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Health Care in Cuba: First Hand Account by California Labor Activists Don't miss this first hand account by California labor activists about heath care in Cuba. The event will also feature Dr. Luther Harry, who is in the movie SALUD, and Dr. Cedric Edwards, the person from the u.s. to graduate from the new medical school in Cuba....
Posted: Fri, Apr 13, 2007 10:09pm PDT
Woodfin Escucha - Estamos en la lucha! (video/quicktime 51.0MB) The April 10th Emeryville rally in support of the Woodfin workers. Three-minute QT movie. 51MB....
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2007 10:02pm PDT
SF Day Laborer Update Dear friends and allies of the SF Day Labor Program,
I'm writing to (1) give you a quick update on the Mayor's plans to set up a
new day laborer program next to Home Depot, (2) to let you know what our
position is on all this, and (3) how you can support us....
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2007 9:36pm PDT
Woodfin workers march for Justice (audio/mpeg 428.4KB) Woodfin workers and people from the community marched for justice in the workplace. Workers are standing up for a living wage. Community members are encouraged to join the weekly picketlines on Tuesdays and Saturdays....
Posted: Tue, Apr 10, 2007 10:29pm PDT
All out on May Day! Support immigrant rights Longshore workers on the West Coast have passed a resolution supporting national May Day actions for immigrant and workers’ rights. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) took solidarity a step further by announcing a work stoppage in major West Coast ports on May 1 to support and participate in the “Great American Boycott II.”...
Posted: Tue, Apr 10, 2007 9:33am PDT
4/14 San Mateo forum Food Service Workers' Forum: A tale of two economies Food service workers at High Tech and Biotech companies will give testimony about their
conditions....
Posted: Mon, Apr 9, 2007 5:26pm PDT
Golden Cross Workers Deserve Better 
Workers at a Fresno Convalescent hospital in Fresno are fighting for a living wage. Today they held an informational picket line....
Posted: Fri, Apr 6, 2007 5:38pm PDT
Dolores Huerta Supports Hayward Teacher Strike 
Hayward teachers strike for the second day with the appearance of Dolores Huerta...
Posted: Fri, Apr 6, 2007 4:59pm PDT
April 28 Workers Memorial Day Rally In Sacrmento 
On April 28, 2007 on the south steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento, injured workers and
their families and supporters will join to commemorate the workers who have died or been
injured on the job. We will also protest the terrorism against injured workers by insurance
companies and the DA's of California who refuse to fight insurance company fraud but target
injured workers for retaliatory prosecution....
Posted: Thu, Apr 5, 2007 11:41am PDT
Day Labor on Bayshore, Today 13 Day Laborers &community activists met with Ed Lee, Balmore
J. Hernandez (DPW) and Wade Crowfoot (newsome's cabinet)
at the Mayor's office,
about the sneaky move from Newsom to open a day labor program on
Bayshore in district 10 without including Cesar Chavez Day Labor
clients, staff and board in the process....
Posted: Wed, Apr 4, 2007 10:24pm PDT
Blue Diamond Workers Action Alert - Sign the Petition! 
I urge everybody to sign the petition and widely distribute this action alert about the struggle of the Blue Diamond workers in Sacramento....
Posted: Wed, Apr 4, 2007 4:01pm PDT
Pride at Work Hires Two Youth Organizers For years, organized labor and the LGBT community have achieved important victories by working together. In the 1970’s, Harvey Milk teamed up with the Teamsters Union to boycott Coors Beer. Two years ago, LGBT activists and the United Farm Workers joined forces to support each other’s causes – a boycott of Gallo wine, and the passage of marriage equality. Central to these struggles has been Pride at Work – a group within the AFL-CIO that represents LGBT workers....
Posted: Wed, Apr 4, 2007 7:22am PDT
Day Labor on Bayshore: Today 13 Day Laborers & community activists met with Ed Lee, Balmore J. Hernandez (DPW) and Wade Crowfoot (Newsome's cabinet)
at the Mayor's office,
about the sneaky move from Newsom to open a day labor program on Bayshore in district 10 without iconsulting Cesar Chavez Day Labor clients, staff and board on the proces...
Posted: Wed, Apr 4, 2007 12:20am PDT
CFA and CSU Bosses Reach Agreement - For Now A massive state wide strike may be postponed possibly, as union bosses and CSU bosses reach an angreement....
Posted: Tue, Apr 3, 2007 2:34pm PDT
Support Passenger Service Workers on Holy Thursday/Passover Action at Oakland Airport 4/5! 
At the action, clergy will lead us in an interfaith ceremony to honor the service & courage of these workers and call for justice on the days of Passover & Holy Week....
Posted: Mon, Apr 2, 2007 11:00pm PDT
IWW Shattuck Cinemas Workers Rally (video/quicktime 61.9MB) Theater Mogul Mark Cuban squeezes his workers and they fight back! Berkeley. March 16, 2007. Four-minute QT movie. 62MB....
Posted: Mon, Apr 2, 2007 12:04pm PDT
CFA Announces Possible Strike Plans California Faculty Association has put out possible strike dates and times if the massive professor union does not get a pay raise with its current negotiations with the CSU bosses....
Posted: Mon, Apr 2, 2007 9:28am PDT
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