Shattuck Cinema Workers Call For Union
Submitted on Tue, 05/09/2006 - 5:43pm
By Judith Scherr - Berkeley Daily Planet, Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Aurelia River has worked six years at the Shattuck Cinema in downtown Berkeley, with a 50-cent increase in salary during that time, going from $6.75 to $7.25 an hour for almost full-time work. She earns no benefits.
Demanding decent wages and working conditions, River and 22 of her 28 co-workers filled out cards Monday morning, beginning the process of petitioning the National Labor Relations Board for a union.
The Shattuck Cinema is owned by Landmark Theatres, which did not return Daily Planet calls.
“We’re really asking for dignity and respect, the respect that comes with fair treatment,” said Harjit Singh Gill, branch organizer with the Industrial Workers of the World. Among the demands are fair wages and a grievance procedure, Gill said.
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