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PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY ENDORSES MAYDAY RALLIES AND STRIKE The Peace and Freedom Party demands full political, social and economic rights for resident non-citizens....
Posted: Mon, Apr 3, 2006 2:31pm PDT
Doug Slaydon and Members for a Democratic Union, Rallies and Press Conferences Fuel for the fire, against a merger, for an election: Doug Slaydon and Members for a Democratic Union hold rallies and press conferences, Friday, 31 March 2006 in Vallejo and Sacramento...
Posted: Fri, Mar 31, 2006 10:09pm PST
US auto supplier Delphi moves to cancel union contracts US auto parts supplier Delphi asked a federal bankruptcy court on Friday for authorization to void its existing labor contracts, a move that would allow the company to unilaterally implement massive cuts in jobs and wages of its workers. The court filing comes the same day as the company provided details of a reorganization plan that includes tens of thousands of job cuts, and a week after it submitted a proposal for sharp pay and benefit reductions....
Posted: Fri, Mar 31, 2006 9:49pm PST
Sat 4/1: SF Forum on China, the Working Class and the Militarization of Asia Sat 4/1: CHINA, THE WORKING CLASS AND THE MILITARIZATION OF ASIA.
Come to a public forum on the growing danger of militarization in Asia and how it is effecting working people throughout the continent. New College Theater, 777 Valencia St., San Francisco...
Posted: Fri, Mar 31, 2006 4:56am PST
Illegal Immigrants Deserve Protection of American Labor Law Instead of economic reform and wealth distribution, the elites in US and Mexico push the problems off on each other to the benefit of the rich and powerful....
Posted: Thu, Mar 30, 2006 12:56pm PST
San Francisco Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike Teacher Voted Overwhelming to Strike...
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 10:08pm PST
Union Battle in the Central Valley The reform movement within the United Food and Commercial Workers Union faces the challenge of a proposed merger between UFCW Locals in California's Central Valley.
At issue: will the current officers of UFCW Local 588 be retained....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 6:20pm PST
CA fishermen protest Klamath caused shut-down as Oregon seeks relief 
Last night several hundred commercial, tribal and sports fishermen, concerned by a proposed salmon fishing shut down due to low runs on the Klamath River, convened on the meeting of the of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council in Santa Rosa. Fishermen demanded for the government to” Fix the Klamath". This comes on the heels of a major court decision that the government’s plan for Coho Salmon on the Klamath, which came the year over 68,000 salmon died on the Klamath, was illegal...
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 11:01am PST
Britain: More than one million strike over cuts in pension provision Thousands of schools, local government facilities and transport services across the United Kingdom were closed or partially closed Tuesday as almost 1.5 million local government workers took strike action to defend their pension rights....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 7:17am PST
France: Millions of workers and students strike against Gaullist government An estimated 2 to 3 million striking workers and students demonstrated in cities and towns throughout France yesterday in opposition to the Gaullist government’s “First Job Contract” (CPE—Contrat première embauche) legislation, which permits employers to dismiss young workers without cause or compensation during their first two years on the job....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 7:16am PST
France: Fight vs. “First Job Contract” raises need for new working class leadership Tuesday’s day of action against the Gaullist government’s “First Job Contract” (CPE) brings into sharp relief the collision between the needs of young people and workers and the interests of the French ruling elite. The strikes and demonstrations are over the most fundamental of social questions: the right to a secure job....
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 1:24pm PST
WHY THE A.N.S.W.E.R. COALITION DEMANDS AMNESTY 
Over 3000 people marched in San Francisco Monday, March 27, 2006 to protest repressive legislation. Led by a dozen hunger strikers who had been fasting in front of the Federal Building for a week, the marchers included immigrants, hundreds of high school and college students, veterans, and people from all walks of life. The march culminated in front of Senator Diane Feinstein's office for a rally. A.N.S.W.E.R. believes that all working people should back the demand: "Amnesty! Full Ri...
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 11:16am PST
France hit by mass job protests About a million people are estimated to have joined demonstrations across France against the government's controversial youth employment laws....
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 9:58am PST
Film Benefit for Domestic Workers Coalition Join us at the Televising the Revolution Film Series in a benefit for the Domestic Workers Coalition (POWER, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Women's Collective of SF Day Labor Program). Speakers, films, and live theater! Rain or Shine...
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 7:25pm PST
State authorities threaten to impose contract on New York transit workers The New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ruled last week that the contract fight of New York City’s 34,000 subway and bus workers must be resolved by arbitration. This decision is the latest development in the protracted dispute, which led to a two-and-a-half day strike just before Christmas....
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 7:06am PST
Appalling conditions facing workers in Asian ship-breaking yards The recent controversy over the demolition of the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau has highlighted the terrible conditions facing workers at the giant Alang-Sosiya Ship-Breaking Yard (ASSBY) located in the Indian state of Gujarat and elsewhere in Asia....
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 7:03am PST
Berkeley 3/28 & 4/1: Into to the IWW Problems at Work? Don't Fight Alone!...
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 3:41pm PST
Hammer Away The Loveall Lie At UFCW Local 588 
The Loveall's leadership at UFCW Local 588 want everybody to mark and mail their merger ballot in today. Here is the problem with their info....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 8:38am PST
Children of Abraham - Death in the Desert - A Must Watch Flash Words have left me. Let the images speak to your heart....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 6:07am PST
Disgruntled workers, don't miss the class that will change your life. 
This interactive workshop draws upon your experiences as a worker to develop a unique perspective on how we go about solving our problems at work and building our power as workers....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 5:27am PST
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