One of the arguments of the bosses and their representatives is that an increase in the minimum wage will cause prices to increase – that we’ll be paying $15 for a MacDonald’s […]
Do higher wages lead to higher prices?
oaklandsocialist
The administrator of this blog site, I am a lifelong socialist and a retired carpenter and the former recording secretary and an expelled member of Carpenters Local 713. I was expelled for my leading role in the 1999 SF Bay Area carpenters wildcat strike as well as for his opposition to the union bureaucracy in general. I was one of the founding members of a small group called Labor Militant, which was the forerunner to Socialist Alternative. Along with a small group of others, I was expelled when that group started to adapt to the union bureaucracy. I have also visited the workers' movement internationally, including in Pakistan, Egypt (during the Arab Spring), Britain, Mexico and Chile (during the uprising there in 2020). Unless otherwise specified, I am the author of the articles that appear here. Although I am the main author, Oaklandsocialist welcomes articles on any issue that relates to the working class. Contact us at Oaklandsocialist@gmail.com.
From Ferguson, Missouri, to Kafr Kana, Israel
The similarities are eery. In Ferguson, Missouri, a young black man got into some sort of hassle with a cop. He started to walk away but the cop got out of the […]
US Mid-term Elections: How far will crisis go?
Hundreds – maybe thousands – of black youth (and not-so-youth) lining the streets and parading up and down W. Florissant street in Ferguson shouting “hands up! Don’t shoot!” Dozens of middle aged white […]
Save Knowland Park
Sitting high up in the Oakland hills, overlooking the entire city and with the best views of practically the entire bay, Oakland’s scenic open space Knowland Park is a real treasure and […]
Book Review: “The Compassionate Instinct”
According to some, cooperation and empathy violate our natural instincts. These scientists argue that those who survived in our deep past were those who were best able to dominate and overcome others […]
“How Did We Become Humans?”
Note: This is an experiment. I am trying to write something for young people between around 8 or 9 and around 12 years old. It is aimed at being a series of […]
SEIU Local 6 Candidates speak
As OaklandSocialist reported, a struggle is under way in SEIU Local 6. This local covers janitors, security guards and other building services workers in the Seattle/Tacoma area. For nearly a decade, Local […]
Zionism, racism & ebola
Here Margaret Prescod, an African-American woman, reports on Zionists verbally attacking her, telling her to “get her ebola self out of here.” Inevitably, the racist forces will use the ebola crisis to […]
SEIU Local 6: Se necesita una union que lucha por la miembrecia
(Nota de los editores: Esto es el primero articulo que hemos publicado en español. Y dado que las elecciones en SEIU Local 6 vienen pronto, no hemos tenido tiempo para chequear la tracussion. Por […]
Wishing him the worst of luck
I got a call last night from the campaign headquarters of one of the candidates for city council in Oakland. The conversation went something like this: Campaigner: “Hello, John. I’m calling to […]