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.
Politics
Rights are what you make and what you take.
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What Everyone is Getting Wrong About Zohran Mamdani's Primary Win for Mayor
It's not the slogans or reels — the militant focus on class issues is what put Cuomo to sleep.
“El poder está en el trabajo”: Docentes de Oakland se enfrentan a los ataques del ICE contra estudiantes y sus familias
Docentes y otros miembros del sindicato Oakland Education Association están recaudando fondos para defensa legal y exigiendo al gobierno local que haga más para proteger a los estudiantes.
Down But Not Out: Laid-Off SF State Faculty Still Kicking
University cuts make headlines. But what happens to lecturers after they lose their jobs?
“It Starts with Being Human”: Inside the Strike at Urban Ore
Forty days on strike led to major wins for Urban Ore workers, but the struggle for a first union contract lies ahead.
ON THE PICKET LINE: Oakland Healthcare Workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Hit Back
Workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital say no to union contract cancellation and pay cuts.
“Labor is Where It’s At:” Oakland Teachers Fight Back Against ICE’s Attack on Students and Their Families
Teachers and other union members in Oakland Education Association are raising a legal defense fund and calling on local government to do more to protect students.
This Is How We Win: Lessons from the Bay’s Pro-Palestine Encampments
Student camps in solidarity with Palestine sprouted up at UC Berkeley, San Francisco State and Humboldt last year. Bay Area Current makes a ledger of their success and failures.
Scenes From the Streets: Three Days in LA
In the first of a new Bay Area Current series, an Iranian photographer in Los Angeles describes taking part in anti-deportation protests
Why Venture Capitalists Are Leaving Oakland’s Iconic Greyhound Station to Decay
Oakland’s downtown Greyhound bus station was a center of working-class life for decades. Now it's owned by the “Uber of buses.”
“Without Our Labor This Country Will Rot”
We marched with workers celebrating May Day in San Francisco. The vibes were surprisingly good.
Por qué los capitalistas de riesgo están dejando que la icónica estación Greyhound de Oakland se pudra
La estación de autobuses Greyhound en el centro de Oakland ha sido un centro de la vida de la clase trabajadora durante décadas. Sus nuevos dueños, capitalistas de riesgo, están felices de dejarla pudrirse.