2018 Forum / Reading
Bread & Roses Labor History Story Telling with Retired Union Members
July 3, 2018 @ 10:00 am at San Francisco Labor Council OfficeCome to share an inspiring labor event or leader in your life. It could be in San Francisco or elsew...
Workers Rights, Workers Lives, Organizing in Silicon Valley
July 8, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at SEIU United Service Workers WestMillions of workers have come to the Bay Area and Silicon Valley to work and live. The conference wi...
Giving Voice: LaborFest Writers’ Anthology 2005-2018
July 8, 2018 @ 6:00 pm at Green Arcade BookstoreThe collection includes a selection of works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by writers Phyllis H...
Panel – Workplace Racism, Hanging Nooses and Fightback
July 8, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at 518 ValenciaThe escalation of open racist attacks is happening not only in our communities but on our jobs. Ther...
The History of SF Labor Temple
July 10, 2018 @ 6:30 pm at Red Stone BuildingTwo independently produced videos will explore San Francisco labor movement history and current effo...
Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman, a Memoir from the Early Twen- tieth Century – Book reading
July 10, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at Green Arcade BookstorePresented by Robbin Henderson Matilda Rabinowitz’s memoir challenges assumptions about the lives o...
Taxi Workers and The Streets of San Francisco
July 11, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at Red Stone BuildingThe deregulation of taxi workers began in San Francisco during the 1970’s. It has escalated with t...
The Performance of Public Speaking
July 12, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at San Francisco Labor Council OfficeThe SAG-AFTRA san Francisco-Northern California Local in conjunction with LaborFest presents: The Pe...
50th Anniversary of SF State Strike – The Lessons for Today
July 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallThis commemorative event honors the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco State Strike. What are the...
Privatization, Union Busting and International Solidarity
July 14, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallVideos and Presentation The privatization of public services, transportation, and education is a thr...
Book Reading – Trotskyists on Trial
July 15, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm at 518 ValenciaBy Donna T. Haverty-Stacke The 1934 Minneapolis Teamster general strike coincided with the San Franc...
Air B&B and Effects on The Workers, Tenants, Neighborhoods
July 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Unite HERE Local 2 HallAirbnb has had a profound effect not just in San Francisco but around the world. For cities, it has ...
The Gig Economy, Privacy, Automation and AI
July 17, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Stanford UniversitySan Francisco Bay Area is ground zero for the world tech transformation from platforms at Uber and L...
Early Farm Labor Organizing, 1935’s Sebastopol Apple Pickers Strike, and the ACLU’s Role-
July 18, 2018 @ 6:00 pm at Clifornia Historical SocietyPresentation and Discussion of Sol Nitzberg:Sponsored by California Historical Society Join Barry Ni...
Whistle Blowers and Workers Rights
July 18, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallWhistleblowers on the job are under attack. This forum will hear from whistleblowers about their str...
8th Annual San Francisco Living Wage Coalition Awards Dinner
July 20, 2018 @ 6:00 pm at SEIU 1021 HallLabor Woman of the Year Award – Juana Flores, Executive Director, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, La...
The Working Class Struggles In France
July 21, 2018 @ 11:00 am at Niebyl Proctor Marxist LibraryFrench Social Movements: There have been ongoing rail strikes, major demonstrations, and university ...
Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace
July 22, 2018 @ 6:00 pm at Green Arcade BookstoreBook reading by Jonathan Karmel Writer and labor lawyer Jonathan Karmel has written a book about the...
The History of California Slavery by Jean Pfaelzer
July 23, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallSlavery, observed Frederick Douglass, is a “hydra-headed monster.” In California this monster ap...
Spain – The Mondagron Co-Operative: How Workers Cooperate, Innovate, and Prosper – by Sharat Lin
July 24, 2018 @ 6:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallSharat Lin is an international labor researcher looking at the lessons of the Spanish Mondagron Coop...
Nordic Workers, Union and Labor Rights – by Jordin Williams
July 24, 2018 @ 7:30 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallAmerican-Swedish trade unionist Jordin Williams will discuss how workers are organized across the No...
The Exploitation of Part-Time College Faculty – Panel Discussion
July 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallPart of the so-called American Dream is the notion that if you work hard and get a good education yo...
Voices and Musicians Will Speak Out – Revolutionary Poets Brigade
July 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at Beat MuseumThe dystopian world we live in will be challenged by words and music that will bring solidarity and ...
Uber, Lyft, Public Transit & The App Nightmare
July 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at 518 ValenciaThousands of drivers now come into San Francisco and other cities on the coast to drive for Uber and...
Palestinian Workers and Solidarity Work
July 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at ILWU Local 34 HallWorkers Rights has no borders and the struggle and lives of Palestinian workers are the focus of thi...