AltWeeklies Wire
SEIU-UHW Fight Could Have Big Implications in the Bay Areanew
Fallout from the power struggle between Service Employees International Union and its Oakland-based local, United Healthcare Workers, has been felt particularly strongly in the Bay Area since SEIU took over UHW and ousted its leaders.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
02-04-2009 |
Business & Labor
A Perfect Populist Storm Brews Around Oil Giant Chevronnew
The company faces not only angry voters, but a landmark human rights and corporate responsibility trial, in which Chevron stands accused of complicity with Nigeria's authoritarian government in the torture, murder, and abuse of those protesting Chevron's exploitation of the Niger Delta.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
11-06-2008 |
Business & Labor
Union Shuts Down West Coast Ports, But Media Misses the Historic Storynew
Workers, students, immigrants, and antiwar activists came together on May Day in San Francisco, but it was hard to tell from the next day's mainstream media coverage, which adopted its usual cynical view of the growing movement to end the Iraq War. Sure, there were articles, but each missed the main point: this was the first time in American history that such a massive job action was called to protest a war.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Amanda Witherell |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Airlines Demand Corporate Welfarenew
After losing in court, big corporations are pushing San Francisco policy makers to exempt them from paying hotel taxes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
David G. Crockett and Steven T. Jones |
10-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
PG&E's Extreme Makeovernew
The utility promises cooperation and green power -- while delivering the same old deception and big money attacks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
10-25-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
