Tacoma SDS

Tacoma's celebration of Workers

Gather at Lincoln Park in Tacoma at 3:00pm for a march to the festival at Tollefson Plaza.

May Day is International Workers' Day. We are excited to be in our first year organizing the Tacoma May Day Celebration in Tollefson. This event was made possible by everyday people in Tacoma from numerous organizations and groups. For many this is your first time celebrating May Day in Tacoma,
since it usually happens only in Seattle. But we are making it happen this year in Tacoma. Have a wonderful time, and we hope to see you in the future!

Anyone and everyone is welcome to the next meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World. We are a radical labor union that has been organizing workers since 1905. Our democratic principles and revolutionary vision of a world without bosses makes our union distinct. Anyone is welcome to attend our meeting this Saturday where we will be discussion the possibilities of opening a Tacoma IWW hall in the beautiful city of Tacoma, WA. Please come if you are interested, want to learn more, curious, or would like to join the Wobblies.

Saturday, April 18

At midnight April 5, 2009 contracts for most of the component groups represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) at the telecom giant AT&T have expired. After weeks of mobilizing, around 90,000 workers are poised to strike one of the largest and most profitable multinational corporations. A job action by CWA would be the largest and among the most significant labor action in the United States since the UPS strike in 1997. It would also be the first major strike under the Obama regime. The brewing confrontation could set the tone for class struggle in the U.S.

U.S. retailers opened their doors at midnight and discounted merchandise as much as 70 percent on the day after Thanksgiving to entice customers during what may be "the worst" holiday shopping season in six years, writes financial news source Bloomberg. Many stores opened at 4:00 am or 5:00 am.

This weekend a Wells Fargo real estate office had its windows broken in solidarity with recent migrant detentions in Washington. There have also been other attacks against Wells Fargo and other profiteers in the immigrant detention industry along the West Coast. Santa Cruz, CA to name just one.

This Saturday also saw a protest against condo developer Mike Cohen in Tacoma, who fired and threatened workers with deportation when they raised concerns about unhealthy working conditions.

Here is the communique from Seattle.Indymedia.org:

A small group of employees at a Wal-Mart store in Canada secured yesterday the only union contract with the company in North America, a victory for labor groups that have campaigned for years to organize the world's largest retailer.

Solidarity with Worker Fired for On the Job Injury

It's illegal to fire a worker for an on-the-job injury, but that didn't stop one local employer. The Seattle Solidarity Network calls for a protest to show this employer that working people standing together will fight for our rights.

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* Stand with her and confront the boss: Thursday July 31st, 2pm
* Gather in Home Depot parking lot (6810 S 180th St), near the Taco Time
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Tomania Dunlop, who's been coming out to Solidarity Network actions
since the very first one, recently had a serious on-the-job injury

Twin Cities, MN- Baristas at the Mall of America Starbucks walked off the café floor today and delivered a demand letter to management calling for just treatment of all employees affected by Starbucks’ closure of stores nationwide. The surprise job action comes in the wake of the coffee giant’s announcement that it will close 600 stores, including 27 in Minnesota.

Workers' Assembly On Immigration

Date: Fri & Sat, April 11th and 12th, 2008
(4:30 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday)

Location:
the Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus
1210 Sixth Avenue
Tacoma, Washington

*Childcare and Transportation will be available*

The Assembly is for workers to talk to one another about immigration, how it affects working families in all of our communities, and what we can do to stop exploitation on the job and in the streets.

How can immigrant communities and their supporters respond to ICE raids?