Statewide Actions Against Nike Protests in support of Nike workers in Mexico were held in SF and LA on March 3. More info After more than three weeks of inaction by Nike, workers at their Kuk Dong, Mexico facility continue to be denied basic rights. The company, infamous for maintaining global sweatshops, has again chosen to ignore workers' demands, as employees are currently being beaten and fired. Also read about a march on the Duro Bag Company's headquarters in Kentucky to protest their refusal to allow an independent union in their Mexican factory. Although Oakland passed a moratorium on rent increases after evictions, there is no enforcement and no place for renters to submit their claims.
Landlords continue to displace tenants in the interests of their own profits.
About 150 people gathered on March 3 at Oakland City Hall to protest Oakland renters' plight. Philly Sept. 28-Oct. The Scott case ain't over.