The Firebrand / Free Society journal
A partial online archive of weekly American anarchist newspaper The Firebrand (which later became Free Society) published from 1895-1904.
The Firebrand mainly taken from FriebrandPDX.
Free Society mainly taken from Fairuse.
On Rent Strike against Gentrification and the Pandemic: An Interview with Residents of Station 40 in San Francisco
An interview with the residents of Station 40 in San Francisco, who were among the first in the US to state their intention to go on a rent strike in response to the pandemic. This interview was first published by Crimethinc.
Overview: The Explosion of Deferred Dreams
Working Class Decomposition and Gig Economy Work
On 8 May 2019 around 300 protesters, mostly Uber and Lyft drivers, blocked Market Street in San Francisco in front of Uber's international headquarters as part of a global strike by drivers timed to coincide with Uber's IPO. This brief analysis attempts to situate these struggles against working class decomposition, with its roots in neoliberal deregulation, and the rise of so-called "gig economy" work.
No justice, no piece! A working girl's guide to labor organizing in the sex industry
A manual created by the Exotic Dancers Union in San Francisco from their experiences organizing a union at the Lusty Lady strip club in 1997. A valuable book both for those organizing sex workers and workers in general. A good overview of the NLRB election process, but also general tips on organizing and direct action.
San Francisco dockers call strike to confront white nationalist rally
IWW and radical influences on the San Francisco waterfront
For May Day 2017 Local 10 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union invoked a contractual "stop-work" privilege and refused to work any Bay Area docks in celebration of International Workers Day for the third consecutive year. This speech, originally delivered at the 75th Anniversary of the 1934 San Francisco General Strike at the Marine Firemen’s Hall in San Francisco, was adapted for the rally preceding the May Day march on May 1, 2017.
The Occupation of Alcatraz
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