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Prison Workers Protest Schwarzenegger
Protesters Pickett At North Kern State Prison
POSTED: 7:13 pm PDT June 24, 2009
UPDATED: 10:28 am PDT June 25, 2009
DELANO, Calif. -- Union members of SEIU Local 1000 were out picketing in front of North Kern State Prison Wednesday afternoon in protest of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed job cuts.The governor’s office said the layoff responsibilities have been passed on to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They are responsible for sending layoff notices.The governor’s office confirmed that they sent 3,665 layoff notices to corrections officers and entry-level positions including office technicians.
They said there is still no word as to how many of them will actually be cut.Protestors said they are currently understaffed and don’t want any more cuts.In addition to fighting for their jobs, they said they are also fighting to keep their labor contracts.Protests took place across the state Wednesday.Corrections officers were not represented by Local 1000. Protestors said they are represented by a different union and did not take part in Wednesday’s activities.
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