On today's Your Call, we'll take a look at how unions are organizing strikes today. UCSF patient care workers just ended their strike yesterday, the concession union workers at The Giants' AT&T park recently voted to authorize a strike, and musicians with the San Francisco Symphony came out of negotiations after their own strike back in March. So what strategies are helping workers? And how effective are strikes in a time when unions are under attack? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Have you been involved in a successful strike? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and You.
Guests:
John Logan, director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University, and a visiting fellow at the University of California-Berkeley labor center
David Gaudry, violist with the San Francisco Symphony who represented musicians in the recent strike
Kathryn Lybarger, president of AFSCME Local 3299 which led the recent UCSF patient care worker strike
Anthony Wendleberger, cook at the Giants’ AT&T Ballpark
Resources:
TruthOut: The DC Circuit Court Versus Workers' Rights
Huffington Post: AT&T Park Strike: Concession Workers' Union Votes To Authorize Strike
PBS: San Francisco Strike Is Latest Orchestra Labor Dispute Playing Out Nationally
SF Examiner: San Francisco Symphony and musicians sign contract, but harmony has yet to return
NYTimes: An Orchestra in the Throes of a Lockout
UCSF: State Labor Board Seeks Injunction Regarding Union Strikes at UC Medical Centers
CBS Local: Workers At UC Medical Centers Hold Strike Vote
KTVU: Thousands of nurses set to strike at East Bay Sutter hospitals
The Hill: Hotel workers union rejects Pritzker as Commerce nominee