THE AFT GUILD STORY: Our Union Local’s History and the Urgency of Engaging for Struggles Ahead [Editor’s Note: The history of the AFT Guild is one of improbable beginnings, strong leadership, a supportive membership, and joint commitment to meeting the formidable...
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CFT-Sponsored Wealth Tax Re-introduced in Assembly
Feb 2, 2023
When CFT President Jeff Freitas spoke at the press conference with Alex Lee, he clearly explained why our statewide union is supporting the Wealth Tax, ““CFT is proud to support AB 259 and ACA 3,” said CFT President Jeff Freitas. “Billionaires and mega-millionaires...
Lessons from the Picket Line at UC: Young Workers Offer Hope
Feb 2, 2023
Toward the end of last semester, the academic workers at the University of California went on strike for week demanding a significant improvement in their pay and benefits and, by most accounts, the wound up with a very successful settlement while it fell short of...
San Diego Janitors Strike for Basic Rights in their Workplace
Feb 2, 2023
It was a gorgeously crisp, sunny day down by the harbor last Thursday as a yacht cruised on the glistening water and joggers made their way along the embarcadero. A handful of tourists were milling about near the Star of India while others headed toward the...
Reproductive Rights are Worker Rights
Feb 2, 2023
January 22nd was what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade had the Supreme Court not recently overturned that landmark decision. Hence the anniversary was marked across the country by marches and rallies by both advocates for women’s reproductive...
In Brief: Railroad Strike, Warehouse Worker Ordinance, Nurses Strike, Supreme Court Ruling on Right to Strike
Feb 2, 2023
In Brief Unions Unhappy with Biden Imposition of Settlement Preventing Railroad Strike “Union leaders are unhappy that Biden’s solution appears to be the imposition of a settlement reached in September that has already been rejected by many for failing to address...