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textResults of Day 3: Blitz Week by SWAG
SPECIAL SURPRISE A GREAT SUCCESS! CAL STUDENTS GOT A TASTE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING ALL ALONG, IF ONLY IT WERE REALLY THIS SWEET!...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 10:00pm PDT
textTeach-in on UC-BP deal by imcista
Another teach-in on the pending deal between the University of California and British Petroleum will take place this evening starting at 7 p.m. -- tune in here for live webcast coverage relayed by Indybay....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 5:26pm PDT
imageBlitz Week Pictures 2
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by SWAG
More photos from the first 2 1/2 days of Blitz Week....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 3:54pm PDT
imageBlitz Week Pictures 1
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by SWAG
Some pictures from the first 2 1/2 days of Blitz Week....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 3:43pm PDT
calendarCal Student Worker Rally by Student Worker Action Group
Sproul Plaza on the Berkeley campus (corner of Telegraph Ave and Bancroft Way)....
Event Date: Fri, May 4, 2007 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 3:08pm PDT
textBlitz Week Day 3 by SWAG
DAY 3: CAL STUDENT WORKER BLITZ WEEK SPECIAL SURPRISE and 20% Strike at Golden Bear Cafe Informational Picket at Unit 3 Dining Commons...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 11:14pm PDT
textResults of Day 2: Blitz Week by SWAG
OVER 200 MORE SIGNATURES COLLECTED, TOTALING IN OVER 400 IN JUST 2 DAYS! OVER 200 INFORMATIONAL FLYERS GIVEN OUT TO CAL STUDENTS...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 11:12pm PDT
text5/3: Woodfin struggle continues... by Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition
Email I received this morning....
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 10:32pm PDT
imageTens of thousands march in Oakland for immigrant rights
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by Jeff Paterson
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (May 1, 2007) – Tens of thousands marched for immigrant rights today. The march was organized by the Labor Council, Oakland Community Organizations, ACORN, Centro Legal de La Raza/Lucha Unida, and many others, in support of “pro-worker immigration reform.” Many chants and signs expressed the radical idea that no human being is “illegal.” Many marchers set off at 9am from 100th Ave, but most joined the march as it made its way down International Blvd, past Lake Merritt, on ...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 10:19pm PDT
imagePhotos From May Day Immigrant Rights Rally In Berkeley
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by Z
Here are some photos from the 2007 May Day immigrant rights protest in Berkeley...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 5:47pm PDT
textIraq war resisters, Agustín Aguayo and Camilo Mejía, speak out against war in Bay Area by Courage to Resist
Iraq combat veterans, Agustín Aguayo and Camilo Mejía, will be joined by fellow war resisters Pablo Paredes and Robert Zabala for a series of Northern California events May 9-18....
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 12:35am PDT
textResuls of Day 1: Blitz Week by SWAG
OVER 200 SIGNATURES OF SUPPORT COLLECTED!! OVER 150 FLYERS PASSED OUT TO STUDENTS!!...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 11:26pm PDT
text510 truth movement by watcher
Just a quick question on the East Bay freeway roast….. Has anyone commented on the sinister placement of the gasoline tanker at the intersection of two Interstate ramps……...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 11:00pm PDT
documentNo more Firings -- May 3rd Action on Woodfin Suites Hotel !
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by Alameda Labor
When: Thursday, May 3, 5:00pm Where: 5800 Shellmound St, Woodfin Suites Hotel, Emeryville...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 10:18pm PDT
calendarEmergency Action to Reinstate Woodfin Workers by Sarah Norr
Woodfin Hotel 5800 Shellmound St. Emeryville, CA 94608...
Event Date: Thu, May 3, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 3:37pm PDT
textWhy not make mass transit always free? by Ben Fletcher
In the age of global warming, increasing gasoline prices, and (though I am personally a skeptic) the concerns about "peak oil", the supposedly progressive San Francisco Bay Area is living in the virtual mass transit dark ages. The damage to the MacArthur Maze in west Oakland will only make that more obvious to everyone....
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 10:48am PDT
textDay 1 Student Worker Blitz Week by SWAG
Student workers and their supporters will be holding an informational picket outside Foothill Dining Commons (Hearst Ave and Gayley Rd/ La Loma Ave) to bring attention to their struggle. Other student workers and supporters will be enacting a 20% at the Crossroads Dining Commons, to make up for the 20% difference in pay....
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 9:02am PDT
textI-580 Accident Underscores Importance of Vehicle and Passenger Ferries on the Bay by Harrison Chastang, Beyond Chron (reposted)
Sunday morning’s crash of a tanker-trailer carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline that resulted in the collapse of a McArthur Maze overpass to the Bay Bridge should encourage Bay Area transit and emergency officials to seriously consider the purchase vehicular ferries, particularly for the transport of hazardous materials during non- commute hours....
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 6:31am PDT
textCAL Student Worker Blitz Week by SWAG
Student Worker Action Group (SWAG), an organization formed by UC Berkeley student food services workers, is having a series of public events bring attention the fact that Cal students working for Cal Dining are paid over $2 less per hour than their coworkers, and to call for pay equity at UC Berkeley....
Posted: Sun, Apr 29, 2007 10:51pm PDT
textHayward Teachers Post Big Win by John Green
Teachers end their 10-day-long strike after forcing substantial concessions from the school district...
Posted: Sun, Apr 29, 2007 1:03pm PDT
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