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Kaiser Residents & Fellows Unionize – Cheers to the Next Steps!

June 3, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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Ready to Strike But… We Need More Transparency!

May 21, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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All Across the Board

May 21, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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Don’t Blame the Victim, Blame the System

May 20, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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T – 3 Weeks Till Our Contract Expires

May 7, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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Kaiser’s Mainframe Madness

May 6, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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Don’t Be Tricked: Nurses with a Living Wage Improve Patient Care!

April 14, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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It’s Survey Time at Highland

March 16, 2024

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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Climate Catastrophe Comes to California

February 14, 2024

Climate change is generating relentless catastrophes around the globe. Intense floods have put Southern California …

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CSU Contract – What Happens Next Will Depend on What the Members are Ready to Do

January 27, 2024

The California State University (CSU) system found itself in a clash with the California Faculty …

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California Fast-Food Workers Will Get a Raise, But It’s Not as Good as It Sounds

October 19, 2023

California fast-food workers at big chains like McDonalds will get a raise to $20/hour starting …

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Dianne Feinstein: Everything That’s Wrong with Politics-as-Usual

October 8, 2023

Since long-serving U.S. Senator of California Dianne Feinstein died September 28, we have heard much …

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TV and Movie Writers Reach Tentative Agreement

September 30, 2023

On Sunday, September 24th, the top officers of The Writers Guild of America (WGA), announced a tentative …

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California Sues Fossil Fuel Companies

September 30, 2023

The State of California has filed a lawsuit against several fossil fuel companies for their contribution to …

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BART– the Land Baron: Displaced Coliseum Connections Tenants 

July 27, 2023

The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …

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Victory in the Anthropology Library

July 27, 2023

The occupation of the U.C. Berkeley Anthropology Library ended last week on Monday, July 17, …

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BART – How Do They Think? Do They? 

July 27, 2023

The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …

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Where Is It Safe Anymore?

May 11, 2023

The city of Davis, California, has been rocked in recent weeks by a series of stabbings that …

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Racist Antioch Police

April 29, 2023

“This… is the most pervasive racial hatred case I’ve ever been involved in…This conduct itself …

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Flooding in California Hits Farmworkers Hard

April 1, 2023

In the past 4 months, California has seen wave after wave of rain, drenching the …

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Los Angeles School Staff and Teachers on Strike

March 22, 2023

On Tuesday, school staff represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 99, in the …

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32 States Cut Back Food Assistance 

March 19, 2023

Food stamp programs are being slashed in 32 states. These cuts will affect 30 million …

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Republicans Set Their Sights on Banning Medication Abortions

March 15, 2023

With Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion is now banned or severely restricted in over 18 …

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Police Department in Vallejo, California Destroys Evidence of Police Killings

March 2, 2023

In January 2021, officials in Vallejo, California destroyed hundreds of pieces of evidence from at …

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UC Berkeley Students and Faculty Occupy Library to Keep It Open

March 1, 2023

This past week, after the University of California (UC) Berkeley administration announced plans to close …

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Mental Health Crises

March 1, 2023

The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …

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The Black Panther Party: A Brief History and Lessons for Today

February 26, 2023

The Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded in the fall of 1966 in Oakland, California, …

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Climate Change Causes Major Floods in California

January 23, 2023

In the past few week’s, storms that hit California led to torrential rains and major …

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Kaiser Mental Health Workers Continue the Fight

September 17, 2022

Note: This article comes from the most recent edition of Speak Out Now’s Healthcare Newsletter.  Kaiser …

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California – Cooking from Climate Change and Rolling the Dice with Neglected Infrastructure

September 15, 2022

For the past two weeks, much of California has faced record temperatures. Governor Gavin Newsom …

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California Governor Newsom Intensifies Drug Overdose Crisis

September 2, 2022

On Monday, August 22, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill which would have legalized …

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People’s Park in Berkeley, CA is Under Attack!

August 16, 2022

Early in the morning on Wednesday, August 3rd, UC Berkeley started demolishing People’s Park in …

Education

Oakland: The Fight Against School Closures Grows

February 9, 2022

The struggle to keep the school doors open may not be easy, but it is winnable. But it will take an even larger, more organized and continued mobilization by Oakland parents, students, teachers and staff to win this fight. …

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The Latest California Oil Spill

October 7, 2021

On Sunday, one of the largest oil spills in California’s recent history spread onto beaches, damaging wetlands and killing wildlife. …

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A Consequence of the California Drought: Disappearing Fish

September 19, 2021

Due the extreme drought, across creeks in Northern California lay rotting carcasses of the Chinook salmon, a fish that historically would rest for weeks in these waters after completing their upstream journey. …

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California Recall: Voter Suppression in Disguise

August 29, 2021

The main organizers behind the effort to recall Governor Newsom in California want us to …

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Shorter Showers Won’t Get Us Out of the California Drought

August 29, 2021

As of July, 50 out of California’s 58 counties were in a drought state of emergency. …

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A Stiff Drink: California’s Contaminated Water Systems

May 23, 2021

Many of California’s municipal water systems are in danger of failure, with some areas already having unsafe drinking water. …

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Newsom: Washing His Hands of Our Needs

May 22, 2020

California governor Gavin Newsom released a revised budget for the state of California on May 14. Who are the targets of his spending cuts? Workers, high-needs students, the elderly …

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