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 […]
Port Shut Down: A Good First Step
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 […]
SEIU Local 6: A fighting union is needed
(NOTE: See the updates at bottom of this article. This especially applies to all SEIU members.) Farhyo Ibrahim is a janitor working for ABM at the Seattle Tacoma airport. A member of […]
San Francisco Ironworkers wildcat strike
Ironworkers in San Francisco have gone on a wildcat strike against a contractor-friendly contract. The ironworkers will be getting the grand total of a wage increase of some 60 cents spread out […]