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The Destruction of City College of San Francisco

Bernal Public Library 500 Cortland Ave., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Public education has been under attack for many years. The forms of attack include inadequate funding, privatization, corporatization, and hostility towards teacher and staff unions. Many students and public school employees have been harmed. One college that has been relentlessly assaulted is City College of San Francisco (CCSF). It is a very popular public institution as reflected in the fact that over 80% of voters approved a parcel tax to help fund CCSF in the November 2016 election.

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Film: I, Daniel Blake (96 min.) 2017, UK

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Ken Loach, Screenwriter: Paul Laverty | I, Daniel Blake by Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Leverty is an important film on the destruction of the lives of workers and their families in the “welfare system”. Blake is a carpenter who has a heart attack and is then forced to go back to work despite his health conditions. While he is fighting for compensation, he befriends a woman and her children who are also being ground up in the Employment and Support Allowance welfare system in the UK.

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SF Living Wage Coalition 7th Annual Awards Dinner

SEIU 1021 Hall 350 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA, United States

$40 (at door: $50) | Seventh Annual San Francisco Living Wage Coalition’s Awards Dinner with cultural and musical performances.
Labor Woman of the Year Award - Lita Blanc, President of United Educators of San Francisco. Labor Man of the Year Award - Michael Theriault, Secretary-Treasurer of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council.

$40 – $50

Film: Island of Shadows : (98 min.) 2016, S. Korea

First Unitarian Universalist Church 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Jeong-keun Kim | “Island of Shadows” shows the history of Korean Hanjin shipyard workers to defend their health and safety building a union. They built one of the most industrialized countries in the world yet now face the destruction of their lives because of company unions and government corruption.

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WPA Berkeley Walk

Main Berkeley Post Office 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Free | with Harvey Smith | This walk will explore the “New Deal nexus” in Berkeley that includes Berkeley High School, the Community Theater, Civic Center Park, Post Office art, the old UC Press Building (now being repurposed as the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive), and the old Farm Credit Building.

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Tom Mooney and Preparedness Day Bombing Walk

One Market St. One Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | with Gifford Hartman and David Duckworth | During this walking tour, we visit several sites, which were integral to the unfolding of events following a bomb explosion on Steuart Street at Market Street on July 22, 1916. With fervor building to engage the United States in the war in Europe, businessmen in San Francisco embraced the cause, while labor leaders and the left denounced it. With the bomb killing ten people and wounding forty, no clear culprit was identified. But, two figures from the left, labor organizers and anarchists Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings, were framed for the murder of the victims and spent many years in prison before being released. On this tour, we learn not only about the war between business and labor and open and closed union shops, but also the divisive issues of American aggression in the Pacific region and against Mexico, crusading and yellow journalism in the city of San Francisco, and the mood of the country regarding World War I.

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Charters, Privatization & the Defense of Public Education

Richmond High School Auditorium 1250 23rd St., Richmond, CA, United States

$10 - No one turned away due to lack of funds | The growth of charter schools and privatization of public education in California and throughout the US is a cancer threatening students, teachers and staff at all public schools. This education/action conference will look at what charters are and how they are siphoning off billions dollars from public taxes for profiteers. It will also examine how religious tax-funded charter schools like the Gulen Magnolia chain and storefront “online schools” like Escondido Charter High are growing in California and throughout the country.

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The history of the Alibi Clock in Vallejo and the K-R-C case of 1937

John F. Kennedy Library Joseph Room 505 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, CA, United States

Free | by Joel Schor | Legal cases against labor have been fueled by hysteria over war abroad and radicalism at home, from Tom Mooney, charged with setting off a bomb during the Preparedness Day Parade (1916), to charges against Marine Fireman’s Union members Earl King, Charles Ramsay and Frank Conner, accused of murder aboard a ship docked in Alameda in 1937.

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Film: Watsonville On Strike (65 min.) 1989

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Jon Silver, with Jon Silver & Frank Barnacke | In September 1985, 1,500 Teamster-organized, mostly immigrant women cannery workers walked out on the two largest frozen food companies in the United States — Watsonville Canning and Richard A. Shaw Frozen Foods in Watsonville, California. This was known as the “frozen food capital of the world”. The workers faced not only companies who wanted major concessions but also a white union leadership who did not speak Spanish and who accused them of not being union members.

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From Killer Drones to Gentrification: The Struggle In Germany and Internationalism

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | by Elsa Rassbach and Harald Gindra | Longtime Berlin activists Elsa Rassbach and Harald Gindra will discuss from personal experience some of the key peace and justice campaigns in Germany today and will explore together with participants what can be learned for current struggles in the US.

