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5,000 Philadelphia transit workers walk out Thousands of transit workers walked off their jobs in Philadelphia shortly after midnight Monday in a dispute over wages and benefits with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)....
Posted: Tue, Nov 1, 2005 7:38am PST
Delphi demands US auto workers accept poverty wages Delphi Corporation, the largest American automotive parts maker, outlined a series of unprecedented rollbacks in the wages, benefits and working conditions of its 34,000 unionized workers and 12,000 retirees in the US, in a confidential letter sent to the United Auto Workers union on October 21. The proposal, which was posted last week on a web site belonging to UAW Local 292 in Kokomo, Indiana, sets a new benchmark for the drastic lowering of living standards for workers in the auto industry...
Posted: Tue, Nov 1, 2005 7:31am PST
Howard Dean Supports Sutter Strikers 
Democratic Party Chair gives SEIU-UHW a boost at Friday rally....
Posted: Mon, Oct 31, 2005 1:06pm PST
Free Community Anarchist Class on Russian Revolution this Wed. 
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Teacher: Tom Wetzel
Day: Wed
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Class Begins Nov. 2nd
next classes Nov. 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, Dec. 7th
Location: Downtown Campus- 88 4th St., San Francisco ( across from the
Metreon )
Room #: 725
This class is totally free and open to the public. No enrollement at City
College of San Franciso required. Take note that this class is being
offered at the Downtown Campus across from the Metreon and just a stones
throw from BART....
Posted: Mon, Oct 31, 2005 11:06am PST
11/10: The Role of Labor Unions in the Struggle for LGBT Equality Thursday, November 10
Pre-Conference Institute 9:00-6:30 PM
Room 207
Organize Out: Working with Labor Unions...
Posted: Sun, Oct 30, 2005 9:56pm PST
Association of Libertarian Engineers (ALE) Call out to form sfbay area chapter of ALE...
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 12:14pm PDT
Scabs mar rally 
A slip-up in hiring mars an otherwise excellent demonstration....
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 10:13am PDT
Sutter Management-SEUI Union Class War 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
10/29 Labor & 11/8 Election on KPFA 94.1 FM 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
Foster Farms Under Fire -- Employees Speak Out 
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
Supervisors Referee Management/Union Class War 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
Union Members already have choices about where their dues go: Vote No on 75 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
The Loss of Utopia When work is shared out between all members of society, Campanella calculates that each person will have to work no more than four hours a day. That would leave plenty of leisure time, as well as energy to use that time wisely by, Campanella suggests, attending lectures. Even Marx, who is remembered more for his economic and political theories, started out with a vision of everyday life in the communist society, where a person might "hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattl...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 8:17am PDT
Bay Area school workers fight for contracts 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
Wal-Mart’s myth is shattered. All eyes on “secret” memo. On Wednesday, the New York Times broke the story of a secret Wal-Mart Board of Directors memo obtained by Wal-Mart Watch. Today, just 24 hours later, millions of people around the world are discovering the true ruthlessness of Wal-Mart's business practices....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:38pm PDT
D.A.A.A. Report from Livingston Picket Lines Report from Livingston picket lines....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 7:52pm PDT
Critical Mass should support striking nurses 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
10/28: Rally to Support Striking Health Care Workers Friday at 5:00pm
CPMC Campus, Webster and Clay Streets, San Francisco...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 11:48pm PDT
Berkeley Honda Rallies: Thursdays and Saturdays 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
UC Labor Programs Hit by Terminator Cuts 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
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