PDF of March 2023 issue of Change Links GalleryPDF of March 2023 issue of Change Links
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USC grad student workers win unionization vote GalleryUSC grad student workers win unionization vote
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USC grad student workers win unionization vote
We are an organization by, of, and for Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) who want to unionize in order to improve our teaching, research, and employment experience at USC. Our work as Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, and Assistant Lecturers not only benefits the university and the California economy, but also has positive impacts worldwide. We work in many different fields and have varied experiences, but our dedication to teaching and research unites us [...]
Remembering Dave Wagner
The newspaperman and widely read scholar of the Hollywood Left BY PAUL BUHLE https://progressive.org/latest/remembering-dave-wagner-buhle-20230224/ Dave Wagner, a leader of the 1977 Madison, Wisconsin, newspaper strike at The Capital Times/ Wisconsin State Journal, and a leader in the cooperatively-produced daily progressive newspaper Madison Press Connection (1977-1980) created by the striking workers, died on February 21 at the age of seventy-eight. Wagner was born on July 3, 1944, spent his early years with [...]
February 2023 Community Calendar GalleryFebruary 2023 Community Calendar
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February 2023 Community Calendar
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Lawrence Phillip Reyes, Presente! GalleryLawrence Phillip Reyes, Presente!
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Lawrence Phillip Reyes, Presente!
In Memoriam July 7, 1958 - December 31, 2022 Lawrence Reyes, Boricua independentista, revolutionary internationalist, father, labor organizer, mental health social worker, practitioner of the "Red Road" of Indigenous traditional spiritual practice, KPFK Local Station Board listener delegate and Pacifica National Board director, passed away December 31 due to complications of diabetes. His death is an incalculable loss to all who knew his warmth, heart, dedication and passion personally and to [...]
After Quiet Quitting, It’s a New Year for Labor
Amazon Labor Union Organizing Drive in Inland Empire By Mark Friedman Bolstered with supporters from Los Angles, Amazon Labor Union organizers held a successful information distribution at the Amazon ONT8 warehouse during shift change in Moreno Valley Wednesday, December 14. Activists from the LA Tenants Union, ILWU/IBU members, other unionists and Hands Off Cuba committee members assisted the ALU organizers. Also participating was ALU president, Chris Smalls who has been centrally involved [...]
Chateau Marmont Workers Win Historic Union Contract between Hotel & UNITE HERE Local
In a historic breakthrough, UNITE HERE Local 11 and management at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont have reached agreement for a historic union contract. On Dec. 22, the hotel’s workers overwhelmingly ratified the contract. The new contract, which takes effect immediately, sets a new standard for boutique hotels. Some highlights include: An immediate 25% wage increase for returning non-tipped workers. Housekeepers, for example, will earn $25.00 an hour within one year. Free family health [...]
48,000 Striking UC Grad Workers win Bittersweet Contract
Striking graduate students at the campuses of the University of California ended their strike with contract agreements between two UAW locals representing teaching assistants and graduate student researchers with hefty percentage agreements. But a split arose between workers at different campuses, some of whom rejected the deal overwhelmingly while the majorities across the multi-campus system approved the settlement. Many felt that their own union, UAW, had sold them out. UAW hired Brightline [...]
Starbucks Workers United Strike at 100 Stores Nationwide
Starbucks Workers United Strike at 100 Stores Nationwide by Mike Elk, PayDayReport.com Nationwide, workers at over 100 Starbucks stores walked out on a three-day-long strike in December. The strike comes as Starbucks has been cited multiple times by NLRB for refusing to bargain a first union contract with the workers. “Starbucks sent a clear message when they closed the Broadway and Denny store,” Michelle Eisen, a Buffalo-based barista who has been a [...]
Victory for the Planet in Brazil
Lula Defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil Run-Off https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Is-Back-Says-Lula-After-Election-Victory-20221030-0017.html "Today, we are telling the world that Brazil is back and is too big to be relegated to the sad role of a pariah," Inacio Lula da Silva exclaimed in a victory speech after defeating incumbent right wing president Jair Bolsonaro. Globo reported that Bolsonaro would recognize Lula's victory. "What I hear the most in my international trips is that the world misses that sovereign [...]
Critical Race Theory and LA City Council Racism
Critical Race Theory is for the Children By Alicia Vargas The people of Los Ángeles have spoken— they expect three city council resignations. One down… When former L.A. City council member and president Nury Martínez had the audacity to believe stepping down from her role as city council President would provide sufficient absolution from her racist wrongdoings, the people of Los Ángeles got louder. And most of these Angelenos that are now [...]
Books: No Pasaran! Anti-Fascist Dispatches GalleryBooks: No Pasaran! Anti-Fascist Dispatches
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Books: No Pasaran! Anti-Fascist Dispatches
No Pasarán! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis Shane Burley (Editor); Tal Lavin (Foreword); David Renton (Afterword) Publisher: AK Press https://akpress.org Format: Book Binding: pb Pages: 564 Released: October 25, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781849354820 Now available for preorder. Order your copy now and receive a ¡No Pasarán! enamel pin with your copy. Both will ship as soon as the book is released! ¡No Pasarán! is an anthology of antifascist writing that [...]