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Tag: Oakland workers

Four bakery workers smiling outside the front door of a small building with a sign reading "Nick's Pizza" above the door.
Posted inNosh

Nick’s Pizza and Bakery is becoming a worker-owned collective

Close up of woman with long fair hair standing against a drak gray wall by Ayla Burnett July 18, 2023September 16, 2023

For the founder of Nick’s, an Arizmendi alumnus, spinning the shop off into a co-op was always in the back of his mind.

Two smiling people wearing black, one in an apron and one holding a "We Support the Peet's Labor Union" sign, stand in front of Peet's. Planter boxes and the store's name are visible behind them.
Posted inNosh

Union drive brewing at 3 Peet’s Coffee locations in Berkeley and Oakland

by Iris Kwok June 12, 2023June 12, 2023

Workers at the Southside Berkeley, Temescal and Piedmont locations filed petitions for union elections on Friday.

Alondra Hernandez checks her phone while sitting at a table with a cup of to-go coffee inside a cafe.
Posted inNosh

‘We want a seat at the table’: Oakland fast food workers fight for regulations

by Justo Robles June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Two Latina workers talk about the precarious conditions in the local fast food industry that led them to speak up in favor of the FAST Recovery Act.

Posted inBusiness

Listen: An Oakland pastor and a funeral assistant reflect on a difficult year

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

Sylvester Rutledge and Todd Walker share how they help people cope with loss.

Posted inHealth & Environment

‘I’m in between choosing to wear it or not’: Oakland airport workers weigh in on masking

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

A federal judge ended the mask mandate for air travel. We asked local airport workers what they think.

Posted inArts & Community

‘Retired from the waterfront, but not from the struggle’: Clarence Thomas’ new book on port labor activism

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas July 9, 2021July 11, 2021

“Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March” sums up decades of longshore worker organizing in Oakland and beyond.

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