KPFA Labor Collective Black History Month Forum

Racism and Terrorism On the Job, Harassment and Labor Rights

Despite the massive civil rights movement, today there continues to be racism and discrimination on the job. At SFO and SF S.E. Sewage plant, hanging nooses were put up to terrorize Black workers. In the San Francisco hotel industry, there is a systemic exclusion of Black workers and particularly Black youth from getting jobs and Comcast has discriminated against Black workers in more skilled jobs in the company.
We will have presentations about these conditions, the history and discuss what can be done about it.

Speakers:
Robert McCall, Shop Steward Unite-HERE Local 2 and labor activist
Anita LaBossiere, Former city workers in the SF PUC who faced "hanging nooses" on the job and was then harassed by management.
Will Goodo, Comcast Dispatcher who was discriminated against and fired for speaking out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3l5O5xWlvo
Roland Sheppard, Retired Painters Local 4 Business Agent who fought racism in the workplace
Betty Reid Soskin, Shipyard worker during 2nd WW and Researcher on Black experience
Black history and labor discriminationa in Richmond during WWII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdpDAGGXcD8&mode=related&search


Sunday February 18, 2007 Free
3:00 PM
ILWU St Francis Square Cooperative Housing Community Room
10 Birtie Minor (in center of square near playground)
Laguna and Geary St. (Next to Chinese Consulate)
San Francisco, California

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