[Background--natural sound--protest] This week, Fuerza Unida brought their campaign to San Francisco, California where Levis is headquartered to intensify pressure on the company to negotiate a fair settlement for the dislocated workers. Irene Reina is the co-coordinator of Fuerza Unida.
People
Varela-jesse
03:10
[Background--natural sound--protest] Levi's management has met twice recently with the dislocated workers, and are still willing to negotiate. But at this point, they say they feel they've gone beyond the requirements of the law to help their formers workers make the transition to other work opportunities. For Latino USA, I'm Chuy Varela in San Francisco.
Latino USA 35
00:00 / 00:00
02:42 - 02:56
[Background--natural sound--protest] This week, Fuerza Unida brought their campaign to San Francisco, California where Levis is headquartered to intensify pressure on the company to negotiate a fair settlement for the dislocated workers. Irene Reina is the co-coordinator of Fuerza Unida.
Varela-Jesse
United States--Texas--San Antonio
United States--California--San Francisco
Costa Rica
Levi Strauss and Co
Fuerza Unida
Employment
Labor unions
Boycotts
Economic policy
Discrimination
Working class
Women
Field reporting--Journalists
Interviews--Community leaders
Background--Natural sound--Protest
03:10 - 03:27
[Background--natural sound--protest] Levi's management has met twice recently with the dislocated workers, and are still willing to negotiate. But at this point, they say they feel they've gone beyond the requirements of the law to help their formers workers make the transition to other work opportunities. For Latino USA, I'm Chuy Varela in San Francisco.