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@prouns.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialI interviewed a wildland firefighter about his work for
@bayareacurrent.bsky.social: what a typical day is like, the self-organization of wildland firefighters, and what it takes to do the job. The photos are incredible, too:
@bayareacurrent.bsky.social"It’s a deadly time to be a wildland firefighter. A fourth firefighter from the Knowles Fire burnover has passed away. Three weeks ago, on our way to Colorado, the initial three fatalities of the burnover passed away in their fire shelter."
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialWildland firefighters have become central figures in the fight against capitalism's ecological disaster. We spoke with a veteran federal wildland firefighter about the job's dangers, labor politics, and its joys.
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialSF is rich, but its kids struggle to get to school. Why? SFUSD has outsourced buses to a private company, Zum. Only 43 of 122 schools are served, mostly for students with special needs, and drivers raise issues with student treatment, safety, and more.
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialDespite pushback, Oakland's politicos have given its cops another huge raise.
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialDespite pushback, Oakland's politicos have given its cops another huge raise.
@alexhanna.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialWaymo workers have to clean WHAT? It’s come to light that Waymo uses even more human laborers than they want us to believe, and those workers deal with some pretty graphic stuff. Go check out the @bayareacurrent.bsky.social article by Stephanie Reist. bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialUnionized SF Orchestra workers face cuts amid eye-watering boss pay and management's refusal to dip into a $270 M endowment. Workers hit picket lines and canceled opening night. The last time the musicians hit the picket lines was about 36 years ago.
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@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialUnionized SF Orchestra workers face cuts amid eye-watering boss pay and management's refusal to dip into a $270 M endowment. Workers hit picket lines and canceled opening night. The last time the musicians hit the picket lines was about 36 years ago.
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialUnited Steel Workers Local 5 has been on strike, and is now locked out, for over 134 days at Martinez Renewables. 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 profiled one of those workers: Tomas Rivera, a proud union member and family man, who refuses to back down.
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialSF is rich, but its kids struggle to get to school. Why? SFUSD has outsourced buses to a private company, Zum. Only 43 of 122 schools are served, mostly for students with special needs, and drivers raise issues with student treatment, safety, and more.
@ghostdoc2026.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.social“Ghost in the Machine ends in a call for refusal as a response to AI, centering the voices of data workers from Kenya, who are now “building a global alliance of workers.” We should join them.” @bayareacurrent.bsky.social
Sept 14th on PBS!
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialUnited Steel Workers Local 5 has been on strike, and is now locked out, for over 134 days at Martinez Renewables. 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 profiled one of those workers: Tomas Rivera, a proud union member and family man, who refuses to back down.
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialThis depot worker's experiences dealing with Waymos gives a whole new meaning to 'enshittification.' bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...
@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.socialThank you, Hasan Piker, for reading up on SF's homegrown techno-reactionaries.
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@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialThank you, Hasan Piker, for reading up on SF's homegrown techno-reactionaries.
Help us continue our coverage of tech from the belly of the beast by becoming a paid subscriber: bayareacurrent.com/about/#/port...
@aldasky.bsky.socialReposted by @bayareacurrent.bsky.social"We’re not meeting the future of George Jetson, but of George Orwell... as Robotaxi Handler makes clear, Waymo riders can be even more gross and depraved than their antisocial ideology reveals."
From the belly of the tech beast in @bayareacurrent.bsky.social
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@bayareacurrent.bsky.socialThis depot worker's experiences dealing with Waymos gives a whole new meaning to 'enshittification.' bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...
