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It’s No Silver Screen. Shattuck Cinema Workers Are Going Union 
Approximately 80 Wobblies and supporters gathered in what some hailed as the one of the largest IWW gatherings in recent Bay Area history to demonstrate their solidarity with the union drive of Landmark Shattuck Cinema workers, in Berkeley, CA, on May 12, 2006....
Posted: Fri, May 12, 2006 11:15pm PDT
Berkeley's Shattuck Cinema Workers Go Union 
Workers Say NO! To unjust work conditions, and demand management accountability...
Posted: Fri, May 12, 2006 6:15pm PDT
Help floral workers fight for their rights on Mother's Day In late March, more than 100 workers at Monterey Bay
Bouquet mainly women, many who worked for the company for more
than 15 years were fired and replaced with workers supplied by
farm labor contractors. The company paid the labor contractor
workers less money and provided no benefits....
Posted: Fri, May 12, 2006 11:29am PDT
Oakland Teachers Say Yes May 10 Contract Ratification Vote
Yes 931
No 639
Refer to the Website or call hotline, 763-0900 for any updates...
Posted: Wed, May 10, 2006 11:17pm PDT
Single-Payer/Universal Healthcare in California: Candidates and Legislators Speak Out Candidates for the California Assembly will speak out on Senate Bill 840 which will provide a Single-Payer System for Universal Healthcare in California; Saturday, May 13, Noon, at UC Medical Center, San Francisco....
Posted: Wed, May 10, 2006 7:55pm PDT
For united labor defense of the Chevy's Fresh-Mex workers! Solidarity action is urgently needed for the workers at the Tracy, California "Chevy's Fresh Mex" restaurant, who were illegaly fired on May 2 in retaliation for their participation in the May 1 strike and demonstration in Stockton, CA....
Posted: Wed, May 10, 2006 4:55pm PDT
Rally at Shattuck Cinemas 
Bay Area GMB
Bay Area General Membership Branch Group...
Posted: Wed, May 10, 2006 5:16am PDT
WIN 2006: COME PRECINCT WALK in HAYWARD 5/13 
FOR OUR CANDIDATES: RICHARD VALLE for COUNTY SUPERVISOR (2) bring new energy and accountability to the Board. Richard is the founder of Tri-CED Recycling and a former Teamster. He has served with distinction on the Unity City City Council....
Posted: Tue, May 9, 2006 10:59pm PDT
Shattuck Cinema Workers Call For Union urelia River has worked six years at the Shattuck Cinema in downtown Berkeley, with a 50-cent increase in salary during that time, going from $6.75 to $7.25 an hour for almost full-time work. She earns no benefits....
Posted: Tue, May 9, 2006 6:14pm PDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Shattuck Cinema Workers Push for Union BERKELEY 8:30AM-- This morning workers at Landmark Shattuck Cinemas turned in authorization cards to the National Labor Relations Board, filing a certification petition for representation with the Industrial Workers of the World. Rising tensions at the Shattuck Cinemas over the year have pushed workers to demand an end to unfair working conditions and greater accountability from management....
Posted: Mon, May 8, 2006 9:36am PDT
Kitchen Workers at Chevys Fresh Mex in Tracy, CA Fired For Marching on May 1st 
Kitchen Workers Terminated after Marching for Immigrant Rights on May 1st...
Posted: Fri, May 5, 2006 12:08am PDT
Anarchist Photographs of May Day in Sacramento 
A crowd of (police estimate) 15,000 to (organizers estimate) 40,000 marched in sacramento. Here are photographs from an anarchist contingent to the immigration rights mayday march and rally....
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 9:53am PDT
May Day Strike for Immigrant Rights in the Beach Flats 
On Monday, May 1st, International Workers Day, thousands of Santa Cruz residents marched from Beach Flats Park to the town clock and on to San Lorenzo Park. At the town clock, the march from the Beach Flats met up with thousands of people who marched from the base of the UCSC campus....
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 12:55am PDT
May Day Strike for Immigrant Rights at UC Santa Cruz 
On Monday, May 1st, International Workers Day, students and workers at UC Santa Cruz walked picket lines at the base of campus and west entrance to support the rights of immigrants and all people. In the United States, grassroots organizers of May Day 2006 called for a day of, "No Work, No School, No Buying, No Selling" to help illustrate the critical role that migrants play in the United States and global economy....
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 10:32pm PDT
FRSC: May Day callins from Bakersfeild cops preventing march grabing marchers (audio/mpeg 1.3MB) Two Calls from Bakersfeild where cops are preventing march and start arresting. caller was aperently grabbed by cops....
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 2:42pm PDT
FRSC: May Day callins from the marches San Fransisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 1.1MB) Callins to Free radio Santa Cruz from San Fransisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz including Dennis Bernstein, Miguel Molina, Payso and FRSC programmers Sandino and Danielsan....
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 1:41pm PDT
May Day 2006 KPFA 94.1 FM News All Day on First Day of 2d US Revolution Happy May Day! Today, the First Day of the Second American Revolution and hopefully the First Worldwide Socialist Revolution, America's first national General Strike will be broadcast all day on KPFA, 94.1 FM. See below for details....
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 2:46am PDT
Injured Workers To Rally In Sacramento On Workers Memorial Day Hundreds of injured workers will be rallying in Sacramento at the state capitol on Workers
Memoiral Day for injured workers and workers killed on the job. The rally will start at 11:00 AM
on the south steps of the State Capitol...
Posted: Thu, Apr 27, 2006 10:30am PDT
May 1st International Workers Day: Actions on the California Central Coast Salinas, Watsonville, Seaside and Santa Cruz...
Posted: Wed, Apr 26, 2006 6:06pm PDT
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