Speaker. almost 3 years ago. on July 14. 1994. a great injustice was committed by one of the most powerful corporations in AmericaSprintagainst some of the least powerful among us. A union representation election was underway at a Sprint subsidiary which employed 177 Hispanic telemarketers who sold Spdnts long distance services to Spanishspeaking customers. Neariy all the workers at the San Francisco Sprint subsidiary. known as La ConexIon Familiar "The Family Connection" [LCFI. were women who had Immigrated to the United States from Mexico and Central and South America. Many of them spoke only Spanish. which was no handicap in their specialized marketing jobs. When it became clear to Sprint that the La Conexion Familiar workers would vote to be represented by the Communications Workers of America.
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