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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
3/17SF Celebration Of Paris Commune
There will be a commemoration/Celebration of the 1871 Paris Commune with videos, discussion, music and poetry. It will be held at the Mission Cultural Center on Sunday March 17, 2002...
Posted: Fri, Mar 8, 2002 5:06pm PST
San Francisco'Immigrant women organize the City's first domestic workers union
info concerning march being organized by the newly created SF Day Labor Program's Women's Collective...
Posted: Tue, Mar 5, 2002 10:56am PST
DirectActions against Taco Bell spread across country
Will San Francisco Area Join in Taco Bell Actions?...
Posted: Sat, Mar 2, 2002 12:24pm PST
Strengthening Retirement Security
Read the truth and not the lies....
Posted: Fri, Mar 1, 2002 5:12am PST
Russian Generals say Putin betrayed voters
A group of 20 generals and admirals have written a scathing open letter to President Vladimir Putin attacking his reforms and charging him with pursuing the same ruinous policies as his predecessor....
Posted: Thu, Feb 28, 2002 8:19pm PST
desafiemos los acontecimientos politicos actuales
En este articulo trato de impulsar a los trabajadores a tomar consciencia de su destino y a preocuparse por su futuro como clase....
Posted: Mon, Feb 18, 2002 10:58am PST
2/23SF Forum On SEIU87 Trusteeship& Democracy
The SEIU has recently seized SEIU Local 87 and hundreds of workers have been protesting outside their hall. This trusteeship has been instituted to merge Local 87 into the statewide SEIU Janitors Local 1877. Hear rank and file members of SEIU Local 87 and SEIU Local1877 members from LA report on the role of the International and corporate unionism....
Posted: Sun, Feb 17, 2002 5:58pm PST
UC Regents Coming to Santa Cruz
There will be a protest against the UC Regents' hiring and pay practices this Thursday, the 14th of June, from noon to one at UC Santa Cruz. The Regents will be upstairs....
Posted: Tue, Feb 12, 2002 10:43am PST
Festival del Pueblo, Boston May 1-5, Update and Statement
After New York: Take the Struggle Back to the Communities and Workplaces!
In May: Converge on Boston to Help Us Bring Together Communities in Struggle and Retake the Offensive!...
Posted: Mon, Feb 11, 2002 11:28am PST
SF Meeting:Battle For Union Democracy&Corporate Take-over of SEIU87
The SEIU International has recently seized SF Janitors SEIU Local 87 against the wishes of the membership and officers. This meeting will discuss why these corporate take-overs are happening and how to stop them....
Posted: Sat, Feb 9, 2002 9:10pm PST
2/24Macy's Protest In Santa Clara Over Discrimination
On Feb 24 at 12 noon at the Valley Fair Macy's in Santa Clara will protest the discriminatory firings of Palestinian American women Alia Atawneh & Hiam Yassine....
Posted: Sat, Feb 9, 2002 6:54pm PST
day labor action
January 31, 2002
Dear Supporters of the Day Labor Program:
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE DAY LABORERS IN SOME UPCOMING ACTIVITIES!...
Posted: Tue, Feb 5, 2002 5:01pm PST
Goldberg's Book Getting a BIG Hearing
The Sinclair Broadcasting Corporation, which owns 19 television stations across the county, recently put out a news editorial which praised the "valuable" contribution of Bernard Goldberg's recent book, "Bias in the Media" . . . yeah rite . . ....
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 5:14pm PST
Beyond the Trauma: A Movement Moves Forward
Brief Account of NYC Events of the Day....
Posted: Fri, Feb 1, 2002 8:30pm PST
Krug Workers Benefits With David Rovics
In SF on Tuesday Feb 12, a musical benefit with labor troubador David Rovics will be held for the locked out Charles Krug UFCW winery workers. The benefit will be at the New College Theater and will also include singers Allie Rosenblatt and Carol Denney....
Posted: Fri, Feb 1, 2002 4:47pm PST
Union Busting! By CALPIRG!
The Fund for Public Interest, one of the nations largest non profits, has attempted to silence it's workers for organizing a union....
Posted: Mon, Jan 28, 2002 9:34pm PST
Marriott Workers Continue Campaign for Contract
Marriott Workers with HERE Local 2 continue their campaign for a contract at the San Francisco Marriott...
Posted: Sat, Jan 26, 2002 12:54am PST
California Sets Nation’s First Safe Nursing Standards
Safe Nurse to patient staffing ratios released in LA press conference today......
Posted: Tue, Jan 22, 2002 5:40pm PST