Our Sunday Read: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palantir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
Labor
No war but the class war.
22 articles
Over a Thousand Teachers Strike in Richmond for Themselves and Their Students
Community says: ‘Stay on the picket line as long as you need to, we totally support you.’
Barista Rebellion: Blue Bottle Workers Walk Off the Job
Blue Bottle—the artisanal coffee chain owned by Nestlé—has pushed workers to the brink. Now they’re fighting back.
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.
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.
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.
Scene Report: Santa Cruz Verve Workers Union Launch Rally
We wanted to hear what Verve Coffee workers and their supporters had to say, so we attended their union launch rally. Here's what we found out.
Verve Coffee Workers Want Living Wages. Fighting for a Union is How They’ll Get It.
These workers have joined an industry-wide rebellion against management greed — and they’re prepared to go the distance.
Meet the Young Revolutionaries Building the Bay Area Workers’ Movement
Young workers, sick of bosses' bullshit, are hitting the picket lines. But their motivations aren’t only economic.
Breaking News: SF Homeless Outreach Workers Unionize (and Think You Should Too)
Workers at San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team spend their days helping people living on the streets. Now they want a fair workplace.
Pleasant Hill Health Workers Strike to “Save the Heart and Soul of this Hospice”
Hospice East Bay management praises their work in public. But in private, workers say they’re trying to cut back on the quality of end-of-life care.
Touchstone Climbing Gym Workers in the Bay Area Enter the Fight
The effort to build power on the gym floor expands as workers at Dogpatch Boulders, The Studio, Mission Cliffs, and Diablo Rock Gym join the union drive.
