California’s Epic Housing Fail

Posted August 25, 2016 by Randy Shaw

California will not be spending $400 million for affordable housing this year, thanks to a mammoth strategic screw-up that should embarrass a state with a Democratic Governor and Democratic-controlled Legislature. While the legislative session has not ended, the deal conditioning
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Filed under: Bay Area / California by Randy Shaw
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Fight for $15 – Will AFL-CIO Jump In?

Posted November 11, 2015 by Carl Finamore

There are only two flashpoints in American history where labor unions became center stage in politics. I will call these “Big Bang” moments because they propelled the American Federation of Labor (AFL) after 1886 and the Committee for Industrial Organization
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Filed under: Labor & Education by Carl Finamore
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After Slaying “Monster,” Activists Seek Affordable Housing

Posted August 25, 2015 by Carl Finamore

A political earthquake just hit San Francisco when, amid much controversy, plans for construction of 331 high-end rentals and deluxe condos in the heart of San Francisco’s working-class Mission District collapsed. Designed for the busy neighborhood transportation hub of 16th 
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Highway Named for John Burton, Progressive Hero

Posted August 10, 2015 by Randy Shaw

When  John Burton’s legislative career ended in 2004 due to term limits, I wrote  “John Burton: A Hero of our Time.” Burton has spent the last decade adding to his progressive heroism, and on August 10 at 9am is being
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SF Nursing Home Calls Cops on Strikers

Posted July 23, 2015 by Carl Finamore

A lively San Francisco picket line of 50 caregivers from the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) began their one-day strike of San Francisco Nursing Center (SFNC) in the very early morning hours of Wednesday, July 22, 2015. NUHW negotiator
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Filed under: Labor & Education by Carl Finamore
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Rosie the Riveter Walks SF Picket Line

Posted October 30, 2014 by Carl Finamore

Amid all the bustling and hustling of rush-hour traffic in the center of San Francisco’s financial district, several dozen UNITE-HERE Local 2 protestors began walking a picket line at one of the city’s premier luxury accommodations, the Paris-themed Le Meridien
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Move Over Keynes, Make Room for Marx

Posted September 25, 2014 by Carl Finamore

Capitalism is again in the cross hairs of global climate activists. To save the earth, declare young activists, we need earth-shaking change going beyond the narrow constraints of a system that unapologetically prioritizes profits over people. The clock is ticking
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AFL-CIO Should Be in Ferguson

Posted August 18, 2014 by Carl Finamore

The weakness of organized labor is often attributed to its low numbers and they are low for sure. For example, AFL-CIO membership remained stagnant this year at 12.5 million even with the whopping addition last year of 1.3 million UFCW
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Filed under: National Politics by Carl Finamore
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