California

Release San Quentin prisoners immediately!

Oakland, Calif. July 5 — After a large prisoner transfer to San Quentin State Prison dramatically increased the COVID infection…

July 8, 2020

California labor condemns police murder of George Floyd

This is big. Seemingly out of nowhere, the “silent majority” of the working class took to the streets in towns…

June 10, 2020

Holding true to the abolitionist framework

Here is a slightly edited transcript of Amber-Rose Howard’s talk during the April 9 Workers World Party webinar. Howard is…

April 30, 2020

Oakland teachers endorse days of action against U.S. sanctions

The Oakland Education Association, part of the California Teachers Association/National Education Association, has taken heroic action on many issues affecting…

March 6, 2020

Calif. grad students fight for all workers

There has been a surge of strikes in the U.S. recently, many of them fueled by demands for a decent…

March 3, 2020

California grad students wildcat for COLA

In 1948 the United Automobile Workers became the first union in the U.S. to win cost-of-living allowance (COLA) language, also…

February 17, 2020

Oakland Moms 4 Housing win, reclaiming King’s radical legacy 

Oakland, Calif. January 20 was not only the day to honor the radical legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…

January 30, 2020

San Francisco Labor Council opposes the coup in Bolivia

The following resolution was passed by unanimous vote of the San Francisco Labor Council on Jan. 13. Whereas Evo Morales,…

January 16, 2020

Oakland moms take over vacant house; say, ‘Housing is a human right!’

Oakland, Calif. Dec. 30 -- What happens when virulent, corporate-led gentrification meets the resistance and resilience of the Black community…

January 6, 2020

Bay Area protests: ‘Stop killings and repression in the Philippines!’

A series of events in the Bay Area and around the U.S. have put the spotlight on U.S.-funded repression and…

November 26, 2019