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Labor

Watch: Teachers rally outside City Hall as strike launches

Union organizers rejected Mayor Lurie’s last-minute request for a 72-hour delay and walked out on Monday.
Education Andrew Brobst -
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A little perspective on the teacher strike

SF has plenty of money to pay cops. What about teachers?
Labor Tim Redmond -
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The Super Bowl, labor, and economic inequality

I played in the NFL for 7 years. If we could change the profit system in something as quintessentially American as professional football, we can change it anywhere.
Labor Dave Meggyesy -
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Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution

Facing federal ban on gender-affirming care, parents of trans kids join with labor and Sup. Chan to stand up to attacks.
Healthcare Marke B. -
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Protest

Minneapolis is showing us the way

Marc Norton -
Labor, faith, and community organizations shut down the city. There is no going back
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Labor

Urban Ore workers win contract after three-year battle

Ian Firstenberg -
Deal ends long labor unrest at legendary Berkeley salvage center
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Lit

Turn that anger into action at this year’s Howard Zinn Book Fair

Marke B. -
The annual social justice bonanza celebrates the history and possibilities of engagement in an era of despair.
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Labor

Labor-led coalition calls for Airbnb boycott

JJ Lansing -
The company is trying to get out of $120 million in local taxes. Labor is fighting back
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Immigration

New state ‘loitering’ law could lead to racial profiling and deportations

Serena Finney -
In the name of fighting sex trafficking, the state just opened the door to racial profiling, abuse, and helping ICE
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Labor

Urban Ore fails to rehire union workers

Ian Firstenberg -
Owners say losses during 40-day strike make it impossible to rehire everyone covered in an agreement
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Culture

Blue Bottle workers announce intent to organize union at four East Bay locations

Caitlin Donohue -
Response from management at Nestle-owned company appears to be firing a popular worker leader.
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Labor

Urban Ore workers suspend strike

Ian Firstenberg -
Workplace built in the days of Berkeley co-ops runs into modern labor issues—but there may be a settlement in sight
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Labor

Militant union on strike at Urban Ore in Berkeley

Ian Firstenberg -
IWW members say salvage yard makes plenty of money, but won't offer a fair contract.
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Opinion

Listen to the rank and file: Political lessons from something I missed 25 years ago

Tim Paulson -
The Democratic leadership in Congress needs to learn from a big mistake I made as a union organizer.
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Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, video game workers look to level up through unionization

Leah Isobel -
Amid an industry downturn, the labor movement is racking up major points.
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Remembrance

A great LGBTQ ally dies… and so does a great villain

Marke B. -
'70s boycotts were their battlefields, but Allan Baird and Anita Bryant were as different as beer and orange juice.
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Labor

Hotel strike was a huge victory for local labor—and a victory of sorts for the new mayor

Tim Redmond -
Lurie's role was also, perhaps, a reflection of old money and new money in San Francisco
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Labor

Teamsters picketing local Amazon center as part of national mobilization

Tim Redmond -
Strike demands union recognition for workers who the giant company says aren't technically employees.
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Opinion

UC’s unfair pay scales undermine crucial mental health treatment

Jillian McCoy -
A two-tiered system for clinical social workers leads to overwork, burnout, and worse outcomes for patients.
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