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San Francisco’s General Strike - 1934 film

Thu, 07 May 2009 19:33:28 -0400

It’s hard to imagine in these days of docile labor unions, but in 1934 San Francisco was shut down by a general labor strike. From Wikipedia: The strike began on May 9, 1934 as longshoremen in every West Coast port walked out; sailors joined them several days later. The employers recruited strikebreakers, housing them on moored ships or in walled compounds and bringing them to and from work under police protection. Strikers attacked the stockade housing strikebreakers in San Pedro on May 15; two strikers were shot and killed by the employers' private guards. Similar battles broke out in San Francisco and Oakland, California, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. Strikers also succeeded in slowing down or stopping the movement of goods by rail out of the ports. The Roosevelt Administration tried again to broker a deal to end the strike, but the membership twice rejected the agreements their leadership brought to them. The employers then decided to make a show of force to reopen the port in San Francisco. On Tuesday, July 3, fights broke out along the Embarcadero in San Francisco between police and strikers while a handful of trucks driven by young businessmen made it through the line. Some Teamsters supported the strikers by refusing to handle "hot cargo" - goods which had been unloaded by strikebreakers though the Teamsters leadership was not as supportive. By the end of May Dave Beck, president of the Seattle Teamsters, and Mike Casey, president of those in San Francisco, thought the maritime strike had lasted too long. They encouraged the strikers to take what they could get from the employers and threatened to use Teamsters as strikebreakers if the ILA didn't return to work.

Taxi Workers Alliance Strike

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:47:56 -0500

Video for press kit for Taxi Workers Alliance of PA 2-day strike across the city in conjunction with cab drivers in New York City and Rome, Italy. The strike was set just after Labor Day, and TWA expects 98% of drivers will go on strike crippling the city. Ronald Blount President of the TWA-PA sat down to talk with the Philadelphia Independent Media Center and explain the reasons for the strike.

Labor Union political action campaign organizing

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:47:56 -0400

The Mandatory Picket Management System was created to coordinate political activity of labor unions. The system increases the efficiency and effectiveness of political action campaigns using a fair and impartial member selection process.

039 Chola @ WRITERS GUILD STRIKE- "Hasta la Victoria Digital Siempre!"

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:04:42 -0500

Members of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) continue to strike in Hollywood at Paramount Pictures for their digital rights. Ask A Chola, pro bono anarchist consultant extraordinaire, arrives to take things to a whole new level with her expertise in weaponry and the labor movement. Meet Wayne Federman, Julie Andrews and a myriad assortment of other personalities struggling to raise their living wage from six to seven figures. La lucha to secure the rights to their work on the internet continues in its third week, as these comfortably upper middle class writers aspire to become veritably wealthy. !Hasta la victoria digital siempre! "los pueblos que han decidido luchar por su libertad y mantener la libertad alcanzada, no se pueden dejar intimidad por eso. Y juntos construiremos la nueva vida!" - Che Guevara

LA airport strike for a day

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:27:16 -0400

www.EmploymentCrossing.com 1500 workers at the Los Angeles International Airport went on strike Thursday but returned to work the very next day. Thanks to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. It was crucial that this matter be taken care of because of the bustling Labor Day holiday. Mayor Villaraigosa brokered a labor truce with the companies providing ground services for major airlines. The airline services companies and the Services Employees International Union Local 1877 agreed to resume contract negotiations next week. The union has been negotiating since early July and they are seeking higher wages, improved health care coverage and more training for itâs members. The average pay of a member is around $19,000 a year. The costs of their demands would add less than .25 cents to the price of an average airline ticket.

Writers Guild of America on strike

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:05:44 -0500

More at http://therealnews.com As television series close down, writers start to feel like part of the U.S. labor movement Tuesday November 27th, 2007 Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers resumed Monday, November 26. It is the first time the two sides formally sat at the bargaining table since the strike began on Nov. 4. Due to a mutually agreed upon media blackout, no details were released about the first day of talks. Picketing resumed on Monday at most major lots in Hollywood. Senior Editor Paul Jay visited the picket lines and spoke with some of the striking writers.

Egyptian Revolution — James Buck Photographs from Mahalla

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:44:31 -0400

photography from the mahalla uprising on april 6,7,8,9 2008 by James Buck

Hossam el-Hamalawy - Resistance in Egypt - Marxism 2008

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:28:47 -0400

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