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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 […]

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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 […]

Free

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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San Bruno Mountain Wilderness Walk

San Bruno Mountain Watch Office 44 Visitation Ave., Rm 206, Brisbane, CA, United States

Walk with David Schooley Labor unionists and environmentalists both confront the same commercial interests. In 1968, David Schooley chained himself to a bulldozer at the foot of the San Bruno […]

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Labor Politics and Architecture of San Francisco – walk

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

Walk 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 historyby- the-buildings […]

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Charters, Privatization, Co-Locations & Fight Back – Conference

Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street, Berkley, CA, United States

Registration: 9:30 AM The survival of public education is now at stake in California and throughout the country. Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy Devos is continuing the complete privatization of […]

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Concert : Charlie King and Rebel Voices

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

Labor musician and political satirist Charlie King will sing about the struggle of working people in the age of Trump. Pete Seeger nominated Charlie for the Sacco- Vanzetti Social Justice […]

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Palestinian Workers and Solidarity Work

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

Workers Rights has no borders and the struggle and lives of Palestinian workers are the focus of this forum. Palestinian journalists have been targeted by Israeli snipers in increasing numbers. […]

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