Shouting “I’m proud to be a racist! It’s my right to be a racist!” a young Israeli woman participates in a demonstration against African immigrants into Israel – people made desperate by […]
“It’s my right to be a racist”
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.
BART Strike Ends
Late last night, the leaders of SEIU 1021 and ATU 155 – the two unions on strike at BART – announced a tentative agreement and called the strike off. The strike was […]
New Evidence on Marikana Murders
In August of 2012, gold miners in Marikana in South Africa went on strike. Their union leaders were collaborating with the employers and their strike was not supported by the union. Then […]
BART Management Kills Two
This afternoon, two BART employees working behind the picket line were killed by a BART train that struck them as they were working on the track. For details, see here. These two […]
BART Strike Continues
The first day of the BART strike was a tremendous success. Pickets at the BART facility at the Port of Oakland were honored by longshore workers. This was not expected by BART […]
BART & AC Transit Workers Unite!
BART & AC Transit Workers Unite! No Concessions; No Give-Backs BART and AC Transit workers are on the front lines in the fight against pay cuts and the “race to the bottom.” […]
Nobel Prize, World Health Organization…
After the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to US President Obama, it became clear that this prize is totally political. Now, the same can be said for the UN’s World “Health” Organization. […]
Would You Take This Job?
Would you take a job where you knew that your career was likely to last about three years, at the end of which you’d almost certainly have had at least one serious […]
Republicans and Democrats Get Further Into the Swamp
Here is an amusing little video of the struggle going on between the Republicans and the Democrats in the US House of Representatives. Basically, what the Republicans have done is to give […]
Government Shutdown – A “Tragic Opera”?
US Government Shutdown: A “Comic Opera”? By John Reimann Well, it seems they dodged a bullet. Or did they? Was there ever a realistic chance of the bullet striking home? We’re talking […]