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Showing posts with label Oakland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oakland. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Labor History Timeline--WWII and the Post-War Wave of Strikes and Federal Suppression

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1941    No Strike Pledges by AFL and CIO:  The major unions sold out their members in the name of fighting fascism.  (Sources: UHWO ) ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Democracy is No Place for the People

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Americans love democracy so much that some will kill or attempt to harm those who they think oppose it. (Image from Flickr, by dahni...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Mayor Calls OWS Terrorists, Congress Calls On Military To Arrest U.S. Citizens

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Terrorist or CEO? (Image by puuikibeach ) Oakland Mayor Jean Quan called OWS protestors economic terrorists for shutting down the Oakl...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strike

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As of this morning, 268 teachers had called in for subs at Oakland Unified School District, according to Katy Murphy, of the Contra Costa...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Teen Curfews: More Snake Oil For Affluent White Folks

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In an attempt to curb teen violence, Oakland City Council is considering a new ordinance that would set night time and school hour curfew...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Lowered Expectations: Oakland Unified Hires Drunk Racist Cop, Then Places Him on Leave

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Oakland Unified School District hired Peter Sarna as their district’s police chief in 2009, despite the fact that he had been cited in a ...