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The River Ran Red : (58 min.) 2012 / And Report on Labor in the Schools

Plumbers Hall 1621 Market St. 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Steffi Domike and Nicole Fauteux, and Labor in the Schools | The violence that erupted at Carnegie Steel’s giant Homestead mill near Pittsburgh on July 6, 1892, caused a congressional investigation and trials for treason, motivated a nearly successful assassination attempt on Frick, contributed to the defeat of President Benjamin Harrison for a second term, and changed the course of the American labor movement.

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Film: Where Are You Buddy? (25 min.) 2017, Turkey

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Kazim Kizil | With discussion - The Fight to Defend Academics and Journalists in Turkey: The growth of child labor in Turkey and around the world is exploding. The U.S. invasion of Iraq and Libya, the war in Syria, and now the U.S. supported bombing of Yemen, are creating millions of refugees, including many children forced to work. This film looks at the lives of these children from their own words as child workers. This new film from Turkey by director Kazim Kizil lets the children tell their own stories.

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Film: Bridging Urban America (87 min.) 2016

SF Main Library - Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Basia Myszynski and Leonard Myszynski | This biography celebrates Ralph Modjeski, the chief engineer for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Modjeski designed bridges that had significant impact on urban development and commerce. The film is a tribute to innovative engineering and to bridge workers during two eras of transit, taking a deeper look at the scientific mind and artistic soul of a Polish-born, Paris-trained immigrant who contributed to the building of a modern America. This is a relevant film that brings awareness about the deteriorating state of our bridges and how communities search for sustainable solutions to maintain, rehabilitate and preserve these critical parts of North America’s infrastructure.

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What California Labor History Tells Us About Building the Resistance to Trump

Green Arcade Bookstore 1680 Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | by Fred B. Glass | At a moment when American democracy is threatened as never before, progressives need models for building an effective resistance. In California, many examples of strategy and tactics live in the hidden history of working people and their struggles for social justice.

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LaborFest Comedy Night

San Jose Improv 62 S. 2nd St., San Jose, CA, United States

Hosted by Danny Cruzz | LaborFest 2017 brings a night of comedy to all working class people to laugh and enjoy a night of relaxation. As labor is forefront for us all, we need to unwind and enjoy the fruits of our labor.

All Of Us Or None

Niebyl Proctor Marxist Library 6501 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

Free | An Evening of Poetry in Resistance to The Trumpoline Regime and The Corporate Horse It Rode In On!!

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California in the Progressive Era

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | with history lecturer John Holmes, SFSU Professor Bill Issel and moderated by SFSU Professor Bob Cherney | One of the most tumultuous periods in San Francisco labor and working class history was the formation of the Union Labor Party (ULP) and the role of the Socialist Party in the early 20th century.

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Song of The Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985 – 87

Green Arcade Bookstore 1680 Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Book reading by Peter Shapiro | On September 9, 1985, one thousand mainly Mexican women workers in Watsonville, California, the “frozen food capital of the world,” were forced out on strike in an attempt by Watsonville Canning’s owner, Mort Console, to break their union. They returned to work eighteen months later. Not one had crossed the picket line. A moribund local union had been revitalized, and Watsonville’s Latino majority emerged as a major force in local politics.

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The Performance of Public Speaking by The SAG-AFTRA San Francisco

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Join us for a presentation on how to engage audience and the media. SAG-AFTRA members will offer insight into the art of public speaking from the perspective of a performer and a broadcaster.

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Film: Care (60 min.) 2016 / Panel of Homecare and Disabled Care Workers

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Deirdre Fishel
& The Defense of Our Elderly and Panel of Homecare and Disabled Care Workers
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A panel discussion follows after the film: Brett Miller, SEIU 1021; Brad Wiedmaier, SEIU Local 2015 California long term care; moderated by David Duckworth SEIU 1021.

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Oakland 1946 General Strike Walk

Latham Square 1611 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

Free | with Gifford Hartman of the Flying Picket Historical Society | This year is the 70th anniversary of the Oakland General Strike. This walk will revisit the sites of Oakland’s “Work Holiday” that began spontaneously with rank-and-file solidarity with the striking - mostly women - retail clerks at Kahn’s and Hastings department stores whose picket line was being broken by scabs escorted by police.

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Paul Robeson: A Portrait in Story & Song

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Donation | by The Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus | The Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus presents a musical biography of Paul Robeson, the great African American artist, athlete, and activist.

