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UC unions unite to strike for respect

In the run-up to the strike vote, AFSCME 3299 led a UC system-wide day of action on April 4, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., to draw attention ... thankful for the ... read more

May Day rally draws support for worker and immigrant rights

About 150 workers and students gathered ... “It’s all part of putting the pressure on UC to give us a just and fair contract,” said Sarah Leadem, an organizer for AFSCME 3299. AFSCME recently schedule... read more

The Upcoming May Day Strike Could Be the Biggest In Over a Decade. Organizers Explain Why.

Drawing ... scores of campus walkouts and multiple protests outside Trump Towers. Denise Solis also took the stage at the April 3 press conference to represent SEIU United Service Workers West, one of ... read more

Which Side Are You On? An Interview on Racial Justice Organizing in the Labor Movement for Black Lives Matter

Author note: This post is part of a series of interviews with white racial justice organizers ... our fight for a community benefits agreement for the planned UC Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay ... read more

Workers Win Big in Ontario

In Ontario, the Fight for ... union and nonunion workers, faculty, and students, many of whom also hold low paying jobs. Campus chapters organized workshops, petition, and tabling efforts, coordinated ... read more

We stand with UC workers

The Strike Committee organized numerous actions in an attempt to bring awareness about the UC workers' struggle ... before the campus group headed to the Campus Services Complex where the striking wor... read more

State debt to pension funds 'much better'

The 2012 fiscal year was supposed to be when the state finally made timely and full payments to the five state-funded pension systems that provide retirement benefits to teachers, university employees ... read more

Insight: Sacramento Tenant Protection / 'The Track In The Forest' / Kushman By The Bottle / Opera Modesto

The Sacramento City Council will vote on a proposal to create mediation between tenants and landlords, but it’s just one of many proposals to address the region’s housing crisis. CapRadio’s Nick Mille... read more

In the Age of Trump, Can Labor Unite?

(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Part army, part town hall That fight will also be a battle for labor’s very survival. Trump has already ... pushing for a “sanctuary campus” to protect immigrant wo... read more

How Socialists Can Fight for Single Payer

Strong local relationships like these are invaluable to socialist organizers and can be tapped in future campaigns for fights around housing justice or workers ... The fight for single payer is an urg... read more

Giving back, Feb. 24

Advantage Auto Sales & Credit awarded a movie gift card and a $100 Washington House gift certificate to customer Steve Hein as part of its “Dinner and a Movie” Valentine’s Day contest. Two runners-up ... read more

“Fight the Power”: Two Rappers’ Insight into Politics

Fight the power ... stories that draw listeners in and make them relate to him as a person. When he imparts ideas about how the system works around his life, “People are following the story. It’s like ... read more