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Proposed Berkeley Support Resolutions
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Progressive Portal
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Nov 13, 2001 12:02 PST
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Here is the resolution being proposed to the Berkeley City Council
and the Berkeley School Board in support of the workers of the
Charles Krug Winery.
This resolution was developed by the Berkeley Peace and Justice
Commission, with unanimous support from the Berkeley Labor Commission.
City of Berkeley, California
Peace and Justice Commission
November 05, 2001
RESOLUTION FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND THE CITY TO JOIN IN THE BOYCOTT
OF KRUG WINERY AND SUPPORT THE LOCKED-OUT WORKERS
WHEREAS, Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 3.68, establishes the
Peace and Justice Commission as advisory to both the City Council of
Berkeley and the Board of the Berkeley Unified School District; and
WHEREAS, BMC § 3.68.010.E states, "Peace is inseparable from justice"; and
WHEREAS, BMC § 3.68.030 states, "For the purpose of this chapter,
"peace and social justice" shall refer to the goal of creating a
world community in which the relations between people are based on
equality, respect for human rights, and the abhorrence of
exploitation and all forms of oppression. (Ord. 5705-NS § 3, 1986)";
and
WHEREAS, the City of Berkeley and its residents have long
demonstrated a strong concern for justice for workers, including
organized labor; and
WHEREAS, the Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, California , owned by
Peter Mondavi, Sr., Peter Mondavi, Jr. and Marc Mondavi, has the
last remaining unionized wine-production workforce in Napa Valley,
belonging to Local 186D of the United Food and Commercial Workers
International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC; and
WHEREAS, on July 3, 2001, management at the Krug Winery locked out
the 43 members of Local 186D during contract negotiations, and those
workers remain locked out, without work or pay, to this date; and
WHEREAS, management of the Krug Winery has proposed to reduce the pay
rates of many workers, some of whom have been at the winery for
decades, while increasing the pay rates for a few, a well-known
tactic for attempting to divide the membership of a union -- this at
a time when the winery posts a 45-percent increase in sales; and
WHEREAS, Krug management has proposed or imposed other cuts, such as
medical benefit cutbacks ;
WHEREAS, the union leadership has called upon management at Krug
Winery to end the lock-out and bargain in good faith ; and
WHEREAS, the UFCW has called for a boycott of Charles Krug and
Mondavi wines, which are bottled under the labels Charles Krug, C.K.
Mondavi, and CR Cellars ; and
WHEREAS, the UFCW has also called for financial support for the
members of Local 186D who have been without income since July 3; and
WHEREAS, the UFCW has also called for writing letters to the owners
of Charles Krug Winery in support of the workers;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Berkeley and the Board of Education of the Berkeley Unified School
District hereby endorse the boycott of wines produced by the Charles
Krug Winery, and direct all personnel not to purchase Krug Winery
products with City or School District funds for any purpose, until
the UFCW ends its call for a boycott; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Berkeley allocates $100 to be
sent to UFCW Local 186D, 329 Downey Avenue, Modesto, CA 95354, for
support of the 43 families whose incomes have been cut off by the
lock-out; and
[CITY COUNCIL:] BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution
shall be sent by the City of Berkeley to Peter Mondavi Jr. and Marc
Mondavi, owners, Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main Street, Saint Helena,
CA 94574-9502; to the mayors and City Council members of all cities
belonging to the Association of Bay Area Governments, to the Alameda
County Board of Supervisors; and to Governor Gray Davis, with a cover
letter urging them to join Berkeley in these actions.
[SCHOOL BOARD:] BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution
shall be sent by the Berkeley Unified School District to Peter
Mondavi Jr. and Marc Mondavi, owners, Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main
Street, Saint Helena, CA 94574-9502; to the presidents and members of
the school districts in all cities belonging to the Association of
Bay Area Governments; and to the State Superintendent of Education,
with a cover letter urging them to join the BUSD in these actions.
Peace and Justice Commission, October 1, 2001:
Moved by Commissioner Freedkin, seconded by Commissioner Wagley;
vote unanimous (Commissioner Cohen absent).
Labor Commission, October 24, 2001:
Endorsed unanimously.
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