Donation

Walk: Labor Politics and Architecture of San Francisco

ILWU Sculpture Mission St & Steuart St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | with Brad Wiedmaier, SEIU 2015 member & architectural historian | San Francisco has a rich political and labor history that is also connected to its buildings. In this history-by-the-buildings walk, Brad Wiedmaier will outline artifacts and events, and their connections to San Francisco’s past and present. For more information call (415) 694-3605.

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The Internet, Technology, The Gig Economy and the Future of Labor

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | The development of technology, including artificial intelligence, automation and platforms like UBER, Lyft, and Airbnb, are making trillions for the tech and media companies that now dominate the world. Growing marginalization of labor and complete deregulation now means that hundreds of thousands of workers are being forced to travel hundreds of miles to work on temp jobs as independent contractors.

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Film: Now Is The Time: Healthcare for Everybody (71 min.) 2016

SF Main Library - Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Terry sterenberg & Laurie Simons | This is a documentary film about our current healthcare system, why it doesn't work, and what you can do about it. The filmmakers interview doctors and nurses, patients, economists and politicians to see what they think about our current healthcare system.

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Film: Iron Moon (84 min.) 2015, China / Play On (83 min.) 2017, S.Korea

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | Director: Xiaoyu Qin and Feiyue Wu (Iron Moon), Director: Gyuri Byun (Play On) | The new film from China Iron Moon is a powerful artistic view of the massive industrialization of China through the eyes and words of the workers who have made the new China. At Foxconn, which has over 200,000 workers and produces most of our Apple phones, workers face a life of despair. One of them who committed suicide at the age of 24, left 200 poems of despair, “I swallowed an iron moon…” Using poetry as a tool to chip away at the ice of silence, they and other workers in this film express the hidden stories and life experiences of millions of the workers who are the foundation of the new China.

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LaborFest Writers

Green Arcade Bookstore 1680 Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Free | LaborFest Writers explore the issues that we face today within our families, communities and government, whether it’s housing, jobs, ageism, race and sex discrimination, immigration or homelessness. Their work gives voice to what has gone before and why we must continue to fight for our rights. Come hear Margaret Cooley, Keith Cooley, Richard Chen, Susan Ford, Phyllis Holliday, Jerry Path, Alice Rogoff and Nellie Wong as they share their memoir, storytelling, oral history, poetry, and song.

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Stop the War on Workers Concert

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Donation $5-20 sliding scale, free to strikers and locked-out workers, No one will be turned away due to cost | by Ann Feeney and Roy Zimmerman | LaborFest closes its annual festival with terrific artists Ann Feeney and Roy Zimmerman.

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Labor History Bike Tour

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

Sliding scale $15 – $50 : benefiting shaping San Francisco By Chris Carlsson From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S., the […]

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Film: We The Workers, 2017 (174 min.), China

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Wen Hai (China) China has become the factory workshop of the world. The film “We The Worker” is a […]

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Film : A Taxi Driver, 2017 (138 min.), Korea

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Jan Hoon (Korea) Gwangju, Korea is a historic center of struggle for the Korean people and this powerful dramatic […]

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Film : UNION TIME: Fighting For Workers Rights, 2016 (86 min.) U.S.A.

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Matthew Barr Narrated by Danny Glover In 1993, a group of employees at the Smithfield Pork Processing Plant in […]

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Film : Bisbee ’17 (119 min.)

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Directed by Robert Greene (2018) The hidden history of the American working class is exposed in this new film Bisbee ’17 by Robert Green. This film is centered around the […]

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Bread & Roses Labor History Story Telling with Retired Union Members

San Francisco Labor Council Office 1188 Franklin Street, Suite 203, San Francisco, CA, United States

Come to share an inspiring labor event or leader in your life. It could be in San Francisco or elsewhere in the U.S.A. or the world. Photos, news clippings, prose, […]

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SF Mime Troupe – 2018: Seeing Red: A Time-Traveling Musical

Dolores Park Dolores Park, San Francisco, CA, United States

Written by Rotimi Agbabiaka with Joan Holden Music & Lyrics by Ira Marlowe Directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe It's Election Night 2018 and Bob swears she'll never vote again. A lifetime […]

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Film : Last Train Home, 2010 (87 min.) China

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Lixin Fan (China) When this documentary was made 8 years ago, the number of the migrant workers from rural […]

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Walk – San Francisco General Strike

Harry Bridges Plaza Tower in front of Ferry Building Plaza Tower in front of Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join the walk with Gifford Hartman. Eighty-four years ago at this location, a great battle took place by workers and residents of San Francisco against the police and National Guard. […]

