David Bacon Oakland recycling workers sign contract Strikers at Oakland's California Waste Solutions recycling operation went back to work last week, after signing their first union contract with company owner David Duong. During the strike CWS workers discovered that the company hadn't complied with the wage and benefit provisions in its city contract since 1992. Duong, meanwhile, tried to operate using strikebreakers. On Sept. 29 the Oakland City Council told him he was in danger of losing his city contract entirely. Council member Ignacio De La Fuente then brokered a settlement.
People are tired of sweatshop conditions, whether it's sorting garbage or working in factories.