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textAssociation of Libertarian Engineers (ALE) by wind
Call out to form sfbay area chapter of ALE...
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 12:14pm PDT
imageScabs mar rally
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by Sandra Butler
A slip-up in hiring mars an otherwise excellent demonstration....
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 10:13am PDT
textSutter Management-SEUI Union Class War by Beyond Chron (reposted)
There they were, the usual suspects, stereotypes from Upton Sinclair's novel, "The Jungle." Replacing Big Meatpacking in the blood-red waters were the new circling sharks --- Big predatory Healthcare. Instead of cattle entrails, human fluids, blood, and tissue were splattered on inadequately cleaned hospital walls and floors. Sunset Scavengers refused to pick up contaminated needles discarded in the trash outside, among which the pigeons pecked....
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 9:10am PDT
text10/29 Labor & 11/8 Election on KPFA 94.1 FM by repost
On Saturday October 29 between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon there will be statewide programming on labor and the elections on KPFK (LA) and KPFA radio, 94.1 FM. It can also be heard on the web....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 8:42pm PDT
imageFoster Farms Under Fire -- Employees Speak Out
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by www.fosterfacts.net
On October 25, nearly half of the employees at Foster Farms' chicken slaughterhouse in Livingston, California joined a walkout....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:53pm PDT
textSupervisors Referee Management/Union Class War by carol harvey
HOWARD DEAN SPEAKS FOR SEUI-UHW WORKERS AT CPMC FRIDAY, OCT. 28 (5:00 PM) UNDERSCORING STRIKE ISSE: CORPORATIZAION OF NATIONAL HEALTH CARE...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 5:17pm PDT
textUnion Members already have choices about where their dues go: Vote No on 75 by Deb Lagutaris
Union members already have a choice about where their dues money is used. Send this simple article to friends and relatives....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 9:42am PDT
textBay Area school workers fight for contracts by PWW (reposted)
School workers and teachers here and across the bay in Oakland are ramping up their struggle in long and difficult contract talks....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:41am PDT
textD.A.A.A. Report from Livingston Picket Lines by D.A.A.A. Collective
Report from Livingston picket lines....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 7:52pm PDT
textCritical Mass should support striking nurses by a cyclist
I know that Critical Mass has no leaders and that the direction of the ride is up to everyone. It was great showing support for striking hotel workers last year, and we ought to ride to the California Pacific Medical Center at Webster and Clay to show our support with the nurses....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 7:45pm PDT
text10/28: Rally to Support Striking Health Care Workers by Sutter Strikers
Friday at 5:00pm CPMC Campus, Webster and Clay Streets, San Francisco...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 11:48pm PDT
textBerkeley Honda Rallies: Thursdays and Saturdays by via a list
Please join us at one of our weekly Berkeley Honda rallies: Thursdays 4:30-6pm and Saturdays 1-2:30 pm...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 10:19pm PDT
textUC Labor Programs Hit by Terminator Cuts by via a list
We regret to report that the UC labor studies programs are facing severe budget reductions in the current fiscal year...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 10:15pm PDT
text10/29 CA State Wide Programming On Labor And The Elections by KPFA Labor Collective
KPFK in Los Angeles and KFPA in Northern California will be broadcasting statewide on Saturday October 29, 2005 between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon on the issues facing working people in the upcoming November 8, 2005 election. There will be interviews and call-ins statewide....
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 11:20pm PDT
textSplits in the Labor Movement? Not at CPMC picket lines! by Hugh Lucas (CPMC Striker)
How the support of other unions will help the CPMC strikers win....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 2:35pm PDT
textAction Alert from Alameda County Central Labor Council by Alameda County Central Labor Council
However, we've only just begun. We need to work that many shifts again before Get-Out-The-Vote weekend, and that many shifts yet again for GOTV November 5-8....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 11:28am PDT
text10/29 NWA Strikers Solidarity Picnic by Airport Workers Strike Support Committee
There will be a solidarity picnic for striking NWA mechanics on Saturday October 29, 2005. The airline bosses are seeking to destroy the union and contract out most of their work....
Posted: Tue, Oct 18, 2005 9:21pm PDT
textCFW Initiates Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage by flindet
Californians for Fair Wages, a labor group founded by the Green Party, has begun its campaign to raise the minimum wage....
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 8:44pm PDT
textSchool Labor Dispute: SFUSD and SEIU Local 790 by Lisa Schiff via Beyond Chron (reposted)
The results of Governor Schwarzenegger’s financial scheming combined with the long-term reverberations of Proposition 13 continue to manifest themselves. The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), like school districts throughout California, has been operating with less than an optimal amount of funding. Support from the community through bond measures and other efforts has made a difference in terms of being able to repair certain buildings and supplement areas such as libraries, art...
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 6:42am PDT
text12/1 Audio-Video Report On CTW Convention By KPFA Labor Collective by KPFA Labor Collective
The KPFA Labor Collective covered the Change To Win convention in September 27 in St. Louis. There will be a video/audio presentation and discussion about the convention and labor media on Thursday December 1, 2005 7:00 PM at the New College Cultural Center at 766 Valencia St/19th St....
Posted: Sun, Oct 16, 2005 7:40am PDT
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