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The Employee Free Choice Act was recently passed by the House of Representatives. This legislation is vital to ensuring workers have a level playing field to decide whether to form a union -- and to do so free from employer intimidation. The New York Times wrote an editorial in support of the Employee Free Choice Act on March 6, 2007. You can also check out more information about the legislation at the AFL-CIO's Web site.
The San Francisco Labor Council worked with Supervisor Tom Ammiano for over year on his groundbreaking universal healthcare legislation. In late July it was passed out of the Board of Supervisors with unanimous support! The Mayor signs this landmark legislation into law on Monday, August 7th. The San Francisco Healthcare Security Ordinance is cutting edge universal healthcare reform that will serve as a model for the nation. The press have been covering this story for some time now. Here are links to some of the most recent articles:
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UNITE HERE Local 2's ongoing struggle for card check neutrality for hotel workers is discussed in this March 28, 2006 SF Chronicle article, A High Stakes Labor Card Game by George Raine.
Check out this great article and photos about the November 8 Special Election in the San Francisco Sentinel.
Read David Bacon's Bay Guardian's cover story, Unions at War about the national labor movement.
Read the interview with Sal Rosselli, leader of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, in the May 29, 2005 edition of the SF Chronicle.
Check out these great photos of the May 25, 2005 Day of Action in Sacramento taken by Sandra Butler!
Read Executive Director Tim Paulson's OpEd piece in this week's Guardian regarding healthcare reform in San Francisco.
Labor showed up en masse to protest Governor Schwarzenegger's policies at the Governor's April 5 fundraiser in San Francisco. The San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center captured some great photos of the event. Check them out here. In addition, go to SFGate to see their coverage.
Read the profile of Dennis Kelly, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, in the San Francisco Chronicle (2/7/05).
Do you have articles that you would like to submit to SFLC for review and potential
posting to this page? If so, Let us know!
The San Francisco Labor Council worked with Supervisor Tom Ammiano for over year on his groundbreaking universal healthcare legislation. In late July it was passed out of the Board of Supervisors with unanimous support! The Mayor signs this landmark legislation into law on Monday, August 7th. The San Francisco Healthcare Security Ordinance is cutting edge universal healthcare reform that will serve as a model for the nation. The press have been covering this story for some time now. Here are links to some of the most recent articles:
ContraCosta 0729 Chron 0726 Ex 0726 NBC11 0725 CBS5 0725 SFBG 0725 BAR 0720 Chron 0719 Ex 0718 Chron 0718 Ex 0718 Chron 0712 Ex 0712 SFBG Opinion 0712 KCBS 0711 Chron 0706 Ex 0706 SFBG 0705 SJ Merc Editorial 0705 Chron Opinion 0703 Chron 0702 BAR 0629 SFBG 0628 SFBG Editorial 0628 Chron 0627 Chron 0622 Ex 0622 Chron Opinion 0622 NY Sun 0622 Chron 0621 Ex 0621 Ex 0621 Ex Editorial 0621 SJ Merc 0621 SJ Merc 0621 KGO 7 0621 Chron 0216 Ex 0202 Chron 0201 Ex 0201 Chron Editorial 0130 Chron 0127 Ex Opinion 0125 Chron 0119 Ex 0117 Ex 0110 CBS5 0110 Chron 0105 Chron 1222
UNITE HERE Local 2's ongoing struggle for card check neutrality for hotel workers is discussed in this March 28, 2006 SF Chronicle article, A High Stakes Labor Card Game by George Raine.
Check out this great article and photos about the November 8 Special Election in the San Francisco Sentinel.
Read David Bacon's Bay Guardian's cover story, Unions at War about the national labor movement.
Read the interview with Sal Rosselli, leader of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, in the May 29, 2005 edition of the SF Chronicle.
Check out these great photos of the May 25, 2005 Day of Action in Sacramento taken by Sandra Butler!
Read Executive Director Tim Paulson's OpEd piece in this week's Guardian regarding healthcare reform in San Francisco.
Labor showed up en masse to protest Governor Schwarzenegger's policies at the Governor's April 5 fundraiser in San Francisco. The San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center captured some great photos of the event. Check them out here. In addition, go to SFGate to see their coverage.
Read the profile of Dennis Kelly, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, in the San Francisco Chronicle (2/7/05).
Do you have articles that you would like to submit to SFLC for review and potential
posting to this page? If so, Let us know!
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