AFL-CIO Federationist on IRCA

Federationist on IRCA

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White paper flyer with blue script and a blue and red torch logo in the top right corner. Banner reads “United Workers of Local 11 Campaign – Vote Tuesday, April 25” – followed by a letter addressed to “Brothers and Sisters of Local 11” signed by James Quinn, Daniel Ruiz, and Gail Cronyn. The bottom half of the flyer repeats the same in Spanish.
Blue banner at top reads: “ACLU News Release” with a blue torch logo. Text reads: “ACLE SUES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. Southern California ACLU, in conjunction with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, filed a class action suit Friday, June 22, against the Immigration and Naturalization Service (I.N.S.). The historic suit charges indiscriminate and unconstitutional arrests and deportation or persons of Latin appearance, including American citizens and legal residents, who “by virtue of appearance have been and continue to be subject to arrest without probable cause or without reason to believe that there is likelihood of imminent escape.” In the past month, 10,000 or more brown skinned persons have been rounded up without warrant, and in most cases without hearings or rights of counsel, and deported. Donald T. Williams, acting director of the INS, said that the raids would continue indefinitely in an attempt to decrease the “very heavy concentration of aliens illegally in the area.” Williams, also named as a defendant in the suit, said the “routine investigative efforts of INS have been unable to cope with the problem” (sic). Most of the raids have taken place at places of employment especially in the garment industry, at homes, and at schools. Some people have been indiscriminately approached even at bus stops. The suit, supported by the Immigration Lawyers Association and CASA….charges that all persons of brown skin are being subjected to “systematic patten of conduct and custom consisting of… (more)”
Black and white flyer reads – “We Need a Change! We need Jim Quinn-Gail Cronyn- Daniel Ruiz- Alex Rivera in Local 11” — “Vote Quinn, Cronyn, Ruiz, Rivera (with check marks by the names)” and “Jim Quinn, Gail Cronyn, Daniel Ruiz & Alex Rivera believe in the members. The members should control and govern their union!” IN the top left hand corner of the image is a caricature drawing of two men in suits exchanging money under the table with the label “hard bargaining?”