The Bay Area GMB of the IWW will be hosting a three-week class packed to the brim with information on the One Big Union. This one-night-a-week class will be perfect for anyone who would like to join or just learn about the IWW

The following topics will be covered:

• What is the IWW? Why is it special?
• Solidarity Unionism
• How the San Francisco Bay Area IWW General Membership Branch works

To register for the class, or to ask questions, email norton.davis [at] gmail.com

A project of the San Francisco Bay Area General Membership Branch's Education and Outreach Committee

For more information, please contact the Bay Area IWW

• Phone - (510) 845-0540
• Email - bayarea [at] iww.org
• Web - bayarea.iww.org
• Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/bayareaiwwgmb

This Thursday, lawyers representing current and former Wild Edibles employees will be filing a contempt of court against Wild Edibles for violating a court injunction. The court-ordered injunction barred the company from firing any employees involved in the class-action lawsuit for back wages. The company has since violated the injunction multiple times, and has fired a total of 11 union members since August 2007. Come send a clear message to the boss that dirty union-busting tactics will not be tolerated!

IWW Solidarity Benefit! A Musical Evening to benefit the family of Deon Furtick Saturday, April 26, 2008 6-11 p.m. Encuentro 5 33 Harrison Avenue, 5th floor, Boston Suggested donation: $10 Join us for: Music! Food! Speakers! Raffle! Spirits! Deon Furtick, 31, father of three, was fired on Saturday, January 19th, after four years of service in the deli at the Harvest Food Coop in Jamaica Plain. He was fired without warning, supposedly for failing to punch out for a thirty minute lunch break, although this had been a common practice for deli employees. Deon had previously complained to Human Resources when he felt someone made a racist comment, and had been talking to co-workers about the benefits of organizing a union.

Thursday May 1, 2008 3rd Annual May Day March Southwest Detroit MARCH AND RALLY 10AM From Patton Park To Clark Park Vernor Avenue

MAY DAY 2008

Industrial Workers of the World * May Day Schedule

1:00 pm – Meet at Cadman Plaza at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, with Make the Road by Walking
3:00 pm – Rally at Chinatown's Roosevelt Park with the Break the Chains campaign
4:00 pm – March & Rally at Union Square with the May 1 Coalition
Last Stop – Headquarters of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Centre St in Lower Manhattan

CALL TO ACTION

May 1st is International Workers’ Day

We march on May 1st to show our solidarity with working people everywhere. This includes immigrants, women, indigenous people, poor people, queer people, trans people, and people of color.

We march on May 1st to commemorate those who came before us to demand dignity on the job, those who came together to win such rights as the 8-hour day and the weekend. Today we continue to fight as these rights slowly slip away.

May Day - International Workers' Day for Immigrants Rights

Arrests and raids of immigrant workers have continued in several parts of our country, including here in Western Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh Friends of Immigrants has organized a May 1st march for immigrant workers' rights on International Labor Day for the third year in a row.

*3:00 pm - counter detention vigil in front of the jail on 2nd ave., downtown Pittsburgh (aka Pittsburgh House of Hospitality)

*4:00 pm - rally and march for immigrants' rights

Immigrants' rights are human rights! No human being is illegal!

(Posted in Solidarity)

3 pm: Assemble at Fruitvale BART Plaza
4 pm: March down International Blvd
6 pm: Rally at Oakland City Hall, 14th & Broadway

Media contact:
Jesus @ Oakland Community Organizations
jrodriguez [at] oaklandcommunity.org

Press English-language phone contact:
Santuario 510-540-5296

Sponsored by Oakland Sin Fronteras and collaborating community organizations

MAY DAY OF ACTION: STATUS FOR ALL! Saturday, May 3, 2008 Christie Pits Park (at Christie subway station) 12 Noon *This is a child-friendly demonstration. Food and drinks will be available. There will be vehicles on-hand for those with reduced mobility.* WAYS TO SUPPORT: 1) Organize a loud contingent to come out on May 3rd. 2) Endorse the May Day of Action by emailing NOII a short statement of support. 3) Financial and in-kind (photocopying, translation) donations. 4) Organize a NOII workshop/presentation at your school, union local, agency, community centre or workplace. 5) Help out with postering and outreach For more information about how you support the march or get involved: Email: nooneisillegal@riseup.net Website: www.nooneisillegal.org Phone: 416 604-5765 IWW Toronto GMB resolution on May 3rd Day of Action for Status For All: WHEREAS; Millions across North America have taken to the streets in the last two years demanding Status for All! In Toronto, workers, students, trade unionists, activists and community members have led passionate demonstrations calling for justice and dignity for immigrants and refugees.

IWW Picnic will be on Sunday May 4th, 2008 at the Waldheim Cemetery, Waldheim Cemetery 1400 Des Plaines Avenue Forest Park, IL 60130 from noon to four P.M. We will meet by the Haymarket Memorial. Just look for a bunch of people at one place (and not dressed for a funeral) it will be us. Bring your own food.

The NYC General Membership Branch meets the first Sunday of every month.

Twin Cities GMB Meeting It's time again for the monthly General Membership Branch Meeting. Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm at the Midtown Global Exchange building at Lake & Chicago in south Minneapolis (2nd Floor Meeting Room).

Twin Cities GMB Meeting It's time again for the monthly General Membership Branch Meeting. Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm at the Midtown Global Exchange building at Lake & Chicago in south Minneapolis (2nd Floor Meeting Room).

London (UK) GMB will have its next meeting at 7pm in the Autonomy Club meeting room above Freedom Press in Whitechapel. To find directions to Freedom visit www.freedompress.org.uk and click on the map.

All current and prospective members are welcome.

Twin Cities GMB Meeting It's time again for the monthly General Membership Branch Meeting. Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm at the Midtown Global Exchange building at Lake & Chicago in south Minneapolis (2nd Floor Meeting Room).

Twin Cities GMB Meeting It's time again for the monthly General Membership Branch Meeting. Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm at the Midtown Global Exchange building at Lake & Chicago in south Minneapolis (2nd Floor Meeting Room).

Please join headliner Garnet Rogers, along with Matt Watroba, Mick Lane, Chris Buhalis, Len Wallace and Eleni kelakos at the Ark, for a night of song and solidarity as we honor "the Golden voice of the great Southwest", Utah Phillips.

“I spent my whole life making somebody rich; I busted my ass for that son of a bitch” from Utah’s song ‘All Used Up’.

Tickets are $20 and may be purchased from the Mich. Union Ticket Office - (734) 763-TKTS (8587) at The Ark Box Office or on the web from Ticketmaster.

Open to all members of the Bay Area iu670 organizing committee

For more information, please contact the Bay Area IWW

• Phone - (510) 845-0540
• Email - bayarea [at] iww.org
• Web - bayarea.iww.org
• Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/bayareaiwwgmb

The Monthly Business Meeting. All are welcome.

For more information email bayarea@iww.org

Location:

Grassroots House

2022 Blake Street

Berkeley

Fellow Workers, Just a reminder about the Anne Feeney concert at the Heartland Cafe, 7000 N Glenwood in Rogers Park, on Sunday, May 18th at 4:00 p.m. $15.00 cover, half of which goes to the IWW. Make sure you mention the IWW when you pay at the door, because we are sharing this benefit (I know, don't ask) with Chicago Greens, Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, Chicago Indy Media, and Chicago Labor Against the War.