This May Day, the longshore workers (ILWU Local 10) voted to shut down the Port of Oakland to protest the police crime wave that is sweeping the country. This was a positive […]
Oaklandsocialist speaks at May Day at Port of Oakland
The major event in Oakland this May Day was the rally and march from the Port of Oakland to City Hall. The ILWU Local 10 had voted to shut down the port […]
Port Shut Down: A Good First Step
The longshoremen’s union – ILWU – Local 10 has voted to shut down the Port of Oakland on May Day (May 1) to protest police racism and murders and brutality. This is […]
ILWU Tentative Contract: Organize to stop concessions!
On Tuesday, March 31, a meeting in San Francisco was held with longshore workers and others to discuss and explain the failings of the recent tentative agreement over a new contract between […]
The “Team Concept” and the Race to the Bottom
There’s an article in today’s Wall St. Journal about the increase in outsourcing of work in the auto industry; increasing amounts of parts are being made in Mexico and other low wage […]
Fracking, the Democrats and the Union Leadership
On Feb. 7, there was a march in Oakland, CA to oppose fracking. One of the main banners of the march was to call for “climate leadership.” This has been the slogan […]
Are You a Union Member?
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1999 SF Bay Area Carpenters Wildcat Strike
1999 SF Bay Area Carpenters Wildcat Strike by John Reimann In May of 1999, some 2000 San Francisco Bay area union carpenters stood up and collectively shook their union officialdom by the […]
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 […]
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 […]