in social insur-ance benefits for 800,000 California workers won last year. Joining the welcome are State AFL-CIOPresident Albin J. Gruhn and State Building and Construction Trades Council Secretary-Treasurer,J. J. Twombley who represented James S. Lee, President of the State Building and ConstructionTrades Council, at the Conference.

Moretti Lauds Union RoleAt Legislative ConferenceMore than 550 AFL-CIO union

delegates from throughout Cali-fornia heard Assembly SpeakerBob Moretti this week creditCalifornia trade unionists withplaying a decisive roll in win-ning liberal majorities in bothhouses of the legislature in the1970 elections and urge them tosupport liberal candidates "as

enthusiastically" a g a i n thisyear.Addressing the opening session

of the three-day Joint LegislativeConference sponsored by theCalifornia Labor Federation,AFL-CIO, and the State Build-ing and Construction TradesCouncil of California at theWoodlake Inn in Sacramento

Tuesday, Morretti deplored ex-isting tax laws that permittedcorporations like Standard Oilof Ohio to make $65 million inprofits and pay no taxes andsaid:"We are part today of what

is going to be a quiet politicalrevolution in this country."

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Assembly OKs Bill to Let Workers Keep Their TipsState AFL-CIO-backed-legisla- called on all affiliates to con- when hundreds of AFL-CIO rep- course of the Joint Legislative

tion to let workers like wait- tact their Assemblymen to urge resentatives contacted their leg- Conference held by the Federa-resses and cab drivers keep all a "yes" vote on the bill, a drive islators personally in Sacra- tion and the State Building andtips they receive on the job won that was followed up this week ment to urge its approval in the Construction Trades Council.Assembly approval on a 45 to 24 On Tuesday, the day beforevote Wednesday and has been the vote, John F. Henning, thesent to the Senate. Fe4wation's executive officer,The affirmative action by the INStiTUTE OF INDUSTRIAL said that approval of the bill

lower house culminated a drive I i' ) iEt. L-J.AAVIRlIS LIBRARY was a matter o "elemental jus-initiated by the California Labor 4 1 'if F AL'A tice," pointing out that when aFederation last month when it ! l A J I t19711 (Continued on Page 3)

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basic economic needs of Califor-nia."They pointed out that one sec-

tion of the measure alone-thesection limiting sulphur contentin diesel fuel to 0.035 percent-would force most trucks, trainsand transit buses off the high-ways because it would take anundetermined number of yearsto build refineries capable ofproducing such fuel in quantity."By itself, the diesel fuel sec-

tion would wipe out upwards of150,000 jobs in the transportationindustry," they said.Another provision banning con-

struction of atomic poweredelectric generating plants forfive years "is self-defeating be-cause it forces ever greater re-liance on pollution-producing fos-sil fuels such as coal and oilduring a period when the state'spower needs are expected to ex-pandl substantially.

Fed Takes 'NoRecommendation'Stand on Prop. I0The California Labor Federa-

tion, AFL-CIO, announced thisweek that its position on Propo-sition No. 10 on the June 6 Pri-mary ballot, a measure callingfor a partial revision of the Cali-fornia Constitution, is "No Rec-ommendation."John F. Henning, the Federa-

tion's executive Secretary-Treas-urer, said yesterday that the po-sition on the measure was deter-mined following a poll of theState AFL - CIO's 37 - memberExecutive Council.The Federation, which repre-

sents the state's 1.6 million AFL-CIO union members, announcedits position on the other ninepropositions to appear on theJune 6 ballot last March, be-fore Proposition 10 had beenplaced on the ballot by the leg-islature. Here's a rundown onthe State AFL-CIO's recom-mendations:Prop. 1-YesProp. 2-YesProp. 3-NoProp. 4-No recommendationProp. 5-YesProp. 6-YesProp. 7-No recommendationProp. 8-YesProp. 9-NoProp. 10-No recommendation

