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6/13-14 UCB CLERICALS STRIKE HOURS AND LOCATIONS
>>On Monday June 13, Tuesday June 14, and Wednesday June 15, CUE, the
union
>>that represents UC clerical workers on all the UC campuses will be on
>>strike to demand increased wages....
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 10:46am PDT
6/15: Paid Family Leave Workshop
JUNE 15, WEDNESDAY, 2-4:30PM
@ Alameda Labor Council offices
7992 Capwell Drive, Oakland, CA 94621...
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 10:43am PDT
Hyatt West Hollywood Workers on Strike Demand Hotels Return Healthcare Money
Hundreds of workers at the Hyatt West Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles went on strike today for two weeks in protest of the hotel’s refusal to return the thousands of dollars in healthcare co-pays the hotel collected from the workers over a period of eight months after their contract expired in April....
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 10:41am PDT
Local 2 March on the Hotels 6/9!
Thursday June 9th 4:15 pm
On Market between 3rd and 4th (Next to the Four Seasons &
Marriott hotels)...
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 12:06am PDT
LaborfFest 2005 Schedule
LaborFest 2005 celebrates the SF General Strike of 1934. This year it includes a Latin American Working Class Film & Video Festival...
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 10:15pm PDT
Court Declares Schwarzenegger Violated Law in Attack on RN-to-Patient Ratios
In a final judgment issued today, Superior Court Judge Judy Hersher ruled that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acted illegally in seeking to overturn key portions of the state’s landmark law requiring safe registered nurse-to-patient hospital ratios....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 6:04pm PDT
UFW Gallo Wine Boycott Kickoff in SF
GALLO WINE BOYCOTT KICKOFF
12 noon - TUESDAY JUNE 14th, 2005
San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
(Polk & McAllister St.)...
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 11:57pm PDT
Multi-media: Protest at the Claremont Hotel (video/x-ms-wmv 11.4MB)
Videography & Editing: Jonathan Nack
Copyright Epicenter News Service - All rights reserved.
2005
Music: "Give The People What They Want" performed by the O'Jays (1975)....
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 5:26pm PDT
Local 2 March To Victory! 6/9
Join us Thursday, June 9th at 4:15pm at Local 2 Square.
Where's that? On Market between 3rd and 4th Streets next to the
Four Seasons.
We're not going to let these corporations come into San
Francisco and take away the healthcare that we need after years
of back-breaking work!
Whose City? OUR CITY!...
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 10:26pm PDT
Protest Demands Fair Contract for Workers at Claremont Hotel (video/x-ms-wmv 21.3MB)
Video: Jonathan Nack
Copyright Epicenter News Service - All rights reserved....
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 6:16pm PDT
Could you get by on the minimum wage?
Assembly Bill 48 (Lieber) would increase our minimum wage by $1
over two years and then index it to inflation. It is is set to
be heard on the Assembly Floor this week....
Posted: Tue, May 31, 2005 10:48pm PDT
KPFA Manager's report part2 (video/quicktime 40.5MB)
Part 2 of the May 21 KPFA board meeting with manager's report and board member feedback and Q&A...
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 9:18pm PDT
Mass Protest Demands Contract for Workers at Claremont Hotel
Hundreds of hotel workers and their supporters staged a boisterous march and mass picket on May 25, 2005. The workers are seeking a contract at the Claremont Resort & Spa in Oakland....
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 7:54pm PDT
KPFA manager's report (video/quicktime 41.2MB)
Part 1 of manager's report...
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 7:37pm PDT
Sacramento Action Day
Some of the thousands who descended on the capitol of California on May 25, 2005....
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 11:00am PDT
Anti-Arnold's Budget Rally, Sacramento Coverage (audio/mpeg 6.4MB)
Audio file of Sacramento Anti-Arnold's Budget - May 25, 2005...
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 12:26am PDT
Photos from the May 25 Day of Action
Photographs from the May 25 Day of Action....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 8:21pm PDT
More KPFA Video (video/quicktime 28.4MB)
Interview with Steve Zeltzer (Labor Video Project) on the troubles at KPFA and Quicktime file of the listener feedback portion of meeting. From May 21...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 11:21pm PDT
Strike website
Website for Thurs. May 26 UC state-wide strike...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 3:27pm PDT
Bart riiders website
Website from a BART union to riders asking for support....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 2:48pm PDT