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JULY 2008
Labor Fest has begun in San Francisco: http://www.laborfest.net/.
to quote from their webpage:

LaborFest was established in 1994 to institutionalize the history and culture of working people in an annual labor cultural, film and arts festival. It begins every July 5th, which is the anniversary of the 1934 “Bloody Thursday” event. On that day, two maritime workers Howard Sperry, member of the ILA and George Coundourakis of the Marine Cooks and Stewards were killed by the police attack on strikers and their supporters. This touched off a general strike and led to the complete shutdown of the city. This was one of the most important general strikes in the history of the United States and led to hundreds of thousands of workers joining the trade union movement.

movies, talks, walks, exhibits--all kinds of good stuff!

and on another note:

Pictures for the 2009 Ironworker Women Calendar are due by August!

I've got (of course) 377, Local 37, Local 433, Local 736, and local 36--and so of course I need more! Pictures on the job, doing what we do. If you give me pictures for your month, you get 5 calendars. Anyone who helps get me those pictures--emailer, photographer--will get 3 calendars. I also need pictures of women in pickets, parades, picnics--participating. Need more information, send me an email: jeanne (@) ironworking.com (omit the parentheses--the spammer-bots are killing me).

take care, work safe