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text3/31: National Day of Action to Protect Our Retirement by Alameda Labor Council
Across the country, unite to Protect our Retirement and tell Schwab: "Don’t Pick Our Pockets to Line Yours!” WHEN: Thursday, March 31, 11:30 a.m. WHAT: National Day of Action for Retirement Security WHERE: Charles Schwab office 101 Montgomery Street, SF (off Montgomery St. BART)...
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 12:27am PST
audioAK Press Interview on 'In The Meantime' (audio/mpeg 42.7MB) by DJ Sweety
Interview on February 1, 2005 with Lani Riccobuono and Zach Blue from AK Press, "a workers’ co-operative wholly owned by its members. All decision-making, including which titles we distribute and what we publish, is made collectively. Our goal is to make available radical books and other materials, titles that are published by independent presses, not the corporate giants, titles with which you can make a positive change in the world. The sorts of books we stock are less and less availab...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 4:40pm PST
audioInkworks Press on 'In The Meantime' (audio/mpeg 20.1MB) by DJ Sweety
Interview on Feb 15, 2005 with Bernard and Melissa from Inkworks Press in Berkeley, CA, 'a worker-managed union shop which has proven to be an innovative organization conducting business in a cooperative and democratic manner.'...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:15pm PST
textAnti-Wal-Mart Oakland Town Hall Meeting by Thomas R. Markham
What: Town Hall Meeting Who: Community Residents, Small Business Owners, Community, Labor, and Faith Organizations When: Wednesday, March 23rd, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: ILWU Local 6 Hall, 99 Hegenberger Road, Oakland...
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2005 12:00am PST
image3/10 - Solidarity Action with Gallo Workers at Bev and More
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by repost
Around 100 people showed up at the Beverages and More on Geary St on March 10th to show solidarity with Gallo workers in Sonoma as they continue to bargain with Gallo for a new contract....
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 3:19pm PST
textSutter's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center In Danger of Losing Accreditation by SutterWatch
ALTA BATES ACCREDITATION IN JEOPARDY...
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 7:15pm PST
textHotel Workers Blast Hilton, Encourage Boycott by Beyond Chron (reposted)
Hotel Workers’ Union Local 2 held a raucous protest in front of the downtown Hilton yesterday, urging San Franciscans to boycott the hotel along with fourteen others. Local 2 hopes the boycott, which some claim has already cost the targeted hotels over $1 million, will force owners to meet workers’ demands during the current contract negotiations. The union is calling for better health care, higher wage increases, and more freedom to organize....
Posted: Wed, Mar 9, 2005 5:47pm PST
imageFirst strike ever at the Claremont Spa! QT movie. March 4, 2005
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by Bill Carpenter
Twenty Claremont Kitchen workers, including cooks and dishwashers decided to go out on a 2 hour strike in the middle of lunch time after management ignored demands to pull out all the unfair disciplines currently in the kitchen workers' files. Four-minute QT movie. 20MB....
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 10:30pm PST
textRNs Condemn New 'Emergency Order' to Evade Ratio Law by California Nurses Association
Schwarzenegger Flouts Courts in Latest Attack on Patient Safety...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 1:07pm PST
textUFW Rally in SF on 10th by solidarity
FARM WORKER SOLIDARITY ACTION ON MARCH 10TH HUMAN BILLBOARD @ 3PM IN FRONT OF BEVERAGES & MORE ON STANYAN AND GEARY IN SAN FRANCISCO Farm Workers with Gallo of Sonoma have been working without a contract for over a year. The Gallo family has consistently refused to sing a contract that would honor the backbone of their business. Throughout this passed year the workers have organized tirelessly to change the tide against their sobering reality. They are fighting to receive higher wage...
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 2:00pm PST
textNurses Win Major Victory against Nazi Anti-Labor Schwarznegger by Beagle
The cheers reverberated among all supporters of labor in all 58 counties of California and across the nation as the California Nurses Association won confirmation in Sacramento Superior Court on March 4, 2005 of its hard-fought victory to reduce nurse-patient ratios, saving our lives and mandating decent working conditions for nurses....
Posted: Sat, Mar 5, 2005 3:53am PST
textMuni's $729,000 hammer by Trinity Plaza Tenants Association (reposted)
The Chronicle's Monday editorial "A timely fare hike" endorsing a Muni fare hike is no surprise: we progressives know the right-wing California Hearsts are pro-business/anti-consumer and responsible for leading the war to grant downtown businesses tax breaks that are forcing the city's residents to assume the financial burden of balancing San Francisco's budget. It is also no surprise that SPUR's Jim Chappell endorsed the fare hike: the right-wing think tank is also aligned and...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 11:15pm PST
imageFarm Worker Solidarity Action
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by Ana Rizo
Gallo farmworkers have been without a contract for over 16 months. Come support them at this "human billboard" action....
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 10:15am PST
textSpontaneous Strike Shuts Down Cable Car System by @my
Cable car workers strike to protest the firing of two union members....
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 6:58pm PST
videoUAL Engineers Fight for A Contract (video/quicktime 12.6MB) by Labor Video Project
300 UAL engineers of IFPTE Union Local 20 have been fight since 2002 for a contract at UAL. This video shows why they are out on the street calling for justice. 4 min. 12.5 MB...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 1:24pm PST
imageWe Fresnans dissent from Papa Arnold's "optional" lunch
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by Maia & Elfie Ballis/SunMt
We Fresnans dissent from Papa Arnold's "optional" lunch. 2.5 minute video...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 7:17pm PST
text Sutter Press Round-Up 3/2/05 by Sutter Corporate Watch
Health care purchasers last week called on the elected members of the Peninsula Health Care District to include pricing & quality protections in a contract it is negotiating with Sutter's Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in San Mateo County. CalPERS, Blue Shield and Blue Cross report that Sutter's prices are as much as 80% higher than the statewide average, allowing Sutter to earn record profits...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 4:08pm PST
text2:30pm today- Protest Arnold in Hayward by Alameda County Labor
TODAY, WEDS., March 2 2:30 PM American Blinds Corp. 1168 San Luis Obispo St Hayward, CA 94544...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 3:26pm PST
textSupport Worker Organizing in SF- former Levitz and DPW Workers by La Raza Centro Legal
La Raza Centro Legal is assisting some Bay Area workers to organize and fight against racism and exploitation at the job. THESE WORKERS NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Please join us for one, or both, of the below actions!!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 11:29pm PST
textLocal 2 Organizes Upcoming "Boycott Actions" by reposted from a list
Monday, February 27 PALACE HOTEL (Market at New Montgomery) 2pm - 6pm WEDNESDAY, March 2 MARK HOPKINS HOTEL (Mason & California) 2pm - 6pm...
Posted: Sun, Feb 27, 2005 11:59pm PST
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