Mainstream Media Pick-Up Story of May Day Antiwar Dock Strike
REUTERS: “… no activity … up and down the West Coast” By Jill Serjeant and Bernard Woodall / 2:55PDT LOS…
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Immigrants’ Rights Rallies Across California Today – May Day
Organizers in cities and towns around the U.S. are hoping to bring back the historical significance of May 1st in…
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Truckers To Strike In NYC On May Day and Rally Off New Jersey Turnpike In Mass Action Against Fuel Prices
Frank Gormlie May 1, 2008 0 Comments on Truckers To Strike In NYC On May Day and Rally Off New Jersey Turnpike In Mass Action Against Fuel Prices
We have received a report – not verified – that truckers in New Jersey are taking a mass action in…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing
West Coast Ports Shut Down
The 8-to-5 action affects 29 facilities from Seattle to San Diego. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer /…
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Tom Hayden Replies: The Left Has Not Lost Its Nerve
Editor’s note: recently we reposted Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges’ essay that leftists such as Tom Hayden had lost their nerve….
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Today Is 5th Anniversary of “Mission Accomplished” When Bush Appeared on a Carrier Deck With San Diego In the Background
Frank Gormlie May 1, 2008 0 Comments on Today Is 5th Anniversary of “Mission Accomplished” When Bush Appeared on a Carrier Deck With San Diego In the Background
SAN DIEGO, CA. Remember when? It was five years ago today, when President Bush stood on the deck of the…
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Mainstream Media Refuse to Pursue Pentagon Propaganda Scandal
by Arianna Huffington The last ten days have been among the most shameful in the history of American journalism. On…
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Did the US Supreme Court just elect John McCain?
by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman / April 30, 2008 / The Free Press The US Supreme Court has just…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Organizing
San Diego May Day Rally & March for Immigrants’ Rights
Everyone out in solidarity. * Meet in front of City College on Park Blvd at 2:30 pm for rally *…
Posted in: Organizing
Today – May Day: Longshoremen To Strike Entire West Coast As Antiwar Protest
Staff May 1, 2008 0 Comments on Today – May Day: Longshoremen To Strike Entire West Coast As Antiwar Protest
Click on the image to see a larger version Dockworkers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have decided to…
Posted in: Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement
Striking Longshore Union Has History of Political Protest
By Peter Cole- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 29, 2008 On Thursday, May Day, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union will declare…
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Bay Area Longshore Union Workers to March & Rally Today – May Day
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Hundreds of Bay Area dockworkers plan to march this morning after their stop-work meeting. The union members…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement
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