"In addition, Proposition 9would dig deeply into the pock-ets of all California taxpayersbecause it would bar new stateleases or the renewal of exist-ing leases for the extraction ofoil and gas on on-shore landswithin one mile of mean hightide. The State Lands Divisionhas estimated these losses instate revenues would range be-tween $200 million and $770 mil-lion, with the most probable fig-ure being $460 million."Nearly all California workers

recognize the need for positiveaction to curb environmentalpollution but Proposition 9 is sopoorly conceived that it wouldnot do the job that its promotersclaim and will create economichavoc for hundreds of thousandsof workers. It must be defeatedon Tuesday, June 6," they said.Members of the Executive

Boards of the California LaborFederation, AFL-CIO, the StateB u i 1 d i n g and ConstructionTrades Council, and TeamsterJoint Councils 7, 38, and 42, areamong the key union officialsserving on the committee.A partial list of members of

the Executive Committee of theUnited Labor Committee AgainstProposition 9 follows:

M. E. Anderson, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 986Bennie Arellano, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationSigmund Arywitz, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationRobert Beam, RepresentativeInt'l Cement MasonsJerry Beatty, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 490Anthony Bogdanowicz, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationM. L. Bohn, Secy.Redding Bldg. Trades CouncilJames B. Booe, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationGeorge Branson, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 87Al Brown, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 302Leonard Cahill, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationM. R. Callahan, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationR. A. Caples, Secy.Sacramento Bldg. Trades CouncilLamar Childers, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationJohn A. Cinquemani, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationR. L. Cloward, Secy.Plumbers 437Ray Cooper, PresidentHumboldt Bldg. Trades CouncilJohn L. Dales, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationManuel Dias, Gen. Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationWilliam Dorcey, Secy,San Joaquin Bldg. Trades CouncilJohn E. Dowd, Vice Pres.In't Union of Elevator Constructors

Wm. G. Dowd, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationSteve Edney, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationWilliam C. Farley, Vice Pres.Calif. State Bldg. & Const.

Trades CouncilHarry Finks, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationFred D. Fletcher, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationHarry Foster, PresidentMonterey Bldg. Trades CouncilJoseph R. Garcia, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationFranz E. Glen, Business Mgr.Electrical Workers 6Jack Goldberger, Vice Pres.Teamsters Jt. Council No. 7Geo. Goodfellow, Pres. & Bus. Mgr.Laborers 291Mike Grancich, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 626C. A. Green, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationRichard K. Grouix, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationAlbin J. Gruhn, PresidentCalif. Labor FederationJoe Guagliardo, Int'l Rep.RoofersA. J. Hardy, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 439Armond L. Henderson, Sec. Treas.San Diego Bldg. Trades CouncilEarl Honerlah, Secy.San Mateo Bldg. Trades CouncilCliff Jamison, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 186Harry Kachadoorian, PresidentTeamsters Jt. Council No. 38Wendel J. Kiser, Sec. Treas.Teamsters Jt. Council No. 38Pete Kurbatoff, PresJdentTeamsters Jt. Council No. 42H. D. Lackey, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationKenneth D. Larson, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationStanley Lathen, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationLloyd J. Lea, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationMorris Less, Secy.-Treas.Teamsters 216Manuel Lopez, Socy.Fresno Bldg. Trades CouncilRichard W. Mansfield, Legis. Advoc.State Bldg. & Const. Trades CouncilFred L. Martin, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationSteven P. Martin, Vice Pres.Teamsters Jt. Council No. 42Thos. W. Mathew, Socy.Orange Co. Bldg. Trades CouncilJohn F. Mattos, Vice Pros.Calif. State Bldg. & Const.

