For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Contacts:
Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546, cell 916/956-4592

An Urgent Appeal from CAAA President David Schwartz
PROTEST - 1 Year of Misery - Workers’ Memorial Day

GET ON THE BUS!

Legislative Support for fixing Arnold’s Workers’ Comp. Mess

Our message that Arnold made things worse, not better, for injured workers is getting through to legislators. Yesterday, Sen. Sheila Kuehl said, “”I believe that we understand better that some of those compromises were harmful to injured workers and didn’t help employers either, and we’re quite willing to amend what we did last year.”

The April 19th protests are our chance to bring the need for change home in a big way.

Are you frustrated? Angry? Let them know it!

I am frustrated, angry and bitter about the cuts to injured workers’ care, rights and compensation. Are you?
As frustrated as we are, injured workers are ten times angrier at the governor’s cuts. I’m going to make sure that every injured worker I serve has the chance to make their anger known next Tuesday at one of our rallies.
Call your clients and urge them to lend their presence and their voice to this important protest!

Bus transportation available for LA and Sacramento protest rallies

Below please find a schedule of bus transportation for injured workers and advocates participating in the protest rallies marking 1 Year of Misery for injured workers.

Space is limited, so please call the CAAA office at 916/444-5155 with the number of injured workers needing a seat on a bus.

Sacramento Rally

Fresno
2444 West Shaw (Office Max) at 8:00 a.m.

Oakland
Stop in Pleasant Hill
Stop in Hayward

1515 Clay Street (WCAB) at 8:30 a.m.
367 Civic Drive - Parking lot at 9:00 a.m.
22320 Foothill Blvd. - Parking lot at 8:00 a.m.

Redding
2115 Civic Drive (WCAB) at 8:00 a.m.

Chico
2084 Notre Dame Blvd.(Raleys) - Parking lot at 9:00 a.m.

San Mateo
Stop in San Francisco

2015 Pioneer Court - Parking lot at 8:00 a.m.
455 Golden Gate Ave. (WCAB) at 9:00 a.m.

Salinas
Stop in San Jose

1880 N. Main Street (WCAB) at 7:00 a.m.
Valley Fair Mall on the Stevens Creek Side in front of Nordstrom at 8:30 a.m.

Stockton
Stop in Modesto

8 Mile Road & I-5 (Kohls) at 9:00 a.m.
Vintage Fair Mall (JC Pennys) - Sisk Road at 8:00 a.m.

Santa Rosa
50 D Street (WCAB) at 8:30 a.m.

Buses will depart Sacramento at approximately 5:00 p.m. Tuesday evening and return you to the same location.

Los Angeles Rally


Santa Monica
Cloverfield Park across the street from WCAB at 2701Ocean Park Blvd. at 9:30 a.m.

San Bernardino
464 W. 4th Street at 8:00 a.m.

Santa Ana
28 Civic Center Plaza at 9:00 a.m.

Anaheim
1661 N. Raymond Avenue at 9:30 a.m.

Pomona
TBA

Van Nuys
TBA

Buses will depart Los Angeles at approximately 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and return you to the same location

Join the Protest Ride!

(Seating is limited, so sign up your clients and inform the CAAA office to reserve space)

OPPOSE HOCH TODAY!!!!

Write Senator Perata today (State Capitol, Room 400, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax 916/327-1997) to OPPOSE her confirmation.


No Retreat, No Surrender

State Capitol, Sacramento
East Lawn - 12th & L Streets

Ronald Reagan State Building
300 South Spring Street, Los Angeles