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Date:

Monday, November 30, 2009

Time:

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Event Type:

Protest

Organizer/Author:

Fred Pecker

Location Details:

Waste Management of Alameda County
172 - 98th Ave., Oakland

Protest to keep good jobs in Oakland. Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) is outsourcing 37 jobs. WMAC made over a billion $$ in profits in '08. Local fees paid for trash will pay Custormer Service Reps in Washington, & LA. Hurting the economy of Alameda County, and the families of the laid off workers- mostly females, from minority communities, heading their households.

Added to the calendar on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 12:23PM

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§City/county protectionism?

by Aaron Aarons (indy [at] aarons.fastmail.net)

Sun, Nov 29, 2009 9:12PM

It's quite correct to resist when companies try to save themselves money by firing workers and hiring others at lower wages. However, how does it advance working-class solidarity to argue for keeping jobs in Oakland as opposed to Washington (city or state) or Los Angeles? Doesn't it, in fact, create or exacerbate local particularism among workers at both ends?

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