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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Sunday, October 17, 2004 ::

    UNITE HERE on Strike Against "WalMartization" of US Hotel Jobs IUF News and Urgent Actions Database
    The conflict is about basic rights and against what UNITE HERE calls 'the WalMartization' of hotel workers. By insisting on a common expiration date for collective agreements in major tourism centers, the union is trying to achieve sufficient bargaining strength with the transnational chains to compensate for the absence of national collective bargaining in the US.
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