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SA Ambassador Ebrahim Rassol Presents Mandela Award To Honor Leo Robinson & ILWU Local 10 
The ILWU Local 10 was the only union in the United States to take direct labor action to oppose the South African apartheid regime in 1984 when they refused to move South African cargo at Pier 80 in San Francisco. Their action was recognized by Nelson Mandela when he came to Oakland after release from prison and also the Local and ILWU Local 10 member Leo Robinson who was honored by the South African government with the Mandela award....
Posted: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 7:40am PST
Oakland Fastfood Workers Walk-Out At McDonalds In Nat Action For Wages & Union Rights 
Fast food workers at the Oakland McDonalds near civic center went on strike and were joined by other fast food workers and labor supporters.
Also Oakland Musican Boots Riley of "The Coup" joined the protest....
Posted: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 8:18pm PST
Low Pay is NOT Okay: Protest in front of McDonalds in San José 
A raucous rally in San José in front of the McDonalds on W. San Carlos drew dozens including union members from the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Industrial Workers of the World, and Service Employees International Union. A member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union came from the Safeway next door to the fast food establishment and addressed the crowd in both Spanish and English. Somos unionistas!...
Posted: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 6:52pm PST
Protest Rocks Oakland McDonalds – Part of nationwide day of actions 
Young workers celebrated and danced as much as they protested. They appeared excited to be coming together to organize.
Photo by Jonathan Nack
Protest at MCDonalds in Oakland for $15 minimum wage
December 5, 2013...
Posted: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 4:48pm PST
Independent Truckers Make Their Voices Heard: Third Recent Job Action at Port of Oakland 
Photo by Jonathan Nack
The Port of Oakland Truckers Association (POTA) said the strike was called, “in protest of unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices by terminal owners and Port of Oakland management.“...
Posted: Sat, Nov 30, 2013 12:09pm PST
Fifteen people arrested at Walmart protest in Roseville 
“We're standing with Walmart Associates across the nation today,” said Meisha Bradley, who works at the Florin Road Walmart and is a member of OUR Walmart, an organization working for higher pay and better treatment of the retail giant's workers. “I consider this protest to be a big success - we got young and old people here today and we’re going to win this fight together."
Photo: Protesters block the street prior to the arrests. Photo by Dan Bacher....
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2013 9:21pm PST
Protesters at Capitola Mall Say: Boycott SodaStream, Stop Exploiting Palestinian Land! 
Today, Black Friday protesters positioned themselves in various locations at the Capitola Mall to raise awareness about SodaStream, a product that is produced in a factory built on illegal Israeli settlements located on occupied indigenous Palestinian lands....
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2013 8:05pm PST
Making Change at Walmart - Fresno/Covis Black Friday demo 
Protesters held signs in front of the Shaw avenue Walmart in Clovis today (Black Friday) as part of a nationwide effort to hold Walmart accountable for low wages....
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2013 2:31pm PST
IUOE Local 39 St Francis Hospital Engineers Strike Dignity Health To Defend 40 Hr Week 
IUOE Local 39 stationary engineers have been on strike against Dignity Health formers Catholic Care West since early October 2013 and the company is demanding the end of he 40 hour week and other concessions. The CEO Lloyd A. Dean is the CEO and is also on the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo Bank. He makes over $5 million a year....
Posted: Thu, Nov 28, 2013 12:49pm PST
Oakland Port Truckers and the 99% Maintain Roaming Blockade of the Oakland Port 
Oakland Port Truckers and their allies in the 99% maintain a roaming blockade to shut down the Oakland Port despite Oakland Police Department repeatedly moving the picket line with force....
Posted: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 7:46am PST
Truckers Shut Down Port Entrance This Morning 5 a.m. Oakland 
This morning, starting at 5 a.m. the Oakland Truckers shut down the first entrance to the port at K Street and Middle Harbor Road. Police are already notifying truckers that they will enforce keeping the intersection open at 5:17a.m....
Posted: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 5:24am PST
BART Board of Directors unilaterally amend union-approved contract A month after the latest strike by transit workers, which was called off by the unions after only four days, on the basis of an agreement that accepts most of management’s key demands:
* Directors of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board reject a clause of a labor contract previously approved by workers' unions.
* The cost of the clause is relatively minor compared to increased pension and health care costs for workers.
* The action expresses the vindictiveness of BART management, backed by th...
Posted: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 10:09pm PST
Solidarity With the Port Truckers on Their Picket Lines! Port of Oakland, Berth 58 SSA
Middle Harbor Road, Oakland, CA 94607, USA...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 5:00am PST
Posted: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 5:36pm PST
Port of Oakland Truckers Assn. Send Formal Demands Letter to Mayor, Port, PMA, CARB "The inaction of all parties addressed in this letter lead us to believe that there are no intentions to agree to any of the items that we need."...
Posted: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 9:10am PST
Saving the Berkeley Post Office: A Public Meeting to Defend Our Postal Service. Berkeley Arts Festival Space
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA...
Event Date: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 7:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Nov 24, 2013 5:05pm PST
Earning the Ticket: Interview with Tarcilo Caldera, Oakland Port Trucker and POTA activist 
Tarcilo Caldera is a thirty year old member of the Port Trucker’s Association [POTA]. He moved to the US from Nicaragua with his family at the age of five—his father has been a Port trucker since 1989 and his mother is a janitor in San Francisco....
Posted: Sun, Nov 24, 2013 9:33am PST
Port Of Oakland Truckers Association Votes Unanimously For Wednesday Work Stoppage Port of Oakland Truckers Association (POTA) members voted unanimously late Friday evening to stop work at the port on Wednesday, November 27....
Posted: Sun, Nov 24, 2013 9:09am PST
Workers and Students Shutdown UCSC (pt 2: rally videos) (video/x-flv 41.8MB) Students and workers at UC Santa Cruz blocked both entrances and shut the campus down in support of a University of California-wide unfair labor practices strike on November 20, called for by AFSCME 3299. Videos are from the rally held at the base of campus at noon. Top video: Worker/AFSCME Member speaks....
Posted: Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:35am PST
Port Of Oakland Truckers Association To Meet With City Officials Today For Last Best Offer Port of Oakland Truckers Association (POTA) board members are once again
headed into talks with Oakland city officials today, to discuss funding for
mandatory truck upgrades that are putting 800 port jobs on the line....
Posted: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 11:59am PST
Workers and Students Shutdown UCSC during Statewide ULP Strike (video/x-flv 31.4MB) Students and workers at UC Santa Cruz blocked both entrances and shut the campus down in support of a University of California-wide unfair labor practices strike on November 20, called for by AFSCME 3299. [Top video: compilation of clips from the blockade of the west entrance of UCSC and the march down to the main entrance of campus. Scroll down to view photos.]...
Posted: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 1:04am PST
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