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.
Politics
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Una Década Sin Calefacción: Dentro de la Lucha de lxs Inquilinxs de Valley Street por una Vivienda Digna
Inquilinxs de 2341 Valley Street, un edificio de 41 unidades en Uptown Oakland, están luchando en contra de condiciones deplorables, un propietario ausente y la burocracia de la ciudad. Pero no se han dado por vencidxs.
A Decade Without Heat: Inside the Valley Street Tenants’ Fight for Dignified Housing
Tenants at 2341 Valley street, a 41-unit building in uptown Oakland, are fighting against squalid conditions, an absent landlord and city bureaucracy. But they’re not giving up.
Tenant in Oakland? Your Landlord Probably Can’t Raise Your Rent Much for the Next Year
Finally some not bad news.
Inquilinx en la ciudad de Oakland? Probablemente, el propietario de tu vivienda no podrá aumentarte mucho el alquiler durante el año próximo.
Por fin, noticias que no son malas.
“We Kept on Doing it and Kept on Doing it”: Indigenous Elder Deni Leonard Shares Stories From A Life Of Struggle
From resisting the war in Vietnam to tenant organizing and solidarity with Palestine
New Wood Street Doc Tells Inside Story of Oakland’s Self-Organized Encampment
Documentary filmmaker Caron Creighton and former Wood Street resident John Janosko talk about the documentary, the struggle, and what’s to come.
Oakland Cops Somehow Want $2 Million for Assault Rifles, Drones and Armored Vehicles
The military ambitions of OPD can’t be stopped, not even by a budget crisis and lower crime rates.
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.