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Local trash Local JOBS ILWU

Date:
Monday, November 30, 2009
Time:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
Fred Pecker
Location Details:
Waste Management of Alameda County
172 - 98th Ave., Oakland

Protest to keep good jobs in Oakland. Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) is outsourcing 37 jobs. WMAC made over a billion $$ in profits in '08. Local fees paid for trash will pay Custormer Service Reps in Washington, & LA. Hurting the economy of Alameda County, and the families of the laid off workers- mostly females, from minority communities, heading their households.
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