Employees
of Blue Earth Digital Printing located in Culver City, Ca. voted
unanimously to ratify a first time contract that was negotiated on their
behalf by International Representative, Mike Huggins and Myself with
Blue Earth Digital Printing Owner, Fernando Bonada. International Lead
Organizer, Marty Keegan was available to answer questions during the
process of meeting with the owner, Fernando and when meeting with the
employees to answer questions.
This
whole process with Blue Earth was unique from the very beginning for
the simple fact that the employer, Fernando, contacted our Union office
in order to Organize his print shop. Fernando explained that if it
weren't for Unions there would be no middle class. Fernando further
stated that he was previously employed in a union shop as was his father
and has seen how it helped his family growing up.
Fernando's legacy continues because our new Brother, Sheldon Ferdinand,
is
his Son and works in the shop with his Dad. Family businesses are in
need of protection from big corporations and companies that make it
difficult for the mom and pop print shops of the past to make a profit
or exist any longer for that matter. We have the opportunity to organize
such shops and encourage our network of Union businesses to utilize our
union print shops to create the work they seek.
Fernando,
once being a Union member, understands the role unions have played in
improving the lives of is members and wishes to bring the same benefits
to his shop.
Please welcome them to our family and consider having your printing needs met by Blue Earth Digital Printing
International Organizer, Marty Keegan,
Gilbert Bonada
Sheldon Ferdinand
Vivian M. Escalante
Osmen Molina
Adan S. Ramirez
GCC/IBT Local 140~N President, Ronnie Pineda
Photo by Jorge Perez
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