X-Post from LBN: Rep. Filner, others stand up for Union workers

[Joanie Baloney]

SAN DIEGO — Seven demonstrators, including Rep. Bob Filner, were taken into custody by rangers early Friday evening at Old Town State Park during a protest over the loss of union jobs.
Filner, D-San Diego, was one of seven people who staged what they called an act of “civil disobedience” in front of the entrance to Fiesta de Reyes, the revamped concession of shops and restaurants operated by Chula Vista restaurateur Chuck Ross, during its grand reopening.
Each was cited by state park rangers for disturbing the peace, interfering with a lawful business and making unreasonable noise in a state park. They then were released and ejected from the park, park ranger Capt. Richard Dennison said.
The protest rally was held by members and supporters of Local 30 of Unite Here, the hotel workers' union.
After Ross took over the languishing Old Town concession from New York-based Delaware North, he drew the union's wrath after he declined to rehire 130 union employees who had worked under the old concessionaire.
Ross has said he plans to run the concession as a non-union shop. He has invited all the laid-off workers to reapply for their jobs, but offered no guarantees to rehire them.

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[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. Ahhh, you're full of Baloney...

:evilgrin:

K & R!

[Joanie Baloney]

3. Why, yes!

Yes I am. Thanks for noticing. :)

-JB

[MindPilot]

2. New York City!?

This is a double-edged sword; Old Town State Park couldn't be more integral to San Diego history and I'm glad that the business part of it is back in local hands. BUT why is every freakin' business deal seen as an opportunity for union-busting?:mad: