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Want to know what’s really happening in labor? WorkWeek Radio provides news and in depth coverage of unions and working people in the bay area, California, nationally and internationally. WorkWeek gives an opportunity for rank and file workers and union officials to provide their viewpoints and perspectives about the sharpening class struggle in the US and around the world. It show also includes a weekly calendar of labor events in Northern California from strikes and rallies to educational meetings. WorkWeek seeks to break the information blockade of corporate media of the real role of workers and unions in our society.
WorkWeek looks at the struggle of the French people and workers against the Macron government. WorkWeek was in Paris on November 24,2018 when tens of thousands of workers went to the streets of Paris and other cities against regressive taxation and austerity policies of the Macron government. Next, WorkWeek hears from UBER Lyft drivers who … Continued
WorkWeek looks at the GO public school charter chain in Oakland with Michael Hutchinson. GO “public” charter school chain has expanded from Oakland to West Contra Costa County where they are supporting WCCSB candidate Val Cuevas who is also backed by the United Teachers Of Richmond and other unions. WorkWeek next hears the voices of … Continued
WorkWeek hears from participants on a forum on Labor And The San Francisco State strike in 1968. The ILWU and other unions played an important role in the strike. For more media: Production of WorkWeek Radio workweek@kpfa.org
WorkWeek looks at the use of public worker pension money to fund ballot proposition against working people. We talk with journalist Andrew Perez with www.maplight.org about the use of Black Rock and other hedge funds to fund opposition to California proposition 10 which would allow local communities to establish rent control. While the public worker … Continued
WorkWeek radio looks at the three day strike of AFSCME 3299 UC with Kathryn Lybarger, president of AFSCME 3299 and president of the California Federation of Labor CAL Fed. She discusses the strike of 25,000 members of her union in the fight against contracting out and how privatization is affecting their members. Next, WorkWeek hears … Continued
WorkWeek Radio looks at Trump’s new NAFTA 2.0 or USMC. We interview Professor William Robinson who teaches at UCB on Sociology Global and International Studies. He has written extensively on NAFTA and it’s effects in the US and Mexico. We also interview Desiree Rojas, president of Labor Council For Latin American Advancement LACLAA in … Continued
WorkWeek hears from striking Unite Here Local 2 workers at the Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco. They discuss the need to get two and three jobs and the attack on their living conditions. They also discuss how their fight is connected to other workers in the US. Next we hear about the majority vote … Continued
WorkWeek Radio attended the Climate rally and march in San Francisco on September 8, 2018. Trade unionists talked about why they were concerned about climate changes and how it is affecting them on the job and in the community. Unionists from the ILWU Local 10, Firefighters, SEIU, AFT, CFA and UAW were interviewed Some also … Continued
WorkWeek looks at a new book Giants of The Global Power Elite by Professor Peter Phillips formerly of Project Censored and the role of these capitalists who are privatizing pensions and public services around the world and at UC. We also interview Lisa Milos a member of CWA UPTE UCSF who, helped organize a presentation … Continued
WorkWeek Radio looks at the systemic racism and workplace bullying at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the City and County of San Francisco with Brenda Barros who is the SEIU 1021 San Francisco General Hospital chapter president and Cheryl Thornton who is a SEIU 1021 Potrero Hill Health Center steward who was … Continued
