The Bulletin

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

AN AMERICAN PRINT MEDIA PUBLICATION

Compton’s Venus and Serena Williams Help Inspire Diversity in Tennis

The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion helped Vickery prepare for her first-round match. Vickery lost, but the thrill of hitting with her idol was a lasting memory. “That was actually an experience of a lifetime for me, so I’m still in shock a little bit,” said Vickery, a 23-year-old AfricanAmerican and former top-ranked junior player. Venus and Serena Williams n WILLIAMS SISTERS, see page 7

“When players take the court today, they do not look like each other, they are more reflective of our global society.”

By Melissa Murphy

NEW YORK (AP)—A crowd gathered when Venus Williams practiced with Sachia Vickery at the U.S. Open. Kids waited by the fence for autographs.

Retired Champion Billie Jean King

Father Richard looks on as Serena and Venus Williams embrace following Wimbledon Final.

99-Year-Old Winifred Carter Threw First Pitch at Dodger Game LOS ANGELES—A 99-year- Mattis died on Dec. 24, 1923, 16-year-old Norman, lived on old woman who became a re- when she was 4 years old. With his own. serve police officer when she its church, The Christian BrothCarter worked as a clerk-typwas 67 years old and graduated ers Fellowship, providing sup- ist in the Pentagon during World from college when Carter enrolled at California State University, she was 78 threw the Dominguez Hills when she was 71, graduating with a honorary degree in English when she was 78. first pitch at Monday evening’s Los Angeles Dodgers game. port, Carter and her family War II and was later a civilian Winifred Carter was born moved to New York City, where secretary at military installations in the Boston suburb of Somer- financial assistance became in Hawaii and South Korea. She ville, Massachusetts on April available. worked 10 years for United Air13, 1919, the daughter of JamaiCarter’s mother Lucy died lines, retiring in 1981 at age 62. can immigrants, according to from pneumonia six months Carter became the oldest her memoir, “The Decades of a after the family moved to New graduate of the Long Beach PoBlessed Life,” completed when York City, forcing Carter and lice Academy in 1986 when she she was 92. six of her seven siblings to live was 67, and spent five years with Carter’s father Alexander in foster homes. The oldest, the Long Beach Police Depart-

ment as a reserve officer, mostly escorting female suspects from the jail to the courthouse for arraignment. Carter enrolled at California State University, Dominguez Hills when she was 71, graduating with a degree in English when she was 78. Carter returned to the LBPD in 1996 when the department began the Senior Police Partner program, which involves seniors helping seniors who are victims of crime or abuse or need referrals to agencies that can help them maintain quality lifestyles. In recent years, Carter has volunteered with Meals on Wheels and as a receptionist at St. Mary Medical Center.

Thirteen Health Care Workers Arrested at Labor Day Kaiser Protest DOWNEY—Thirteen union activists marked Labor Day by getting peacefully arrested to protest plans by Kaiser Permanente to reduce staffing, which the giant health-care chain says is necessary to contain costs. Workers linked hands and sat down on pavement near Imperial Highway at Bellflower Boulevard in front of the Kaiser Permanente in Downey, at 9333 E. Imperial Highway. The protest march began at 10:30 a.m. and ended peace-

fully around noon, according to Downey Police Sgt. Maria Villegas. Police said they made 13 arrests but would not provide details. Westbound Imperial Highway was closed at Bellflower Boulevard much of the day, as the planned confrontation unfolded. Unionized health care workers have been protesting since May at Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state, including in Harbor City, Baldwin Park and

West Los Angeles. “Kaiser is raking in money and yet it’s acting like it has no choice but to outsource jobs, relocate workers and pay new employees less,” union member Lanette Griffin said in a statement released by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West last spring. “It makes no sense because Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit organization and it is supposed to be putting the community’s

interests first.” The union has accused Kaiser of boosting its bottom line while making cuts that could hurt patient care. It says that the hospital plans to lay off pharmacy warehouse workers in Downey and make further staff cuts at other warehouses while relocating call center jobs in Los Angeles, Baldwin Park and Woodland Hills to other areas where workers will earn less. “We are disappointed that the current leadership of SEIU-

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Aretha: Climbing Higher Mountains.

Photo by Jill Weisleder/©Los Angeles Dodger,LLC 2018 UHW has chosen to mischaracterize Kaiser Permanente’s strong commitment to labor and to pursue an adversarial, destructive approach to its relationships with several California health care systems,” John Nelson, vice president of communications for Kaiser Permanente, said in a statement Monday. “...The union’s claims that we have announced hundreds of layoffs or relocations at our call centers is simply not true,” Nelson continued. “We have talked with the union about ways to significantly improve our appointment call center operations in Southern California, and to do so thoughtfully and over time to minimize the chance that any current employee would be forced to lose their job.” Nelson also addressed the

pharmacy layoffs. “We’ve been working with SEIU-UHW for more than a year to transition our internal pharmacy warehouse operations to an existing, proven service provided by UPS Supply Chain Solutions,” he said. “This change, which may affect up to 200 jobs across the state, is needed to address the many regulatory, technical and efficiency challenges we face now and in the future. What’s important is that we never make decisions like this lightly. We don’t know of any other employer who offers more generous support to employees who are affected by job changes: We try to retrain and reassign our people first, and if that isn’t feasible, we provide them up to one year of salary and benefits.”


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