Trades CouncilJoseph P. Mazzola, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationS. R. "Jack" McCann, Scy.Electricians 302G. A. McCulloch, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationFrank S. McKee, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationRay S. Mendoza, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationSam Merryman, Fin. Secy.Ventura Bldg. Trades CouncilLeo Mitchell, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationMark J. O'Reilly, Secy.-Treas.Teamsters Jt. Council No. 7Max J. Osslo, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationJess Payne, Secy.Laborers 371

John Petersen, Secy.Laborers 185Jerome Posner, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationLoretta Riley, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationArt Rose, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 228Freddy Sanchez, Vice Pros.Teamsters Jt. Council No. 38Joseph H. Seymour, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationEdward T. Shedlock, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationE. E. Shell, Exec. Secy.So. Calif. Pipe Trades Council 16Vern Shorey, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 165Thomas A. Small, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationRudy Tham, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 856James J. Twombley, Sec. Treas.State Bldg. & Construction

Trades CouncilWm. Ward, Business Agt.Lathers 88Morris Weisberger, Vice Pres.Calif. Labor FederationEdwin Westmoreland, Secy.San Bernardino Bldg. Trades CouncilRay M. Wilson, Vice Pros.Calif. Labor FederationW. E. Withrow, Jr., Secy.Santa Clara Bldg. Trades CouncilBill York, Sec. Treas.Teamsters 78

Unnionm ndustriesShow to OpenIn San Diego

For the first time in a num-ber of years, the 1972 AFL-CIOUnion- Industry Show will beheld on the West Coast-in thebrand new Community Con-course in San Diego, June 9-14.The show, pegged to the

theme of "Progress ThroughCooperation," serves as a show-case for the skills and produc-tivity of the American workerto demonstrate how goods andservices produced under unionwages create a better life forall Americans.In a letter to exhibitors, show

director Ed "Bud" Murphy, sec-retary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Union Label and ServiceTrades Department, noted thatthe Union-Industries Show hasset attendance records at manyof the nation's top exhibitionhalls.

So, when planning your sum-mer vacation, include a swingthrough San Diego during theJune 9-14 period to see it.

1 60-Acre Limit"No individual shall be per-

mitted to acquire title to morethan one-quarter section (160acres)."-Homestead Act, 1862.

More Aid UrgedFor EmbattledHer-Ex StrikersA strong appeal for funds to

win a settlement of the four anda half year old strike-lockoutat the strikebreaker producedLos Angeles Herald-Examinerwas issued to all affiliates ofthe California Labor Federation,AFL-CIO, this week."These striking and locked-

out workers have been bearingthe brunt of the battle at greatpersonal sacrifice although it is,essentially, a battle to protectthe rights of all California work-ers to have a voice in theirwages and working conditions.They need all the help we cangive them NOW," John F. Hen-ning, executive officer of thestate AFL-CIO, said.Enclosed with the letter to

affiliates was a new pamphletproduced by the Herald-Examin-er Joint Strike-Lockout Councilwhich said that "since GeorgeHearst precipitated this disputeby his adamant refusal to bar-gain in good faith for a decentcontract some four and a halfyears ago, this once-proud 'flag-ship of the Hearst empire' hassunk to an inglorious positionof being lower in advertisinglineage than 24 other papers inCalifornia, one of those being a

four-day-a-week throw away."The pamphlet noted that the

12 unions involved in the strike-lockout have recently resumedbargaining with Herald-Examin-er management although no sig-nificant progress has been re-

ported.In fact, the strike-lockout

council's bulletin, "On TheLine," reported just last Thurs-day that the Hearst Corpora-tion's labor relations counsel,W. 0. McCarthy, reflected theHearst Corporation's long-stand-ing anti-labor attitude when hesaid: "We've given you our po-

sition and we're not going tosit around here and bargain on

it."Later, the bulletin said, Mc-

Carthy said he was misquotedand that the company was pre-

pared to bargain on variousissues.Henning urged all affiliates to

send their contributions now di-rectly to: Herald-Examiner JointStrike - Lockout Council, 1058So. Olive Street, Los Angeles,California 90015.

