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Reenact Reverend Billy's Crime Against Starbucks
Well, Reverend Billy finally got put on trial...in Los Angeles no less. So, while he's stuck in court, throw on a collar and white blazer, slick your hair back, and preach in your local Starbucks!...
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 8:13am PST
Working America Turns Out for Change
Working America Turns Out for Change; Food and Commercial Workers Union Calls for Action to Rebuild Working America...
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 10:17am PST
S. KOREA. 11.02/Last week's struggle report...
...by Myeong-dong Sit-in Struggle Collective (MSSC), nowadays since more than 350 days in strike against mass arrestings and deportation of migrant workers....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 4:56am PST
Solidarity Begins to Go Nationwide
More than 4,000 workers are locked out in SF in their struggle against the multinational hotel chains that are trying to take away their healthcare (while only offering only a measly $.05 raise to tipped and $.20 raise to non-tipped employees). Fellow workers in Hawaii are honoring their picket lines against the Starwood chain, which owns the Sheraton Palace and St. Francis hotels here. This is what needs to continue happening to strengthen working class struggles against global capitalists. ...
Posted: Fri, Oct 29, 2004 1:17pm PDT
S. KOREA. 10.26/Last Week's Struggle Report...
...by MSSC (Myeong-dong Sit-in Struggle Collective) - now since 346 days in strike against government's policy of man hunt and mass deportation....
Posted: Tue, Oct 26, 2004 9:36pm PDT
Eerie silence surrounds failure to ratify FTAA Treaty
Excerpts from Miami Today journalist Claudio Mendonca’s 10/21/04 story “ FTAA or no, Miami leaders forge ahead on Latin Trade”.
Because of an impasse between the US and Brazil and Argentina on commercial issues ranging from dumping to subsides, the 34-country Free Trade Area of the Americas, originally scheduled for ratification by the end of this year, has been put on hold....
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 9:35am PDT
Venezuela: Venepal Workers Solidarity Appeal
Bolivarian Revolution...
Posted: Thu, Oct 21, 2004 7:14am PDT
10/17 Labor March Banner: Bush Regime Engineered 9-11
What the milestone Labor March on Washington of 10/17/04 lacked in numbers, it more than made up in spirit and knowledge. One banner said what needed to be said in big bold letters in the belly of the beast: "The Bush Regime Engineered 9-11."...
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 10:17pm PDT
Jack Heyman, Local 10, ILWU
One of the moving forces behind the Oct. 17th "Million Worker March," on Washington, D.C., was Local 10, ILWU, and its Business Agent, Jack Heyman. (Url is a link to a film on the rally.)...
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 9:11pm PDT
[gangbox] MARCH TO IRRELEVANCE
MARCH TO IRRELEVANCE...the Million Worker March and the decline of the left in the American labor movement...
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 9:48pm PDT
Unemployed Mail Revolt
Artist Calls 4 Unemployed 2 Participate in Public Art...
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 7:48pm PDT
10/17 Historic Million Worker March on Washington
A milestone in American history will take place on October 17, 2004 with the desperately needed Million Worker March on Washington, signaling to all that the 21st Century is commencing with labor in the lead....
Posted: Fri, Oct 15, 2004 11:02pm PDT
Building Bridges Radio: Molly Ivins on Bush & So. Africa Union Federation Sec'y Vavi
Buiding Bridges presents this 29 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEB LINK BELOW...
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 5:45am PDT
UFCW Unveils Public Iraq Body Count Display
Today, the 1.4 million member United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) unveils a massive display in the heart of the nation's capital marking the daily body count of Americans killed and wounded in Iraq. These are the sons and daughters of working America who are making the sacrifice at the call of their government. The UFCW -- a voice for working America -- will never forget the sacrifice of our service men and women, their courage and commitment, and the grief of their ...
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 1:13am PDT
Spanish shipyard workers continue protests
Spanish shipyard workers continued their anti-privatisation demonstrations and protests on October 1 by blockading traffic in the port of Ferrol in the northwestern region of Galicia...
Posted: Tue, Oct 12, 2004 11:06am PDT
Possible Next Steps for the Million Worker March
Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to make the MWM a reality. I look forward to seeing everyone in DC. As hard as we have worked, we must work harder still to guarantee the continuation of this great movement for the independent organization of workers and the working class....
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 4:23pm PDT
Deck Stacks Against The Docks
Knowing that “accidents” occur on the docks, rank-and-file longshoreman Diego Martinez took the stand Sept. 22 to testify about election fraud at Newark Local 1235 of the International Longshoremen Association (ILA)......
Posted: Thu, Oct 7, 2004 8:16pm PDT
Building Bridges Radio - Why Do We Need a Million Workers March?
Building Bridges Radio pressents this 26.5 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS LINK BELOW...
Posted: Wed, Oct 6, 2004 3:20pm PDT
TreesNotWalls! Call to Action: For Eco-Justice Bloc @ MWM & PalestineSolidarity Beyond O17
Come all who conscientiously object to the capitalist transformation of Earth into industrial wasteland! In defiance of Walls designed to divide and displace us, on October 17 in Washington DC, before, during and after the Million Worker March, we invite you to join the Eco-Justice/Palestine Solidarity Bloc to participate in a powerful, long-overdue fusion of movements!...
Posted: Wed, Oct 6, 2004 7:12am PDT