Dick Meister: Michigan is just the beginning
By Dick MeisterBay Guardian columnist Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his...
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Union divisions
SEIU Local 1021 fights with employers — and its own employees — over salary and benefit cutsSEIU Local 1021 opposed givebacks by city workers in last year's contract negotiations.SF EXAMINER FILE PHOTO...
View ArticleThe right to transgender health care
Labor takes the leadOPINION When I first came out as a transgender man in the mid 1990s, I quickly realized that I would have to pay out-of-pocket for the health care I needed.Nearly every insurance...
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The Lusty Lady's last night, and a eulogy
The Lusties march down Columbus street, blocking traffic, in a New Orleans jazz inspired memorial for the Lusty Lady.Photo by Lauren SmileyHere’s a toast to you, Lusty Lady. You were daring, you were...
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Twelve years after BART train kills mechanic, lighting and electrical safety...
Welcome to the blackPhoto courtesy of SEIU local 1021The 24th street BART tunnel where mechanic Robert Rhodes was killed in 2001 has inadequate lighting to see safety clearance zones, the SEIU said, a...
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