Rustin Hits Nixon Policies at APRI ParleyThe major challenge facing and white will widen." Other principal speakers at the

the black political movement is Stressing the theme that the conference included Lane Kirk-"getting Richard Nixon out of blacks' best hope of achieving land, secretary-treasurer of thethe White House," Bayard Rus- equality is through "the ballot National AFL-CIO and Alexan-tin, executive director of the A. box and the union card," Rustin der Barkan, director of the AFL-Philip Randolph Institute, told said: CIO Committee on Political Edu-more than 500 black trade union- "We should all participate in cation (COPE).ists taking part in a national one great march this year-the Both Kirkland and Barkanconference held by the APRI in march to the ballot box." sharply attacked the presiden-Houston, Texas, last month. The conference, one of the tial campaign of Alabama Gov-Concentrating his fire on Presi- largest gatherings of Negro po- ernor George Wallace.

dent Nixon's economic policies litical activists ever held, delved Kirkland said that Wallacewhich he said were tailored to into specific strategies for maxi- and his ilk had created the prob-"help the rich get richer and mizing the black vote and devel- lems of the northern ghettos bythe poor get poorer," Rustin de- oping voter registration pro- failing to meet their responsibil-clared: grams. It attracted delegates ties to the blacks in the south."The President's economic from 30 states and 56 interna- And Barkan pointed out that

policy is a policy based on scarc- tional unions, including AFL- Wallace "masquerades as aity. There will be no chance of CIO affiliates, the United Auto friend of the working man whileblack and white getting together Workers and the Teamsters. presiding over a state repleteunless there is abundance for Harry Jordan, Field Coordina- with anti-union and anti-workerall. We need an economic pro- tor for the California Labor laws."gram which can create enough Council on Political Education, Rustin also voiced oppositionso all can have what they need. represented California L a b o r to any idea of creating a sepa-But as long as Nixon is in the COPE at the conference. Jordan rate black political party, say-White House, and as long as we has played a leading role in ing:suffer from the policies of helping establish more than a "You can wear your hair toscarcity, the gaps between old dozen local APRI chapters in the ceiling and eat all the porkand young, rich and poor, black California recently. chops you want but in the end

the price of those pork chopss * will still be the same without

A ssem lHy Ks BIl T e fundamental economic change."The most profound problems

confronting blacks are of an.-o^w -wrers. eeleir IIs overwhelmingly economic Qrigin,(Continued from Page 1) (R); Dunlap (D); Fenton (D); he said, pointing to housing,

patron leaves a tip for a worker Foran (D); Garcia (D); Bill medical care, unemploymentthey expect the worker to get it, Greene (D); Leroy Greene (D); and the weLfare system as areas

not the employer. Karabian (D); Ketchum (R); blacksrAssemblyman Leroy Greene Keysor (D); Knox (D); LaCoste

acks.

(D-Sacramento), author of the (D); Lewis (R); MacDonald (D); In addition to Jordan, other

measure (AB 78), said that ex- Maddy (R); McAlister (D); Mc- part in the conference includedisting law lets the employer Carthy (D); Meade (D); Miller Joe Tibbs, Frank Savoy andseize the entire tip and deduct (D); Mobley (R); Murphy (R); C. D. Parker of Laborers Localup to 20 cents from a worker's Pierson (D); Quimby (D); Ralph 1088 Oakland; Veodis Stamps of$1.65 an hour minimum wage. (D); Ryan (D); Sleroty (D); IBEW Local 1245, Walnut Creek;Although the measure was vig- Thomas (D); Townsend (D); Willie Billingsley of the Labor-

orously opposed by the Califor- Vasconcellos (D); Warren (D);ers Local in Stockton; Samuel

nia Restauranteurs Association Waxman (D); Wilson (R); and McNeal of the SEIU in Los An-and other employer groups, As- Z'berg (D). geles; Perry mand An-semblyman William M. Ketchum Assemblymen voting against it Wlkes, Perry King and Sharon

(R-akesfild)made such a were: Wilkes, both of CWA locals in(R-Bakersfield)maesc a wr: Los Angeles; Wen White of thestrong case in favor of its pass- Arnett (R); Badham (R); Los Angeles; W iWeage that the author of the bill, Beverly (R); Briggs (R); Burke OPEIU in Los Angeles; Willie

