Processed World

Processed World #20

Issue 20: September 1987 from http://www.processedworld.com

Small is not beautiful: Working at the San Francisco Bay Guardian

An account of work and industrial conflict at the alternative newspaper the San Francisco Bay Guardian written by typesetter Tom Wetzel in 1987.

Kaiser don't care! SEIU neither! The Kaiser hospitals strike, 1986

Kaiser strikers demonstrate, 1986

An account of the strike against the introduction of a two tier pay system at Kaiser hospitals in California in 1986, including interviews and a discussion with two participants.

863-AIDS

An account of working on an HIV-aids helpline in San Francisco.

Poles 'n holes: Working in the porn biz

Pornography worker Chaz Bufe on work, sexuality and censorship in America. We do not agree with all of it (for the reasons outlined by Commie Princess in the comments below) but reproduce it for reference.

Fantasy's Legal, Reality's Not

A sex worker's take on prostitution and the sex industry.

Processed World #18

Issue 18: December 1986 from http://www.processedworld.com

Flexing muscles at Flax: Anatomy of service sector organising

Flax store, San Francisco, 2010

Maxine Holz and Lucius Cabins interview two workers at a small art supplies firm in San Francisco about a unionisation attempt in 1986.

Lose jobs now: ask me how!

An account of casual work, sabotage and getting sacked in the service industry, by Zoe Noe.