Tacoma SDS

For several months, truckers in North Carolina have been organizing
with the IWW against the Weyerhaeuser corporation. These workers are
way underpaid, dangerously overworked, and stuck with nearly all
expenses related to their vehicles, fuel, and insurance.

On Monday December 8th, they will be carrying out their first major
shutdown at Weyerhaeuser. Other workers on both coasts as well as in
Denmark and hopefully Japan will be taking action on that day, in
solidarity with the drivers in NC.

Weyerhaeuser's corporate headquarters is right in our backyard, in

On February 28th, UC Santa Cruz workers represented by the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, and backed by students, demonstrated for justice, dignity and a fair working contract. The demonstration, aided by the sunshine, was organized by AFSCME and the Student and Worker Coalition for Justice. Over 350 people took part in the largest demonstration of the school year in support of UCSC's most underpaid workers.