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WPA Bus Tour

Bill Graham Auditorium 99 Grove, San Francisco, CA, United States

Tour with Gray Brechin and Harvey Smith Join Gray Brechin and Harvey Smith as they travel through history on a bus tour of sites built by the New Deal’s “alphabet […]

$25

Film : The Young Karl Marx, 2017 (118 min.) Germany

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Raoul Peck (Germany) On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, many of his ideas are as […]

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Workers Rights, Workers Lives, Organizing in Silicon Valley

SEIU United Service Workers West 1010 Ruff Dr, San Jose, CA, United States

Millions of workers have come to the Bay Area and Silicon Valley to work and live. The conference will hear from workers who are fighting for union and worker rights […]

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Giving Voice: LaborFest Writers’ Anthology 2005-2018

Green Arcade Bookstore 1680 Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

The collection includes a selection of works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by writers Phyllis Holliday, Margaret Cooley, Keith Cooley, Adele Kearney, Nellie Wong, Jerry Path, and Alice Rogoff. Hear […]

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Panel – Workplace Racism, Hanging Nooses and Fightback

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

The escalation of open racist attacks is happening not only in our communities but on our jobs. There is a national epidemic of “hanging nooses” and workplace bullying to terrorize […]

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The History of SF Labor Temple

Red Stone Building 2940 16th St., San Francisco, United States

Two independently produced videos will explore San Francisco labor movement history and current efforts to protect the Redstone Labor Temple (yet again!) from redevelopers and keep it as a community […]

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Taxi Workers and The Streets of San Francisco

Red Stone Building 2940 16th St., San Francisco, United States

The deregulation of taxi workers began in San Francisco during the 1970’s. It has escalated with the introduction of tech platforms for Uber and Lyft, which have allowed the massive […]

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The Performance of Public Speaking

San Francisco Labor Council Office 1188 Franklin Street, Suite 203, San Francisco, CA, United States

The SAG-AFTRA san Francisco-Northern California Local in conjunction with LaborFest presents: The Performance of Public Speaking Join us for a presentation on how to engage audiences and the media. SAG-AFTRA […]

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50th Anniversary of SF State Strike – The Lessons for Today

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

This commemorative event honors the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco State Strike. What are the lessons of that strike for today when students have to go into debt to […]

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Film : Last Train Home, 2010 (87 min) China

San Jose Peace & Justice Center 48 S. 7th St., San Jose, CA, United States

  Directed by Lixin Fan (China) When this documentary was made 8 years ago, the number of the migrant workers from rural area of China to big cities were 130 […]

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The Strike and Uprising, 2017 (66 min.) U.S.A.

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Anne Lewis This new film by Anne Lewis and associate producer Laura Vare, A Strike and an Uprising, illuminates […]

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SF Waterfront Labor History Walk 1835-1934

75 Folsom St. 75 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

With Peter O’Driscoll (IBEW), Lawrence Shoup (UAW-NWU) There are many stories about labor struggles in San Francisco. The walk will focus on the maritime industry from 1835 until the burning […]

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Privatization, Union Busting and International Solidarity

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Videos and Presentation The privatization of public services, transportation, and education is a threat not only to unions but to the public in the U.S. and globally. This forum will […]

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Living History re-creates the 1901 Waterfront Strike

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA

Living History re-creates the 1901 Waterfront Strike that paralyzed San Francisco for five months. From July 13 to October 2, 1901, San Francisco’s waterfront was shut down by sailors,Teamsters, and […]

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Coit Tower Mural Walk

Coit Tower 1 Telegraph Hill Blvd., San Francisco, CA, United States

With Peter O’Driscoll and Harvey Smith In the past few years, there has been a growing community effort to defend the Coit Tower murals from leaking water and to stop […]

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Book Reading – Trotskyists on Trial

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

By Donna T. Haverty-Stacke The 1934 Minneapolis Teamster general strike coincided with the San Francisco General Strike. After the Minneapolis strike, the government, the companies and more conservative union officials […]

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Labor Maritime History Boat Tour

Pier 41 next to Pier 39 near RocktBoat PIER 41, San Francisco, CA, United States

5:45 PM Boarding, 6:00 PM Departure Boat leaves promptly at 6:00 PM Please arrive 30 minutes before the boarding time. Tour lasts 3 hours A complimentary meal will be provided, […]

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Air B&B and Effects on The Workers, Tenants, Neighborhoods

Unite HERE Local 2 Hall 209 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Airbnb has had a profound effect not just in San Francisco but around the world. For cities, it has turned neighborhoods into hotel districts. One example of the role of […]

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The Gig Economy, Privacy, Automation and AI

Stanford University Room 126, Building 460, Margaret Jacks Hall, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, United States

