Delegation delivers 450 letters to Burbank Ralphs U.S. Congressman Berman joins action

What started out to be a simple show of support for the grocery workers, took a turn when a crowd of more than 70 Hollywood crew workers and members of the I.A.T.S.E. showed up at the Burbank Ralphs store to drop off more than 450 letter of support for grocery workers. Dozens of the letters were written by hand by I.A.T.S.E. members and community supporters stating they would not cross any picket lines in the event of a strike.

"The look on the grocery workers faces as we marched in was something that words just cannot explain. The sight of a big crowd of supporters walking in to deliver baskets filled with letters to the store manager left some of the workers breathless, others actually had tears in their eyes," says Thom Davis, Business Manager of I.A.T.S.E. Local 80. "All the while, we were followed by the news camera. It is moments like this that makes me proud to belong to one of the most dynamic labor movements in the country."

U.S. Congressman Howard Berman heard about the delivery and joined the I.A.T.S.E. delegation in a surprise appearance.