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.
Tag: Oakland workers
Posted inNosh
Union drive brewing at 3 Peet’s Coffee locations in Berkeley and Oakland
Workers at the Southside Berkeley, Temescal and Piedmont locations filed petitions for union elections on Friday.
Posted inNosh
‘We want a seat at the table’: Oakland fast food workers fight for regulations
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
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
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
“Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March” sums up decades of longshore worker organizing in Oakland and beyond.