Assemblyman Greene said it (R); Cline (R); Collier (R); Robison, of Laborers Local 300

was unnecessary for him to Conrad (R); Dent (R); Gonzal- Los Angeles; Ray Shuttle-make any closing arguments in ves (D); Hayden (R); Harvey ford of the Retail Clerks Local

its support. Johnson (D); Ray Johnson (R); in San Diego; Holsom Bennett

Thirty-five Democrats were MacGilivray(R); Monagan(R); Die Laborers LocalrinfSanjoined by 10 Republicans in vot- Porter (D); Powers (D); Priolo Diego; and Kig Taylor of thei nrt'P vpinCiiva. vntuina, (Di. Diuaa,11 (D. .gPP (R. Carpenters Local in San Diego.inofnr th mAin.-mrL- unt.Lin5 (A uel RI-Rpp R1

against it were 20 Republicansand 4 Democrats.Assemblymen voting for the

State AFL-CIO-backed bill were:

Bagley (R); Barnes (R); Bee(D); Belotti (R); Brown (D);Burton (D); Chacon (D); Cory(D); Crown (D); Cullen (D);Davis (D); Deddeh (D); Duffy

Stacey (R); Stull (R)' Wakefield(R); and Wood (R).Assemblymen not voting on

the measure were:Biddle (R); Brathwalte (D);

Brophy (R); Campbell (R);Chappie (R); Fong (D); HaVes(R); Lanterman (R); Moorheaa(R); and Moretti (D).

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Publisher's NoticeThe California AFL-CIO News Is

published weekly by the CaliforniaLabor Federation, AFL-CIO, 995Market Street, San Francisco, Cali-fornia 94103. Second class postagepaid at San Francisco, Calif.-Sub-scription: $3.50 a year. John F. Hen-ning, executive secretary-treasurer;Glenn Martin, *ditor.

Committee OKsFed Bill to Save Mor I Uno RolProtective Laws At Lea Islative Conference

(Continued from Page 1)Francisco), is urgently neededto prevent the currently pending27th amendment to the U. S.Constitution to assure equalrights for women from beingused to invalidate legislation wonduring the past half century ormore to curb worker exploita-tion by employers, John F. Hen-ning, executive officer of theState AFL-CIO explained.The Ways and Means Commit-

tee vote came Wednesday afterthe Committee heard testimonyurging affirmative action on thebill from Henning, Jack Crow-ley, secretary-treasurer of theSan Francisco Central LaborCouncil, Harry Block, Managerof the Southern California JointBoard of the AmalgamatedClothing Workers, and A n n eDraper, union label director ofthe Union Women's Alliance toGain Equality (Union-WAGE).Other trade union officials on

hand to testify included: Sig-mund Arywitz, secretary-treas-urer of the Los Angeles CountyFederation of Labor; GeorgeSoares, business representativeof Retail Clerks Local 428 inSanta Clara County; Peter Va-lasco of the United Farm Work-ers' National Union; Edith With-ington, of OPEIU Local 29, Oak-land; Joseph Belardi, executivesecretary of the Local Joint Ex-ecutive Board of Culinary Work-ers and Bartenders in San Fran-cisco; Mary Bergan, legislativerepresentative of the CaliforniaFederation of Teachers; and ArtCarter, secretary of the ContraCosta County Central LaborCouncil.In the roll call vote on AB

1710, 11 Democrats were joinedby three Republicans in votingfor the measure. All five votesagainst it were cast by Repub-licans.Assemblymen voting for this

State AFL - CIO - sponsored billwere: Brown (D); Bagley (R);Barnes (R); Burton (D); Chap-pie (R); Crown (D); Davis (D);Dunlap (D); Foran (D); Mac-Donald (D); Miller (D); Ryan(D); Vasconcellos (D); and War-ren (D).Assemblymen voting against

AB 1710 were: Badham (R); Be-lotti (R); Collier (R); Lanter-man (R); and Stull (R).

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(Continued from Page 1)"Why can you tax people with

a majority vote but if you wantto tax banks or corporations ittakes a two-thirds vote of thelegislature?" he asked.

