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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
4/21Forum On The Middle East,Palestinian Workers, War & the AFL-CIO
This forum will focus on the struggle in the US trade unions over Palistian workers, The AFL-CIO and the war. On March 11, the SF Labor Council passed a resolution condemning Israeli attacks on civilians and US military aid to Israel. It was recently rescinded after a bitter battle....
Posted: Sun, Apr 14, 2002 4:39pm PDT
Anniversary of the DHKP-C _ From Turkey
The foundation anniversary of the DHKP-C
1994-2002
The Revolutionaire Struggle in Turkey...
Posted: Thu, Apr 11, 2002 3:08pm PDT
Heaviest Tax Burden Falls on the Wealthy
Low income bums getting a free ride....
Posted: Tue, Apr 9, 2002 8:42pm PDT
Support the SF Day Laborers!
A new police captain, Captain Corrales, was recently put in charge of the Mission district. He has been initiating a series of crack-downs on day laborers both on Cesar Chavez street and at the Day Labor Program. We need your vocal and valuable presence to speak out in support of the workers: Tuesday, April 30th, 6:30 pm, Community Room
Mission Police Station
630 Valencia Street (17th/18th)...
Posted: Fri, Apr 5, 2002 4:35pm PST
Break Gannett's Media Grip, Urgent Action
the degree of impunity that the Statesman Journal exercises in manipulating the labor pool is news. Print this and other accounts that will never appear in your local press and make copies available in close proximity to the corporate media products in your town...
Posted: Fri, Apr 5, 2002 1:58pm PST
Women in Combat
Why it is a bad idea to allow women to serve in the army....
Posted: Thu, Apr 4, 2002 11:33am PST
Ralph Nader at People's March for Economic Justice
Ralph Nader will be the keynote speaker for the Second Annual People's March on April 27, 2002, in Santa Barbara, CA. Go to it!...
Posted: Thu, Mar 28, 2002 8:04pm PST
In Monterrey, Getting Real About Foreign Aid
Getting Real In Monterrey...
Posted: Tue, Mar 26, 2002 8:07pm PST
3/26SF Protest Of Lottery In Community Access
San Francisco Producers and Programmers will be protesting at the Community Television Corporation and Channel 29 on 3/26 against the implementation of a lottery system for TV shows and for an elected board of directors...
Posted: Tue, Mar 26, 2002 4:15pm PST
2 Million March for Labor in Italy
Two million marched today, March 23, 2002, for labor in Italy. It is the lead news story at the moment. See:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/World/Italy/...
Posted: Sat, Mar 23, 2002 2:10pm PST
UC Financial Investigation
An investigation by Economist Peter Donohue, PhD, has found that the University has more than 2 BILLION DOLLARS in unrestricted funds that could be used to pay staff decent wages and keep student fees at an affordable level. Learn all about his findings!...
Posted: Sun, Mar 17, 2002 7:10am PST
Moving US Jobs to Chinese Sweatshops (links to audio)
A discussion about how 700 shoe worker jobs have recently been moved to China, where workers are paid $0.25 an hour and work in poor conditions....
Posted: Sat, Mar 16, 2002 7:27pm PST
RCP Bob Avakian's Father Dead at 88
Mr. Spurgeon, called "Sparky" since childhood, was a longtime Berkeley resident. Family members said he believed people's purpose in this world is "fulfilling the needs of others," and "whatever our talents or inclinations, we should use them to make this world a better place."...
Posted: Sat, Mar 16, 2002 2:27pm PST
KCTU to call for second general strike in South Korea
On March 15, on the 19th day of the unprecedented strike of electricity workers, KCTU held an emergency Leaders Council to initiate a process for the second solidarity general strike....
Posted: Fri, Mar 15, 2002 11:52am PST
3/17 SF Films on Irish-Mexican liberation, Korea and Paris Commune
On St. Patrick's Day in San Francisco, March 17, 2002, we celebrate the liberation struggles of the Irish, Mexican, French and Korean workingclass at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St, near 24th St BART....
Posted: Thu, Mar 14, 2002 6:55am PST
Layoff watch
In february, we recorded 64 layoffs announcements from the largest corporations, resulting in 98806 job cuts. The complete list, with links to company profiles and press releases, can be found here:
http://www.transnationale.org/anglais/dossiers/finance/emploi_022002.htm...
Posted: Mon, Mar 11, 2002 2:59am PST
3/10Radio On Labor's Struggle Against Racism&Fight To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
On Sunday 3/10, listen to Labor Line on SF Liberation Radio at 4:00PM will present an audio of the historic meeting in Charleston, South Carolina at ILA Local 1422's union hall on Labor's fight against racism and the fight to free Mumia Abu-Jamal.Speaking were ILA1422 President Ken Riley, ILA1422 Activist Leonard Riley, ILWU BA Jack Heyman, ILA1291 Vice President Royce Adams....
Posted: Fri, Mar 8, 2002 7:36pm PST