Tomorrow: Mass Day of Action with Occupy Oakland

The recent raids and attacks on Occupy encampments in Oakland and around the country have only made the movement stronger and more committed than ever before. Solidarity and justice for the 99% bind us together in our fight for a fair economy, quality education, workers’ rights and the end Wall Street greed.

Tomorrow, join unions, community groups, Oakland residents, students and Occupy supporters for a peaceful Day of Action from 2-430pm. Events throughout the day include a rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza, a march to the Big Banks, and an action at Lakeview Elementary to support Oakland schools.

Learn more and view the schedule of events.

Walk for Homeless Veterans with L.A. Labor

The city of LA has more homeless veterans than anywhere else in the nation. On any given day there is an estimated 7,000 homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

“Every time I see somebody sleeping on the streets or carrying their life long belongings on their back through town, it hurts me.  And as a veteran, it adds insult to injury,” said Bobby Olvera Jr. of the LA County Federation of Labor. “You leave your home to get on a plane or on a ship to fight for our country, and when you come home after doing your duty, you find out you don't have a home.”

Saturday is the United Way’s annual 5K HomeWalk to end homelessness, and hundreds of union members will be participating to specifically support homeless veterans. To join the LA Labor Homeless Heroes team, meet on Saturday morning at Exposition Park, Booth 1. Check-in starts at 7am, and the walk begins at 9am. The first 400 labor walkers to check in will receive a free tee-shirt.

Learn more.

Monday: Labor Law Update With Expert and Author David Rosenfeld

This year, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled on a wide variety of workplace issues, including Facebook and social media use, bannering, union recognition, union access to employer property, and more.

On Monday, join labor law expert David Rosenfeld, author of California Workers Rights, for a unique overview of these changes, an update on the contentious Boeing case, and what we can expect from the NLRB in the next year. The event will take place from 12:45-1:45pm at UC Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law, room 141.

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This Week on “Labor’s Edge”

Tim Paulson of the San Francisco Labor Council detailed the benefits of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger and the tens of thousands of jobs it would create.

Renee Berg of AFT 1521 reported back from the LA Labor trip to Ohio last week, where she worked to defeat the SB 5 and restore collective bargaining rights for 350,000 workers.

Lillian Taiz of the California Faculty Association outlined why CSU faculty held a one-day strike at two campuses yesterday.

John Logan of SF State exposed the GOP’s corporate-backed attacks on the National Labor Relations Board.

Steve Stallone of the Pacific Media Workers Guild opined on the Occupy movement’s next move in the battle of the narrative.

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