San Francisco Bay Area is ground zero for the world tech transformation from platforms at Uber and Lyft to social media networks like Facebook and search engines like Google. The […]

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Whistle Blowers and Workers Rights

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Whistleblowers on the job are under attack. This forum will hear from whistleblowers about their struggle to defend health and safety and the public. Their actions are taking place in […]

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Film : Pride 2014 (120 min.) UK

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Matthew Warchus (UK) The unity of workers and oppressed minorities is the story of Pride. In a successful effort […]

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8th Annual San Francisco Living Wage Coalition Awards Dinner

SEIU 1021 Hall 350 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Labor Woman of the Year Award - Juana Flores, Executive Director, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Labor Man of the Year Award - Arnulfo De La Cruz, Executive Vice President, SEIU […]

The Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus : No Human Is Illegal

First Unitarian Universalist Church 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA, United States

The Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus presents a history of immigration, told through the lens of family and policy and illustrated by songs old and new. Chorus members will share their […]

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Film : Dare To Struggle Dare To Win, 1968 (96 min.) France

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Jea-Pierre Thorn (France) 50th Anniversary of May-June General Strike France In the middle of the May-June French General Strike […]

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WPA Berkeley Walk

Main Berkeley Post Office 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

With Harvey Smith This walk will explore the “New Deal nexus” in Berkeley that includes Berkeley High School, the Community Theater, Civic Center Park, Post Office art, the old UC […]

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Tom Mooney and Preparedness Day Bombing Walk

One Market St. One Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

With Gifford Hartman, David Duckworth During this walking tour, we visit several sites, which were integral to the unfolding of events following a bomb explosion on Steuart Street at Market […]

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The Working Class Struggles In France

Niebyl Proctor Marxist Library 6501 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

French Social Movements: There have been ongoing rail strikes, major demonstrations, and university occupations protesting Macron’s government’s attacks. Come to a skype presentation by trade unionists from the Fraction l’Etincelle […]

Film : Pride, 2014 (120 min.) UK

Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center, Ballroom 938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Matthew Warchus (UK) The unity of workers and oppressed minorities is the story of Pride. In a successful effort […]

Angel Island and Trial of Harry Bridges

Angel Island Immigration Post

With Harvey Schwartz Harry Bridges, the Australian-born founding president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was hounded by government investigations, hearings, and trials from 1934 to 1955. As the […]

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Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace

Green Arcade Bookstore 1680 Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Book reading by Jonathan Karmel Writer and labor lawyer Jonathan Karmel has written a book about the cost to workers and their families of the lack of health and safety […]

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The History of California Slavery by Jean Pfaelzer

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Slavery, observed Frederick Douglass, is a “hydra-headed monster.” In California this monster appeared and reappeared as if shape-shifting. The history of slavery in California unsettles the North/South view of American […]

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Nordic Workers, Union and Labor Rights – by Jordin Williams

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

American-Swedish trade unionist Jordin Williams will discuss how workers are organized across the Nordic spectrum: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. He will give a Powerpoint presentation to discuss labor […]

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Film : Port Triumph (Puerto el Triunfo) 2017 (62 min.)

ILWU Local 34 Hall 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Directed by Jeffrey Gould This film by Jeffrey Gould, a history professor at the University of Indiana, looks at an important […]

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Voices and Musicians Will Speak Out – Revolutionary Poets Brigade

Beat Museum 540 Broadway St., San Francisco, CA, United States

The dystopian world we live in will be challenged by words and music that will bring solidarity and unity of all working people. Poets: Mahnaz Badihian, Lisbit Bailey, Kristina Brown, […]

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Film : Reserve Slaves (Schiavi di Riserva) 2018 (30 min.) Italy

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival Reserve Slaves (Schiavi di Riserva) 2018 (30 min.) Italy Directed by Michelangelo Severgnini The result of the U.S./European attack on Libya […]

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Film: Turkey on the Edge 2018 (53 min.) Turkey

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

Directed by Imre Azem, 2018 (53 min.) Turkey. Four following years the Gezi Resistance, great political and social changes were instituted in Turkey. Director İmre Azem follows four people striving for […]

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Uber, Lyft, Public Transit & The App Nightmare

518 Valencia 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

Thousands of drivers now come into San Francisco and other cities on the coast to drive for Uber and Lyft. These workers are forced to leave their homes because they […]

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Oakland 1946 General Strike Walk

Latham Square 1611 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

Meet at the fountain in Latham Square, at the intersection where Telegraph and Broadway converge, across from the Rotunda Building (Oakland City Center/12th St. BART). With Gifford Hartman of the […]

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