Alamo Drafthouse Workers Announced Union to Address Workplace Safety

SAN FRANCISCO — Alamo Drafthouse workers announced on October 31 that they’re unionizing due to multiple sexual harassment and assault incidents. The statements follow months of silence from management. Employees tabled outside of the theater in Halloween costumes with signs reading “Dignity and Safety,” “Support Something Spook-tacular,” and “Witches Have Covens, We Have a Union.” Dozens showed up in solidarity — including theater patrons — to the demonstration that stretched into the evening. Workers are partnering with the San Francisco Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to reinforce their unionization efforts. “They want to have a permanent seat at the table because this is where they work, and they love what they do and love working with each other,” said…

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California News

This Week of UC Strikes is a Milestone in America’s Labor Fight
On Monday afternoon, the University of California, Berkeley thrummed with the sights and sounds of protest reverberating from picket lines along Bancroft Way. A huge sign reading “END RENT BURDEN” stretched across the worn bronze arch of Sather Gate. Nearby, a duo kneeled on the concrete of Sproul Plaza, scribbling messages in bright streaks of
Tenants Marched to Veritas Headquarters as Eviction Moratorium Expires
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The California statewide eviction moratorium is set to expire today. For millions of Californians, that means they are no longer relieved from rental debt. “I’m a tenant and mother who lost work during the pandemic, and my landlord continues to send letters threatening eviction even though I’ve submitted a declaration,” said
Dandelion Chocolate Workers and Supporters Rallied After Recent Layoffs
San Francisco — Since Dandelion Chocolate workers publicly announced to unionize in March, they have been fighting against CEO Todd Masonis and company management for interfering with their unionization efforts. The union election took place in April, which was too close to call and followed by litigation. On June 3, Masonis decided to lay off
SF Head of Homeless Response Blames Homelessness on Amenities and Pushes Enforcement
A series of emails, released via the Sunshine Act, showed one of San Francisco’s top homelessness chiefs arguing that providing public services ‘attracts unsheltered people’ and that restricting amenities would be necessary to keep the City to be ‘tent free.’ These new revelations demonstrate a pattern of City officials neglecting their commitments to their homeless
“End Apartheid”: Thousands Marched in San Francisco Mission District in Support of Palestine
SAN FRANCISCO—Yesterday in San Francisco’s Mission District, thousands of demonstrators came out in support of occupied Palestinians. The demonstration came in solidarity after weeks of devastation across occupied territories, including the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem and Gaza. Saturday was also the 73rd anniversary of the 1948 Palestinian Exodus, or the “Nakba”—a catastrophic event