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9 Aug 2015

USA: Judgment orders company El Super to "immediately remedy" unlawful treatment of California workers

“Chief United States District Court Judge George H. King grants National Labor Relations Board’s request for rare “10j” injunction to “immediately remedy” El Super’s abuse of workers’ federally-protected rights”, 30 Jul 2015

On…July 30, 2015, Chief United States District Court…issued a “10j” injunction against El Super (part of Chedraui)…The 10j injunctive relief orders El Super to: 1) Immediately reinstate Fermín Rodriguez, who had been unlawfully terminated for his union activity 2) Restore the company’s vacation time accrual policy which the company had unlawfully changed and which resulted in workers being denied their earned vacation... After more than a year of operating without a union contract, El Super employees and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) launched a boycott in December 2014 to protest poverty pay, widespread violations of workers’ rights…