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Courtyard Marriott Fisherman's Wharf Strike
Local 2 on strike at Courtyard by Marriott Fisherman's Wharf...
Posted: Fri, May 24, 2002 11:13am PDT
Who's on the News?
At percentages as high as Bush's apparent approval ratings among the American public, a recent FAIR study shows that, during the year 2001, the corporate media
triumvirate of ABC-CBS-NBC aired news sources that were predominately white (92% of the time), male (85%), and Republican (75%). Additionally, during a period of time in which 2.4 Americans lost jobs,
corporate representatives were 35% more likely to appear on newscasts as news sources than union spokespersons....
Posted: Thu, May 23, 2002 10:50am PDT
Do you own a Nissan?
Dispute over domain rights to Nissan.com...
Posted: Tue, May 21, 2002 6:48am PDT
5/23 Day Laborers March to Protest Police Harassment
Support Thursday's March by Local Day Laborers!...
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2002 11:40am PDT
5/25SF Picket To Protest Presido Privatization/Union Busting
Union Busters at the Presidio have layed off over 60 workers in their efforts to privatize the park. Workers & the community will rally to protest this on 5/25...
Posted: Sun, May 19, 2002 1:53pm PDT
20,000 workers come to strike authorization vote in Las Vegas
The two major contract issues that have not been settled are preserving family health benefits and the abusive treatment of housekeepers....
Posted: Sat, May 18, 2002 7:21pm PDT
THE AFL-CIO'S ROLE IN THE VENEZUELAN COUP
The AFL-CIA HAD A HAND IN THE ANTI-VENEZUELAN COUP D'ETAT. THE SAME AFL-CIO THAT CLAIMS TO BE AGAINST ANTI-GLOBALIZATION AND NEOLIBERALISM SUPPORTS THESE POLICIES IN VENEZUELA! EXPOSE AND DESTROY THESE FRAUDS NOW!...
Posted: Fri, May 17, 2002 12:13pm PDT
African Contributions to California's Maritime Legacy
National Maritime Day 2002 Celebration will highlight African American contributions to the developmento the California's Maritime Industry. Featuring keynote speaker Captain Bill Pickney, first African American to solo sail around the world....
Posted: Tue, May 14, 2002 8:49pm PDT
Day Laborers to SFPD: Stop the Crackdown
Day laborers and their supporters demanded that SFPD Captain Corrales halt his officers' three-month-long on-going crackdown at a meeting at Mission Police Station on May Day Eve, Tuesday, April 30. Hostile homeowners and the SFPD defended Corrales' crackdown....
Posted: Mon, May 13, 2002 10:21pm PDT
MEET THE NEW BOSS! SAME AS THE OLD BOSS!
(1) Story of a dressmaker in 1863 London, England. (2) Story of a toymaker in 2002 Songgang, China.
ENJOY YOUR TEDDY BEARS!...
Posted: Mon, May 13, 2002 11:19am PDT
Going Nowhere Fast
How is America's War on Terrorism going? Well, actually, it's not going anywhere....
Posted: Mon, May 13, 2002 1:01am PDT
6/30 Join SFGay Day Labor Contingent
As we know, June is Gay Pride Month, and San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade and Celebration, attracting 1 million plus participants, is the best in the West! The 32nd Annual Parade and Celebration will be on June 30, 2002 from Beale and Market (near the Embarcadero) to the Civic Center. As always, there will be a Labor Contingent, and everyone regardless of sexual orientation who supports labor and gay rights is welcome to join us....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 1:11pm PDT
Sex Workers Pride, London 2002
On Mayday, in the London leisure zone of Soho, sex workers lead a carnival celebration of their resistance and of their union organisation. The street party was a climax to a day of anti-capitalist mobilisations in the city....
Posted: Fri, May 3, 2002 8:26pm PDT
Celebrating International Workers Day in OAKLAND- May 1st, 2002
Community and Advocacy Organizations come together to celebrate immigrant workers' contributions on International Workers Day, May 1st....
Posted: Tue, Apr 30, 2002 10:23am PDT
Race to the bottom, second leg
The decline of the Mexican maquiladora...
Posted: Tue, Apr 30, 2002 3:58am PDT
Mayday Benefit Event
Mayday Festivals of Resistance Multimodal Benefit Party
this Friday Apr. 19th, 7pm-Midnight, 225 Potrero, SF...
Posted: Thu, Apr 18, 2002 4:02am PDT
Santa Cruz May Week Reelwork film/video festival
Santa Cruz county will have it's first May Day Film Festival. It is called Reelwork....
Posted: Wed, Apr 17, 2002 9:42pm PDT
SF May Day Celebration
Join The May Day Celebration In San Francisco
Screening of labor videos from Iran, Mexico, Korea. Art cartoons by Khalil Bendib and music & poetry....
Posted: Wed, Apr 17, 2002 7:01pm PDT
4/15 Day Laborers' March
Press Release Announcing Today's Press Conference & March by Day Laborers Combatting Heightened Police Repression and Potential Collusion Between INS and Local Law Enforcement....
Posted: Tue, Apr 16, 2002 12:05am PDT