California

The Third Wave, 1967, an account - Ron Jones

Steven. — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:01:11 +0000

THE THIRD WAVE

Ron Jones (1972)

For years I kept a strange secret. I shared this silence with two hundred students. Yesterday I ran into one of those students. For a brief moment it all rushed back.

Arnie terminates California state workers

Joseph K. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:41:50 +0000

California has one of the world's largest economies, but facing a budget deficit of more than $15bn (£7.6bn) Mr Schwarzenegger is seeking to shift the costs onto public sector workers.

Stockton truckers call out the industry with 400 on strike

anarchyjordan — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:59:31 +0000

Independent truckers in California's San Joaquin Valley shut down their rigs on Friday, May 2nd declaring an open-ended strike. At $4.80 a gallon, sky-rocketing diesel prices top the list of grievances. As their main demand, drivers insist on doubling the rates paid for hauling a container. The second biggest demand is a fuel surcharge of upwards of 55%.

Vallejo, California: Unions help city with lay-offs

OliverTwister — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:47:33 +0000

This cash-strapped city reached a tentative deal with its police and firefighters unions Thursday, just before city leaders convened to decide if the city would seek bankruptcy protection from a swell of economic uncertainty.

That question remains unresolved, however, as details of the deal will be made public today before the council revisits the issue Monday.

Oakland dockers honour anti-war picket lines

Ed — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:22:03 +0000

Dozens of anti-war protesters including the leadership and many members of the Oakland Education Association (OEA) joined the picket lines this morning and in the evening of the SSA (Stevedoring Services of America) shipping terminal in Oakland, California to protest the war and the lack of funding for schools in Oakland.

Fare strike - San Francisco 2005

Steven. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:38:01 +0000

Fare strike in PDF format (2.14Mb)

Fare strike!
San Francisco 2005
First-Hand Accounts

INTRODUCTION

Post mortem on the San Francisco fare strike, 2005 - Tom Wetzel

Steven. — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:58:40 +0000

In September, 2005 several thousand riders of Muni - San Francisco's city-owned transit system - participated in a mass fare strike, to fight service cuts, layoffs, and the second fare hike in two years. More than five dozen people were actively involved in the organizing. The last action connected with the fare strike was a November 10th protest march, initiated by the organized day laborers.

Sailors end strike and win back pay

libcom — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:09:11 +0000

An inspection by union officials on Labor Day showed that the sailors had only been paid half what they were owed. Longshoremen at the port refused to load the Endless, a 760-foot cargo ship with petroleum coke during the period of the strike, refusing to cross the picket line.

2003-2004: Los Angeles supermarket strike

Steven. — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:44:14 +0000

The walkout was against cuts in benefits, and run almost entirely by union leaderships. While the supermarkets lost $2.5bn in profits, they succeeded in beating the strike and imposing the cuts.

Notes on Another Defeat for Workers in the US

US: Shattuck Cinema workers are going union

Steven. — Sun, 14 May 2006 11:00:00 +0000

At 4pm on May 12, 2006, approximately 80 Wobblies and supporters gathered in what some hailed as one of the largest IWW gatherings in recent Bay Area history, next to the May Day contingent earlier this month.