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L.A. teachers strike: ‘Stand and Deliver’

A victorious struggle for dignity and quality education Ed Gallegos LOS ANGELES — On May 25, the cavernous L.A. Sports Arena shook to the strains of “Solidarity Forever,” as thousands of teachers brought a victorious end to a ten-day strike... Read More »

Southeast Asian children massacred at Stockton school

Attack part of ongoing anti-Asian violence in San Joaquin County Nelson Nagai, Contributed STOCKTON—The people of Stockton, California, are still trying to piece together their world that suddenly came to an end at 11:43 a.m. on January 17. A lone... Read More »

Hospital workers say: “No two tier!”

Concessions threaten quality of patient care at Kaiser Denise Imura Contributed SAN FRANCISCO — Two Kaiser doctors rushed out to the picket line here November 10 trying to find an X-ray technician who could help save a patient’s life. With... Read More »

Unity Interviews Watsonville Leaders

Strikers in Watsonville feel stronger day by day By Oscar Rios The 2,000 striking workers of Watsonville Canning and Richard Shaw, Inc. have been out on strike now since September 9. What is at stake are the gains won through... Read More »

The Dam Bursts in Watsonville

2000 Mexicano and Chicano workers take the lead Contributed WATSONVILLE, CA — 2,000 mainly Mexicano frozen food cannery workers from Teamster Local 912 walked out on strike here September 9. Two days later the company obtained an injunction drastically limiting... Read More »

Latino cannery workers shake up the Teamsters

Mike Johnston Contributed STOCKTON, CA — It is clear at a glance how most of this town’s 170,000 people earn their living. Fields and orchards surround the city, dotted with pesticide and fertilizer plants and huge food processing plants. Stores... Read More »

Plant closings bill showdown

Workers put politicians on the spot Sacramento, CA Workers filled every seat in the large hearing room and spilled over into the aisles and upper balcony. At the front, the Democratic members of the California State Assembly’s Ways and Means... Read More »

Organizing Chinatown in the 1930’s

OPPRESSED NATIONALITIES (Translated from Chinese) Mr. Ja Chong was one of many revolutionaries who organized among Chinese workers in the 1930’s. Today, he is an adviser to the Guandong Investment Company in the People’s Republic of China. He visited the... Read More »

Stop RIMPAC bombing of Kaho‘olawe!

A fight for Hawaiian land, history and culture Honolulu, HI– People from all walks of life came to Iolani Palace here on March 20 to demand that the U.S. and several other countries on the rim of the Pacific call... Read More »

Plant closings fight heats up

“What do we want? Jobs Now!” The 350 chanting pickets circled the big General Motors plant in Fremont, California, looking for an unlocked gate. There weren’t any unlocked gates — though the plant, slated for an indefinite shutdown, wasn’t supposed... Read More »

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L.A. teachers strike: ‘Stand and Deliver’

Southeast Asian children massacred at Stockton school

Hospital workers say: “No two tier!”

Unity Interviews Watsonville Leaders

The Dam Bursts in Watsonville

Latino cannery workers shake up the Teamsters

Plant closings bill showdown

Organizing Chinatown in the 1930’s

Stop RIMPAC bombing of Kaho‘olawe!

Plant closings fight heats up

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CHANCE OF A LIFETIME Oral History Project

GETTING TOGETHER PUBLICATIONS

AMIRI BARAKA

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Oral History Project