California
Foundry workers strike to save their healthcare
March 23, 2011A strike yesterday of over 450 workers in one of the largest foundries on the west coast brought production to a halt Sunday night, at Pacific Steel Castings.
Read moreLabor & community join mercado workers’ struggle
March 21, 2011OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and...
Read moreNew Calif. coalition formed to blunt foreclosure crisis
March 18, 2011If the state's foreclosure rate continues unchecked, the combined costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments could reach $1 trillion.
Read moreCalif. students: “These budget cuts have got to go!”
March 17, 2011"Youth apathetic? ... Anyone who wakes up before dawn to drive across the state and rally at the capitol is not apathetic!"
Read moreOakland riders call for better bus service
March 17, 2011Bus riders brought together by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment shared their stories.
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