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Jan: Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.¹s contribution to the civil rights and labor movements: A weekend of solidarity in an era of war, racism, and hard times. January 16-18, 2004...
Posted: Thu, Jan 8, 2004 8:38am PST
Pretrial hearing of the Oakland 25 on Jan 9th. Please attend!
The DA is still attempting to prosecute 25 people who were attested at the docks on April 7th. Please come and show solidarity against this travesty of justice by attending the court session on January 9th....
Posted: Mon, Jan 5, 2004 11:46pm PST
Taco Bell Truth Tour Comes to Southern CA in March
The 2004 Taco Bell Truth Tour, taking the TRUTH of exploitation behind the fast-food giant's profits to Taco Bell's corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA, and Louisville, KY!...
Posted: Mon, Jan 5, 2004 11:02am PST
1/9Action to Support Oakland 25&ILWU BA Jack Heyman
Help fill the courtroom on Jan 9 at 2:00PM when ILWU BA Jack Heyman and the 24 others who were arrested on April 7, 2003 will face another court hearing at the Oakland courthouse...
Posted: Sun, Jan 4, 2004 7:38pm PST
Update On Grocery Strike From Santa Cruz and LA
The strike continues, with large marchs in S Cal and pickets throughout the middle and northern parts of the state....
Posted: Sun, Jan 4, 2004 11:55am PST
BART, AC Transit: will there be action?
The answer to the question in the title depends on YOU! Original post follows (see also: http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/12/1668788_comment.php)...
Posted: Sat, Jan 3, 2004 12:09am PST
Saturday (Jan. 3) Safeway Pickets throughout the Central Coast
In solidarity with 70,000 strikers' families, the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council (MBCLC) has launched picket action at Safeway stores in every community on the Central Coast. Picket action is on Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Safeway Stores in King City, Salinas, Monterey/Seaside, and Santa Cruz....
Posted: Fri, Jan 2, 2004 10:16pm PST
Student Group Plans "Million Student March" To Protest Arnold's Attack On SB60
Angry that the movie star-turned-politician abolished a law that would have let illegal immigrants apply for driver's licenses, the teens are trying to persuade a million students to join them in a statewide protest against Schwarzenegger -- and anyone else who has opposed licenses for the undocumented....
Posted: Mon, Dec 29, 2003 9:32pm PST
LaborTech/Access 2004
Annual conference for labor activists to explore and exchange practices and ideas about the uses of technology for communication, education and agitation in the working class....
Posted: Mon, Dec 29, 2003 3:36pm PST
Help Grocery Workers and Their Families
More than 75,000 grocery workers will spend this holiday season on the picket line. These brave workers are holding the line for health care and good jobs in the face of stubborn employer greed. They're on strike or have been locked out by their employers, including Safeway-owned Vons, Kroger-owned Ralphs and Albertsons for more than nine weeks now....
Posted: Sun, Dec 28, 2003 2:35pm PST
We immigrants fly U.N. covenant
We immigrants cite UN covenant in demanding our rights including drivers? licenses...
Posted: Wed, Dec 24, 2003 4:44pm PST
Solidarity with Grocery Store Workers
Black and white images of rally for affordable health care for grocery workers....
Posted: Tue, Dec 23, 2003 3:32pm PST
More Pictures From Rally At Castro Safeway
More than 70,000 UFCW members in Southern California are taking a stand against corporate greed. Forced to fight by supermarket giants demanding wholesale cuts in health benefits that would leave current workers unable to pay for their care—and effectively leave future employees without any health care coverage at all--workers from seven locals voted over 90% to reject the offer by three of the largest supermarket operators in the country, Von's (Safeway-owned), Ralph's (Kroger-owned) and Alb...
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 5:47pm PST
We immigrants have a dream of respect and safety
We protest Arnie killing of drivers license bill. Video clip 1 minute....
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 5:23pm PST
Indian casino stiffs workers
Indian casino stiffs construction workers for $16 million. video clip 1 minute....
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 5:08pm PST
Pictures Of Speakers At Safeway Labor Rally
Hundreds gathered in the rain to protest Safeway's antiworker policies....
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 4:38pm PST
Images From Rally At Castro Safeway
Several hundred people braved the San Francisco rain to protest in front of the Castro Safeway...
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 3:04pm PST
Talks Break Off in California Grocery Strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Labor talks broke off Friday night between negotiators for three supermarket operators and their grocery workers' union, after resuming for just one day. No new talks to end the 10-week old strike-lockout were scheduled....
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 8:55am PST
Workers hold the line for health care
LOS ANGELES – “Empty Safeway’s stores and cash drawers” by taking action to cut them off from the source of their money – consumers and communities, United Food and Commercial Workers President Doug Dority told a massive rally and march here Dec. 16. He appealed to workers and consumers in the U.S. and Canada to use their buying power to support striking Southern California grocery workers’ battle to defend health care for working families. “Shut down Safeway’s profits,” Dority said. They onl...
Posted: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 8:25am PST
Report From Oakland : On the picket line at Safeway
OAKLAND, Calif. – “I’m here to fight for my benefits,” said Teresa Gonzales. Gonzales is a picket captain for the United Food and Commercial Workers union from Hawaiian Gardens in Southern California. She has been here for weeks leading a team of Southern California grocery workers who are informing shoppers of the issues in their strike....
Posted: Fri, Dec 19, 2003 10:25pm PST