In explanation, he noted thatin the past, lobbyists for wealthyspecial interests had the powerto run the state legislatures allover the country pretty much totheir own benefit."We've got to turn around

the alienation that's been grow-ing in California and through-out the nation," Moretti said.Noting that the average cost

of a home in California has risenfrom $16,000 in 1965 to morethan $24,000 this year and thatproperty taxes and health costsare "going through the roof,"Moretti said that California citi-zens are becoming more andmore aware that they pay theirfair share of taxes while wealthyindividuals a n d corporationsdon't pay theirs and said thatpeople are consequently becom-ing "more and more unhappy- and with reason."

Senate President Pro TemJames Mills (D-San Diego) re-viewed the substantial gainsmade by labor in the 1971 legis-lative session but voiced disap-pointment at Governor Reagan'sveto of a bill approved by thelegislature that would have ex-tended unemployment insurancebenefits to farm workers.

Mills also recalled the SylmarTunnel disaster, an explosionthat took the lives of 17 work-ers in June, 1971 and said that"this tragedy could be laid atthe door of the State Divisionof Industrial Safety.

Mills said that the Divisionof Industrial Safety had been"badly mismanaged" and de-clared that the present directorof the State Department of In-dustrial Relations, William Hern"should resign and be replacedby someone from the ranks oforganized labor."Assembly Minority Leader

Robert T. Monagan and StateSenate Minority Caucus Chair-man John L. Harmer were in-vited to address the conference

SPECIAL NOTICEThe following measures, not previously covered in the

Digest of Bills which was concluded with the April 28, 1972issue of the California AFL-CIO News, are also being fol-lowed by the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO:

SB 222 as amended April 3 (Deukmejian) (P.U.C.) Pro-vides that absence of any grade crossing protection deviceor equipment other than that approved or ordered by PublicUtilities Commission shall not be evidence of negligence ormisconduct in any civil action arising out of accident at suchcrossing.

Provides that any evidence introduced in any proceedingor investigation by commission under specified provisions asa result of accident at grade crossing is inadmissible in anycivil action for damages arising from such accident. Feb. 9.

Personal Injuries-BadAB 841-Keysor (Jud.). Requires one department of Los

Angeles Municipal Court District to remain open and insession at night for certain purposes as specified.

Requires Judicial Council to study and make designatedreport with respect to operation and effect of such nightsessions, and authorizes such a study of other night sessionsconducted in state.

Makes such provisions effective only until July 1, 1976.Appropriates unspecified sum from General Fund to JudicialCouncil for purposes of act. March 9.

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but neither were able to do sodue to other commitments.Delegates to the conference

were presented with a packetcontaining a rundown on theState AFL-CIO's legislative pro-gram for 1972 as well as themeasures supported and opposedby the State Building and Con-struction Trades Council.John F. Henning, the Federa-

tion's executive secretary4treas-urer, reviewed the State AFL-CIO bills, stressing particularlythe need for affirmative actionon AB 78-Leroy Greene and AB1710-Brown.AB 78 would permit employees

to keep all tips they receive inthe course of their employmentand AB 1710 would extend thecoverage of the Industrial Wel-fare Commission's 14 wage or-ders to men, a measure urgentlyneeded to prevent the elimina-tion of existing state protectivelaws that presently apply onlyto women and minors and whichwould be invalidate4 if the Wom-en's Equal Rights Amendmentto the U.S. Constitution is rati-fied.Unless these protective laws

are extended to men and therebyto all workers, existence of theprotective laws for women andminors only would involve dis-crimination based on sex whichwould be outlawed under theamendment, Henning explained.(See separate stories on subse-quent legislative action on bothof these measures in this issue.)Richard Mansfield, legislative

director for the State Buildingand Construction Trades Councilprovided a similar review ofthe measures favored and op-posed by his organization.At the conclusion of the Tues-

day morning session, the dele-gates broke up into small groupsand spent all afternoon Tuesdayand all day Wednesday button-holing legislators to explain or-ganized labor's position on thevarious bills and to urge theirsupport.More than 600 delegates and

guests took part in the joint din-ner with members of the legis-lature Wednesday night.The three-day conference con-

cluded following a report sessionyesterday morning.