Funeka Winsor, the union's UCSD organizer, began her labor path with the United Domestic Workers in San Diego in the late 70's. Cesar Chavez was instrumental in guiding and training her and her fellow activists to be a union organizers. These workers knew they were being taken advantage of and knew nothing would change without union representation. In 1987, Funeka led an organizing campaign in San Diego which resulted in 3,200 new union members within a 3-month period. Since then she led and won a county union representation campaign, organized UCSD hospital service workers and other county workers.
More members make the union stronger.
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