Tefere Gebre, Political Director of the Orange County Labor Council, talks about the positive effects of St. Joseph's workers' organizing themselves in this vital county. Orange County is the second largest in the state and the 6th largest in the country. The OC Labor Council supports ongoing community and labor solidarity for the organizing efforts of the workers at St. Joseph's. Mr. Gebre calls on the management of St. Joseph's to respect the workers' voice by negotiating a free and fair election agreement.Click 'play' on player to the right to hear the episode
Excerpts from the Teferi Gebre interview:
"There is a lot of potential for workers to empower themselves in Orange County. The workers at St. Joe's are taking the lead, in my perspective, in the larger workforce in Orange County in setting an example that nothing is given to you. You have to fight for it.
Believe it or not, it doesn't matter how wonderful of a management you have, you need a union and you need workers coming together to voice what's working and what needs to be improved. And that's what the workers are trying to do at St. Joe's.
They [the SJHS management] repeatedly have said, even to myself, that they don't mind if their workers choose a union. If that's true, let's get those rules on paper, sign it, and stick with it and let your workers decide whatever they want to decide and whatever they want to do."
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