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Mayor Willie Brown Declares May 1st Levi Strauss Day In a glaring omission of any mention of International Workers' Day, Mayor Willie Brown announced that May 1st is now Levi Strauss Day....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 12:36pm PDT
Why is America's Economy Failing? Who are among America's Most Wanted responsible for collapsing our economy? Click the link below and find out yourself....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 12:23pm PDT
Dozens feared dead in South African May Day bus crash Up to 80 people are feared dead after a coach carrying trade union members plunged into a reservoir in central South Africa on its way toa worker's May Day festival....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 4:33am PDT
5/1 Possible Israeli General Strike Israel may have a general strike on Thursday, International Workers Day, May 1, which labor leader Amir Peretz promises to be the "largest strike in the history of Israel.."...
Posted: Wed, Apr 30, 2003 1:10am PDT
Berkeley MayDay Reclaim the Streets Come celebrate the coming of Spring, International Workers' Day, and the reclaiming of our streets for people, not for cars or profit!...
Posted: Wed, Apr 30, 2003 12:11am PDT
RONALD MCDONALD FORCED TO COUGH UP 16.5 BIG MACS TO POMONA WOMAN HE DEFRAUDED The now-dying McDonald's Corporation forced out Sandra Darling, who had six well-performing Southern California restaurants in the early 1990s, because she criticized some of its policies. Her victorious suit contended that by the time her franchise renewal came up, the Hamburglar had instituted a policy giving it the option of repurchasing the highest-performing franchises. Ronald McDonald refused to back loan applications, lowered Darling's store quality ratings and opened competing restaur...
Posted: Tue, Apr 29, 2003 10:37pm PDT
We will always be rebels they say, “we seize power from above and then we change things;” while we say: from below, without any desire to seize power, we struggle....
Posted: Mon, Apr 28, 2003 8:43pm PDT
Oakland Labor Rally 
Bay area labor gathered in Oakland's Jack London Square Saturday, April 26, to protest the police's use of force on April 7....
Posted: Mon, Apr 28, 2003 12:29am PDT
ANTICHRIST BACKS ''RIGHT'' OF NIKE TO PUBLICLY LIE ABOUT ITS SWEATSHOPS The case against Nike was sent to the US Supreme Court after California’s Supreme Court narrowly ruled last May that Nike could be liable for false public claims about working conditions in its factories abroad, according to the Christian Science Monitor. With the Antichrist on its side, Nike is arguing that because their lies were not produced in formal advertisements they are protected as free speech. Yes, the same Antichrist who has brought us the Patriot Act to suppress individual liberti...
Posted: Sun, Apr 27, 2003 7:57am PDT
NADER ON CROSSFIRE (video/quicktime 152.3KB) Nader stays focused in this purported entertainment that pretends it's news and analysis ("Show Me the Money!" ?). Nader strokes Novak's vanity by praising his "genius" in undermining discussion while exposing the libertarian program: tax breaks and loopholes for the rich; gut social services, increase the military (9:30)....
Posted: Sun, Apr 27, 2003 6:33am PDT
Pictures Of Speakers At Labor Protest Against Police Brutality In Oakland 
Leaders of the ILWU, the Teamesters and many other labor organizations showed up at Jack London Square today to show their outrage at Jerry Brown's use of police violence against political dissent....
Posted: Sat, Apr 26, 2003 5:41pm PDT
THE CARNATIONS' REVOLUTION: 39 YEARS LATER 
The Revolution of 25 April 1974 in Portugal put an end to a forty-eight year old dictatorship, opening the country to democracy....
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2003 6:23pm PDT
YOU make me sick Some of the Middle east discussions on SF indy show that even progessve are just small little colinzers waiting to get out of the "progressive" closet....
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2003 11:10am PDT
Bay Area IWW Organizing Victory East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse workers vote 13-0 to officially unionize with the Bay Area IWW....
Posted: Tue, Apr 22, 2003 10:00pm PDT
4/23-Rally to Save Public Services and Jobs in San Francisco SEIU Locals 250, 535, and 790 are holding a rally wednesday at City Hall as part of their campaign to achieve a balanced solution to the cities budget crisis....
Posted: Tue, Apr 22, 2003 4:31pm PDT
[gangbox] SLAMMING THE DOOR ON THE DOORMEN SLAMMING THE DOOR ON THE DOORMEN...how New York City's luxury apartment building workers union grovels before the corporate rich.......
Posted: Tue, Apr 22, 2003 6:58am PDT
Nike to argue for free speech in ads - challenge of false advertising goes to high courts PORTLAND — Nike Inc. is about to argue that corporations have the right to free speech just like individuals. A landmark case on truth in advertising has reached the U.S. Supreme Court after a consumer activist challenged Nike claims about improving conditions at contract factories in Asia....
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2003 10:13pm PDT
AFSCME 2019 Motion Protesting Police Attack on IWU Members and Protesters at the Oakland P Text of union motion protesting April 7th police attack at Oakland Port; motion also demands that any charges against protesters and union members be dropped....
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2003 7:26pm PDT
Single Mom Spearheads Spray Fight Los Angeles Unified School District (2nd largest in nation) created model policy that eliminates pests, and protects kids....
Posted: Sun, Apr 20, 2003 2:45pm PDT
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