Overview: The Explosion of Deferred Dreams
Submitted by Comrade Motopu on Oct 20 2019 00:49
Bay Area musician and historian Matt Callahan rehistoricizes the San Francisco music scene of the 1960s, reconnecting it to the working class and radical political legacies of the Bay Area.
Working Class Decomposition and Gig Economy Work
Submitted by Hieronymous on Jun 9 2019 01:27
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.
E20: The Exotic Dancers Union
Podcast episode about the workers at the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco who in 1997 were the first women who managed to unionise a strip joint in the United States, and who later took it over and ran it as a workers’ co-operative.
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
Submitted by Ed on Aug 21 2017 10:40
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 in San Francisco have passed a motion to stop work and march on the site of a white nationalist gathering later this week.
IWW and radical influences on the San Francisco waterfront
Submitted by Hieronymous on May 3 2017 05:01
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
Submitted by Reddebrek on Mar 15 2017 19:27
A history of the occupation of Alcatraz island by the Group Indians of All Tribes (IAT) a coalition of native American activists and documentation published to explain the occupation.
The San Francisco “White Night” Riots of 1979: Bruce Martinez
An essay on the causes of the 1979 "White Night Riots" and the role of harassment by the San Francisco Police in contributing the violent self defence by the large LGBTQ community in the city.
1979: The White Night Riot
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 3 2017 18:36
Brief history of what became known as the White Night Riots in the aftermath of the murder of openly gay supervisor Harvey Milk and progressive mayor George Muscone.
1992-96: Asian Immigrant Garment Workers Protests
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 25 2017 22:25
An account of the struggle of mostly immigrant Asian garment workers for work compensation and improvements in conditions.
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