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Cleaning Up Poop: The Human Labor Behind Waymo

Human feces isn’t even the nastiest thing they’ve found in the backseat.

Stephanie Reist Oct 9, 2026

Politics

Meet the Grandmas and Grandpas Building Tenant Power

When management neglected their building, elderly, majority-Chinese tenants in Downtown Oakland got organized and fought back.

Tim Tia Oct 9, 2026

Tech

AI Startup Launches Campaign To Exploit Humans, Ethically

Contrary to what Scale's 7-figure ad campaign claims, the company's ethos is anything but “centering humans.”

Wendy Liu Oct 1, 2026

Robert Ovetz is a California Faculty Association rank and file organizer and political science faculty at San José State University and two community colleges. He is author and editor of six books on the global workers movement and workers’ inquiry.

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Labor

First Community College Student Workers Union Formed at Gavilan College

Union in bargaining after winning important victories before certification

robert ovetz Jun 29, 2026