Vallejo We drove up from San Francisco to the Teamsters Hall in Vallejo. It felt like “union row” as we passed the Musicians Hall, walked into the Teamsters, and looked at the UFCW Hall across the street. This city may be a “bedroom” community now, but we were walking in the heart of what used …
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Risky Cities
San Francisco On the “risky city” index I live in #2 (New Orleans) and have just flown this week was in #35 (San Antonio), woke up this morning in #4 (San Francisco), and will be driving to #5 (Oakland) tonight and spending all morning there tomorrow. Makes you think, doesn’t it? A list of the …
Worker Raises in NC and PA!
July 14, 2006 – Washington: There is a word for what we are doing with our campaign to raise the minimum wage across the country, even if it is one that progressives have had precious little reason to remember lately: winning! Just like the theme of our recent convention, we have “raised our states” in …