Hi! If you’re free this Friday, August 7, please come over to my house for a relaxed backyard concert and comedy show from 7:30pm to 9:30pm or so.

We did this last year a couple of times and it was a lot of fun … so we’re doing it again. My wife, Aimee will be playing piano (actually a Fender Rhodes) and singing with our long-time friend Joshua Payne, who is an incredible guitarist. Together they call themselves Skirt & Suit (www.facebook.com/skirtandsuit<http://www.facebook.com/skirtandsuit>; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvqD1DOAJiI). They play cool, new arrangements of jazz and pop and rock and rap and original stuff, with beats and tracks and sometimes a kazoo, and all of that mixed up. You’ll dig it.

AND, our friend David Deeble (he’s been on Letterman, look him up), who also came last year, will be back–he’s hilarious. He can face-juggle.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Parking is on the street. Our address is:

1037 Arroyo Park Drive

Pomona, CA 91768.

You don’t have to be on time. Just come to the backyard through the white gate on the left whenever you get there. It’s free, but you can put a donation in the bucket if you want. You don’t have to RSVP, but if you have a second to email me back to say you’re coming, that would be great.

Feel free to forward this to, or to otherwise invite, whoever you think would like to come.

Hope to see you!

John Nolte

909-938-9991<tel:909-938-9991>

PS: You got on this list because I went through my contacts (mostly local Pomona friends and acquaintances (or people associated with Pomona), and old clients or other old friends that I haven’t seen in a while and thought it would be cool to see. If you’d like to get off this list, though, just reply with “Take me off the list” and I’ll take you off–no hard feelings at all.

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John Nolte

Pomona City Council Member, District 1

909-766-0016

Great News to share.  Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) secured a rare form of injunctive relief caused by El Super’s unfair labor practices.  The “10J” injunction signifies that a federal judge would agree that the company’s actions were so bad, an immediate remedy was called for.  

• The company unlawfully terminated Fermin Rodriguez for his union activity.  The court ordered El Super to immediately reinstate Fermin to his former position as cashier at his store.
• The company unlawfully unilaterally changed it’s vacation policy.  The court ordered El Super to reverse the changes to the vacation policy.
• Finally the Company tells the Court it now recognizes it has a legal obligation to bargain.  The Court accpets this agreement to return to the table.  Bargaining will resume with the Union on August 18th.

It has been a long time since we started this campaign.  We won our recertification election, we proved El Super has stolen wages from its workers, and now this rare support from the Federal Government.  But, this is not over until we get a fair contract.

We won’t win this because the Company chooses to give us what we deserve out of the goodness of their hearts.  We will win this because we are supported by the Community, Elected officials, and Clergy.  Collectively we can make a difference and make the Company do the right thing.  We are stronger because of your support.

Today we took One HUGE step forward, towards a fair contract for El Super workers, Thank you!

Sylvia Carranza

Community Organizer

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