Photo of Striking SBC Workers
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Photo of striking SBC Communications workers taken as they were picketing SBC's North Park offices on May 21, 2004, the first day of their strike. The conflict is yet another attempt by a giant corporation to cut labor costs by slashing workers' health-care benefits.
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Bacon Exposes Neoliberalism in Mexico, Iraq
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

David Bacon, who after a 20-year career as a labor organizer for progressive unions like the United Farm Workers (UAW) and United Electrical Workers (UE) took up journalism and photography, gave a presentation at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church in Hillcrest May 18, which focused on how what’s happening to Mexican workers (and to U.S. workers whose jobs are being moved to Mexico and often taken up by Mexican children) under NAFTA is only a part of neoliberal globalization and its plan to exploit most of the world, including Iraq, where the U.S. occupation is imposing neoliberal economics at gunpoint.
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SBC---CWA strike
sdiww,

the cwa is on strike!
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For 8 days in May, Truckers closed the Port o
Daniel Borgström,

For eight days in May, the Port of Oakland was virtually shut down by truckers striking for better conditions. The same port had been closed down by antiwar protesters just three weeks before, so a small contingent of us from Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW) joined them as a community support group and reported their struggle on Indymedia.
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[gangbox] TROQUEROS REVOLT....
GANGBOX: CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEWS SERVICE,

TROQUEROS REVOLT....can the California port truckers wildcat strike lead to the reunionization of the freight industry???
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Who Will Stop CAFTA Contest
Quixote Center,

Quest for Peace of the Quixote Center will run a full-page, New York Times signature ad in opposition to CAFTA- the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The 44,000 dollars and 2,500 signatures it takes is being raised from engaged citizens like you, who wish to proudly and publicly say "No" to CAFTA. The state with the highest number of signers (as a percentage of the state's total population) will be specifically acknowledged in the New York Times Ad. Show the country and Mr. Bush that your state will not tolerate CAFTA! See ad text below.
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Schwarzenegger and Democrats Gut Workers’ Com
STEVE ARGUE,

Both parties have handed a gigantic victory to their corporate backers, especially the insurance industry, on the backs of injured workers.
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Indian workers suffered 'worst abuse' in Iraq
Iftikhar Gilani,

As kitchen assistants their day started at 4:00am serving food to the Americans, but were only given leftovers and at the end of their day--at 1:00am.

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Food Drive
sdiww,

The Letter Carriers annual food drive for the food bank is this Saturday, May 8. Just leave non-pershible, packaged/canned food next to your
home mail box and it will be picked up. Volunteers are also needed unload/sort food starting at 5:00pm
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Independent Truckers Strike!
Insider,

Independent owner/operators on the West Coast carry their strike through the weekend. Signs of growing solidarity felt in the Oakland area and up and down the Coast.
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CAFTA- The Trojan CALF
Quixote Center,

Because it is such a broad issue, free trade is a difficult topic to convey to the public. In it's struggle to oppose CAFTA- the Central American Free Trade Agreement, Quest for Peace has created a short flash film which it hopes will highlight some of those problems found in free trade agreements.
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SECURITY GUARD NEWS - SPFPA
SPFPA,

SPFPA - FOPSCO - AFSPA MERGER MAKES HISTORY !
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UGSOA NEWSLETTER
J.C.,

Keep up to date on all UGSOA's Current Member News
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UGSOA President Jim Vissar Lies to Its Member
Officer Carter Washington D.C.,

Why does our UGSOA President have to lie?
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COOK COUNTY COVER UP
DRUNK BASTARD,

In response to a suggestion that the City of Chicago should act mature and take some resposibility for the tragic deaths of six County workers, Mayor Daley scoffed: "We have a great fire department."

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Venezuela:The Coup Makers-Invisible U.S.Hands
Cort Greene-Socialist Appeal,

U.S. War In Venezuela
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Hands Off Venezuela-Easter Marches-Germany
Der Funke,

U.S. War in Venezuela
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Organize From Below
John Reimann/Richard Mellor,

A message to young people who are considering taking a job as a Union staffer
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Group to file Court cases against U.S.Ambass.
Cort Greene-Socialist Appeal,

CIA involvement in Venezuela
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Exxon/Mobil, the RNC & Nonviolent Militancy
Gandhi's Ashes,

Exxon/Mobil, the RNC & Widespread Nonviolent Militancy

“Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” -- Benito Mussolini

“If elected, I will run the government like a business” -- George W. Bush

Forget for a moment that Exxon/Mobil (XMO) is the main proponent of greenhouse gas emissions…

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Activists Needed to Spread the Word from Home
1Planet1People,

We need everyone to take 5 minutes and have a laugh on the Bush Blog. Use the comment option to advertise for the NYC RNC and help raise the expectations. You could tell them to expect PEACEFUL protestors to make a stand against Bush’s war of terror.

 http://www.blogsforbush.com/

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Venezuela Week in Review-HOV
Socialist Appeal,

Hands Off Venezuela International Campaign
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Irag:"This is George W.Bush's Viet Nam"
Rob Lyon,

Irag War
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Cuban Right-Wing Terrorist Group F-4 Commando
Cort Greene-Socialist Appeal,

Hands Off Venezuela Campaign
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Air America, More Dem Filth
Al Frankenstein,

Two workers' thumbs down for Air America


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To the organizations of the Movement for the
Trotskyist Fraction – International Strategy ,

To the organizations of the Movement for the Refoundation of the Fourth International
By Trotskyist Fraction – International Strategy (FT-EI)
 http://www.ft.org.ar/Notascft.asp?ID=2150

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BAJA CALIFORNIA MAQUILADORA WORKERS MEETING
Maquila Solidarity,

BAJA CALIFORNIA MAQUILADORA WORKERS NETWORK

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2 p.m.

Place: Office of Cittac and Frente Zapatista

32-B Dolores St., Tijuana (Fraccionamiento Dimenstein)

Phone: Tijuana: (664) 622-4269

San Diego: (619) 216-0095

E-mail:  maquilatijuanasandiego@earthlink.net
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We Ae Resisting Conference tentative events
KAW,

The We Are Resisting Conference aims to bring together people from across the spectrum of the movement(s) against Empire and Colonialism. The WAR Conference will take place June 30-July 3 in Lawrence, KS
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Students, Workers Mobilize for Living Wage
rec. Charles Nelson; tr. Mark Gabrish Conlan,

Complete transcript of the rally in support of the Living Wage Ordinance held at the San Diego Community Concourse near City Hall on Tuesday, March 16. Speakers included City Councilmember Donna Frye as well as worker, student and community representatives and workers like police-station janitor Juan Hernandez who would benefit from a living-wage law.
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Historic congress of Pakistan Marxists
Socialist Appeal,

For pictures of the congress,March 20th demo in Lahore,Esteban Volkov(Leon Trotsky's grandson)Alan Woods and Bhagat Singh memorial.Go to website-click on article they are within and belw it.
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