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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
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    :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 ::

    They Smell a Rat - baristanet.com, NJ
    'It's an informational picket to let the public know that Taas Construction is not employing people from the local affiliates' said union council rep Mike Travostino, who also accused Taas of exploiting Hispanic workers by paying them as 1099 subcontractors and not as full employees. The union is not trying to prevent workers from crossing the picket line.
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