Labor, Petaluma, Public Event
Petaluma Valley Hospital Nurses Union Informational Picket & Rally at Lucchesi Park Saturday April 13
by Christopher Fisher •
Labor
Activism, Labor
May Day Walkout in Santa Rosa
by Christopher Fisher •
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Activism, Appalachia, Labor, Sociopolitical Movements
The West Virginia teachers’ strike is what real resistance looks like – Jeff Biggers
by Christopher Fisher •
This kind of resistance does not allow onlookers to look away, especially in an age of social media. It brings the story to those who have refused to read it Saturday, March 10, 2018 The victorious strike by teachers in West Virginia did not only result in a long overdue pay raise. With the exuberance…
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History, Labor
July 16, 1877: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Begins – First Nationwide Strike in U.S. History
by Christopher Fisher •
July 16, 1877: Firemen and brakemen for the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads refused to work, and refused to let replacements take their jobs. They managed to halt all railroad traffic at the Camden Junction just outside of Baltimore. The railroad companies had cut wages and shortened the workweek. After a second pay cut…
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Activism, Labor, U. S. History
Historian Peter Linebaugh on “The Incomplete, True, Authentic & Wonderful History of May Day” – Democracy Now!
by Christopher Fisher •
Happy May Day, folks. Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! discussion of the history of May Day with historian Peter Linebaugh begins around the 29 min. mark of this video. Enjoy! Transcript of this April 29, 2016 show. That’s right, Sunday is May Day, or International Workers’ Day. Organizers and activists across the United States are planning…
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Activism, Immigration & Migrant Workers, Labor, Sonoma County
Petaluma Federation of Teachers’ May Day Rally in Walnut Park, 3 pm
by Christopher Fisher •
The resistance continues as labor and immigrant groups across the country organize rallies and marches in celebration of May Day, the International Workers Day. They’re marching right now in Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Oakland and other communities across the Bay Area. Here in Petaluma, teachers will be standing for fair and just working conditions for…
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History, Labor
December 30, 1936: The GM Sit-Down Strike Spreads to Flint, Michigan
by Christopher Fisher •
Fighting for recognition of their union, the United Auto Workers, General Motors (GM) workers at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint, Michigan launched a historic sit-down strike on December 30, 1936, just days after a successful strike at a Ford Motor Co. supplier, Kelsey-Hayes, won union recognition there. This was a period of…
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History, Labor
Joe Hill Assassinated by State of Utah 101 Years Ago Today
by Christopher Fisher •
Joe Hill, a labor organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), was assassinated by firing squad in the courtyard of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City on November 19, 1915. The IWW, or Wobblies as they were known, were advocates of organizing all workers into One Big Union. It is reported…
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Activism, African American, Labor, Sociopolitical Movements
More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters: The Revolutionary Life of Lucy Parsons
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Activism, Agriculture, Food System, Labor
Senator Wolk: Let’s Stop Treating Farm Workers as Second-Class Citizens
by Christopher Fisher •
From the Courage Campaign: For nearly 100 years, farm workers have been treated as second-class citizens and denied fair overtime pay after eight hours of hard work.(1) And there’s a critical bill headed to the California State Senate floor — Assembly Bill 1066 (Gonzalez) — that would right this wrong and finally acknowledge the financial hardships…
