Michael Straeter

President of Local 1442 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union

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President of Local 1442 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union

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It appears that one of LA’s major economic engines will not be shut down by a labor dispute as shipping companies and the  Longshore and Warehouse Union  reached a tentative agreement…

New Grocery Workers Contract Regains Benefits

It appears that one of LA’s major economic engines will not be shut down by a labor dispute as shipping companies and the Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement…

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