Why the Largest Unorganized Bay Area Nursing Facility Is Unionizing
Workers at billionaire-owned Alameda Healthcare & Wellness Center say they want better wages and benefits so patients can get the dignified care they deserve. And in a rare move, a major union opened its strike fund for workers fighting for a union before they have won union recognition.
Oakland Public Safety Committee Votes Down $2.25 Million Flock Expansion
Despite its lip-service to progressive politics, Oakland City Council was poised to advance a proposal to expand its Flock surveillance network.
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Organizing Through the Heartbreak: Director Brett Story on Filmmaking, Amazon and Unions
Bay Area Current sat down with the director of Union (2024) to talk about labor narratives, Amazon and the role of left media.
The People’s Answer to ICE: Crowdsourcing Community Defense
People Over Papers' site map offers a glimpse into the informal media people use to warn neighbors when systems of formal confirmation can't match the need.
Starbucks Is Trying to Close Half of the Bay’s Unionized Stores. These Antioch Workers Are Fighting Back.
Starbucks management, citing “sinking profits” amid astronomical CEO pay and luxe retreats, is closing 500 stores nationwide. Workers say they smell a rat.
The People Against Transit Cuts
Bay Area transit is heading off a cliff. Can riders and workers in San Jose slam the brakes?
Confessions & Obsessions with Anh Phoong
A monthly questionnaire that tries to get to the bottom of things.
PALESTINE ORGANIZERS WIN: Divestment from Israel Becomes Policy for Alameda County
After a long campaign, organizers moved the county Board of Supervisors to adopt the Ethical Investment Policy on October 3. There is only one more procedural hurdle before full implementation.
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