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Labor

An Oakland union researcher wrote a book. Her characters brought class into it

New novel 'Muñeca' by Cynthia Gómez delivers Gothic fiction suffused with queerness and rebellion.
Lit James Tracy -
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Hundreds rally against health care cuts

Layoffs and service reductions will harm the city's most vulnerable residents
Labor Serena Finney -
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CBS workers win tentative contract

While the agreement still needs to be ratified, the preliminary deal bodes well for writers and producers.
Labor Ian Firstenberg -
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CBS workers in SF walk off the job as Bari Weiss eliminates national news radio

One-day strike sends a message at a network now owned and run by allies of Trump
Labor Ian Firstenberg -
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Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive

Leah Isobel -
In an industry buffeted by layoffs, tariffs, and AI, United Videogame Workers organizers keep pushing for labor rights.
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Labor

Writers and producers at local CBS news team prepare to strike

Ian Firstenberg -
Walkout by News 24/7 workers would be the first labor action since right-winger Bari Weiss took the helm of the once-legendary news operation
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Music

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’

Marke B. -
Composer weaves sounds from German worksites—Bayer plant, futon stitchery, Gutenberg press—for latest piece.
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Labor

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

David Bacon -
Fresh produce is a great benefit of living in the Bay Area—but the workers in the fields are the ones who make it happen
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Education

Watch: Teachers rally outside City Hall as strike launches

Andrew Brobst -
Union organizers rejected Mayor Lurie’s last-minute request for a 72-hour delay and walked out on Monday.
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Labor

A little perspective on the teacher strike

Tim Redmond -
SF has plenty of money to pay cops. What about teachers?
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Labor

The Super Bowl, labor, and economic inequality

Dave Meggyesy -
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.
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Healthcare

Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution

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