These are the editorials from our bi-weekly workplace newsletters, which consist of a two-sided leaflet with a general editorial on one side, and on the other side short articles about the workplace or general issues of concern to workers, written by and with workers from the workplace.
For those workers who were lucky enough to get the day off, Labor Day was …
Every day we hear the same story from the politicians and the news media. The …
Working class Americans are overworked. Each year working people are forced to work more in …
Whether we’re in the public sector or private sector, no matter who we work for, …
Last week, a major fire and explosion at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, CA …
While most of us struggle to work, pay for housing, health care and take care …
The Olympics should be a celebration of human potential. Seeing some of the best athletes …
On July 20th, in Anaheim, California, near Los Angeles, the police shot and killed a …
The economic crisis that began in 2008 has so far driven three California cities into …
Another terrible mass shooting has taken place in the US. This time, a 24-year-old man …
In Oakland during the last few weeks there have been a string of violent incidents. …
If you flipped on the TV in the last month, you couldn’t have missed the …
The latest budget signed by Governor Brown is an outrage. The nearly $16 billion budget …
Everywhere you look today, from the national level down to our cities and our workplaces, …
We are taught that the Fourth of July is Independence Day – the day in …
It is no surprise for workers to find out that our wallets have been getting …
On Friday last week, President Obama made an announcement that his administration would put an …
Privatizing Education—Profiting Off Our Children’s Future Since 2008, K-12 education has been cut over $18 …
In the U.S., the contest for President has begun again, once again coming down to …
Last week, Governor Brown made his latest proposal for California’s budget. Every May, the budget …
Last Wednesday, President Obama announced that he is personally in favor of gay marriage. His …
Student loan debt has reached record levels – over one trillion dollars – and has …
Tuesday is May Day, or International Workers’ Day. This isn’t a holiday like the others. …
May Day is a workers’ holiday celebrated around the world but its roots are found …
No matter where we look, the Presidential election is shoved in our faces. And now …
It has been over a month since Trayvon Martin was shot dead in cold blood …
It is April, that time when we file our Federal and State income taxes. But …
For most working people, there has been no sign of the economic crisis going away. …
Last week, hearings began on the Affordable Health Care Act, which has become known as …
Today we are experiencing the most dramatic climate change in recorded history. We see it …
On February 26 in Sanford, Florida, George Zimmerman murdered unarmed 17-year old, Trayvon Martin on …
For the last week, the news headlines have focused on the atrocities perpetrated by an …
Since September 11, 2001, over two million Americans have been sent off to war in …
Back in March 2003, when the US began bombing the people of Iraq, the Bush …
Another Spring, another robbery at the gas pump. But we aren’t being held-up at gunpoint …
March 8th is celebrated around the world as International Women’s Day. It began in the …
As the month of February (the shortest month of the year) draws to a close, …
Last week on Friday, workers and supporters from the community rallied in support of 200 …
Since the economic crisis in 2008, millions of people have lost their jobs, their homes, …
We are all becoming more sick and tired. Attacks to our health are happening on …
The Super Bowl has come and gone. Yesterday, millions watched the New York Giants beat …
The Business of Sports In the past decade the business of sports has grown into …
Our lives are moving backwards. Unemployment is still worse than ever. Many, after sacrificing years …
There is a war on workers being waged by employers across the United States. The …
Last year’s Occupy Wall Street movement turned the world’s attention toward the suffering caused by …
A new survey conducted by the PEW Research Center found that 66 percent of people …
It’s a new year, and with presidential elections coming in November, the politicians of both …
Throughout 2011, cracks have appeared in this broken system. From the Middle East to Europe …
Last week President Obama announced the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, after nine years …
In Durban, South Africa last week, a task force of the United Nations met to …
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