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8/5 SF Forum/Video "Which Way For The SEIU & The Future Of Change To Win CTW"
Which Way For The SEIU
& The Future Of Change To Win (CTW) One year ago, a new national labor federation was founded called Change To Win CTW. This
forum will look at what this new federation has done and also the developments within the
1.8 million SEIU including the merger of hundreds of thousands of members in California....
Posted: Tue, Jul 4, 2006 11:36am PDT
Recapping The Sins of The Loveall's Below is a collection of articles documenting the "Sins of the Loveall's" for quick reference....
Posted: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 8:48pm PDT
Panasonic closes German factory despite hunger strike Despite three months of protests and a hunger strike by workers, the Panasonic tube factory in Esslingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg has closed down. Approximately 600 workers have lost their jobs....
Posted: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 8:41am PDT
Oakland: Security Workers Rally Front of Tribune Tower Downtown Oakland 13 and Franklin...
Event Date: Thu, Jul 13, 2006 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Jul 2, 2006 7:07pm PDT
LaborFest Opens July 5, 2006 The annual international working class labor cultural arts and film festival LaborFest will be
opening on Wednesday July 5,2005, The festival commemorates the San Francisco General
Strike of 1934 through art, music, theater, film and poetry. Many events are free or low cost.
The San Francisco 1934 General Strike began on July 5 when two workers were murdered by
San Francisco police....
Posted: Sun, Jul 2, 2006 9:37am PDT
7/6 Oakland Protest "Stop Corporate Murder and Terror Against Injured Workers!" Injured workers and their supporters will be protesting at the Oakland California State Building
1515 Clay St. in Oakland on July 6 at 9:30 AM against the premedidated murder of injured workers by
insurance companies and their lawyers and doctors. They will also attend the hearing of the
DIR Commission On Health and Safety and Workers Compensation and speak out about
the criminal activities of these insurance companies and the cover-up by Insurance Commission
Garmendi and Attorney Genera...
Posted: Sat, Jul 1, 2006 5:09pm PDT
Psycho-Management Hit Mexican Maquiladoras Workers at maquiladora factories in Mexico told recent visitors from Texas that they are sometimes asked to undo their work entirely or spend long hours in isolated spaces....
Posted: Sat, Jul 1, 2006 11:01am PDT
Oakland: March to the Federal Building to Save Right to Organize March to the Federal Building @ 1301 Clay Street, Oakland (off 12th Street BART)...
Event Date: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 11:30am PDT
Posted: Sat, Jul 1, 2006 1:07am PDT
Oakland: Rail Against Privatization Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
http://www.HumanistHall.net...
Event Date: Wed, Jul 26, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Jun 30, 2006 9:34pm PDT
HRC State of the Workplace Report Human Rights Campaign's State of the Workplace Report Breaks News on
Milestone: Majority of Fortune 500 Companies Offer Domestic Partner Benefits...
Posted: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 11:28pm PDT
Peacetalks: Interview with Dr. Ann Lopez NAFTA and Immigration (audio/mpeg 35.6MB) Interview with Dr. Ann Lopez on NAFTA and the effects on Immigration and the environment....
Posted: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 7:30am PDT
Connecticut AFL-CIO endorses war hawk Joseph Lieberman for Democratic primary On Tuesday, the Connecticut AFL-CIO endorsed Senator Joseph Lieberman for the August 8 Democratic primary. With the endorsement, the labor federation, which represents some 180,000 members in the state of New England, went on record supporting the Democratic senator most identified with the Bush administration’s Iraq war policies....
Posted: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 6:20am PDT
47,600 GM and Delphi workers accept buyouts and early retirement A vote of no confidence in the United Auto Workers union...
Posted: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 6:19am PDT
The Ideology of the 5 Levers “ The new and definitive road of the economic and social competition “...
Posted: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 12:29am PDT
'State of Perdition' -- South American Laborers Describe Working in New Orleans Two workers rebuilding New Orleans describe the long hours and lack of job security of contract labor -- conditions familiar to one young California reporter....
Posted: Wed, Jun 28, 2006 6:31am PDT
No Decision Reached On Wage Ordinance After a weeklong delay, the wage implementation and enforcement ordinance underwent further deliberation but received no decision at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The legislation on the table seeks to secure a steady source of funding for implementing San Francisco’s minimum wage law. The law, brought into effect with the passing of Proposition L in November 2003, increased the city’s minimum wage to $8.82 per hour, a full $2 above California’s minimum wage rate. Unfortunately, over...
Posted: Wed, Jun 28, 2006 6:30am PDT
Oakland: Meeting Face to Face: the Iraq-U.S. Solidarity Tour Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
http://www.HumanistHall.net...
Event Date: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 27, 2006 10:57pm PDT
David Bacon: Children of NAFTA (audio/mpeg 27.5MB) For over fifteen years, David Bacon has been a documentary photographer, covering labor movements, immigration, and international politics. His background as a labor organizer with UFW, UEW, ILGW, and other unions, gives Bacon a unique perspective on migration, and the struggle for worker's rights. David Bacon spoke on Friday, June 23 in Watsonville, about his recent book, The Children of NAFTA. TRT- 29:58...
Posted: Tue, Jun 27, 2006 4:54pm PDT
6,000 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ANNOUNCE JUNE 27 STRIKE DATE (June 20, 2006--Martinez, CA) After a year of bargaining, the labor unions making up the Contra Costa County Labor Coalition representing over 6,000 workers in Contra Costa County will strike on Tuesday, June 27. The countywide strike will affect every County office and facility from Richmond to Brentwood and from Danville to Martinez, including the Martinez Medical Center, the Pittsburg and Richmond Clinics....
Posted: Mon, Jun 26, 2006 9:49pm PDT
Labor Activists, Working Poor Blast Senate Refusal to Raise Minimum Wage Organizations that support minorities and the working poor are condemning Wednesday's U.S. Senate vote against raising the federal minimum wage from $5.15 an hour, but some said they were not surprised....
Posted: Sun, Jun 25, 2006 11:00am PDT
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