NEW YORK—500 people rally February 5 at Wall Street in support of 70,000 grocery workers on strike or locked out in Southern California since October. The majority of protesters were members of the United Food and Commercial Workers—the union at the center of the labor fight on the West Coast. Other unionists present included members of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees on strike against the Oyster Bar restaurant. Chants of “No justice, No peace!” echoed around the financial district. Two inflatable rats represented the Albertsons, Vons, and Ralphs grocery chains. Lori Marrujo, one of two locked-out unionists to address the rally, said: “Saving health care is a cause worth fighting for. If these companies think we are giving up, I have a message for them: You are dead wrong!” Marrujo and Maria Patris toured New York for two days to win support for the strike.