IBEW Local 1245 was among the many unions standing with Walmart workers on Black Friday in protests and strikes against the world’s largest employer. For about twenty-four hours, Walmart workers, union members and other activists pulled off the largest-ever US strike against the giant retailer. According to organizers, strikes hit a hundred US cities, with… [Read More]
Walmart Black Friday Protests
By Rick Thompson At the end of election season, I was recruited to be part of an organizing committee with OURWalmart in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group is planning actions in eight Bay Area Walmart stores on Thanksgiving/ Black Friday. These actions include walk-outs, sick-outs (calling off work in protest), leafleting and petition circulating, and flash mob demonstrations inside… [Read More]
VIDEO: IBEW 1245 Rallies to Support Wisconsin Workers
Union members rally in support of Wisconsin public workers on Feb. 26, 2011 in San Francisco. //youtu.be/tNLoLY5iH5o Local 1245 members rally in support of Wisconsin public workers on Feb. 22, 2011 in Sacramento. //youtu.be/OwJatxYTzks DATE UPLOADED:2/28/11 CREDIT: IBEW 1245 Media
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